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sam._n 17._o 37._o son_n that_o shall_v begin_v to_o deliver_v israel_n her_o husband_n see_v the_o angel_n assend_v 23_o judg._n 13._o 22_o 23_o up_o in_o the_o flame_n say_v we_o shall_v sure_o die_v because_o we_o have_v scene_n god_n if_o say_v she_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o kill_v we_o he_o will_v not_o have_v show_v we_o these_o thing_n four_o i_o find_v by_o all_o story_n divine_a and_o humane_a that_o ever_o i_o read_v that_o before_o god_n destroy_v a_o people_n or_o kingdom_n he_o have_v take_v away_o his_o prophet_n judge_n and_o righteous_a man_n or_o they_o have_v be_v rare_o find_v or_o else_o he_o have_v take_v 11._o esay_n 57_o 1._o exod._n 32._o 10._o jer._n 7._o 16._o jer._n 14_o 11._o off_o their_o affection_n and_o spirit_n from_o prayer_n for_o that_o people_n or_o kingdom_n i_o confess_v this_o have_v in_o part_n be_v make_v good_a to_o england_n some_o have_v be_v over_o awe_v their_o mouth_n stop_v some_o banish_v other_o destroy_v and_o many_o force_v 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the_o irreligiousnesse_n of_o a_o multitude_n of_o godless_a man_n among_o which_o they_o live_v who_o god_n can_v cut_v off_o 30._o mat._n 13._o 30._o some_o other_o way_n or_o reserve_v to_o great_a wrath_n but_o if_o a_o considerable_a number_n of_o repent_v reformer_n have_v be_v find_v god_n have_v for_o their_o sake_n spare_v such_o a_o people_n or_o nation_n therefore_o this_o church_n and_o nation_n only_o we_o must_v consider_v 19_o tim_n 2._o 19_o god_n look_v for_o a_o great_a number_n in_o great_a britain_n than_o in_o any_o other_o nation_n or_o kingdom_n god_n will_v have_v spare_v sodom_n for_o ten_o righteous_a sake_n yet_o seven_o 18._o luk._n 12._o 48._o gen._n 18._o 32._o 1_o king_n 19_o 18._o thousand_o in_o israel_n be_v too_o few_o although_o god_n take_v notice_n of_o they_o all_o and_o sure_o twice_o seven_o thousand_o can_v save_v england_n but_o if_o those_o in_o england_n who_o have_v give_v their_o name_n to_o christ_n be_v find_v to_o be_v true_o repent_v pray_v and_o reform_v their_o evil_a way_n with_o resolution_n to_o perseveere_v undoubted_o england_n 19_o 2_o chro._n 7._o 14._o john_n 17._o 19_o shall_v be_v save_v for_o their_o sake_n the_o example_n of_o judea_n and_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o time_n of_o josiah_n nor_o the_o present_a condition_n of_o germany_n be_v no_o objection_n of_o validity_n against_o this_o truth_n except_o we_o resolve_v to_o cherish_v our_o base_a lust_n seek_v our_o private_a end_n love_v ourselves_o so_o as_o to_o neglect_v god_n and_o the_o mean_n he_o have_v in_o mercy_n free_o ult_n 1_o chron._n 28._o 9_o ult_n give_v we_o to_o save_v we_o this_o be_v to_o forsake_v god_n and_o then_o god_n will_v forsake_v we_o and_o cast_v we_o off_o for_o ever_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v of_o england_n as_o once_o of_o babel_n we_o will_v have_v 9_o jer._n 51._o 9_o heal_v babel_n and_o she_o will_v not_o be_v heal_v etc._n etc._n 6_o although_o for_o these_o sin_n now_o reign_v in_o this_o kingdom_n namely_o 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