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put_a on_o a_o new_a one_o this_o be_v a_o a_o true_a say_n that_o we_o can_v not_o pray_v faithful_o nor_o believe_v in_o god_n a_o right_a except_o we_o joyful_o â—…ooke_v for_o come_n of_o our_o saviour_n to_o judgement_n mat._n 24._o 30._o and._n 25._o â—…1_n act._n 1_o â–ª_o 11._o 10._o 42._o &_o 17._o 30._o 2._o â—…im_fw-la 4._o 1._o pet._n 4._o 5._o isaiah_n â—…6_o 19_o ezec._n 37._o 5._o job._n 19_o 26._o mat_n â–ª_o 12._o 42._o maâ—…_n 12._o 25._o luc._n 14._o 14._o joan._n 11._o 24._o luc._n 321._o 1._o cor._n 15._o 12._o colos_n 3._o 4._o 1._o thes._n â—…_n 14._o joan._n 3._o 36_o &_o 5._o 2._o â–ª_o rome_n 6._o 33._o dan._n 12._o 2._o mat._n 19_o â—…9_n and_o 25._o 45._o joan._n 3_o 15._o and_o 4._o 1â—…_n 36._o joan._n 6._o 27._o and_o 40._o and_o 47._o and_o 54._o joan._n â—…0_n 28._o and_o 12._o 15._o and_o 50._o and_o 17._o 2._o act._n 1â—…_n 46_o &_o 48._o rom._n 2._o 7_o â–ª_o and_o 5._o â—…1_n and_o 6._o 22_o gal._n 6._o 8._o tit._n â—…_n 2._o and_o 3._o 4._o 1._o cim_o 1._o 16._o and_o 6._o 12._o 1._o joan._n 1._o 2._o and_o 2._o 25._o and_o 5._o 11_o â–ª_o and_o 13._o and_o â—…0_n jude_n epist._n â—…1_n mâ—…_n â—…_n â–ª_o 16._o exod._n 20._o 2_o gal._n 3._o 24._o mat._n 6._o 9_o apoc._n 6._o 10._o the_o saint_n of_o god_n do_v not_o require_v vengeance_n of_o their_o enemy_n because_o of_o private_a hatred_n but_o because_o they_o know_v they_o to_o be_v god_n enemy_n and_o do_v rage_n with_o devilish_a fury_n against_o his_o holy_a church_n and_o against_o his_o everlasting_a truth_n and_o in_o this_o case_n the_o love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n have_v no_o place_n where_o it_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o love_n of_o god_n who_o glory_n we_o ought_v to_o perferre_v before_o the_o commodity_n of_o all_o the_o world_n therefore_o when_o man_n be_v such_o a_o enemy_n unto_o god_o that_o we_o must_v needs_o hate_v the_o one_o and_o love_v y_fw-mi other_o we_o must_v love_v god_n &_o hate_n man_n psal._n 139._o 21._o and_o in_o god_n cause_n pray_v for_o the_o destruction_n of_o man_n jer._n 18._o 11_o ver_fw-la 21._o as_o against_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_o upon_o a_o zeal_n and_o fervent_a love_n of_o god_n glory_n especial_o if_o they_o be_v such_o as_o we_o perceive_v offend_v not_o of_o ignorance_n but_o of_o malicious_a stubborn_n and_o that_o against_o their_o conscience_n but_o in_o our_o own_o cause_n as_o they_o be_v injurious_a unto_o our_o own_o person_n we_o must_v rather_o pray_v for_o man_n then_o against_o man_n as_o we_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o example_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o steven_n act._n 7._o 60._o heâ—…_n 4._o 3._o gen._n 3._o 15._o revel_v 13._o 8_o joan_n 1_n 2â—…_n 1._o pet._n 1_o â–ª_o 19_o ro._n 16._o 25._o ephes_n â–ª_o 3_n 9_o colos._n 1_o 26_o 2._o timo._n 1._o 10._o tit._n 1._o 2._o â—…it_fw-la 2._o 13._o math._n 10._o 32._o mat._n 10._o 38_o rom._n 8._o 17_o 2._o tim._n 3._o 12._o math._n 10._o 25._o joan._n 16._o 2_o and._n 33._o math._n 24._o 48._o 1._o thes._n 4._o 17._o 1._o cor._n 15._o 32._o joan_n 14._o 27_o job._n 1._o 17._o rom._n 8._o 11._o &_o joan_n 7._o 38_o act._n 9_o 31._o rom._n 5._o 3._o and._n 10._o 17._o &_o 1â—…_n 14._o 5._o 1._o lor._n 2._o 10_o 1._o lor._n 5._o 7_o 2._o cor._n 5._o â—…_n 〈◊〉_d 6._o 15_o eph._n 4._o 24_o that_o be_v best_a which_o be_v new_a unto_o the_o world_n but_o old_a unto_o god._n colos._n 3._o 9_o collos._n 2._o 8_o heb._n 11._o 1_o 1._o pet._n 1._o 12_o rom._n 8._o 22_o a_o mind_n &_o speech_n attribute_v to_o creature_n without_o louse_n esa._n â—…4_n 23._o and_o not_o proper_o but_o figurative_o â–ª_o as_o when_o we_o say_v the_o earth_n do_v praise_v the_o lord_n that_o be_v to_o say_v it_o do_v declare_v his_o wondrous_a work_n and_o the_o workmanship_n thereof_o minister_v a_o man_n matter_n to_o praise_v the_o lord_n so_o it_o desire_v y_fw-mi last_o day_n that_o be_v to_o say_v it_o be_v accurse_v daily_o more_o and_o more_o for_o our_o sin_n show_v our_o miserable_a estate_n and_o what_o cause_n we_o have_v to_o â—…ament_v and_o to_o desire_v our_o deliverance_n by_o the_o come_n of_o our_o saviour_n to_o judgement_n 2._o pet._n 3._o 13_o apoc._n 2â—…_n 1._o esa._n 65._o 17._o and._n 66._o 22._o here_o a_o age_n may_v be_v take_v for_o the_o space_n of_o two_o thousand_o year_n whereof_o there_o be_v but_o three_o in_o all_o the_o world_n one_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n unto_o the_o law_n the_o second_o from_o the_o law_n unto_o the_o come_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o the_o last_o from_o the_o come_n of_o our_o saviour_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n which_o shall_v be_v shorten_v but_o how_o much_o it_o be_v uncertain_a phil._n 3._o 20_o collos._n 3._o 3_o 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o 6._o 7._o *_o imprint_v at_o london_n by_o john_n day_n over_o aldersgate_n ¶_o cum_fw-la gratia_fw-la &_o privilegiâ—…_n regiâ—…_n maiestatis_fw-la 2570._o