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and_o sweet_a silence_n wherein_o i_o shall_v have_v the_o more_o opportunity_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o peace_n of_o jerusalem_n than_o any_o way_n stand_v up_o to_o contend_v but_o it_o be_v god_n quarrel_n and_o that_o against_o babylon_n peace_n be_v beautiful_a indeed_o but_o there_o be_v a_o what_o peace_n in_o which_o regard_n christ_n the_o prince_n of_o peace_n say_v i_o come_v not_o to_o send_v peace_n into_o the_o earth_n but_o a_o sword_n as_o fair_a as_o peace_n be_v we_o must_v not_o make_v a_o idol_n of_o it_o we_o must_v keep_v christ_n peace_n and_o in_o these_o perilous_a day_n it_o be_v almost_o as_o dangerous_a to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n since_o it_o be_v the_o next_o way_n to_o be_v lead_v into_o it_o as_o of_o the_o mystery_n of_o godliness_n and_o he_o that_o be_v ignorant_a in_o the_o former_a may_v well_o suspect_v his_o knowledge_n in_o the_o latter_a let_v no_o man_n think_v it_o labour_v superfluous_a or_o presumptuous_a to_o 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kennel_n like_o a_o hogg_v in_o the_o mire_n thus_o it_o be_v in_o this_o vial_n as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n they_o eat_v they_o drink_v note_v the_o excess_n of_o all_o deboshtnesse_n in_o this_o regard_n therefore_o christ_n admonish_v his_o servant_n to_o wâ—â—ch_v and_o that_o the_o more_o diligent_o because_o of_o the_o dangerous_a state_n of_o the_o time_n of_o this_o vial_n overgrow_v with_o carnal_a security_n and_o overflow_v with_o that_o borrow_a german_a sin_n of_o drunkenness_n and_o to_o encourage_v his_o servant_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v too_o much_o deject_v with_o the_o world_n tromp_n and_o affront_n as_o stand_v too_o strict_o upon_o point_n christ_n pronounce_v they_o to_o be_v bless_v that_o watch_n and_o look_v well_o to_o their_o garment_n of_o faith_n and_o holiness_n howsoever_o the_o misdeem_n world_n deem_v they_o fool_n â—or_a their_o labour_n in_o the_o second_o relaâ—ion_n christ_n here_o insertâ—_n this_o gracious_a admonition_n and_o watchword_n 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