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and_o redeem_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o servant_n and_o i_o send_v before_o thâ—â—_n moses_n aaron_n and_o miriam_n deut._n 28.58_o 59_o if_o thou_o will_v not_o observe_v to_o do_v all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n that_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n that_o thou_o may_v fear_v this_o glorious_a and_o fearful_a name_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n then_o the_o lord_n will_v make_v thy_o plague_n wonderful_a and_o the_o plague_n of_o thy_o seed_n even_o great_a plague_n and_o of_o long_a continuance_n and_o sore_a sickness_n etc._n etc._n ezek._n 18.30_o repent_v and_o turn_v from_o all_o your_o transgression_n so_o iniquity_n shall_v not_o be_v your_o ruin_n cambridge_n print_v by_o samuel_n green_n 1673._o christian_n reader_n of_o all_o humane_a society_n on_o earth_n that_o which_o in_o scripture_n be_v call_v heaven_n rev._n 4.1_o 2._o cap._n 12_o 1_o 3_o 7._o viz._n the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o above_o all_o that_o parâ—_n of_o it_o which_o be_v most_o such_o 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their_o transgression_n and_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n their_o sin_n have_v they_o not_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n conscientious_o decline_v and_o abhor_v to_o palliate_v daub_v and_o flatter_v and_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o a_o carnal_a interest_n to_o couple_v in_o and_o comply_v with_o man_n of_o corrupt_a principle_n and_o design_n may_v they_o not_o with_o some_o measure_n of_o holy_a boldness_n and_o good_a conscience_n say_v as_o that_o great_a apostle_n act_v 20.26_o 27._o that_o brow_n beat_n censure_n reproach_n calumny_n and_o contempt_n notwithstanding_o they_o have_v not_o shun_v to_o declare_v all_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n if_o deny_v the_o pulpit_n and_o seat_n of_o our_o house_n of_o public_a worship_n will_v attest_v it_o and_o new-england_n what_o ever_o the_o issue_n be_v of_o the_o contest_v between_o she_o and_o christ_n ambassador_n to_o she_o shall_v know_v that_o there_o have_v be_v prophet_n among_o they_o the_o eminent_a faithfulness_n of_o 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〈◊〉_d his_o swan_n like_o song_n or_o his_o farewell_o sermon_n as_o i_o may_v not_o inept_o call_v it_o dictate_v to_o he_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o deliver_v by_o he_o to_o that_o people_n at_o his_o departure_n from_o they_o into_o another_o world_n and_o it_o be_v a_o very_a precious_a and_o a_o stately_a portion_n of_o scripture_n the_o hebrew_n say_v of_o this_o song_n of_o moses_n that_o it_o be_v a_o summary_n of_o the_o whole_a law_n wherein_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o god_n magnificence_n the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n the_o one_o true_a god_n that_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v tâ—â—_n generation_n of_o the_o flood_n the_o division_n of_o language_n and_o land_n the_o eâ—â—â—ction_n and_o separation_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n for_o the_o peculiar_a treasure_n 〈◊〉_d inheritance_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o benefit_n confer_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o future_a resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a with_o many_o other_o thing_n of_o grâ—â—â—_n 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33_o â—_o and_o to_o have_v p_o 4â—_n l._n 26._o r._n necessity_n p_o 4._o â—_o l._n â—â—_o r._n government_n p._n 53._o l._n 20._o for_o have_v 1._o have_v