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yet_o that_o be_v make_v of_o the_o four_o element_n be_v not_o so_o special_o regard_v of_o god_n as_o the_o spirit_n or_o soul_n be_v and_o hence_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a that_o moses_n call_v god_n the_o god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n as_o in_o numb._n 16._o 22._o let_v the_o lord_n the_o god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n set_v a_o man_n over_o the_o congregation_n so_o much_o shall_v serve_v for_o that_o point_n god_n dear_a child_n sometime_o fall_v into_o some_o capital_a sin_n or_o sin_n of_o may_v thereby_o occasion_v the_o lord_n to_o scourge_v they_o temporal_o for_o it_o especial_o if_o it_o be_v open_o commit_v or_o public_o know_v though_o they_o repent_v of_o it_o and_o more_o especial_o if_o it_o be_v not_o more_o speedy_o repent_v of_o as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o david_n for_o his_o number_v his_o people_n in_o his_o pride_n and_o 2_o sam._n 12._o 10._o there_o you_o may_v see_v that_o a_o man_n may_v have_v a_o scourge_n for_o some_o sin_n as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v for_o because_o of_o david_n sin_n with_o bathshebah_n and_o his_o slay_n of_o uriah_n in_o a_o kind_n of_o politic_a way_n to_o save_v his_o credit_n and_o cover_v his_o sin_n the_o sword_n do_v never_o depart_v from_o his_o house_n let_v we_o beware_v of_o sin_n in_o that_o regard_n also_o now_o a_o word_n for_o the_o comfort_n of_o all_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n by_o faith_n to_o prevent_v some_o man_n discourage_v of_o good_a christian_n tell_v they_o that_o they_o can_v be_v sure_a of_o everlasting_a life_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v here_o on_o earth_n here_o follow_v some_o scripture_n to_o prove_v that_o