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repent_v betimes_o rom._n 11._o at_o what_o tim_n jerusalem_n be_v destroy_v and_o with_o how_o great_a a_o multitude_n why_o god_n differrethe_v his_o plague_n rom._n 2._o 2._o pet._n 3._o note_v well_o it_o be_v a_o most_o grievous_a synn_n to_o despise_v the_o word_n of_o god_n repent_v o_o england_n and_o amend_v jere._n 9_o joan._n 8._o psal._n 109._o parent_n and_o householder_n the_o plague_n be_v certain_a and_o yet_o hide_v from_o the_o wicked_a the_o delay_n of_o punyshement_n hurâ—eth_v great_o in_o common_a wealth_n a_o sentence_n â—orâ—hy_a to_o be_v remember_v 2._o pet._n 3._o god_n plague_n differrede_v be_v the_o more_o grevous_a plinius_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 14._o pro._n 10._o osee._n 5._o sin_n security_n destroy_v the_o city_n remember_v this_o o_o england_n and_o beware_v betym_n the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o gospellr_n the_o priest_n seek_v not_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n but_o their_o own_o gain_n mass_n note_n osee._n 6._o the_o false_a doctrine_n of_o the_o 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gen._n 3._o christian_a man_n must_v have_v their_o ear_n open_v and_o their_o tongue_n losen_v rom._n 1.10_o jacob_n 1._o glad_o to_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n the_o papist_n be_v both_o deaff_n and_o dumb_a god_n open_v our_o ear_n by_o his_o word_n rom._n 10._o we_o must_v both_o believe_v and_o confess_v the_o word_n why_o christ_n use_v so_o many_o circumstance_n in_o restore_a this_o man_n to_o his_o health_n john_n 11._o math._n 9_o note_v this_o well_o math._n 17._o mat._n 28._o marc._n 16._o luc._n 10·_n act._n 4.5_o disobedient_a child_n and_o servant_n disobedient_a subject_n the_o unreverent_a handle_n of_o the_o spiritual_a minister_n in_o these_o our_o day_n the_o wicked_a world_n hear_v gladly_o robin_n hood_v then_o the_o word_n of_o god_n psal._n 109._o john_n 3._o o_o england_n take_v heed_n be_v time_n and_o say_v not_o but_o thou_o be_v warn_v why_o christe_n lokethe_v up_o to_o heaven_n and_o mournethe_v god_n be_v to_o be_v 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second_o doctrine_n of_o unkindness_n unkindness_n be_v the_o great_a sin_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o monastery_n psal._n 116._o the_o world_n be_v most_o unkind_a to_o god_n the_o act_n of_o certain_a grecian_n pro._n 25._o rom._n 1â—_n math._n 5._o we_o must_v learn_v to_o be_v kind_n of_o god_n the_o nature_n of_o christian_a charity_n the_o unthankful_a shall_v not_o escape_v unpunished_a the_o whole_a world_n be_v set_v on_o covetousness_n this_o sermon_n appertain_v to_o householder_n and_o to_o preacher_n â–ª_o what_o it_o be_v to_o serve_v what_o it_o be_v to_o serve_v god_n all_o god_n service_n be_v contrary_a in_o the_o word_n â–ª_o what_o the_o true_a service_n of_o god_n be_v gen._n â—_o psal._n 45._o pro._n 1._o now_o covetousness_n may_v be_v avoid_v psal._n 59_o the_o fable_n of_o midas_n psal._n 47._o god_n blessing_n and_o not_o care_n make_v man_n rich_a not_o labour_n but_o carefulness_n be_v forbid_a labour_n and_o faith_n must_v go_v together_o he_o that_o 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