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all_o concur_v to_o promote_v a_o vessel_n that_o be_v sail_v or_o galley_n that_o go_v with_o oar_n when_o the_o encouragement_n of_o magistrate_n together_o with_o the_o interest_n and_o inclination_n of_o a_o people_n do_v all_o run_v one_o way_n then_o be_v people_n like_o giant_n refresh_v with_o wine_n who_o though_o mighty_a of_o themselves_o be_v make_v thereby_o more_o mighty_a to_o run_v their_o race_n have_v david_n be_v to_o build_v such_o a_o city_n as_o london_n i_o know_v what_o absâ—lom_n will_v have_v say_v and_o many_o people_n will_v have_v believe_v he_o by_o what_o i_o read_v of_o he_o 2_o sam._n 15.4_o viz._n that_o if_o it_o be_v as_o much_o in_o he_o as_o in_o the_o power_n of_o some_o other_o they_o shall_v not_o stay_v long_o for_o
iniquity_n be_v afflict_v if_o we_o can_v slight_v their_o anger_n who_o will_v be_v angry_a for_o nothing_o and_o they_o know_v not_o why_o themselves_o to_o be_v sure_a his_o anger_n be_v not_o to_o be_v slight_v who_o be_v never_o displease_v but_o there_o be_v a_o just_a cause_n and_o a_o good_a reason_n for_o it_o god_n will_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v more_o affect_v with_o that_o wrath_n of_o he_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o judgement_n than_o with_o those_o judgement_n which_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o wrath_n as_o joab_n doubtless_o be_v not_o so_o much_o trouble_v for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o corn_n as_o for_o the_o displeasure_n of_o absalon_n which_o be_v intimate_v thereby_o sure_o david_n be_v grieve_v at_o saul_n throw_v his_o javelin_n at_o he_o though_o it_o hit_v he_o not_o because_o it_o do_v betoken_v the_o displeasure_n he_o have_v against_o he_o david_n do_v not_o deprecate_v chastisement_n but_o anger_n ps_n 6.1_o rebuke_v i_o not_o in_o thy_o anger_n chasten_v i_o not_o in_o thy_o hot_a displeasure_n and_o it_o be_v say_v be_v you_o afraid_a of_o the_o sword_n for_o wrath_n bring_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o sword_n job_n 19.29_o as_o if_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v the_o very_a edge_n of_o the_o sword_n but_o for_o which_o we_o shall_v have_v no_o cause_n to_o fear_v it_o god_n send_v judgement_n on_o purpose_n to_o make_v his_o anger_n know_v against_o sin_n and_o sinner_n therefore_o say_v the_o scrip_n god_n be_v know_v by_o the_o judgement_n which_o he_o execute_v ps_n 9.16_o and_o rom._n 1._o it_o be_v say_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v from_o heaven_n against_o all_o ungodliness_n of_o man_n judgement_n be_v the_o revelation_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o as_o such_o they_o be_v most_o of_o all_o to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o how_o angry_a be_v god_n think_v you_o when_o he_o burn_v our_o city_n it_o be_v a_o expression_n that_o import_v much_o wrath_n when_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n and_o his_o jealousy_n be_v say_v but_o to_o smoke_n against_o a_o man_n deut._n 29.20_o but_o in_o this_o case_n it_o do_v not_o only_a smoke_n against_o london_n but_o flame_v out_o now_o to_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o fury_n of_o god_n anger_n which_o have_v set_v we_o on_o fire_n round_o about_o and_o to_o lay_v it_o to_o our_o heart_n more_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o like_o ingenious_a child_n who_o be_v more_o trouble_v at_o their_o parent_n frown_n than_o at_o the_o smart_n of_o the_o rod_n i_o say_v thus_o to_o do_v may_v conduce_v very_o much_o towards_o the_o build_n of_o our_o city_n for_o say_v the_o scripture_n humble_v yourselves_o under_o the_o mighty_a hand_n of_o god_n that_o he_o may_v exalt_v you_o in_o due_a time_n 1_o pet._n 5.6_o discourse_n xxxiv_o that_o great_o to_o bewail_v those_o sin_n both_o of_o our_o own_o and_o other_o which_o help_v to_o burn_v the_o old_a city_n will_v help_v to_o build_v the_o new_a one_o what_o those_o sin_n be_v i_o have_v show_v at_o large_a in_o my_o treatise_n concern_v the_o burn_a of_o london_n whereunto_o for_o the_o avoid_n of_o tautology_n i_o refer_v thou_o some_o it_o may_v be_v can_v cry_v not_o guilty_a in_o their_o own_o person_n as_o to_o several_a of_o they_o say_v as_o he_o i_o thank_v thou_o o_o god_n i_o be_o not_o so_o nor_o so_o viz._n no_o idolater_n no_o adulterer_n etc._n etc._n but_o who_o can_v wash_v he_o or_o her_o hand_n in_o innocency_n as_o to_o every_o of_o they_o or_o throw_v the_o first_o stone_n at_o another_o as_o be_v himself_o without_o any_o sin_n therein_o mention_v as_o the_o prophet_n od_v say_v to_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n who_o deal_v severe_o with_o their_o brethren_n of_o judah_n who_o god_n for_o their_o sin_n have_v deliver_v into_o their_o hand_n 〈◊〉_d chron._n 28.10_o and_o now_o you_o purpose_v to_o keep_v under_o the_o â—â—â—â—dren_n of_o judah_n and_o of_o jerusalem_n for_o bondman_n use_v bondwoman_n to_o you_o but_o be_v there_o not_o with_o you_o 〈◊〉_d with_o you_o sin_n against_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n so_o say_v i_o 〈◊〉_d any_o that_o shall_v think_v themselves_o so_o righteous_a as_o â—â—t_n they_o need_v no_o repentance_n but_o be_v there_o not_o â—ith_v you_o even_o with_o you_o sin_n against_o your_o god_n let_v we_o then_o in_o the_o first_o place_n bewail_v our_o own_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d david_n do_v that_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n say_v as_o he_o ps_n 38.18_o i_o will_v declare_v my_o iniquity_n i_o â—ill_v be_v sorry_a for_o my_o sin_n and_o do_v as_o he_o ps_n 6.6_o all_o 〈◊〉_d night_n make_v i_o my_o bed_n to_o swim_v i_o water_v my_o couch_n with_o â—â—y_a tear_n viz._n of_o repentance_n for_o his_o sin_n whereby_o â—e_n have_v provoke_v that_o anger_n of_o god_n which_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o psalm_n he_o deprecate_v let_v we_o in_o the_o next_o place_n bewail_v the_o sin_n of_o other_o â—â—â—ch_v we_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v though_o we_o have_v none_o of_o â—ur_n own_o much_o more_o be_v as_o it_o be_v brethren_n 〈◊〉_d iniquity_n with_o other_o man_n have_v be_v partaker_n in_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o and_o make_v ourselves_o by_o one_o mean_n or_o other_o accessary_a thereunto_o this_o do_v not_o â—ot_n yet_o vex_v he_o his_o righteous_a soul_n from_o day_n to_o day_n with_o the_o filthy_a conversation_n of_o the_o wicked_a sodomite_n 2_o pet._n 2._o â—_o and_o as_o for_o david_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o behold_v the_o transgressor_n and_o be_v grieve_v and_o in_o ps_n 119.136_o he_o say_v river_n of_o water_n run_v down_o my_o eye_n because_o they_o keep_v not_o thy_o law_n thus_o ezra_n mourn_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n in_o marry_v cananitish_a wife_n ezra_n 9.1_o though_o he_o have_v do_v no_o such_o thing_n himself_o and_o thus_o nehemiah_n bewail_v the_o sin_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n nehemiah_n 9.33_o thou_o have_v do_v right_o but_o we_o have_v do_v wicked_o neither_o have_v our_o king_n our_o priest_n nor_o our_o father_n keep_v thy_o law_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v better_a than_o nothing_o to_o be_v affect_v with_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n themselves_o not_o to_o be_v as_o if_o we_o be_v sear_v with_o a_o hot_a iron_n or_o past_a feel_n it_o be_v better_a than_o that_o to_o be_v affect_v with_o the_o displeasure_n of_o god_n manifest_v in_o and_o by_o those_o judgement_n but_o it_o be_v best_o of_o all_o to_o be_v grieve_v at_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o displeasure_n whether_o in_o ourselves_o or_o other_o viz._n our_o own_o and_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o man_n it_o be_v some_o ingenuity_n in_o a_o child_n to_o resent_v a_o correction_n and_o to_o be_v ashamed_a when_o his_o father_n have_v as_o it_o be_v spit_v in_o his_o face_n it_o be_v more_o to_o resent_v his_o parent_n anger_n and_o frown_n but_o it_o be_v most_o of_o all_o to_o be_v trouble_v for_o his_o fault_n unless_o it_o be_v more_o than_o that_o to_o be_v trouble_v even_o for_o the_o fault_n of_o other_o which_o shall_v never_o be_v lay_v to_o his_o charge_n a_o child_n may_v be_v sorry_a his_o father_n be_v offend_v and_o yet_o not_o be_v sorry_a for_o the_o fault_n as_o such_o whereby_o he_o give_v he_o the_o offence_n therefore_o to_o lament_v the_o cause_n of_o god_n anger_n which_o i_o be_o now_o exhort_v to_o be_v more_o than_o to_o lament_v the_o effect_n or_o the_o anger_n itself_o but_o the_o question_n be_v how_o the_o do_v of_o this_o will_v help_v to_o build_v our_o city_n now_o to_o that_o i_o answer_v that_o our_o city_n bless_a be_v god_n be_v in_o a_o fair_a way_n to_o be_v build_v if_o our_o sin_n hinder_v not_o neither_o shall_v they_o hinder_v it_o how_o great_a soever_o our_o former_a provocation_n have_v be_v if_o our_o heart_n do_v but_o serve_v we_o due_o to_o lament_v our_o own_o abomination_n and_o the_o abomination_n of_o one_o another_o ezek._n 9.4_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o he_o viz._n unto_o the_o man_n with_o the_o inkhorn_n by_o his_o side_n go_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o city_n and_o set_v a_o mark_n upon_o the_o forehead_n of_o the_o man_n that_o sigh_v and_o that_o cry_v for_o all_o the_o abomination_n that_o be_v do_v in_o the_o midst_n thereof_o this_o mark_n be_v for_o preservation_n and_o deliverance_n whilst_o other_o be_v devote_v to_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n like_o that_o blood_n which_o be_v sprinkle_v upon_o the_o post_n of_o the_o israelite_n that_o their_o door_n may_v be_v pass_v over_o and_o the_o destroy_a angel_n not_o come_v into_o their_o house_n exod._n 12.23_o lot_z who_o vex_v his_o soul_n with_o the_o â—â—thy_a conversation_n of_o the_o wicked_a have_v a_o zoar_n a_o â—â—â—tle_a city_n provide_v for_o he_o and_o he_o when_o
fire_n â—ame_n down_o upon_o the_o zodomite_n where_o in_o 1_o pet._n 2.9_o â—â—e_v apostle_n infer_v the_o lord_n know_v how_o to_o deliver_v 〈◊〉_d godly_a viz._n from_o those_o flame_n and_o calamity_n â—â—ich_a destroy_v other_o though_o the_o house_n of_o wicked_a â—en_n like_o these_o in_o sodom_n shall_v suffer_v the_o vengeance_n oeternal_a fire_n that_o be_v be_v condemn_v by_o god_n alâ—ays_v to_o lie_v in_o the_o dust_n which_o yet_o be_v more_o distinction_n â—an_v god_n do_v ordinary_o make_v in_o this_o world_n yet_o doubt_v not_o but_o such_o as_o mourn_v in_o zion_n shall_v have_v â—ave_n to_o build_v the_o waste_a place_n and_o shall_v have_v beauty_n 〈◊〉_d their_o ash_n now_o be_v london_n seed_n time_n the_o city_n itself_o be_v to_o resown_n sow_n in_o tear_n and_o you_o shall_v reap_v in_o joy_n he_o 〈◊〉_d go_v forth_o and_o weep_v bear_v precious_a seed_n shall_v doubtless_o come_v again_o with_o rejoice_v bring_v his_o sheaf_n 〈◊〉_d he_o ps_n 126.5_o 6._o discourse_n xxxv_o â—â—â—t_o to_o reform_v throughout_o england_n whatsoever_o be_v manifest_o amiss_o and_o can_v be_v reform_v will_v admirable_o promote_v the_o city_n have_v discourse_v of_o humiliation_n upon_o several_a 〈◊〉_d account_n but_o what_o signify_v humiliation_n withâ—â—_n reformation_n for_o who_o be_v ever_o true_o humble_v â—â—t_n do_v not_o true_o reform_v a_o thorough_a reformation_n have_v be_v a_o work_n so_o long_o speak_v off_o and_o so_o â—â—ttle_o perfect_v that_o some_o may_v be_v apt_a to_o think_v of_o â—at_a as_o of_o the_o philosopher_n stone_n which_o for_o so_o â—â—ny_a age_n have_v baffle_v the_o most_o ingenious_a chemist_n that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n attainable_a i_o say_v of_o reformation_n as_o divine_n do_v of_o sanctification_n therâ—_n be_v a_o perfection_n of_o degree_n which_o can_v be_v attain_v in_o this_o life_n but_o then_o there_o be_v a_o perfection_n of_o part_n which_o may_v some_o reformation_n there_o may_v be_v oâ—_n 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great_a many_o moral_n and_o political_a disease_n as_o well_o as_o natural_a that_o may_v be_v cure_v though_o some_o be_v incurable_a some_o bone_n that_o be_v out_o of_o joint_n may_v be_v set_v and_o some_o that_o be_v break_v may_v be_v make_v whole_a again_o though_o all_o can_v i_o mention_v that_o all_o and_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v amisâ—_n in_o the_o world_n can_v be_v mend_v to_o the_o end_n people_n may_v not_o be_v discontent_v and_o say_v with_o jonaâ—_n they_o have_v reason_n to_o be_v angry_a to_o the_o death_n so_o long_o as_o they_o see_v any_o thing_n in_o church_n or_o state_n that_o be_v not_o as_o it_o shall_v be_v or_o that_o will_v be_v better_o otherwise_o for_o they_o that_o live_v by_o that_o principle_n shall_v be_v always_o and_o in_o all_o time_n restless_a and_o malcontent_a man_n must_v be_v more_o than_o mortal_a man_n before_o they_o cease_v to_o be_v guilty_a of_o any_o fail_n and_o oversight_n or_o of_o turn_v aside_o more_o or_o less_o either_o 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