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the_o sanctuary_n of_o religion_n the_o anchor_n of_o true_a piety_n this_o continue_v many_o year_n after_o that_o paul_n have_v say_v in_o his_o time_n that_o their_o faith_n be_v publish_v throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n 1.8_o but_o when_o rome_n once_o prove_v babylon_n the_o holy_a city_n a_o harlot_n when_o idolatry_n &_o security_n have_v once_o poison_v her_o heart_n her_o light_n be_v remove_v into_o the_o northern_a part_n &_o among_o they_o unto_o we_o where_o god_n grant_v that_o it_o may_v continue_v till_o his_o son_n do_v come_v to_o judgement_n 10.21_o that_o the_o horrible_a and_o palpable_a darkness_n of_o egypt_n may_v neither_o come_v on_o we_o nor_o our_o seed_n nor_o our_o seed_n seed_n after_o us._n it_o be_v a_o fearful_a curse_n if_o god_n glorious_a gospel_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o we_o &_o give_v to_o the_o tartarian_n a_o wild_a people_n in_o the_o north_n or_o unto_o the_o moor_n profane_a man_n in_o the_o south_n our_o father_n in_o their_o time_n have_v experience_n of_o the_o like_a for_o after_o the_o free_a passage_n of_o god_n word_n in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n edward_n of_o bless_a memory_n who_o soul_n do_v rest_n with_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o nation_n &_o the_o careless_a abuse_n of_o so_o gracious_a a_o benefit_n there_o come_v such_o a_o time_n as_o that_o jonas_n may_v not_o stay_v in_o israelit_fw-la he_o will_v either_o jonas_n must_v fly_v or_o jonas_n must_v die_v then_o geneva_n or_o basile_n or_o frankford_n or_o some_o other_o part_n of_o germany_n be_v think_v fit_a place_n to_o receive_v the_o lord_n prophet_n than_o our_o england_n be_v 9_o that_o short_a time_n of_o mercy_n which_o god_n have_v show_v before_o have_v but_o a_o short_a time_n of_o chastisement_n succeed_v it_o since_o those_o day_n god_n have_v show_v long_o love_n and_o pour_v it_o on_o we_o more_o plentiful_o if_o in_o steed_n of_o long_o lend_v grace_n we_o will_v not_o pluck_v upon_o we_o long_a plague_n and_o 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