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be_v and_o what_o fearful_a danger_n they_o expose_v we_o to_o it_o be_v much_o to_o be_v wish_v that_o one_o or_o two_o day_n may_v yearly_o be_v set_v apart_o such_o as_o to_o our_o sovereign_n wisdom_n shall_v seem_v fit_a for_o public_a fast_n and_o mourn_v for_o the_o nation_n be_v sin_n and_o as_o often_o as_o such_o solemn_a day_n be_v appoint_v it_o shall_v be_v every_o one_o care_n that_o they_o be_v as_o solemn_o keep_v or_o observe_v for_o if_o we_o fail_v in_o that_o duty_n which_o as_o we_o see_v very_a heathen_n perform_v we_o may_v well_o expect_v to_o fall_v under_o those_o punishment_n which_o they_o escape_v yea_o not_o only_o the_o judgement_n which_o god_n have_v menace_v and_o we_o have_v deserve_v may_v just_o fall_v heavy_a upon_o we_o now_o but_o the_o man_n of_o nineveh_n according_a to_o our_o dear_a lord_n prediction_n shall_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n with_o
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be_v torture_v yet_o he_o be_v bless_v and_o from_o another_o clause_n in_o his_o ib._n epistle_n to_o menaeceus_n where_o he_o declare_v most_o worthy_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o drink_n and_o continual_a banquet_n carnal_a enjoyment_n and_o the_o sumptuous_a provision_n of_o a_o well_o furnish_v table_n be_v not_o the_o thing_n that_o make_v a_o sweet_a life_n but_o sober_a reason_v and_o by_o and_o by_o he_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a good_a be_v wisdom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o wisdom_n be_v more_o precious_a than_o philosophy_n because_o out_o of_o it_o all_o virtue_n spring_n which_o teach_v that_o we_o can_v live_v pleasant_o without_o live_v prudent_o and_o well_o and_o that_o we_o can_v live_v upright_o without_o live_v pleasant_o for_o virtue_n be_v connatural_a to_o a_o pleasant_a life_n and_o from_o these_o a_o pleasant_a life_n be_v inseparable_a and_o then_o from_o another_o passage_n in_o the_o same_o epistle_n 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