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thy_o name_n great_a and_o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o blessing_n and_o i_o will_v bless_v they_o that_o bless_v thou_o and_o curse_v they_o that_o curse_v thou_o and_o in_o thou_o shall_v all_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v to_o this_o may_v be_v add_v that_o other_o conditional_a promise_n to_o the_o same_o abraham_n gen._n 18.26_o if_o i_o find_v in_o sodom_n fifty_o righteous_a within_o the_o city_n than_o i_o will_v spare_v all_o the_o place_n for_o their_o sake_n nay_o a_o low_a condiscension_n we_o find_v there_o i_o will_v not_o destroy_v it_o for_o ten_o sake_n the_o same_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o job_n upon_o supposition_n of_o his_o repentance_n and_o turn_n to_o god_n the_o innocent_a shall_v deliver_v the_o island_n and_o it_o be_v deliver_v
nobility_n oh_o say_v he_o what_o honour_n be_v there_o among_o christian_a people_n when_o religion_n make_v man_n vile_a oh_o shameful_a and_o unsufferable_a wickedness_n it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o any_o religion_n as_o it_o be_v with_o we_o in_o any_o religion_n of_o jew_n turk_n papist_n the_o more_o strict_a and_o exact_a the_o more_o honour_a and_o esteem_v only_o in_o the_o protestant_a religion_n the_o strict_a and_o preciser_n the_o more_o scorn_v and_o despise_v it_o be_v a_o very_a noble_a act_n that_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n dan._n 3.29_o i_o make_v a_o decree_n that_o every_o people_n nation_n and_o language_n which_o speak_v any_o thing_n amiss_o against_o the_o god_n of_o shadrach_n meshach_n and_o abednego_n shall_v be_v cut_v in_o piece_n and_o their_o house_n shall_v be_v make_v a_o dunghill_n etc._n etc._n i_o can_v wish_v that_o our_o lawmaker_n will_v provide_v a_o statute_n that_o it_o may_v be_v lawful_a for_o no_o man_n with_o impunity_n to_o deride_v and_o 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not_o to_o who_o they_o be_v behold_v these_o be_v the_o tower_n and_o castle_n these_o be_v wall_n and_o bulwark_n these_o be_v the_o fort_n and_o ammunition_n these_o be_v the_o horseman_n and_o chariot_n of_o a_o kingdom_n and_o for_o their_o sake_n town_n and_o city_n be_v preserve_v the_o sodomite_n be_v behold_v to_o lot_n for_o the_o welfare_n of_o their_o city_n so_o long_o as_o he_o be_v in_o it_o though_o they_o acknowledge_v it_o not_o you_o know_v what_o be_v say_v of_o those_o two_o great_a and_o holy_a prophet_n elija_n and_o elisha_n when_o elijah_n be_v take_v away_o in_o a_o fiery_a chariot_n his_o servant_n and_o successor_n elisha_n see_v his_o strength_n and_o safety_n and_o therefore_o cry_v out_o my_o father_n my_o father_n the_o horseman_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o chariot_n thereof_o and_o a_o king_n wicked_a enough_o say_v as_o much_o of_o elisha_n my_o father_n my_o father_n the_o horseman_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o chariot_n thereof_o when_o he_o lie_v a_o die_a but_o elisha_n servant_n see_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o when_o a_o army_n of_o soldier_n beset_v the_o town_n of_o dâ—than_n and_o think_v to_o have_v take_v elisha_n and_o plunder_v the_o town_n the_o servant_n cry_v out_o alas_o master_n we_o be_v undo_v elisha_n pray_v lord_n open_a his_o eye_n and_o present_o he_o see_v the_o mountain_n full_a of_o horse_n and_o chariot_n of_o fire_n round_o about_o elisha_n 2._o king_n 6.17_o one_o elisha_n be_v a_o better_a guard_n than_o all_o the_o host_n of_o israel_n but_o i_o let_v that_o pass_v they_o 3._o the_o folly_n and_o madness_n of_o the_o world_n in_o 1._o impute_v all_o evil_n to_o they_o 3._o it_o show_v the_o foolish_a unthankfulness_n and_o indeed_o the_o folly_n and_o madness_n of_o the_o wicked_a man_n of_o the_o world_n 1._o in_o impute_v all_o their_o evil_n and_o misery_n to_o good_a man_n as_o if_o they_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o trouble_n and_o calamity_n that_o befall_v they_o so_o they_o say_v of_o paul_n and_o his_o companion_n act._n 16.20_o these_o man_n which_o be_v jew_n trouble_v our_o city_n so_o tertullus_n the_o orator_n elegant_o and_o learned_o charge_v paul_n act._n 24.5_o certain_o we_o have_v find_v this_o man_n a_o pestilent_a fellow_n a_o pestilence_n in_o the_o original_a a_o mover_n of_o sedition_n among_o all_o the_o jew_n throughout_o the_o world_n etc._n etc._n so_o ahab_n not_o only_o account_v elijah_n his_o own_o enemy_n but_o also_o charge_v he_o with_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o time_n be_v thou_o he_o that_o trouble_v israel_n no_o say_v he_o it_o be_v thou_o and_o thy_o father_n house_n in_o that_o you_o have_v forsake_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o thou_o have_v follow_v baalim_fw-la 1._o king_n 18.18_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o primitive_a time_n the_o christian_n be_v charge_v with_o all_o the_o calamity_n that_o fall_v upon_o they_o so_o it_o be_v now_o all_o these_o trouble_n and_o war_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o puritan_n etc._n etc._n no_o no_o it_o be_v you_o that_o trouble_n england_n your_o drunkenness_n and_o whoredom_n and_o blasphemy_n etc._n etc._n these_o be_v the_o troubler_n of_o england_n you_o that_o be_v scornful_a man_n that_o scoff_n and_o deride_v godliness_n and_o god_n himself_o that_o despise_v his_o minister_n and_o mock_v at_o his_o messenger_n till_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n 2._o chr._n 36.16_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a case_n that_o solomon_n tell_v of_o eccles_n 9.14_o 15.16_o a_o little_a city_n and_o few_o man_n in_o it_o and_o a_o great_a king_n come_v against_o it_o and_o compass_v it_o about_o and_o build_v fort_n against_o it_o and_o there_o be_v find_v therein_o a_o poor_a and_o wise_a man_n and_o he_o deliver_v the_o city_n by_o his_o wisdom_n but_o none_o remember_v this_o poor_a man_n then_o say_v i_o better_o be_v wisdom_n than_o strength_n yet_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o poor_a be_v despise_v and_o his_o word_n be_v not_o hear_v that_o good_a man_n shall_v deliver_v the_o island_n and_o be_v forget_v or_o despise_v be_v a_o sad_a condition_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v charge_v with_o the_o trouble_n and_o desolation_n of_o a_o kingdom_n who_o be_v the_o preserver_n of_o it_o this_o be_v most_o unreasonable_a 2._o but_o the_o madness_n and_o unthankfulness_n of_o the_o world_n appear_v more_o yet_o in_o persecute_v &_o banish_v good_a man_n out_o of_o their_o house_n town_n country_n even_o out_o of_o the_o world_n good_a 2._o persecute_v the_o good_a if_o they_o can_v foolish_a man_n and_o unthankful_a they_o be_v behold_v to_o they_o for_o all_o the_o good_a they_o have_v and_o do_v they_o requite_v they_o thus_o be_v this_o your_o kindness_n to_o your_o friend_n as_o be_v say_v to_o one_o many_o good_a work_n have_v they_o do_v for_o you_o for_o which_o of_o they_o do_v you_o persecute_v and_o banish_v they_o yea_o but_o what_o madness_n be_v this_o to_o stop_v up_o the_o fountain_n at_o least_o the_o pipe_n through_o which_o all_o the_o stream_n of_o blessing_n come_v to_o pull_v away_o the_o prop_n that_o uphold_v a_o nation_n the_o pillar_n that_o uphold_v the_o house_n from_o fall_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o owner_n to_o drive_v the_o city_n of_o all_o the_o guard_n and_o pull_v down_o the_o fort_n and_o bulwark_n of_o defence_n when_o a_o enemy_n come_v to_o besiege_v it_o this_o be_v little_o less_o than_o frenzy_n the_o sodomite_n do_v what_o they_o can_v to_o drive_v lot_n out_o of_o their_o city_n who_o alone_o keep_v off_o that_o shower_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o they_o as_o samson_n pull_v down_o the_o pillar_n pull_v the_o house_n upon_o his_o own_o head_n so_o do_v these_o hasten_v their_o own_o destruction_n if_o all_o the_o elect_a be_v once_o but_o gather_v out_o of_o the_o
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in_o a_o request_n for_o his_o own_o son_n absalon_n 2_o sam._n 14.22_o by_o this_o i_o know_v that_o thy_o servant_n have_v find_v favour_n in_o thy_o sight_n in_o that_o the_o king_n have_v fulfil_v the_o request_n of_o his_o servant_n what_o a_o honour_n than_o be_v it_o for_o a_o poor_a sinful_a man_n to_o have_v this_o favour_n with_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n not_o only_o to_o grant_v the_o request_n of_o his_o servant_n for_o themselves_o but_o when_o they_o say_v nothing_o even_o for_o their_o sake_n to_o show_v mercy_n unto_o other_o what_o a_o strange_a piece_n of_o compliment_n or_o rather_o real_a honour_n be_v it_o for_o god_n to_o say_v to_o moses_n as_o a_o man_n to_o his_o friend_n let_v i_o alone_o that_o i_o may_v destroy_v they_o when_o moses_n say_v nothing_o that_o we_o hear_v of_o what_o a_o honour_n be_v it_o to_o saint_n paul_n that_o without_o ask_v god_n shall_v give_v he_o the_o life_n of_o all_o the_o soul_n that_o sail_v with_o he_o if_o a_o man_n have_v 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encouragement_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o yet_o be_v total_o destroy_v though_o the_o sin_n and_o sinner_n be_v many_o though_o there_o be_v many_o scornful_a man_n that_o bring_v the_o land_n and_o city_n into_o many_o snare_n and_o have_v enkindle_v many_o fire_n yet_o there_o be_v many_o wise_a man_n bless_v be_v the_o grace_n of_o our_o god_n that_o be_v many_o good_a man_n that_o do_v help_v to_o turn_v away_o wrath_n many_o faithful_a abraham_n many_o righteous_a lot_n many_o meek_a mose_n many_o holy_a paul_n that_o intercede_v with_o god_n for_o the_o land_n if_o there_o be_v any_o sweet_a of_o comfort_n to_o be_v suck_v out_o of_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n i_o mean_v the_o wickedness_n of_o a_o enemy_n that_o their_o destruction_n hasten_v a_o pace_n our_o enemy_n be_v as_o desperate_o wicked_a as_o we_o can_v desire_v they_o but_o our_o comfort_n lie_v not_o in_o their_o wickedness_n so_o much_o as_o in_o the_o goodness_n of_o some_o of_o our_o own_o or_o rather_o in_o 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righteous_a with_o the_o wicked_a be_v it_o far_o from_o thou_o from_o do_v this_o thing_n to_o slay_v the_o righteous_a with_o the_o wicked_a and_o that_o the_o righteous_a shall_v be_v even_o as_o the_o wicked_a be_v it_o far_o from_o thou_o shall_v not_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n do_v right_a gen._n 18.23.25_o upon_o this_o ground_n we_o believe_v though_o we_o may_v have_v a_o sharp_a storm_n yet_o it_o will_v blow_v over_o again_o god_n never_o yet_o and_o will_v he_o begin_v now_o destroy_v a_o humble_v fast_v pray_v reform_v nation_n those_o innocent_n righteous_a man_n we_o hope_v shall_v deliver_v the_o island_n even_o so_o amen_n 5._o this_o may_v serve_v for_o a_o ground_n of_o exhortation_n exhortation_n 5._o exhortation_n and_o that_o branch_n itself_o two_o way_n to_o the_o wicked_a and_o to_o the_o good_a 1._o to_o the_o wicked_a world_n and_o that_o in_o a_o double_a respect_n good_n 1._o to_o wicked_a man_n 1._o to_o the_o good_n first_o to_o cease_v 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fast_o esay_n 58._o that_o he_o will_v fast_v to_o purpose_n by_o fast_v from_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n and_o begin_v to_o be_v righteous_a and_o merciful_a be_v not_o this_o the_o fast_a that_o i_o have_v choose_v to_o loose_v the_o band_n of_o wickedness_n to_o undo_v the_o heavy_a burden_n to_o let_v the_o oppress_v go_v free_a and_o that_o you_o break_v every_o yoke_n be_v it_o not_o to_o deal_v thy_o bread_n to_o the_o hungry_a etc._n etc._n then_o shall_v thy_o light_n break_v forth_o as_o the_o morning_n and_o thy_o health_n shall_v spring_v forth_o speedy_o and_o thy_o righteousness_n shall_v go_v before_o thou_o and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v thy_o reward_n then_o shall_v thou_o call_v and_o the_o lord_n shall_v answer_v etc._n etc._n and_o after_o all_o thus_o he_o conclude_v to_o our_o present_a purpose_n vers_fw-la 12._o and_o they_o that_o shall_v be_v of_o thou_o shall_v build_v the_o old_a waste_n place_n thou_o shall_v raise_v up_o the_o 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