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iniquity_n and_o receive_v we_o gracious_o but_o take_v away_o all_o iniquity_n and_o receive_v we_o gracious_o take_v away_o stain_v and_o sting_n crime_n and_o curse_n power_n and_o punishment_n that_o we_o may_v never_o hear_v more_o of_o it_o nor_o never_o feel_v more_o of_o it_o nor_o never_o be_v trouble_v any_o more_o with_o it_o though_o their_o bondage_n be_v great_a very_o 13._o dan._n 9_o 11_o 12_o 13._o great_a yea_o great_a than_o any_o people_n under_o heaven_n be_v exercise_v with_o yet_o their_o sin_n be_v a_o more_o unsupportable_a burden_n to_o their_o spirit_n than_o their_o bondage_n be_v and_o therefore_o they_o cry_v out_o take_v away_o all_o iniquity_n and_o receive_v we_o gracious_o and_o this_o be_v the_o usual_a method_n of_o david_n when_o he_o be_v under_o sore_a trouble_n and_o trial_n he_o be_v more_o importunate_a with_o 4._o see_v psal_n 79._o 1_o 5_o 8._o psal_n 25._o 7._o psal_n 32._o 4_o 5._o psal_n 38._o 3_o 4._o god_n to_o be_v purge_v and_o pardon_v than_o he_o be_v to_o be_v case_v under_o his_o trouble_n or_o deliver_v from_o his_o trouble_n psal_n 51._o 2._o wash_v i_o thorough_o from_o my_o iniquity_n and_o cleanse_v i_o from_o my_o sin_n verse_n 7._o purge_v i_o with_o hyssop_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v clean_o wash_v i_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v white_a than_o snow_n ver_fw-la 9_o hide_v thy_o face_n from_o my_o sinâ—_n and_o blot_v out_o all_o my_o iniquity_n ver_fw-la 14._o deliver_v i_o from_o blood_n guiltiness_n o_o god_n when_o pharaoh_n be_v under_o the_o 10._o exod._n 10._o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v all_o for_o remove_v of_o the_o plague_n the_o frog_n the_o locust_n etc._n etc._n but_o when_o david_n be_v under_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v all_o for_o the_o remove_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o for_o the_o cleanse_n purge_a and_o wash_v away_o of_o his_o sin_n o_o that_o all_o the_o burn_a citizen_n of_o london_n will_v be_v more_o earnest_a and_o importunate_a with_o god_n to_o pardon_v and_o purge_v and_o take_v away_o all_o those_o iniquity_n that_o have_v bring_v the_o fiery_a rod_n upon_o they_o than_o they_o be_v studious_a and_o industrious_a to_o have_v their_o credit_n repair_v their_o house_n rebuild_v their_o trade_n restore_v and_o all_o their_o loss_n make_v up_o to_o they_o o_o that_o they_o may_v all_o be_v drive_v by_o what_o they_o have_v selt_z serious_o to_o consider_v what_o they_o have_v do_v no_o man_n say_v what_o have_v i_o do_v o_o that_o they_o will_v all_o blame_v themselves_o more_o and_o their_o sin_n more_o and_o to_o turn_v to_o he_o who_o have_v so_o sore_o 37._o jer._n 8._o 6._o hos_fw-la 6._o 1_o 2_o 3._o isa_n 56._o 6._o ezek._n 36._o 33_o 37._o smite_v they_o and_o lie_v hold_v on_o his_o strength_n and_o make_v peace_n with_o he_o that_o so_o he_o may_v yet_o build_v up_o their_o waste_a place_n and_o make_v up_o their_o breach_n and_o repair_v their_o loss_n and_o never_o turn_v away_o from_o do_v of_o they_o good_a jer._n 32._o 41_o 42_o 43_o 44._o but_o the_o eleven_o duty_n that_o they_o be_v to_o learn_v that_o have_v be_v burn_v up_o be_v to_o prepare_v and_o fit_v for_o great_a trouble_n and_o trial_n the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o yet_o turn_v away_o but_o his_o hand_n be_v stretch_v out_o still_o the_o nation_n be_v angry_a the_o 18._o isa_n 9_o 12._o rev._n 11._o 18._o face_n of_o the_o time_n seem_v sore_o to_o threaten_v we_o with_o great_a trouble_n than_o any_o yet_o we_o have_v encounter_v with_o ah_o london_n london_n ah_o england_n england_n the_o cloud_n that_o hang_v over_o thou_o seem_v every_o day_n to_o be_v black_a and_o black_a and_o thick_a and_o thick_a thou_o have_v suffer_v much_o and_o thou_o have_v cause_n to_o fear_v that_o thou_o may_v suffer_v more_o thou_o have_v be_v bring_v low_o yea_o thou_o be_v this_o day_n bring_v very_o low_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o nation_n round_o about_o thou_o and_o yet_o thou_o may_v be_v 36._o deut._n 28._o 43._o 2_o chron._n 28._o 18_o 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