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of_o this_o world_n not_o to_o his_o torment_n or_o consumption_n but_o to_o his_o honour_n and_o consummation_n this_o chariot_n and_o horse_n be_v send_v for_o he_o as_o those_o joseph_n send_v to_o jacob_n to_o bring_v he_o out_o of_o a_o land_n of_o famine_n 45.27_o gen._n 45.27_o to_o a_o place_n of_o plenty_n divine_a omnipotence_n oft_o make_v different_a use_n and_o end_n of_o the_o same_o method_n and_o thing_n bad_a same_o death_n but_o different_a fate_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a the_o death_n and_o departure_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a out_o of_o this_o world_n may_v seem_v and_o be_v most_o what_o the_o same_o as_o to_o the_o visible_a way_n and_o manner_n but_o vast_o distant_a as_o to_o the_o last_o fate_n and_o end_n as_o the_o fool_n that_o be_v the_o wicked_a die_v say_v solomon_n so_o die_v the_o wise_a that_o be_v the_o holy_a and_o good_a man_n there_o 16_o eccles_n 2.15_o 16_o be_v one_o end_n to_o they_o both_o by_o sword_n or_o plague_n or_o famine_n or_o sickness_n 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he_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d flagrantissimam_fw-la animam_fw-la a_o most_o flame_a soul_n not_o to_o be_v quench_v or_o damp_a in_o god_n causeâ—_n he_o be_v as_o a_o sacred_a salamander_n impatient_a of_o any_o cold_a or_o lukewarm_a or_o halt_v or_o dough-baked_a constitution_n in_o religion_n he_o have_v not_o only_o wrought_v miraculous_a execution_n of_o god_n vengeance_n by_o fire_n 1._o 2_o king_n 1._o to_o chastise_v the_o military_a insolence_n of_o some_o but_o he_o have_v plead_v god_n cause_n against_o baal_n and_o his_o priest_n by_o fire_n which_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o decide_v the_o controversy_n whether_o the_o lord_n or_o baal_n be_v god_n a_o fire_n not_o to_o be_v obstruct_v 18.17_o 1_o king_n 18.17_o damp_a or_o quench_v by_o all_o the_o effusion_n of_o water_n upon_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o altar_n give_v hereby_o a_o reflexive_a character_n and_o commendation_n of_o the_o magisterial_a and_o irresistible_a and_o unquenchable_a zeal_n 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