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doct._n 4._o god_n defence_n never_o fail_v his_o child_n p._n 13_o out_o of_o verse_n 2._o doct._n 1._o the_o best_a way_n for_o minister_n to_o turn_v soul_n to_o god_n be_v to_o teach_v they_o by_o their_o own_o experience_n p._n 15_o doct._n 2._o christian_n must_v run_v to_o god_n in_o all_o extremity_n when_o multitude_n turn_v from_o he_o p._n 18_o doct._n 3._o we_o must_v apply_v the_o general_a promise_n or_o threaten_n of_o the_o word_n to_o our_o own_o particular_a estate_n for_o our_o consolation_n or_o humble_v p._n 20_o out_o of_o verse_n 3_o doct._n 1._o when_o god_n be_v mind_v to_o punish_v with_o the_o pestilence_n no_o fly_n will_v serve_v p._n 24_o doct._n 2._o as_o christian_n ought_v in_o all_o their_o life_n to_o prepare_v for_o death_n so_o especial_o then_o when_o god_n send_v so_o short_a warning_n to_o prepare_v for_o it_o as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o pestilence_n and_o such_o like_a visitation_n p._n 27_o doct._n 3._o the_o pestilence_n be_v not_o light_o 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