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seat_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v open_o declare_v themselves_o for_o their_o sin_n to_o be_v unworthy_a before_o god_n of_o their_o majesty_n and_o dignity_n and_o to_o have_v deserve_v death_n and_o destruction_n the_o king_n and_o his_o citizen_n have_v their_o sumptuous_a and_o precious_a apparel_n on_o festival_n day_n at_o marriage_n and_o at_o other_o solemn_a meeting_n with_o the_o which_o they_o do_v beautify_v themselves_o and_o excel_v other_o man_n but_o now_o they_o put_v on_o vile_a and_o base_a apparel_n to_o the_o end_n there_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o king_n and_o his_o magistrate_n and_o other_o common_a people_n and_o also_o to_o declare_v that_o they_o think_v themselves_o unworthy_a of_o their_o bodily_a apparel_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o sin_n therefore_o sackcloth_n and_o ash_n be_v not_o satisfaction_n for_o sin_n but_o they_o be_v only_a argument_n of_o the_o acknowledge_v and_o confession_n of_o sin_n before_o god._n 17._o the_o sinful_a woman_n whereof_o luke_n speak_v when_o she_o come_v and_o beseech_v jesus_n to_o have_v her_o sin_n forgive_v she_o she_o weep_v yet_o notwithstanding_o by_o this_o weep_a she_o do_v not_o put_v away_o her_o sin_n 27._o esau_n also_o weep_v when_o jacob_n have_v prevent_v he_o of_o his_o blessing_n yet_o notwithstanding_o he_o do_v not_o thereby_o put_v away_o his_o sin_n 25._o and_o christ_n say_v in_o the_o outward_a part_n there_o shall_v be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n and_o yet_o nevertheless_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o satisfaction_n there_o 2_o second_o the_o king_n command_v a_o general_a fast_o say_v neither_o man_n nor_o beast_n shall_v taste_v aught_o at_o all_o neither_o shall_v they_o feed_v or_o drink_v water_n but_o he_o command_v not_o a_o fast_o as_o though_o thereby_o sin_n shall_v be_v forgive_v and_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n pacify_v as_o the_o hypocrite_n imagine_v of_o fast_v but_o he_o command_v it_o first_o to_o the_o end_n the_o flesh_n may_v be_v bridle_v by_o sobriety_n then_o to_o the_o end_n common_a banquet_n may_v be_v omit_v whereby_o they_o may_v more_o convenient_o come_v together_o to_o public_a preach_n and_o prayer_n whereupon_o also_o it_o be_v add_v in_o the_o commandment_n let_v every_o man_n cry_v mighty_o unto_o god_n these_o be_v the_o public_a prayer_n or_o suffrage_n which_o in_o solemn_a wise_n be_v observe_v and_o use_v of_o our_o elder_n not_o one_o hour_n but_o the_o whole_a day_n it_o be_v necessary_a therefore_o that_o man_n shall_v abstain_v from_o meat_n all_o the_o day_n long_o to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v be_v ready_a in_o the_o church_n 20._o so_o josaphat_n proclaim_v a_o fast_a not_o to_o satisfy_v thereby_o for_o sin_n but_o for_o public_a prayer_n sake_n which_o be_v appoint_v to_o call_v upon_o god_n in_o extreme_a peril_n so_o in_o many_o other_o place_n of_o the_o scripture_n fast_v and_o prayer_n be_v join_v together_o to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v know_v that_o fast_n be_v appoint_v as_o a_o preparative_n unto_o prayer_n 3_o but_o what_o mean_v the_o commandment_n give_v for_o ox_n and_o sheep_n beast_n and_o other_o beast_n to_o fast_o have_v god_n respect_n unto_o the_o fast_n of_o beast_n there_o be_v nothing_o less_o mean_v true_o but_o they_o be_v command_v to_o fast_o in_o that_o sense_n and_o meaning_n that_o beast_n be_v command_v in_o the_o law_n to_o have_v rest_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n 20._o thou_o shall_v do_v no_o work_n say_v the_o lord_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n neither_o thou_o nor_o thy_o cattle_n nor_o the_o strange_a that_o be_v within_o thy_o gate_n for_o rest_n be_v require_v of_o cattle_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n that_o by_o that_o occasion_n man_n may_v
say_v if_o thou_o walk_v through_o fire_n 43._o it_o shall_v not_o burn_v thou_o so_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n go_v out_o of_o egypt_n into_o the_o desert_n for_o although_o there_o be_v not_o corn_n in_o the_o desert_n yet_o notwithstanding_o god_n bring_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o may_v bear_v it_o because_o he_o send_v they_o manna_n and_o give_v they_o water_n out_o of_o the_o rock_n hieremy_n walk_v in_o the_o call_n of_o god_n when_o he_o prophesy_v of_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o which_o he_o be_v cast_v not_o only_o into_o prison_n but_o also_o into_o the_o mire_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v seem_v to_o perish_v with_o hunger_n but_o god_n make_v he_o able_a to_o bear_v it_o and_o wrought_v mean_n by_o his_o friend_n to_o deliver_v he_o and_o to_o set_v he_o at_o liberty_n the_o apostle_n be_v send_v out_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n but_o without_o provision_n god_n therefore_o bring_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o 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with_o a_o valiant_a mind_n also_o we_o must_v beware_v least_o in_o wish_v for_o death_n we_o bring_v death_n to_o ourselves_o but_o rather_o we_o must_v persist_v in_o our_o vocation_n have_v a_o sure_a hope_n that_o although_o we_o be_v beset_v with_o danger_n on_o every_o side_n god_n will_v make_v away_o in_o the_o midst_n whereby_o we_o shall_v escape_v ¶_o and_o god_n say_v unto_o ionas_n text_n be_v thou_o so_o angry_a for_o the_o wild_a vine_n and_o he_o say_v yea_o very_a angry_a be_o i_o even_o unto_o the_o death_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v thou_o have_v compassion_n upon_o a_o wild_a vine_n whereon_o thou_o bestow_v no_o labour_n nor_o make_v it_o grow_v which_o spring_v up_o in_o one_o night_n &_o perish_v in_o another_o and_o shall_v not_o i_o then_o have_v compassion_n upon_o ninive_n that_o great_a city_n wherein_o there_o be_v about_o a_o hundred_o &_o twenty_o thousand_o person_n that_o know_v not_o their_o right_a hand_n from_o their_o left_a beside_o much_o cattle_n 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