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have_v great_a wrath_n which_o you_o may_v do_v well_o to_o take_v into_o consideration_n together_o with_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o apostle_n peter_n and_o judas_n and_o paul_n that_o in_o the_o last_o day_n there_o shall_v come_v scoffer_n walk_v after_o their_o own_o lust_n 2_o pet._n 3._o 3_o 4._o judas_n ver_fw-la 17_o 18._o etc._n etc._n and_o that_o in_o the_o last_o day_n man_n will_v have_v a_o form_n of_o godliness_n and_o yet_o deny_v the_o power_n thereof_o be_v lover_n of_o their_o own_o self_n covetous_a boaster_n proud_a and_o high-minded_a unthankful_a unholy_a false_a accuser_n incontinent_a fierce_a despiser_n of_o those_o who_o be_v good_a and_o lover_n of_o pleasure_n more_o than_o lover_n of_o god_n 2_o tim._n 3._o 1._o etc._n etc._n three_o 1._o god_n judge_v the_o earth_n psal_n 75._o 7._o gen._n 18._o 25._o psal_n 58._o 11._o that_o be_v rule_v and_o judge_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o be_v present_a in_o all_o place_n and_z sees_z and_o know_v all_o thing_n even_o all_o the_o thought_n purpose_n desire_n and_o imagination_n of_o man_n and_o almighty_a to_o do_v whatsoever_o he_o please_v jer._n 23._o 23_o 24._o gen._n 6._o 5._o &_o 8._o 21._o ps_n 139._o 1_o 2_o 3._o etc._n etc._n heb._n 4._o 13._o gen._n 17._o 1._o isa_n 59_o 1._o 2._o as_o god_n power_n be_v infinite_a and_o his_o love_n towards_o his_o child_n a_o fatherly_a and_o tender_a love_n es_fw-ge 49
which_o have_v be_v upon_o we_o and_o our_o brethren_n by_o nation_n and_o religion_n the_o pestilence_n the_o sword_n the_o horrible_a burn_a of_o house_n and_o the_o loss_n and_o suffering_n which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o professor_n as_o also_o the_o late_a prodigy_n be_v messenger_n send_v of_o god_n not_o only_o to_o warn_v man_n out_o of_o their_o sin_n but_o even_o to_o fear_v and_o drive_v they_o out_o es_fw-ge 26._o 9_o &_o 27._o 7_o 8._o 9_o psal_n 94._o 12._o &_o 119._o 67_o 71._o which_o messenger_n and_o he_o who_o send_v they_o if_o we_o hear_v not_o this_o our_o turn_n of_o a_o deaf_a ear_n to_o our_o creator_n and_o most_o bountiful_a benefactor_n and_o to_o his_o messenger_n whatsoever_o the_o sin_n be_v to_o which_o we_o cleave_v add_v much_o to_o they_o and_o great_o provoke_v god_n wrath_n against_o we_o quest_n but_o what_o if_o much_o of_o a_o man_n disposition_n and_o behaviour_n under_o the_o rod_n of_o god_n be_v point_n blank_a contrary_n to_o that_o which_o 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