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yâ—_z haven_n yâ—_z have_v pass_v yâ—_z ocean_n &_o yâ—_z it_o must_v be_v surrender_v one_o time_n or_o another_o and_o if_o it_o please_v thou_o the_o we_o fall_v by_o yâ—_z stroke_n of_o this_o thy_o devour_a angel_n as_o the_o corruption_n &_o ranlinesse_n of_o our_o nature_n infectious_a enough_o to_o procure_v it_o and_o bring_v to_o pass_v that_o thou_o accept_v as_o my_o deed_n my_o will_n desire_n and_o purpose_n to_o serve_v thou_o my_o intent_n for_o my_o action_n that_o i_o will_v as_o if_o i_o shall_v live_v to_o glorify_v thou_o &_o make_v i_o out_o of_o love_n with_o this_o wretched_a world_n and_o all_o the_o allurement_n and_o bait_n therein_o and_o in_o love_n only_o with_o thou_o and_o thy_o heavenly_a kingdom_n for_o thy_o bless_a name_n sake_n amen_n for_o humility_n upon_o these_o consideration_n thou_o mighty_a lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n who_o hold_v the_o ball_n of_o the_o world_n in_o thy_o hand_n and_o keep_v all_o time_n and_o season_n as_o in_o a_o 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plague_n may_v cease_v and_o that_o he_o will_v visit_v no_o long_o with_o that_o kind_n of_o judgement_n if_o a_o barrenness_n possess_v the_o land_n leanness_n and_o scarcity_n and_o famine_n dwell_v upon_o her_o border_n so_o that_o the_o child_n thereof_o cry_v for_o bread_n and_o swoon_n as_o they_o go_v in_o the_o street_n for_o food_n we_o must_v pray_v in_o another_o stile_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v vouchsafe_v to_o hear_v the_o heaven_n again_o that_o the_o heaven_n may_v hear_v the_o earth_n the_o earth_n the_o corn_n and_o wine_n and_o oil_n and_o these_o israel_n and_o all_o other_o his_o distress_a people_n hosea_n 2_o and_o that_o he_o will_v visit_v no_o long_o with_o this_o kind_n of_o judgement_n if_o the_o enemy_n shall_v threaten_v our_o land_n to_o invade_v our_o territory_n to_o make_v a_o devastation_n spoil_n and_o havoc_n of_o all_o that_o we_o have_v that_o may_v fall_v in_o his_o way_n say_v come_v we_o will_v devour_v we_o will_v devour_v the_o name_n of_o zion_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o have_v in_o remembrance_n joel._n 2._o we_o must_v address_v our_o petition_n to_o the_o lord_n in_o another_o key_n and_o form_n of_o supplication_n spare_v thy_o people_n o_o lord_n and_o give_v not_o thy_o heritage_n to_o reproach_n that_o the_o heathen_a shall_v rule_v over_o they_o wherefore_o shall_v they_o say_v among_o thy_o people_n where_o be_v now_o their_o god_n o_o cease_v to_o visit_v thy_o servant_n with_o this_o kind_n of_o judgement_n if_o the_o cloud_n yield_v not_o their_o moisture_n upon_o our_o fruit_n upon_o earth_n so_o that_o the_o labour_n of_o our_o hand_n and_o the_o fat_a of_o our_o field_n perish_v through_o sterility_n and_o drought_n still_o as_o the_o plague_n be_v new_a so_o let_v we_o come_v before_o he_o with_o new_a complaint_n new_a song_n new_a intercession_n and_o obsecration_n meek_o kneel_v before_o the_o lord_n our_o maker_n lowly_a prostrate_a at_o the_o footstool_n of_o his_o mercy_n that_o these_o judgement_n 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