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furtherance_n of_o religion_n and_o learning_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o hearty_o recommend_v these_o sermon_n to_o thy_o serious_a perusal_n and_o shall_v only_o say_v this_o of_o they_o that_o as_o they_o want_v no_o other_o kind_n of_o excellency_n so_o particular_o they_o be_v animate_v throughout_o with_o so_o genuine_a a_o spirit_n of_o true_a piety_n and_o goodness_n that_o he_o must_v either_o be_v a_o perfectly-good_a or_o prodigiously-bad_a man_n that_o can_v read_v they_o over_o without_o be_v the_o better_a for_o they_o the_o content_n sermon_n i._n prov._n 3._o 17._o her_o way_n be_v way_n of_o pleasantness_n and_o all_o her_o path_n be_v peace_n page_n 1._o serm._n ii_o and_o iii_o 1_o tim._n 4._o 8._o but_o godliness_n be_v profitable_a for_o all_o thing_n page_n 34_o 72._o sermon_n iu._n 1_o sam._n 2._o 30._o for_o they_o that_o honour_v i_o i_o will_v honour_v page_n 116._o sermon_n v._n prov._n 10._o 9_o he_o that_o walk_v upright_o walk_v sure_o page_n 161._o 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country_n till_o a_o long_a time_n after_o his_o decease_n how_o often_o do_v god_n 16._o profess_v for_o his_o servant_n david_n sake_n to_o preserve_v 10._o judah_n from_o destruction_n so_o that_o even_o in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n when_o the_o king_n of_o assyâ—ia_n do_v invade_v that_o country_n god_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o isaiah_n declare_v i_o 34._o will_v defend_v this_o city_n to_o save_v it_o for_o my_o own_o sake_n and_o for_o my_o servant_n david_n sake_n we_o may_v indeed_o observe_v that_o according_a to_o the_o representation_n of_o thing_n in_o holy_a scripture_n there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o moral_a connexion_n or_o a_o communication_n of_o merit_n and_o guilt_n between_o prince_n and_o people_n so_o that_o mutual_o each_o of_o they_o be_v reward_v for_o the_o virtue_n each_o be_v punish_v for_o the_o vice_n of_o the_o other_o as_o for_o the_o iniquity_n of_o a_o people_n god_n withdraw_v from_o their_o prince_n the_o free_a communication_n of_o his_o grace_n 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