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but_o than_o you_o must_v not_o be_v worse_o but_o better_a than_o you_o be_v 2._o convert_v god_n have_v remove_v his_o judgement_n in_o answer_n to_o the_o prayer_n of_o his_o people_n prayer_n have_v be_v a_o ancient_a antidote_n against_o the_o plague_n and_o many_o have_v be_v preserve_v from_o the_o grave_n as_o a_o return_n to_o prayer_n and_o so_o it_o have_v of_o old_a be_v prevalent_a for_o the_o remove_n of_o the_o plague_n and_o therefore_o magistrate_n command_v the_o people_n to_o fast_v and_o pray_v proceed_v in_o solomon_n course_n to_o have_v it_o remove_v 1_o king_n 8.37_o if_o there_o be_v in_o the_o land_n famine_n if_o there_o be_v pestilence_n whatsoever_o plague_n whatsoever_o sickness_n there_o be_v what_o must_v they_o do_v then_o verse_n 38._o what_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n prayer_n you_o see_v be_v a_o panpharmacum_fw-la a_o remedy_n for_o every_o disease_n soever_o be_v make_v by_o any_o man_n or_o by_o all_o thy_o people_n israel_n which_o shall_v 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and_o long-suffering_a of_o god_n be_v conducible_a to_o the_o conversion_n and_o salvation_n of_o god_n elect_n 2_o pet._n 3.15_o and_o do_v lead_v man_n to_o repentance_n rom._n 2.4_o many_o peradventure_o have_v not_o yet_o repent_v who_o god_n will_v bring_v to_o glory_n and_o he_o that_o have_v design_v they_o to_o the_o end_n will_v preserve_v they_o in_o life_n till_o the_o mean_n have_v be_v effectual_a to_o fit_v they_o for_o that_o end_n 4._o reprobate_n god_n may_v spare_v some_o that_o be_v worse_o by_o remove_v judgement_n because_o as_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o ripe_a enough_o for_o slaughter_n the_o ox_n be_v spare_v long_o time_n because_o not_o yet_o fit_a for_o the_o shambles_n thus_o god_n spare_v jerusalem_n till_o they_o have_v fill_v up_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o sin_n mat._n 23.32_o and_o so_o god_n exercise_v patience_n towards_o the_o amorites_n till_o their_o iniquity_n be_v full_a gen_n 15.16_o god_n may_v remove_v and_o keep_v off_o judgement_n from_o 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of_o the_o price_n of_o the_o land_n verse_n 4._o while_o it_o remain_v be_v it_o not_o thy_o own_o and_o after_o it_o be_v sell_v be_v it_o not_o in_o thy_o own_o power_n why_o have_v thou_o conceive_v this_o thing_n in_o thy_o heart_n that_o thou_o have_v not_o lie_v unto_o man_n but_o unto_o god_n verse_n 5._o and_o ananias_n hear_v these_o word_n fall_v down_o and_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n the_o like_a i_o may_v say_v of_o thy_o vow_n before_o thou_o have_v make_v it_o it_o be_v in_o thy_o power_n deut._n 23.22_o but_o if_o thou_o forbear_v to_o vow_n it_o shall_v be_v no_o sin_n in_o thou_o but_o if_o thou_o have_v vow_v god_n will_v sure_o require_v it_o of_o thou_o and_o to_o slack_a to_o pay_v will_v be_v sin_n in_o thou_o verse_n 21._o why_o then_o have_v thou_o conceive_v this_o thing_n in_o thy_o heart_n to_o lie_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o make_v a_o vow_n and_o not_o pay_v thou_o lie_v not_o to_o man_n but_o unto_o god_n oh_o fear_n and_o tremble_v least_o death_n 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