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〈◊〉_d say_v a_o *_o father_n 53._o greg._n nazian_n orat._n 53._o let_v a_o promise_n make_v by_o a_o vow_n or_o covenant_n be_v perfect_v by_o performance_n for_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o fool_n to_o fail_v oh_o my_o brethren_n how_o shall_v the_o consideration_n of_o this_o so_o great_a and_o manifold_a good_a inflame_v our_o heart_n to_o this_o duty_n that_o be_v the_o 4_o motive_n the_o benefit_n five_o on_o the_o other_o side_n think_v of_o the_o great_a evil_n that_o will_v follow_v upon_o the_o wilful_a breach_n of_o covenant_n with_o god_n god_n be_v great_o dishonour_v religion_n the_o peace_n safety_n and_o welfare_n of_o the_o land_n be_v extreme_o endanger_v according_a to_o the_o greatness_n and_o generality_n of_o
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practice_n counsel_n plot_n conspiracy_n or_o otherwise_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o contrary_a of_o any_o thing_n in_o this_o present_a protestation_n contain_v and_o further_o that_o i_o shall_v in_o all_o just_a and_o honourable_a way_n endeavour_v to_o preserve_v the_o union_n and_o peace_n betwixt_o the_o three_o kingdom_n of_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n and_o neither_o for_o hope_n fear_n nor_o other_o respect_n shall_v relinquish_v this_o promise_n vow_v and_o protestation_n touch_v this_o nationall_n covenant_n or_o protestation_n we_o may_v here_o observe_v and_o consider_v 1._o what_o we_o here_o promise_v and_o vow_v to_o maintain_v and_o so_o what_o we_o here_o renounce_v 2._o what_o it_o be_v to_o maintain_v and_o defend_v the_o true_a protestant_a religion_n 3._o why_o &_o for_o what_o end_n we_o enter_v into_o this_o protestation_n 4._o how_o far_o this_o promise_n and_o protestation_n do_v bind_v we_o first_o what_o we_o here_o promise_v vow_v and_o 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in_o case_n he_o perform_v not_o how_o much_o more_o do_v such_o a_o solemn_a vow_n and_o protestation_n as_o this_o be_v make_v to_o god_n in_o a_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n which_o religion_n and_o reason_n bind_v we_o to_o observe_v though_o there_o be_v no_o protestation_n make_v nor_o ever_o think_v of_o how_o much_o more_o i_o say_v do_v this_o bind_v we_o and_o will_v god_n punish_v the_o wilful_a contemner_n or_o breaker_n of_o it_o wherefore_o brethren_n you_o who_o have_v take_v this_o protestation_n or_o nationall_n covenant_n and_o have_v therein_o implicit_o call_v god_n to_o witness_v and_o be_v your_o judge_n to_o take_v vengeance_n on_o you_o if_o you_o perform_v not_o your_o vow_n and_o covenant_n to_o god_n be_v sure_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n will_v follow_v you_o if_o which_o i_o hope_v i_o shall_v never_o see_v and_o hear_v of_o you_o end_n eavour_v not_o to_o perform_v your_o protestation_n and_o covenant_n according_a to_o promise_n but_o wilful_o break_v it_o 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