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and_o my_o accession_n to_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n contend_v this_o day_n with_o poor_a sâ—otland_n i_o may_v obtain_v mercy_n to_o go_v mourning_n to_o my_o grave_n this_o may_v be_v cry_v out_o upon_o as_o treason_n well_o if_o the_o mention_v of_o the_o land_n be_v treacherous_a deal_n with_o god_n be_v call_v treason_n all_o my_o apology_n be_v that_o that_o make_v the_o necessity_n of_o do_v it_o double_a and_o indispensible_a duty_n let_v i_o be_v a_o traitor_n if_o that_o be_v treason_n but_o i_o know_v this_o may_v be_v particular_o bogle_v at_o and_o abomâ—nat_n as_o if_o it_o be_v the_o revive_n and_o rake_v again_o out_o of_o the_o ash_n wherein_o they_o be_v burn_v and_o by_o the_o burner_n design_v for_o ever_o to_o lie_v bury_v of_o the_o cause_n of_o wrath_n i_o need_v say_v little_a as_o to_o this_o but_o that_o the_o cause_n of_o wrath_n need_v neither_o my_o patrociny_n nor_o apology_n they_o carry_v alongst_o their_o own_o sâ—d_n and_o certain_a evidence_n with_o 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altera_fw-la pars_fw-la contrahens_fw-la for_o reformation_n of_o religion_n accord_v to_o his_o word_n and_o righteounesse_fw-fr in_o walk_v before_o he_o be_v such_o a_o sin_n as_o may_v make_v every_o soul_n to_o tremble_v at_o the_o fore-thought_n of_o what_o god_n will_v do_v for_o vindicate_v his_o glory_n from_o that_o contempt_n thereby_o cast_v upon_o he_o my_o present_a business_n be_v not_o to_o address_v myself_o by_o way_n of_o testimony_n or_o representation_n to_o they_o who_o have_v do_v such_o horrid_a thing_n only_o i_o wish_v that_o the_o burn_a of_o that_o city_n into_o ash_n where_o that_o covenant_n be_v burn_v together_o with_o that_o non-such_a plague_n and_o war_n may_v make_v they_o take_v warning_n ere_o it_o be_v too_o late_a who_o do_v this_o wickedness_n for_o alas_o all_o that_o be_v come_v will_v be_v forget_v when_o the_o wrath_n and_o vengeance_n that_o be_v yet_o come_v shall_v be_v execute_v and_o mention_v o_o england_n england_n i_o fear_v i_o fear_v thy_o woe_n hasten_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o the_o wing_n against_o thou_o both_o for_o breach_n of_o covenant_n and_o wipe_v thy_o mouth_n as_o if_o thou_o have_v do_v nothing_o amiss_o thou_o have_v stand_v and_o see_v thy_o brother_n day_n alas_o for_o thy_o day_n when_o other_o shall_v stand_v aloof_o from_o thou_o for_o fear_n of_o share_v in_o thy_o judgement_n o_o how_o unexamplified_a must_v the_o plague_n be_v wherewith_o they_o shall_v be_v pursue_v who_o wickedness_n have_v such_o a_o singularity_n of_o heinousness_n in_o it_o on_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o righteousness_n and_o veracity_n of_o god_n the_o burn_a of_o a_o covenant_n make_v with_o god_n be_v a_o sin_n which_o i_o believe_v never_o have_v precedent_n or_o parallel_n and_o i_o also_o believe_v that_o the_o terrible_a tempest_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n fall_v from_o heaven_n and_o follow_v this_o guilt_n shall_v for_o ever_o fright_v man_n from_o follow_v their_o step_n who_o for_o this_o shall_v be_v make_v spectacle_n of_o his_o displeasure_n and_o document_n to_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n what_o a_o dreadful_a and_o fearful_a thing_n it_o be_v for_o man_n take_v red-hand_n in_o this_o wickedness_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_a god_n and_o as_o for_o burn_v the_o cause_n of_o wrath_n i_o grant_v that_o wickedness_n have_v a_o perfect_a parallel_n but_o of_o a_o tremenduous_a consequence_n in_o â—ehojakim's_n practice_n record_v jer._n 36.23_o where_o that_o ungodly_a king_n of_o unhappy_a memory_n upon_o his_o apprehend_a restitution_n to_o freedom_n and_o delivery_n from_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n pursue_v he_o for_o his_o wickedness_n be_v so_o grate_v with_o the_o prophet_n faithfulness_n as_o he_o burn_v the_o cause_n of_o wrath_n now_o let_v it_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o how_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n burn_v against_o this_o bold_a burner_n see_v his_o burial_n and_o epitaph_n jer._n 22.18.19_o but_o more_o particular_o see_v how_o for_o this_o very_a consumate_a wickedness_n he_o and_o his_o posterity_n for_o ever_o be_v deprive_v from_o crown_n and_o sceptre_n jer._n 36.30_o 2_o chro_fw-la 36._o his_o bâ—otheâ—_n zedekiah_n it_o be_v true_a be_v make_v king_n for_o a_o time_n but_o he_o also_o continue_v to_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o â—ight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o break_v the_o covenant_n of_o god_n though_o he_o burn_v it_o not_o and_o then_o the_o lord_n sweep_v that_o race_n for_o these_o rebellion_n against_o he_o together_o with_o the_o throne_n off_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n thus_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o cause_n of_o wrath_n and_o the_o breach_n of_o god_n covenant_n bring_v down_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n from_o heaven_n which_o consume_v with_o its_o flame_n these_o who_o have_v dare_v the_o almighty_a after_o
sinceritieâ—_n and_o have_v strain_v his_o wit_n to_o put_v a_o sufferable_a sense_n upon_o a_o supremacy_n whereby_o our_o lord_n be_v put_v again_o to_o suffer_v i_o say_v i_o scruple_n not_o to_o let_v the_o world_n know_v that_o this_o be_v the_o echo_n of_o my_o soul_n as_o to_o he_o or_o they_o o_o let_v never_o my_o soul_n enter_v into_o the_o secret_n of_o that_o man_n &_o let_v he_o who_o while_o he_o thus_o seek_v to_o â—ile_v the_o eye_n of_o other_o bewray_v this_o secret_n he_o be_v no_o seer_n nay_o that_o some_o finger_n be_v put_v into_o his_o eye_n i_o â—hall_v not_o say_v who_o it_o be_v neâ—eâ—_n be_v the_o man_n of_o my_o council_n nay_o let_v all_o the_o servant_n and_o all_o â—he_v people_n of_o god_n stand_v aloof_o fâ—om_v he_o and_o his_o whispering_n because_o in_o stead_n of_o be_v in_o case_n to_o give_v wholesome_a advice_n as_o one_o who_o stand_v in_o his_o master_n couâ—cel_n he_o will_v by_o his_o palliating_n and_o perverse_a muttering_n seduce_v pervert_v and_o ensnare_v his_o breath_n will_v be_v contagious_a since_o his_o speech_n must_v bewray_v he_o to_o have_v the_o botch_n of_o the_o court-creed_n run_v upon_o he_o hence_o four_o i_o must_v profess_v and_o i_o desire_v to_o say_v it_o as_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o as_o write_v that_o which_o i_o must_v carry-in_a in_o my_o hand_n before_o the_o tribunal_n of_o christ_n what_o ever_o prejudice_n shall_v be_v take_v up_o against_o the_o speaker_n or_o the_o thing_n speak_v that_o it_o pass_v the_o ken_n of_o my_o poor_a shallow_a capacity_n after_o all_o the_o discovery_n the_o enemy_n have_v make_v of_o the_o desperatnesse_n of_o their_o design_n how_o by_o all_o possible_a mean_n and_o malicious_a method_n to_o ruin_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o after_o the_o mediator_n crown_n be_v so_o formal_o set_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o another_o and_o all_o that_o be_v now_o doneâ—_n and_o drive_v in_o destroy_v the_o remnant_n be_v in_o order_n to_o the_o 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from_o he_o who_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n to_o he_o who_o grind_v behind_o the_o mill_n and_o how_o this_o sin_n be_v now_o become_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o nation_n whereby_o the_o whole_a be_v make_v a_o curse_n without_o meditate_v terror_n at_o tâ—e_v apprehension_n of_o the_o â—â—yrcenesâ—e_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n almighty_a against_o briton_n less_o thâ—n_n such_o a_o signification_n of_o his_o displeasure_n that_o we_o be_v the_o people_n against_o who_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v indignation_n â—or_a ever_o less_o than_o utter_a ruin_n and_o the_o perish_v of_o the_o name_n of_o that_o nation_n that_o generation_n and_o people_n from_o under_o the_o heaven_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v so_o contemn_v his_o covenant_n and_o â—aken_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a be_v less_o sure_a than_o what_o our_o iniquity_n give_v ground_n to_o â—â—are_n be_v but_o hover_v over_o we_o and_o ready_a to_o fall_v upon_o we_o it_o be_v true_a not_o a_o few_o and_o bless_v be_v â—e_n for_o that_o â—_o have_v find_v mercy_n not_o to_o go_v along_v with_o all_o these_o course_n but_o yet_o let_v i_o say_v even_o to_o these_o it_o become_v we_o to_o be_v very_o sober_a in_o our_o expectation_n and_o submissive_a passe_v the_o example_n of_o ephesus_n etc._n etc._n let_v we_o persuade_v our_o own_o soul_n into_o this_o submission_n and_o sobriety_n from_o the_o example_n of_o god_n holy_a procedor_fw-la wiâ—h_n moses_n deut._n 3.23_o 24.25_o 26_o oh_o if_o but_o for_o a_o unadvised_a word_n if_o but_o for_o a_o little_a smoke_n about_o the_o fire_n of_o his_o holy_a and_o fervent_a zeal_n for_o god_n he_o who_o next_o to_o the_o mediator_n wâ—_n as_o reckon_v faithful_a in_o all_o the_o house_n and_o matâ—ers_n of_o god_n be_v keep_v out_o of_o canaan_n may_v not_o that_o holy_a peremptorinesse_n in_o the_o just_a and_o jealous_a god_n whereby_o he_o refuse_v to_o be_v importune_v by_o such_o a_o servant_n make_v we_o in_o remembrance_n of_o what_o we_o have_v 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