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be_v no_o discharge_n in_o that_o war_n so_o may_v i_o say_v no_o man_n have_v power_n in_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n and_o there_o be_v no_o discharge_n from_o that_o war_n thou_o must_v ride_v out_o that_o storm_n and_o see_v and_o bear_v the_o worst_a of_o it_o for_o thou_o must_v appear_v before_o the_o judgement-seat_n of_o christ_n 9_o there_o be_v yet_o this_o difference_n some_o that_o fall_v under_o a_o common_a calamity_n suppose_v this_o of_o the_o plague_n god_n take_v away_o their_o reason_n so_o that_o they_o do_v not_o feel_v the_o dread_n of_o it_o it_o be_v no_o more_o to_o they_o nor_o be_v they_o sensible_a of_o any_o more_o pain_n than_o those_o that_o be_v in_o health_n and_o strength_n but_o in_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n we_o shall_v all_o stand_v before_o he_o in_o our_o sense_n we_o shall_v then_o know_v and_o understand_v and_o feel_v what_o the_o weight_n and_o dread_a and_o majesty_n of_o christ_n be_v in_o that_o day_n and_o at_o that_o time_n rev._n 1.5_o 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that_o be_v he_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v meet_v with_o they_o for_o this_o and_o whâ—t_o come_v of_o it_o you_o read_v there_o come_v two_o she-bears_a out_o of_o the_o wood_n and_o tear_v forty_o and_o two_o child_n of_o they_o that_o mock_v the_o prophet_n david_n with_o a_o very_a short_a prayer_n he_o bâ—iâ—gs_v down_o judgement_n and_o evil_n upon_o achitophel_n 2_o sam._n 15._o it_o be_v a_o very_a short_a prayer_n he_o put_v up_o at_o vers_n 31._o o_o lord_n i_o pray_v thou_o turn_v thou_o counsel_n of_o achitophel_n into_o
foolishness_n it_o be_v you_o see_v a_o very_a short_a prayer_n and_o yet_o if_o you_o look_v to_o chap._n 17.23_o you_o shall_v find_v how_o it_o be_v succeed_v he_o go_v home_o and_o hang_v himself_o because_o his_o counsel_n be_v not_o follow_v and_o thus_o you_o find_v in_o other_o case_n prayer_n have_v bring_v down_o judgement_n upon_o a_o people_n the_o single_a prayer_n of_o the_o prophet_n elijah_n bring_v down_o judgement_n upon_o all_o israel_n 1_o king_n 17.1_o as_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n live_v before_o who_o i_o stand_v there_o shall_v not_o be_v dew_n nor_o rain_v these_o year_n but_o according_a to_o my_o word_n that_o be_v according_a to_o my_o prayer_n and_o elias_n you_o read_v in_o jam._n 5.17_o he_o pray_v down_o a_o judgement_n for_o three_o year_n and_o sâ—x_n month_n he_o pray_v earnest_o that_o it_o may_v not_o rain_v and_o it_o rain_v not_o for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o year_n and_o six_o month_n and_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o all_o the_o dreadful_a 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