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the_o worst_a as_o well_o the_o green_a as_o the_o dry_a four_o it_o be_v god_n wisdom_n will_n and_o delight_n so_o to_o do_v his_o great_a work_n that_o he_o may_v show_v his_o justice_n and_o power_n in_o they_o and_o may_v have_v the_o glory_n to_o himself_o this_o he_o testify_v abundant_o iud._n 7._o and_o in_o divers_a other_o place_n now_o when_o he_o scatter_v the_o enemy_n and_o persecutor_n sudden_o terrible_o and_o total_o in_o the_o height_n of_o their_o pride_n and_o power_n it_o appear_v to_o all_o to_o be_v his_o work_n and_o the_o honour_n and_o glory_n redound_v whole_o to_o his_o majesty_n therefore_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n wisdom_n and_o delight_n so_o to_o scatter_v and_o destroy_v they_o first_o this_o doctrine_n be_v a_o singular_a antidote_n and_o preservative_n against_o the_o poison_n of_o envy_n impatience_n fret_v and_o grudge_a use_n 1_o at_o the_o power_n prosperity_n and_o prevail_v of_o the_o wicked_a against_o god_n people_n even_o to_o persecute_v 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will_v consider_v their_o latter_a end_n how_o shall_v one_o chase_v a_o thousand_o and_o two_o put_v ten_o thousand_o to_o flight_n and_o ps._n 81.13_o 14._o o_o that_o my_o people_n will_v hearken_v unto_o i_o and_o israel_n will_v walk_v in_o my_o way_n i_o shall_v soon_o subdue_v their_o enemy_n and_o turn_v my_o hand_n against_o their_o adversary_n and_o now_o see_v the_o lord_n be_v so_o ready_a so_o willing_a and_o so_o desirous_a to_o save_v we_o let_v we_o take_v heed_n lest_o by_o not_o put_v away_o our_o sin_n and_o amend_v our_o life_n we_o put_v away_o salvation_n from_o we_o and_o judge_v ourselves_o unworthy_a of_o it_o and_o so_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o turn_v away_o his_o face_n and_o favour_n from_o we_o and_o leave_v we_o in_o the_o hand_n and_o to_o the_o will_n of_o they_o who_o be_v so_o ready_a to_o swallow_v we_o up_o in_o a_o moment_n and_o who_o will_n be_v to_o cut_v off_o the_o name_n and_o remembrance_n of_o we_o from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n 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