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a_o good_a foundation_n upon_o which_o we_o may_v build_v our_o future_a hope_n and_o expectation_n of_o further_a blessing_n viz._n the_o evening_n of_o all_o our_o old_a account_n between_o god_n and_o we_o be_v well_o assure_v as_o our_o late_a most_o rd._n 131._o tillot_n v._o 1._o p._n 131._o father_n in_o god_n tell_v we_o that_o general_a and_o cry_a sin_n of_o a_o nation_n if_o not_o prevent_v by_o a_o serious_a and_o general_a repentance_n never_o escape_v public_a judgement_n god_n may_v say_v he_o defer_v his_o wrath_n for_o a_o time_n and_o give_v a_o people_n long_o space_n for_o repentance_n he_o may_v stay_v till_o the_o iniquity_n of_o a_o nation_n be_v ripe_a and_o full_a but_o soon_o or_o late_a his_o vengeance_n will_v overtake_v they_o and_o usual_o the_o long_a punishment_n be_v defer_v it_o be_v the_o heavy_a when_o it_o be_v execute_v and_o as_o we_o be_v to_o look_v back_o so_o 2._o we_o be_v to_o look_v forward_o towards_o a_o reformation_n as_o we_o be_v to_o 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it_o their_o design_n to_o ruin_n man_n and_o enrich_v themselves_o yet_o it_o be_v no_o less_o honourable_a and_o commendable_a to_o act_n for_o god_n and_o for_o the_o salvation_n of_o man_n nor_o be_v we_o without_o very_o good_a warrant_n from_o god_n word_n in_o so_o do_v have_v both_o precept_n and_o example_n in_o this_o matter_n matth._n 18.17_o tell_v it_o to_o the_o church_n if_o he_o be_v stubborn_a make_v his_o offence_n public_a yea_o not_o to_o the_o church_n only_o but_o to_o the_o state_n also_o not_o inform_v the_o minister_n only_o but_o the_o magistrate_n too_o deut._n 13.8_o thou_o shall_v not_o consent_v unto_o he_o that_o be_v to_o any_o who_o shall_v entice_v thou_o to_o idolatry_n nor_o harken_v to_o he_o neither_o shall_v it_o thy_o eye_n pity_v he_o though_o a_o near_a yea_o the_o near_a relation_n neither_o shall_v thou_o spare_v neither_o shall_v thou_o conceal_v he_o to_o the_o end_n that_o fit_a censure_n and_o temporal_a chastisement_n may_v be_v 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