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as_o great_a and_o great_a than_o the_o love_n the_o father_n have_v to_o his_o son_n or_o the_o mother_n to_o the_o babe_n suck_v her_o breast_n for_o that_o he_o even_o spread_v out_o both_o his_o arm_n of_o mercy_n ready_a to_o embrace_v every_o sinner_n true_o turn_v unto_o he_o and_o clock_v we_o unto_o he_o by_o his_o liberal_a mercy_n 13._o matth._n 23.37_o deut._n 32.11_o 12_o 13._o even_o as_o the_o hen_n gather_v her_o chicken_n under_o her_o wing_n yea_o this_o one_o thing_n do_v great_o extol_v the_o largeness_n of_o his_o love_n and_o favour_n in_o that_o he_o extend_v it_o to_o we_o without_o any_o of_o our_o merit_n or_o desert_n for_o he_o love_v his_o own_o before_o ever_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v lay_v 9.23_o rom._n 9.23_o ere_o ever_o jacob_n have_v do_v good_a or_o evil_n he_o love_v he_o and_o hate_v esau_n the_o apostle_n paul_n say_v 10.12_o rom._n 10.12_o he_o that_o be_v lord_n over_o all_o be_v rich_a unto_o all_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o 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they_o expulse_v out_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n but_o after_o a_o season_n the_o same_o spirit_n return_v again_o he_o bring_v seven_o other_o spirit_n with_o he_o worse_o than_o himself_o and_o find_v all_o clean_o sweep_v and_o garnish_v they_o reenter_v and_o take_v possession_n in_o the_o man_n and_o make_v their_o dwell_n there_o who_o latter_a end_n horrendum_fw-la dictu_fw-la be_v worse_o than_o the_o beginning_n and_o such_o as_o peter_n paint_v out_o 20_o 2._o pet._n 2._o ver_fw-la 20_o who_o after_o they_o have_v in_o show_n throw_v and_o shake_v off_o sin_n and_o bid_v the_o world_n adieu_o do_v notwithstanding_o after_o all_o this_o enter_z covenant_n to_o be_v satan_n servant_n again_o in_o who_o the_o proverb_n be_v too_o true_a 22._o verse_n 22._o the_o dog_n be_v return_v to_o his_o vomit_n and_o the_o sow_n that_o be_v wash_v to_o she_o wallow_v in_o the_o mare_n the_o lord_n for_o his_o mercy_n sake_n amen_n amen_n amen_n work_v reformation_n hereof_o both_o in_o pastor_n and_o people_n which_o reformation_n if_o present_o it_o appear_v not_o i_o fear_v i_o a_o worse_a day_n sequel_n i_o fear_v the_o sequel_n than_o hitherto_o have_v be_v see_v will_v ensue_v whereof_o more_o at_o large_a hereafter_o and_o let_v this_o suffice_v also_o for_o proof_n out_o of_o the_o word_n how_o the_o lord_n for_o sin_n send_v trouble_n and_o sickness_n both_o of_o body_n and_o mind_n upon_o his_o own_o people_n let_v we_o now_o in_o a_o word_n show_v how_o he_o do_v it_o upon_o the_o wicked_a wherein_o i_o may_v fit_o use_v the_o speech_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o if_o for_o sin_n judgement_n begin_v at_o the_o house_n of_o god_n what_o shall_v be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o wicked_a doubt_n a_o fearful_a end_n without_o all_o doubt_n and_o if_o he_o deal_v thus_o with_o the_o green_a tree_n what_o may_v we_o think_v will_v be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o dry_a and_o wither_a tree_n but_o to_o be_v
mentz_n persecution_n strang_n and_o unnatural_a persecution_n unnatural_a and_o not_o hear_v of_o before_o persecution_n against_o the_o poor_a saint_n plague_v with_o strange_a and_o unwonted_a disease_n as_o in_o john_n de_fw-fr roma_n a_o jacobine_n the_o lord_n of_o revest_v and_o the_o lord_n of_o opede_a blasphemous_a derogate_a from_o the_o crown_n and_o dignity_n of_o christ_n jesus_n blasphemy_n blasphemy_n the_o wash_n away_o of_o sin_n in_o all_o man_n and_o arrogate_a the_o same_o to_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o pardon_n plague_v with_o sudden_a and_o present_a death_n as_o in_o the_o parson_n of_o crondall_n aforesaid_a last_o of_o all_o let_v we_o by_o some_o few_o proof_n out_o of_o the_o word_n confirm_v this_o which_o have_v be_v illustrate_v both_o out_o of_o the_o example_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o act_n and_o monument_n of_o our_o own_o church_n in_o the_o 29._o 29.22_o deut._n 29.22_o chapter_n of_o deuteromie_n vers_fw-la 22._o moses_n show_v that_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o israelite_n which_o be_v then_o for_o to_o come_v and_o the_o stranger_n that_o shall_v come_v from_o a_o far_a land_n shall_v say_v when_o they_o see_v the_o plague_n and_o disease_n of_o this_o land_n wherewith_o the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v it_o 25._o verse_n 24._o verse_n 25._o wherefore_o have_v the_o lord_n do_v thus_o unto_o this_o land_n and_o they_o shall_v answer_v because_o they_o have_v forsake_v the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o their_o father_n which_o he_o make_v with_o they_o and_o chapter_n 31.17_o 31.17_o cap._n 31.17_o they_o shall_v be_v consume_v and_o many_o adversity_n and_o tribulation_n shall_v come_v upon_o they_o then_o they_o shall_v say_v be_v not_o these_o trouble_v come_v upon_o we_o because_o god_n be_v not_o with_o we_o of_o all_o other_o place_n in_o the_o scripture_n let_v the_o 28._o of_o deuteronomie_n 26._o deut._n 28._o levit._fw-la 26._o and_o the_o 26._o of_o levit._n be_v as_o glass_n for_o all_o man_n to_o 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