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who_o say_v they_o be_v bishop_n and_o be_v not_o spiritual_a and_o be_v not_o 2.9_o rev._n 2.9_o lord_n and_o be_v not_o who_o blasphemy_n the_o lord_n know_v he_o will_v make_v those_o uncase_v themselves_o and_o plucke-off_a their_o own_o vizard_n and_o throw_v out_o themselves_o too_o at_o the_o last_o with_o their_o own_o hand_n he_o will_v turn_v his_o wheel_n over_o the_o head_n that_o consult_v against_o he_o and_o throw_v down_o those_o power_n that_o exalt_v themselves_o against_o his_o hide_a one_o god_n will_v have_v glorious_a thing_n do_v whether_o we_o will_v or_o no_o so_o as_o we_o can_v say_v now_o we_o be_v too_o hasty_a god_n have_v do_v all_o thing_n well_o admirable_o well_o hitherto_o he_o have_v cast_v on_o the_o â—â—sâ—â—ps_n throw_v down_o their_o bloody_a court_n take_v away_o those_o cu_z say_v oath_n they_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o for_o a_o snâ—re_n and_o a_o traâ—_n how_o wonderful_a be_v god_n right-hand_a here_o his_o people_n will_v trust_v he_o for_o after_o time_n if_o he_o delay_v deliverance_n it_o be_v to_o make_v bare_a his_o arm_n more_o which_o be_v best_a for_o his_o people_n if_o in_o patience_n and_o with_o a_o holy_a resignation_n of_o themselves_o into_o his_o hand_n they_o can_v wait_v for_o he_o wait_n do_v the_o hasty_a and_o impatient_a man_n say_v the_o lord_z be_v consume_v his_o house_n in_o the_o fire_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o heat_n of_o his_o sore_a displeasure_n no_o no_o let_v god_n alone_o with_o his_o house_n and_o household_n all_o that_o the_o lord_n do_v do_v be_v but_o to_o exalt_v his_o own_o right-hand_n in_o all_o his_o people_n sight_n in_o his_o church_n deliverance_n and_o to_o open_v the_o church_n mouth_n wide_a in_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n so_o we_o will_v put_v the_o exalt_v of_o god_n hand_n and_o the_o exalt_v of_o his_o praise_n both_o together_o 4._o have_v not_o the_o pit_n of_o destruction_n be_v make_v wide_a and_o deep_a for_o daviâ—_n his_o mouth_n have_v not_o be_v so_o wide_o open_a nor_o his_o heaâ—t_n so_o enlarge_v to_o the_o praise_n of_o his_o god_n if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v in_o the_o depth_n he_o have_v not_o sing_v the_o high_a praise_n of_o his_o god._n now_o so_o many_o deliverance_n so_o many_o michtamâ—_n and_o how_o many_o enemy_n be_v discover_v so_o many_o masâ—â—ils_n these_o precious_a song_n we_o find_v here_o and_o â—here_o and_o some_o psalm_n to_o bring_v to_o rememâ—râ—nâ—e_n 38.70_o psal_n 38.70_o it_o be_v necessary_a the_o church_n shall_v pass_v through_o these_o and_o those_o strait_n here_o and_o there_o a_o gulf_n else_o she_o will_v not_o have_v make_v use_n of_o her_o treasure_n which_o daviâ—_n have_v prepare_v for_o tâ—em_v i_o may_v reflect_v back_o now_o a_o
god_n and_o how_o miserable_a when_o they_o break_v covenant_n with_o he_o he_o that_o have_v put_v this_o purpose_n of_o heart_n into_o they_o 〈…〉_o in_o the_o purpose_n of_o their_o heart_n for_o ever_o and_o make_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n firm_a stable_n and_o upright_o with_o their_o god_n in_o this_o great_a maâ—â—â—r_n amen_n hitherto_o we_o have_v see_v god_n work_v wonderful_o for_o his_o people_n in_o their_o strait_n and_o grievous_a affliction_n discover_v â—heir_a heart_n anâ—_n 〈◊〉_d â—o_o themselves_o and_o if_o their_o affliction_n continue_v yet_o longerâ—_n it_o be_v that_o there_o may_v be_v more_o discovery_n make_v of_o the_o way_n and_o pâ—â—de_v of_o their_o spirit_n that_o when_o god_n call_v they_o to_o mourning_n they_o may_v not_o make_v then_o clothes_n so_o gay_a but_o be_v as_o those_o who_o god_n will_v humble_v 2._o discover_v the_o adversary_n to_o his_o people_n their_o wile_n project_n and_o bâ—â—â—dâ—_n 〈◊〉_d sign_n against_o his_o church_n 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