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of_o that_o which_o follow_v will_v defend_v we_o from_o our_o enemy_n abroad_o this_o will_v raise_v tax_n and_o contribution_n subsidy_n and_o royal_a aid_n procure_v all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o just_a war_n abroad_o for_o for_o this_o cause_n also_o pay_v you_o 7._o tribute_n because_o they_o be_v christ_n minister_n etc._n etc._n so_o powerful_a and_o useful_a be_v the_o gospel_n where_o it_o be_v believe_v to_o maintain_v all_o the_o part_n and_o interest_n and_o to_o command_v all_o the_o succour_n and_o necessary_a supply_n of_o government_n to_o bring_v fear_n to_o who_o fear_n honour_n to_o who_o honour_n tribute_n to_o who_o tribute_n belong_v wherefore_o i_o will_v not_o fear_v humble_o to_o make_v a_o application_n in_o the_o word_n of_o king_n david_n be_v wise_a now_o therefore_o o_o you_o king_n 12._o be_v learned_a you_o that_o be_v judge_n of_o the_o earth_n serve_v the_o lord_n with_o fear_n and_o rejoice_v unto_o he_o with_o reverence_n kiss_v the_o son_n leave_v he_o be_v angry_a and_o so_o you_o perish_v from_o the_o right_a way_n but_o i_o can_v only_o be_v permit_v to_o make_v one_o common_a and_o promiscuous_a application_n to_o high_a and_o low_a rich_a and_o poor_a one_o with_o another_o namely_o to_o charge_v upon_o your_o memory_n and_o pray_v that_o it_o may_v rest_v upon_o my_o own_o one_o saying_n of_o christ_n himself_o that_o dreadful_a say_n in_o mark_n 8._o if_o any_o one_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a of_o i_o or_o of_o my_o word_n in_o this_o adulterous_a and_o sinful_a generation_n of_o he_o shall_v the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v ashamed_a when_o he_o come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n with_o his_o holy_a angel_n 38._o and_o without_o any_o apology_n for_o my_o boldness_n or_o indiscretion_n to_o conclude_v in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n for_o i_o be_o not_o ashamed_a of_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n for_o it_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o salvation_n to_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v finis_fw-la rule_n and_o direction_n for_o prayer_n and_o meditation_n write_a by_o the_o late_a right_o reverend_a father_n in_o god_n bryan_n duppa_n lord_n bishop_n of_o winton_n sell_v by_o james_n collins_n at_o the_o king_n arm_n in_o ludgate-street_n ludgate-street_n psal._n two_o 2_o expl._n object_n sol._n heb._n 10._o 29._o obj._n sol._n matth._n 26._o 53._o apolog._n §_n 37._o mat._n twelve_o 25._o 1_o cor._n fourteen_o 33._o rom._n i_o 14._o polit._n lib_n 7_o cap._n 8._o ephes_n two_o 12._o deut._n 33._o 1._o josh._n xxiv_o 29._o 1_o sam._n xiii_o 14._o 2_o chron._n ix_o 22._o 1_o king_n xv_o 14._o 2_o chron._n xvii_o 3._o 2cron_n 20._o 2._o 2_o chron._n xxxiii_o 13_o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 26._o deut._n xxxiii_o 5._o vers._n 12._o vers._n 13._o vers._n 14._o 2_o chron._n xxix_o 25._o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 15._o novel_a coastit_fw-la 131._o king_n two_o 7._o ibid._n 35._o mat._n nineteeen_o 8._o joh._n four_o 12._o rome_n xiii_o 1._o 2_o cor._n twelve_o 2_o 3._o heb_n i._n 3._o matt_n xxii_o 21._o matth._n seven_o 15._o 2_o tim._n three_o 1._o ibid._n verse_n 4._o 5._o 2_o pet._n two_o 1._o ibid._n verse_n 10._o judas_n 19_o verse_n 9_o verse_n 11_o 12._o etc._n etc._n verse_n 14._o verse_n 19_o psal._n two_o 10._o 11._o 1_o king_n xxi_o 25._o 1_o sam._n xiii_o 14._o chap._n xv_o 12._o chap._n xuj_o 13._o ibid._n vers._n 18._o chap._n xviii_o 5._o 2_o sam._n i_o 21._o exod._n four_o 16._o act_n seven_o 35._o deut._n xxxi_o i._n 4._o num._n xuj_o psal._n cvi_fw-la 16._o numb_a xuj_o 31._o application_n rom._n iii._o 31._o lam._n two_o 9_o matth._n xviii_o 7._o ibid._n verse_n 6._o ezek._n xxiv_o 2._o gal._n 1._o 23._o 3._o 25._o rom._n 12._o 6._o tit._n 1._o 4._o jud._n 3._o luk._n 24._o 44_o joh._n 5._o 46._o joh._n 5._o 39_o luk._n 10._o 26._o luk._n 16._o 29_o mar._n 14_o 49._o joh._n 10._o 35._o mat._n 3_o 31._o mar._n 5._o 18._o luk_n 24._o 17._o verse_n 44._o mat._n 1_o 22._o mat._n 2._o 15._o mat._n 2._o 23._o 4._o 14._o 21._o 4._o mat._n 26._o 56._o 27._o 35._o joh_n 19_o 24._o joh_n 19_o 29._o vers._n 37._o 36._o mat._n 8._o 17._o mat._n 13._o 15_o mat._n 2._o 17._o act._n 13._o 33._o gal._n 3._o 10._o act._n 7_o 42._o act._n 1._o 22._o &_o 13._o 33._o rom._n 43._o gal._n 3._o 24._o act_n 18._o 24._o 28._o jam._n 4._o 5._o rom._n 2._o 12._o rome_n 3.21_o act._n 13._o 18._o &_o 10._o 43._o act._n 24._o 14._o act._n 26._o 28._o rom._n 7_o 12_o act_n 3._o 21._o tim_n 3._o 15._o rem_fw-la 3._o 2._o act._n 7._o 38._o act._n 3._o 21._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 26._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 15._o matth._n 21._o 23._o mar._n 11._o 27._o joh._n 14._o 6._o joh._n 6._o 63._o john_n 14._o 10._o joh._n 7._o 16._o joh._n 8._o 28._o john_n 12._o 49._o john_n 12._o 50._o matth._n 24._o 24._o pet._n 5._o 1._o pet._n 1._o 5._o 1_o john_n 1._o 3._o 1_o joh._n 1._o 1._o apoc._n 1._o 9_o 10._o ibid._n 19_o gal._n 1._o 1._o rom._n 1._o 1._o 2_o tim._n 11._o phil._n 1._o 17._o eph._n 3._o 1._o 2cor_fw-la 13._o 3._o 1_o cor._n 14._o 37._o col._n 4._o 16._o ibid._n 2_o thes._n 3._o 14._o eph._n 4._o 11._o 3._o 5._o porphyr_n hier._n prooem_n galat._n &_o in_o c._n 2._o celsus_n gal._n 2._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 15._o joh._n 15._o 26._o joh._n â—â—â—_o 14._o 26._o 16._o 13._o 14._o 26._o 16._o 13._o act._n 1._o 5._o joh._n 11._o 11._o 4._o 17._o joh._n 4._o 29._o joh._n 6._o 61._o 64._o 16._o 16._o luk._n 9_o 47._o mat._n 12._o 15._o 25_o mat._n 2._o 8._o luk._n 6._o 8._o luk._n 11._o 17._o joh._n 2._o 24._o 25._o mat._n 17_o 21._o mat._n 17._o 21._o mat._n 17._o 27._o joh._n 18._o 4._o 11._o 11._o 13._o 11._o mat._n 20._o 18._o mat._n 10._o 23._o mat._n 16._o 21._o joh._n 14._o 28._o luk._n 19_o 44._o mat_n 26._o 34._o 31._o luk._n 21._o 20._o john_n 12._o 32._o matth._n 24._o 14._o matth_n 13._o 31._o luke_n 10._o 18._o matth._n 24._o 15._o matth_n 14._o 19_o 15._o 36._o matth._n 15._o 30._o 9_o 27._o 4._o 23._o mat._n 8_o 14._o mat._n 14._o 4._o mat._n 4._o 13._o mat._n 17._o 12._o mat._n 4_o 23._o luk._n 22._o 51_o mat._n 9_o 20._o john_n 5._o 5._o mulios_fw-la mat._n 9_o 20._o mat._n t._n 6._o john_n 5._o â—_o mar._n 5._o 41._o luk_n 7._o 11._o john_n 11._o 39_o matth_n 27._o 52._o eus._n eccl._n h_n l._n 4._o c._n 3._o 3_o 37._o annct_a p._n 8_o mat._n 17._o 18_o mar._n 16._o 9_o luk._n 8._o 27._o mat._n 10._o 7._o luk_n 9_o 3._o luke_n 10._o 1_o 9_o mat._n 16._o 17._o mattb._n 16._o 21._o mat._n 28._o 2._o john_n 16._o 16_o 28._o 20._o 17._o luke_n 24._o 57_o act_n 2._o 4._o act_n 9_o act_n 10._o 10._o 22._o 17._o act_n 16._o 9_o 16._o 6_o 7._o 1cor_fw-la 12._o 9_o ap._n 4._o 1._o act_n 27._o 10_o 22._o 2_o cor._n 121_o 2_o thes._n 2._o 2_o tim._n 31._o act._n 11._o 8._o 21._o 10._o act._n 5._o 13_o marc._n 16._o 20._o arist._n polit_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 8._o ob._n sol_o 1_o joh._n 1._o 1._o 1_o cor._n 5._o 8._o 6._o 4._o 8._o phil._n 4._o 8._o jam._n 3._o 14._o eph._n 4._o 25._o apoc._n 21._o 8._o 27._o 22._o 15._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 16._o 2_o cor._n 2._o 17_o 2_o cor._n 11._o 31._o 1_o thes._n 2._o 3._o 4._o mat._n 9_o 9_o mat._n 4._o 20._o 22._o act._n 1._o 6._o luk._n 1._o 5._o luk._n 3._o 1._o mat._n 14._o 3._o vide_fw-la joseph_n ant._n 18._o c._n 9_o 10._o luk_n 2._o 1._o mat._n 4._o 6._o mic._n 5._o 2._o luk._n 3._o 23._o joh._n 2._o 1._o 11._o mat._n 9_o 18._o mat._n 8._o 6._o luk._n 7._o 2._o joh_n 11._o 18._o act_n 9_o 33._o 40._o 10._o 1._o 13._o 6._o 14._o 13._o cyrill_a c._n 10._o c._n jul._n orig._n c._n c._n euseb._n tertio_fw-la historiarum_fw-la citat_fw-la à _fw-la julio_n afr._n 3_o chronogr_n orig_n c._n c._n l._n 3._o 15._o 44._o annalium_fw-la athanas._o synops._n const._n ad_fw-la p._n p._n nicco_fw-it vide_fw-la theodoret_n l._n 1._o c._n 5._o gr._n lat._n pan_n joh_n 11._o 48._o matth._n 27._o 46._o act_n 4._o 6._o act_n 7._o 58._o act_n 9_o 2._o act._n 13._o 45._o 14._o 2._o 13._o 50._o eus_n l._n 4._o 15_o deut._n 7._o orig_n c_o c._n l._n 1._o plin._n ep._n 10._o 97._o act._n 2._o 41._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 1._o act_n 15._o lih._n 10._o epist._n 10._o adu._n judeos_n c7_n 8._o act._n 19_o 20._o pliny_n prophy_n tert._n ap._n 37._o eus._n l._n 8._o c._n 3._o vide_fw-la orig._n c._n ceis_n l._n 3._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 9_o lact._n the_o fall_v sap_n l._n 3._o c_o 26._o mar._n 16._o 17_o dial._n cum_fw-la tryphone_n iren._n l._n 22._o c._n 56._o euseb._n 5._o c_o 7._o item_n c._n 20._o l._n 3._o vide_fw-la philos_fw-la essay_n 5._o 6._o 7._o 8._o 3._o 1._o 6._o 4._o 2._o c._n w._n mat._n
be_v impair_v behold_v then_o a_o great_a than_o solomon_n even_o adam_n in_o his_o full_a strength_n when_o he_o be_v new_o make_v after_o the_o similitude_n of_o god_n a_o little_a low_o than_o the_o angel_n god_n several_a time_n appear_v to_o he_o in_o the_o garden_n yet_o he_o fall_v through_o unbelief_n and_o draw_v all_o his_o posterity_n into_o his_o ruin_n 4._o but_o adam_n though_o he_o have_v perfection_n of_o nature_n yet_o he_o want_v grace_n whereby_o he_o may_v have_v hold_v communion_n with_o god_n which_o have_v be_v once_o enjoy_v will_v for_o ever_o have_v keep_v he_o from_o infidelity_n or_o deliberate_a sin_n which_o always_o proceed_v from_o it_o consider_v then_o the_o case_n of_o david_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o 4._o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n come_v upon_o he_o that_o god_n himself_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o he_o and_o swear_v unto_o he_o by_o his_o holiness_n that_o he_o will_v not_o fail_v he_o and_o as_o for_o david_n who_o be_v like_a unto_o he_o for_o devotion_n and_o zeal_n for_o spiritual_a communion_n and_o intercourse_n with_o god_n he_o be_v the_o sweet_a singer_n of_o israel_n and_o how_o often_o do_v we_o find_v his_o spirit_n inebriate_v and_o transport_v in_o the_o celebration_n of_o his_o divine_a and_o ravish_a enjoyment_n yet_o we_o find_v he_o fall_v from_o all_o this_o height_n and_o great_a and_o terrible_a be_v his_o fall_n he_o go_v mourn_v for_o it_o all_o his_o day_n and_o bow_v down_o his_o head_n continual_o 5._o but_o perhaps_o it_o may_v be_v think_v that_o though_o david_n be_v a_o excellent_a man_n yet_o see_v his_o eminency_n lie_v not_o in_o the_o gift_n of_o faith_n but_o in_o zeal_n or_o in_o some_o other_o grace_n the_o danger_n may_v not_o yet_o be_v so_o very_o considerable_a behold_v then_o even_o abraham_n the_o darling_n of_o the_o almighty_a who_o converse_v with_o god_n as_o a_o man_n converse_v with_o his_o friend_n to_o who_o god_n communicate_v his_o presence_n in_o dream_n in_o vision_n in_o apparition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v imbue_v with_o the_o habit_n of_o faith_n he_o exert_v it_o in_o the_o noble_a exercise_n he_o manifest_v it_o in_o the_o heroical_a degree_n so_o that_o he_o become_v the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a yet_o once_o we_o find_v he_o offend_v trip_v at_o this_o stone_n of_o stumble_v equivocate_a through_o unbelief_n 6._o but_o all_o these_o instance_n be_v during_o the_o ancient_a dispensation_n when_o the_o communication_n of_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n be_v more_o obscure_a before_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n be_v come_v when_o the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n and_o dwell_v among_o man_n and_o they_o see_v his_o glory_n as_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n beside_o we_o do_v not_o find_v that_o they_o be_v particular_o and_o distinct_o warn_v of_o their_o danger_n which_o may_v lessen_v the_o wonder_n of_o the_o fall_n consider_v then_o the_o case_n of_o peter_n the_o first_o of_o the_o apostle_n he_o have_v be_v close_o conversant_a with_o christ_n during_o all_o the_o time_n of_o his_o ministry_n be_v a_o witness_n of_o his_o miracle_n see_v his_o transfiguration_n hear_v the_o voice_n which_o come_v to_o he_o from_o the_o excellent_a glory_n say_v this_o be_v my_o belove_a 19_o son_n as_o for_o his_o faith_n he_o it_o be_v that_o make_v that_o confession_n upon_o which_o the_o christian_a church_n be_v found_v and_o christ_n have_v pray_v for_o he_o that_o his_o faith_n shall_v not_o fail_v he_o be_v a_o valiant_a man_n and_o he_o undertake_v that_o though_o he_o die_v he_o will_v neither_o forsake_v nor_o deny_v his_o master_n when_o christ_n forewarn_v he_o plain_o and_o punctual_o that_o his_o faith_n will_v fail_v he_o that_o very_a night_n before_o a_o certain_a hour_n so_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a he_o shall_v be_v surprise_v you_o know_v his_o undertake_n and_o of_o his_o fail_n it_o be_v unnecessary_a to_o speak_v 7._o i_o know_v nothing_o now_o that_o can_v be_v allege_v against_o the_o general_a propensity_n of_o all_o man_n to_o unbelief_n but_o this_o that_o peter_n be_v now_o single_a and_o alone_a that_o he_o fail_v only_o this_o time_n when_o he_o be_v environ_v with_o bill_n and_o staff_n and_o in_o danger_n of_o his_o life_n wherefore_o let_v we_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o case_n of_o all_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o great_a foundation_n of_o our_o faith_n the_o article_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n when_o these_o temptation_n be_v away_o the_o resurrection_n of_o hte_n dead_a be_v in_o those_o time_n so_o common_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v conceive_v of_o christ_n that_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o old_a prophet_n rise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o herod_n say_v he_o be_v john_n the_o baptist_n rise_v from_o the_o dead_a of_o the_o resurrection_n the_o apostle_n have_v see_v experiment_n in_o lazarus_n and_o in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o saint_n which_o arise_v concern_v christ_n resurrection_n how_o 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