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yourselves_o for_o this_o sinful_a land_n for_o this_o distress_a town_n 2._o disengage_v your_o affection_n more_o resolve_o from_o the_o world_n you_o see_v the_o vanity_n of_o it_o daily_o you_o have_v fresh_a experience_n of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o all_o creature_n comfort_n let_v your_o heart_n be_v take_v off_o from_o they_o even_o while_o you_o do_v possess_v they_o and_o be_v ready_a to_o part_v with_o they_o 3._o act_n faith_n more_o strong_o and_o trust_v on_o god_n when_o the_o world_n fail_v you_o 4._o walk_v more_o wary_o and_o strict_o in_o your_o life_n throw_v not_o away_o your_o time_n so_o vain_o as_o heretofore_o be_v more_o sober_a and_o watchful_a mind_v the_o welfare_n of_o your_o own_o soul_n and_o call_v upon_o other_o to_o serve_v god_n and_o credit_n the_o christian_a religion_n by_o a_o holy_a life_n act_n to_o the_o utmost_a of_o your_o power_n in_o the_o place_n god_n have_v set_v you_o 9_o be_v not_o weary_a in_o well_o do_v for_o in_o due_a season_n you_o shall_v reap_v if_o you_o faint_v not_o and_o last_o to_o draw_v to_o a_o conclusion_n when_o it_o shall_v please_v god_n in_o much_o mercy_n to_o remove_v the_o present_a plague_n and_o judgement_n from_o this_o town_n remember_v that_o you_o faithful_o keep_v those_o vow_n and_o promise_n which_o you_o make_v unto_o god_n in_o the_o day_n of_o your_o fear_n and_o distress_n 15._o call_v upon_o i_o say_v god_n in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n and_o i_o will_v deliver_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v glorify_v mâ—_n see_v then_o that_o you_o glorify_v god_n by_o walk_v answerable_o to_o the_o mercy_n and_o deliverance_n vouchsafe_v to_o you_o 11._o vow_n and_o pay_v unto_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n when_o you_o eat_v take_v out_o of_o the_o furnace_n of_o affliction_n do_v not_o return_v to_o your_o former_a hardness_n and_o inflexibleness_n if_o you_o have_v lay_v aside_o your_o sin_n in_o your_o affliction_n do_v not_o afterward_o take_v they_o up_o again_o when_o the_o 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it_o from_o the_o pit_n of_o corruption_n do_v thou_o show_v thyself_o thankful_a unto_o he_o by_o walk_v in_o newness_n of_o life_n 14._o if_o god_n shall_v bring_v thou_o out_o into_o a_o wealthy_a place_n then_o pay_v the_o vow_n which_o thy_o lip_n have_v utter_v and_o thy_o mouth_n have_v speak_v when_o thou_o be_v in_o trouble_n if_o the_o lord_n have_v hear_v thy_o voice_n and_o supplication_n when_o the_o sorrow_n of_o death_n compass_v thou_o and_o thou_o do_v find_v trouble_n and_o sorrow_n if_o he_o have_v deliver_v thy_o soul_n from_o death_n thy_o eye_n from_o tear_n and_o thy_o foot_n from_o fall_v break_v forth_o into_o the_o psalmist_n profession_n of_o love_n and_o duty_n to_o god_n for_o his_o deliverance_n 18._o i_o will_v walk_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n what_o shall_v i_o render_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o all_o his_o benefit_n towards_o i_o i_o will_v take_v the_o cup_n of_o salvation_n and_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v offer_v to_o thou_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o thansgiving_n i_o will_v pay_v my_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_n now_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o all_o his_o people_n of_o the_o ten_o leper_n which_o be_v heal_v by_o our_o saviour_n there_o be_v but_o one_o of_o they_o return_v to_o give_v thanks_o unto_o he_o we_o be_v greedy_a of_o mercy_n but_o how_o backward_o be_v we_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o receipt_n of_o they_o and_o to_o walk_v worthy_a of_o they_o but_o let_v we_o now_o at_o length_n bethink_v ourselves_o of_o our_o duty_n and_o resolve_v to_o put_v our_o resolution_n into_o action_n 14._o sin_n no_o more_o lest_o a_o worse_a thing_n come_v unto_o thou_o this_o be_v the_o advice_n of_o that_o great_a spiritual_a physician_n thus_o run_v his_o bill_n for_o that_o man_n who_o he_o have_v former_o heal_v of_o a_o bodily_a disease_n oh_o let_v we_o have_v a_o care_n of_o a_o relapse_n for_o that_o will_v prove_v unspeakable_o dangerous_a and_o destructive_a to_o we_o it_o be_v a_o sad_a aggravation_n of_o the_o israelite_n sin_n acknowledge_v by_o the_o levite_n in_o their_o solemn_a confession_n that_o after_o they_o have_v rest_n 28._o they_o do_v evil_a again_o before_o god_n sin_n commit_v after_o great_a mercy_n be_v of_o a_o crimson_a dye_n and_o be_v beyond_o measure_n sinful_a these_o do_v cause_n the_o full_a vial_n of_o god_n wrath_n to_o be_v pour_v down_o upon_o we_o if_o there_o be_v any_o sin_n that_o escape_v punishment_n to_o be_v sure_o these_o be_v not_o they_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o that_o place_n beforenamed_n therefore_o leave_v thou_o they_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n those_o city_n town_n and_o family_n which_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v deliver_v from_o the_o noisome_a pestilence_n may_v very_o fit_o take_v up_o the_o word_n of_o ezra_n 14_o after_o all_o that_o be_v come_v upon_o we_o for_o our_o evil_a deed_n and_o for_o our_o great_a trespass_n see_v that_o thou_o our_o god_n have_v punish_v we_o less_o than_o 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