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at_o all_o time_n seek_v to_o mar_v our_o peace_n embitter_v our_o life_n yea_o to_o destroy_v our_o soul_n 2._o wicked_a man_n have_v a_o most_o invenomed_a nature_n all_o of_o they_o against_o godliness_n and_o a_o inveterate_a enmity_n against_o the_o righteous_a though_o they_o do_v not_o always_o equal_o show_v it_o god_n restrain_v they_o all_o more_o or_o less_o for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o people_n there_o shall_v otherwise_o be_v no_o live_n for_o the_o righteous_a upon_o the_o earth_n among_o evil_a man_n and_o of_o all_o sect_n and_o religion_n none_o be_v more_o cruel_a and_o bloodthirsty_a than_o the_o papist_n be_v especial_o the_o priest_n and_o jesuit_n and_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v expect_v but_o that_o the_o godly_a shall_v
thankful_a for_o every_o mercy_n think_v every_o thing_n more_o than_o he_o deserve_v and_o all_o thankfulness_n too_o little_a for_o what_o he_o have_v already_o and_o therefore_o stand_v admire_v at_o great_a and_o extraordinary_a mercy_n to_o the_o second_o i_o answer_v that_o to_o continue_v the_o remembrance_n of_o special_a mercy_n and_o deliverance_n it_o will_v help_v much_o and_o the_o godly_a have_v use_v 1._o to_o write_v they_o down_o and_o set_v they_o upon_o record_n that_o they_o which_o live_v after_o they_o may_v read_v they_o and_o be_v affect_v with_o they_o and_o thankful_a for_o they_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n of_o old_a and_o of_o the_o christian_n under_o the_o new_a testament_n even_o heathen_n have_v ever_o use_v to_o do_v thus_o record_v special_a mercy_n and_o deliverance_n 4.15_o hest_n 6.1_o erza_n 4.15_o as_o we_o read_v of_o ahasuerus_n his_o time_n in_o hester_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n and_o other_o 2._o tell_v they_o to_o your_o child_n and_o charge_v they_o to_o tell_v they_o to_o their_o child_n so_o we_o be_v command_v 10._o deut._n 4_o 9_o 10._o only_o take_v heed_n to_o thyself_o say_v moses_n to_o israel_n that_o thou_o forget_v not_o the_o thing_n which_o thy_o eye_n have_v see_v but_o teach_v they_o thy_o child_n special_o the_o day_n that_o thou_o stand_v before_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o david_n sing_v unto_o he_o sing_v psalm_n and_o talk_v of_o all_o his_o wondrous_a work_n and_o so_o the_o faithful_a do_v 105.2_o psal_n 105.2_o psal_n 44._o 3._o they_o may_v be_v continue_v and_o so_o the_o saint_n have_v use_v to_o continue_v the_o remembrance_n of_o special_a mercy_n 1._o in_o the_o name_n of_o their_o child_n so_o be_v enoch_n moses_n samuel_n and_o many_o other_o name_v and_o it_o be_v very_o usual_a to_o record_v special_a passage_n of_o god_n providence_n to_o his_o church_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o r_o child_n that_o their_o 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