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the_o fear_n and_o terror_n of_o their_o own_o guilty_a and_o presage_a mind_n which_o buzz_v and_o smarm_v in_o their_o own_o breast_n and_o sting_v they_o to_o the_o heart_n worse_o than_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o israelite_n can_v do_v theodoret_n relate_v a_o memorable_a story_n of_o sapores_fw-la king_n of_o persiâ—_n who_o have_v besiege_v many_o christian_n in_o the_o city_n â—_o nisibis_fw-la and_o put_v they_o to_o great_a strait_n so_o that_o little_a hope_n of_o safety_n be_v leave_v they_o but_o in_o the_o depth_n of_o their_o distress_n god_n send_v a_o army_n of_o hornet_n and_o gnat_n among_o their_o enemy_n 30._o which_o get_v into_o the_o trunk_n of_o their_o elephant_n and_o ear_n and_o nostril_n of_o
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45._o 4_o 5._o and_o dream_n of_o exemption_n but_o by_o so_o much_o the_o great_a will_v our_o distress_n be_v when_o it_o shall_v surprise_v we_o 2._o you_o that_o be_v the_o people_n of_o god_n ought_v to_o be_v deep_o affect_v with_o the_o spiritual_a misery_n that_o threaten_v we_o in_o the_o day_n of_o god_n indignation_n do_v you_o consider_v what_o the_o remove_n the_o candlestick_n out_o of_o its_o place_n be_v a_o depart_a gospel_n the_o go_v down_o of_o the_o sun_n upon_o the_o prophet_n the_o loss_n of_o your_o sweet_a sabbath_n and_o gospel_n feast_n and_o the_o gross_a darkness_n of_o popery_n to_o fill_v the_o earth_n o_o it_o be_v hard_o part_v with_o these_o thing_n it_o be_v say_v 1_o sam._n 7._o 2._o when_o the_o ark_n be_v remove_v that_o all_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n lament_v after_o the_o lord_n pity_v your_o own_o soul_n and_o be_v deep_o affect_v with_o the_o misery_n of_o other_o the_o poor_a christless_a world_n who_o be_v like_a to_o perish_v for_o want_v 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to_o indignation_n oh_o it_o be_v a_o heart-melting_a consideration_n where_o there_o be_v any_o ingenuity_n if_o our_o affliction_n grieve_v god_n to_o the_o heart_n as_o it_o do_v judg._n 10._o 16._o our_o soul_n shall_v be_v grieve_v for_o his_o dishonour_n 4._o to_o conclude_v get_v upon_o your_o heart_n such_o a_o sense_n of_o god_n indignation_n as_o may_v quicken_v you_o to_o the_o use_n of_o prevent_a duty_n so_o amos_n 4._o 12._o because_o i_o will_v do_v this_o prepare_v to_o meet_v thy_o god_n o_o israel_n so_o the_o prophet_n zeph._n 2._o 1_o 2._o gather_v yourselves_o together_o before_o the_o decree_n bring_v forth_o it_o be_v moses_n his_o honour_n to_o stand_v in_o the_o breach_n psal._n 106._o 23._o and_o abrabam_n to_o plead_v so_o with_o god_n though_o he_o do_v not_o prevail_v chap._n iu._n confirm_v the_o three_o proposition_n viz._n that_o god_n have_v a_o special_a and_o peculiar_a care_n of_o his_o own_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o indignation_n sect_n i._o 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faith_n but_o the_o lord_n be_v faithful_a who_o shall_v establish_v you_o and_o keep_v you_o from_o evil_n he_o pray_v they_o may_v be_v deliver_v from_o absurd_a treacherous_a and_o unfaithful_a man_n who_o will_v trapan_n and_o betray_v they_o to_o ruin_n but_o this_o be_v propose_v as_o their_o relief_n that_o when_o the_o treachery_n of_o man_n shall_v bring_v they_o into_o trouble_n the_o faithfulness_n of_o god_n shall_v support_v they_o under_o and_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o those_o trouble_n they_o shall_v have_v spiritual_a support_n from_o god_n under_o their_o deep_a suffering_n from_o man_n 1_o pet._n 4._o 19_o 2._o god_n faithfulness_n be_v engage_v for_o his_o people_n indemnity_n and_o security_n amid_o the_o temporal_a and_o outward_a evil_n whereunto_o they_o be_v liable_a in_o this_o world_n and_o that_o either_o to_o preserve_v they_o from_o trouble_n psal._n 91._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o or_o to_o open_v a_o seasonable_a door_n of_o deliverance_n out_o of_o trouble_n 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