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the_o public_a ministry_n of_o the_o preach_n of_o his_o word_n and_o be_v wont_a to_o reveal_v himself_o to_o the_o prophet_n and_o to_o work_v miracle_n to_o confirm_v his_o promise_n as_o concern_v christ_n last_o of_o all_o because_o in_o that_o land_n the_o stock_n of_o christ_n dwell_v which_o be_v the_o true_a face_n and_o lively_a presence_n of_o god_n because_o whosoever_o see_v christ_n see_v the_o true_a and_o everlasting_a god_n by_o this_o we_o may_v learn_v that_o then_o a_o man_n be_v say_v to_o fly_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n or_o to_o hide_v he_o from_o his_o sight_n when_o he_o fly_v those_o place_n in_o the_o which_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v preach_v or_o when_o he_o shun_v those_o man_n which_o preach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n so_o cain_n be_v say_v to_o go_v forth_o and_o to_o fly_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n because_o he_o flee_v from_o his_o father_n adam_n and_o dwell_v far_o from_o he_o lest_o he_o shall_v be_v reprehend_v of_o his_o 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the_o sea_n or_o upon_o the_o land_n come_v not_o by_o chance_n but_o by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n the_o author_n of_o the_o same_o for_o the_o text_n say_v here_o the_o lord_n send_v a_o mighty_a wind_n wherefore_o we_o may_v not_o think_v that_o enchanter_n sorcerer_n or_o conjurer_n can_v at_o their_o will_n and_o pleasure_n stir_v up_o tempest_n for_o except_v the_o lord_n permit_v &_o suffer_v not_o one_o hear_v of_o the_o head_n shall_v shake_v or_o be_v move_v the_o lord_n therefore_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v and_o not_o enchanter_n yet_o notwithstanding_o such_o pernicious_a and_o wicked_a person_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v punish_v by_o public_a law_n because_o so_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v they_o go_v about_o undoubted_o to_o hurt_v man_n when_o as_o notwithstanding_o they_o be_v able_a to_o do_v nothing_o without_o the_o sufferance_n of_o the_o lord_n 2_o here_o thou_o may_v see_v christian_n reader_n how_o wicked_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v not_o to_o obey_v the_o call_n of_o god_n ionas_n be_v disobedient_a and_o he_o be_v not_o only_o punish_v but_o also_o those_o which_o be_v with_o he_o in_o the_o ship_n be_v cast_v for_o his_o sake_n into_o extreme_a peril_n of_o their_o life_n such_o a_o example_n be_v adam_n which_o draw_v with_o he_o by_o his_o disobedience_n all_o mankind_n into_o continual_a bondage_n and_o slavery_n of_o satan_n this_o therefore_o be_v declare_v unto_o we_o first_o that_o we_o may_v learn_v to_o acknowledge_v the_o heinous_a weight_n of_o sin_n and_o to_o beware_v of_o the_o same_o lest_o that_o we_o thereby_o bring_v ourselves_o our_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n into_o destruction_n then_o that_o we_o take_v heed_n of_o the_o fellowship_n and_o company_n of_o wicked_a man_n wicked_a and_o disobedient_a man_n be_v blasphemer_n drunkard_n fornicator_n backbiter_n and_o such_o like_a who_o company_n and_o fellowship_n we_o ought_v to_o avoid_v know_v that_o there_o be_v no_o felicity_n in_o their_o familiarity_n and_o let_v we_o 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