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rom._n 13.4_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n a_o avenger_n to_o execute_v wrath_n upon_o he_o that_o do_v evil_a let_v the_o man_n be_v what_o and_o who_o he_o will_v let_v he_o be_v clothe_v with_o what_o circumstance_n he_o will_v let_v he_o make_v what_o figure_n he_o will_v if_o he_o will_v do_v evil_a he_o must_v suffer_v for_o the_o evil_a that_o he_o do_v if_o man_n will_v take_v a_o lawless_a liberty_n the_o ruler_n must_v take_v vengeance_n if_o they_o will_v do_v the_o evil_a of_o sin_n he_o must_v see_v to_o it_o that_o they_o suffer_v the_o evil_n of_o punishment_n this_o be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o office_n he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n for_o this_o purpose_n be_v ultor_n irae_fw-la divinae_fw-la and_o have_v a_o vial_n of_o wrath_n put_v into_o his_o hand_n by_o the_o sovereign_a lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n which_o he_o be_v to_o open_v and_o pour_v out_o upon_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n who_o be_v for_o their_o be_v such_o meritorious_o 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all_o ungodliness_n and_o unrighteousness_n of_o man_n who_o can_v sufficient_o tell_v how_o odious_a it_o be_v to_o person_n who_o be_v moralize_v and_o yet_o more_o to_o all_o they_o who_o have_v be_v save_o englightn_v and_o have_v their_o blindness_n cure_v by_o some_o of_o christ_n eyesalve_n and_o by_o consequence_n how_o great_o ought_v it_o to_o be_v abhor_v and_o total_o abandon_v in_o all_o those_o place_n country_n and_o nation_n unto_o who_o god_n have_v send_v the_o magnalia_fw-la legis_fw-la the_o great_a thing_n of_o his_o law_n and_o also_o the_o precious_a thing_n of_o the_o everlasting_a gospel_n what_o agreement_n be_v there_o what_o concord_n between_o light_n and_o darkness_n between_o righteousness_n and_o unrighteousness_n or_o what_o communion_n have_v christ_n with_o belial_n without_o all_o peradventure_o this_o be_v a_o work_n of_o darkness_n and_o that_o be_v not_o a_o fit_a employment_n for_o they_o that_o dwell_v in_o a_o land_n of_o light_n in_o ephes_n 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phineas_n say_v of_o the_o ark_n the_o glory_n of_o israel_n so_o immorality_n be_v its_o disgrace_n both_o these_o we_o be_v assure_v of_o by_o solomon_n in_o one_o verse_n prov._n 14.34_o righteousness_n exalt_v a_o nation_n but_o sin_n be_v a_o reproach_n to_o any_o people_n the_o common_a opinion_n of_o man_n be_v that_o the_o exaltation_n of_o a_o nation_n be_v from_o the_o prudence_n of_o its_o prince_n the_o wisdom_n of_o its_o counselor_n the_o valour_n of_o its_o commander_n and_o soldier_n the_o success_n of_o its_o army_n victory_n over_o its_o enemy_n foreign_a domestic_a flourish_v of_o trade_n abundance_n of_o riches_n the_o stateliness_n of_o its_o palace_n and_o such_o like_a and_o it_o will_v easy_o be_v yield_v that_o every_o one_o of_o these_o do_v make_v its_o contribution_n but_o know_v that_o righteousness_n alone_o do_v more_o towards_o it_o than_o all_o they_o put_v together_o this_o this_o be_v it_o that_o make_v the_o faithful_a city_n princess_n of_o the_o 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