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be_v bad_a enough_o but_o their_o last_o estate_n be_v worse_a by_o far_o the_o lord_n uphold_v we_o in_o these_o sift_v and_o shake_v time_n wherein_o many_o have_v turn_v aside_o after_o satan_n that_o we_o may_v hold_v on_o constant_o in_o the_o way_n of_o faith_n and_o obedience_n not_o warp_a aside_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o the_o left_a no_o nor_o abate_v a_o whit_n of_o our_o first_o love_n through_o heaviness_n of_o flesh_n or_o deadness_n of_o spirit_n or_o any_o encumbrance_n of_o the_o world_n with_o which_o prayer_n i_o rest_v in_o present_a thou_o in_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n william_n jemmat_n the_o prophecy_n of_o jonah_n jonah_n in_o hebrew_a signify_v a_o dove_n 1.10_o hieron_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mar._n 1.10_o and_o the_o lord_n send_v upon_o we_o the_o good_a spirit_n which_o descend_v on_o christ_n as_o a_o dove_n that_o we_o may_v right_o and_o fruitful_o treat_v of_o this_o prophecy_n which_o be_v write_v as_o all_o other_o scripture_n for_o 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3.10_o 12._o what_o will_v thou_o have_v i_o to_o do_v where_o think_v why_o shall_v not_o a_o convert_n obey_v the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o a_o whale_n or_o a_o wind_n shall_v man_n be_v more_o senseless_a than_o they_o reason_n 2_o 2._o there_o be_v a_o principle_n of_o grace_n and_o obedience_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o truly-penitent_a as_o for_o example_n jonah_n be_v a_o godly_a man_n before_o this_o time_n though_o now_o he_o fail_v foul_o and_o fearful_o therefore_o be_v awaken_v to_o his_o work_n and_o set_v present_o to_o do_v it_o in_o every_o true_a christian_a there_o abide_v a_o seed_n of_o god_n 3.9_o 1_o john_n 3.9_o which_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o sin_n as_o the_o wicked_a do_v and_o such_o will_v say_v we_o can_v do_v nothing_o against_o the_o truth_n but_o for_o the_o truth_n and_o we_o can_v but_o speak_v the_o thing_n we_o have_v hear_v and_o see_v 3._o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n carry_v authority_n with_o it_o that_o the_o good_a soul_n 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