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all_o bond_n quit_v all_o score_n but_o also_o receive_v you_o into_o favour_n now_o herein_o the_o lord_n infinite_o excel_v all_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o earth_n if_o a_o subject_n offend_v his_o prince_n and_o his_o offence_n be_v heinous_a and_o capital_a be_v account_v it_o a_o singular_a and_o great_a favour_n from_o his_o prince_n if_o he_o can_v be_v pardon_v but_o he_o shall_v never_o be_v honour_v more_o never_o be_v trust_v more_o but_o now_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o only_o pardon_v great_a sinner_n upon_o true_a repentance_n but_o he_o high_o honour_v they_o and_o crown_n they_o with_o very_o glorious_a reward_n and_o the_o choice_a joy_n and_o delight_v that_o heart_n can_v wish_v and_o this_o may_v be_v say_v with_o all_o grateful_a commemoration_n and_o great_a truth_n that_o when_o by_o divine_a providence_n almighty_a god_n the_o father_n of_o all_o mercy_n return_v our_o most_o dread_a sovereign_n unto_o we_o the_o people_n of_o england_n to_o the_o execution_n of_o 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fellowship_n friendship_n and_o acquaintance_n with_o god_n desire_v so_o to_o continue_v like_o some_o of_o the_o israelite_n who_o begin_v to_o be_v in_o love_n with_o their_o bondage_n and_o slavery_n in_o egypt_n and_o how_o many_o thousand_o and_o million_o have_v we_o cause_n to_o fear_v there_o be_v who_o be_v dead_a while_o they_o live_v or_o at_o the_o best_a but_o lukewarm_a such_o as_o christ_n threaten_v to_o spew_v they_o out_o of_o his_o mouth_n rev._n 3.16_o serve_v of_o god_n in_o such_o a_o sleight_n perfunctory_a negligent_a and_o careless_a manner_n only_o for_o fashion_n sake_n and_o by_o fit_n sometime_o perhaps_o pray_v when_o the_o night_n come_v hear_v when_o the_o sabbath_n come_v fast_o when_o lent_n come_v and_o think_v to_o repent_v when_o death_n come_v and_o alas_o all_o this_o while_n they_o be_v under_o the_o wrath_n and_o curse_n of_o god_n liable_a to_o all_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o life_n to_o death_n itself_o and_o those_o pain_n that_o be_v 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