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the_o main_a great_a pillar_n of_o your_o common_a wealth_n &_o therefore_o no_o marvel_n though_o your_o kingdom_n be_v so_o in_o danger_n of_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n 2._o this_o v._o teach_v we_o that_o all_o the_o time_n the_o lord_n threaten_v we_o till_o his_o judgement_n be_v execute_v 3.12.13_o pass_v not_o the_o acceptable_a time_n for_o that_o be_v dangerous_a now_o be_v the_o time_n when_o he_o speak_v by_o his_o holy_a word_n and_o chastisement_n revel_v 9.20_o esa_n 55.6_o hebr._n 3.12.13_o be_v the_o time_n wherein_o the_o lord_n call_v we_o to_o repentance_n and_o therefore_o most_o careful_o to_o be_v regard_v as_o the_o lord_n acceptable_a time_n and_o as_o the_o day_n wherein_o god_n offer_v unto_o we_o salvation_n 2._o cor._n 6.1.2_o es_fw-ge 49.8_o 3._o this_o verse_n teach_v we_o what_o true_a repentance_n be_v namely_o a_o conversion_n unto_o god_n with_o all_o the_o heart_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o be_v serve_v by_o part_n or_o by_o half_n but_o with_o all_o 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