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the_o lord_n shall_v make_v the_o pestilence_n cleave_v unto_o thou_o until_o he_o have_v consume_v thou_o the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v thou_o with_o a_o consumption_n and_o with_o the_o fever_n and_o with_o a_o burn_a ague_n etc._n etc._n until_o thou_o repent_v deut._n 28._o 21._o o_o lord_n most_o just_a and_o father_n most_o merciful_a thou_o it_o be_v that_o renewe_v thy_o plague_n against_o man_n when_o he_o offend_v thou_o thy_o vengeance_n from_o heaven_n be_v both_o sudden_a and_o fearful_a towards_o the_o rebellious_a and_o disobedient_a child_n thou_o for_o one_o sin_n in_o king_n david_n destroy_v with_o the_o loathsome_a disease_n of_o the_o pestilence_n many_o thousand_o of_o his_o people_n cast_v thy_o eye_n of_o mercy_n upon_o we_o o_o thou_o preserver_n of_o man_n which_o languish_v now_o in_o this_o land_n and_o in_o this_o house_n with_o the_o like_a disease_n and_o sickness_n now_o dear_a god_n have_v not_o david_n only_o offend_v thou_o in_o trust_v to_o his_o 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thy_o benefit_n as_o fast_o as_o they_o come_v &_o that_o with_o a_o churlish_a kind_n of_o impiety_n the_o thought_n of_o our_o heart_n the_o word_n of_o our_o mouth_n and_o the_o work_n of_o our_o hand_n be_v vain_a carnal_a and_o devilish_a yea_o our_o service_n to_o thou_o oftentimes_o but_o mere_a abomination_n so_o far_o alas_o have_v we_o err_v from_o the_o path_n of_o thy_o commandment_n as_o thou_o do_v find_v with_o the_o israelite_n wickedness_n in_o gilgal_n sin_n in_o bethel_n and_o iniquity_n in_o bâ—rsheba_n so_o in_o every_o church_n in_o every_o court_n nay_o in_o every_o concourse_n or_o assembly_n among_o we_o thou_o behold_v how_o the_o flesh_n have_v overgrow_v the_o spirit_n and_o how_o reason_n be_v overruled_n with_o affection_n so_o many_o labour_n in_o these_o day_n under_o the_o display_a ensign_n of_o satan_n that_o very_o few_o dear_a father_n be_v find_v settle_v in_o the_o dutiful_a form_n of_o upright_o and_o spiritual_a obedience_n which_o thou_o 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