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as_o it_o be_v his_o government_n and_o to_o give_v sentence_n against_o all_o the_o child_n of_o the_o land_n beside_o of_o negligence_n and_o unmindefulnesse_n in_o god_n affair_n may_v more_o offend_v than_o their_o service_n or_o devotion_n can_v do_v good_a otherwise_o much_o more_o seemly_a it_o be_v that_o as_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v the_o corinthian_n not_o the_o one_o to_o prevent_v the_o other_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n 11._o which_o be_v a_o sacrament_n of_o communion_n and_o fellowship_n so_o in_o a_o calamity_n of_o the_o realm_n when_o all_o the_o jointe_n thereof_o be_v disquiet_v and_o have_v need_n to_o be_v salve_v and_o holpen_v by_o the_o saving-health_n of_o god_n that_o all_o may_v concur_v and_o agree_v for_o seek_v that_o remedy_n that_o the_o people_n may_v stay_v for_o the_o magistrate_n magistrate_n lead_v the_o people_n the_o prophet_n preach_v and_o denounce_v the_o king_n and_o his_o counsel_n enact_v and_o all_o put_v in_o practice_n that_o a_o whole_a burn_a offering_n may_v be_v make_v unto_o the_o lord_n from_o the_o high_a to_o the_o low_a a_o solemn_a dedication_n of_o every_o person_n and_o state_n that_o the_o land_n have_v and_o as_o jerusalem_n be_v commend_v for_o her_o building_n so_o we_o for_o our_o pray_v and_o fast_v a_o people_n at_o unity_n within_o ourselves_o where_o neither_o the_o great_a nor_o the_o least_o be_v exclude_v but_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o public_a fast_o hereafter_o meanwhile_o the_o dangerous_a conclusion_n that_o have_v and_o may_v have_v ensue_v out_o of_o this_o maxim_n to_o weet_v that_o in_o matter_n belong_v to_o god_n we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o expect_v or_o respect_v the_o magistrate_n make_v i_o the_o more_o wary_a and_o scrupulous_a in_o handle_v this_o point_n
be_v ashamed_a at_o his_o presence_n o_o let_v we_o all_o from_o the_o high_a to_o the_o low_a fall_v down_o and_o kneel_v before_o the_o lord_n our_o maker_n let_v we_o lie_v low_o before_o the_o footstool_n of_o his_o excellency_n and_o withal_o submission_n both_o of_o body_n and_o spirit_n acknowledge_v his_o hand_n &_o power_n over_o us._n he_o be_v our_o god_n and_o will_v thus_o be_v serve_v our_o lord_n and_o will_v thus_o be_v honour_v our_o father_n and_o will_v thus_o be_v follow_v our_o judge_n and_o dreadful_a revenger_n and_o will_v thus_o be_v fear_v the_o xxxvi_o lecture_n chap._n 3._o vers_fw-la 7._o and_o he_o proclaim_v and_o say_v through_o niniveh_n by_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o king_n and_o noble_n say_v let_v neither_o man_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o particular_a explication_n of_o the_o repentance_n of_o niniveh_n begin_v in_o the_o sixth_o verse_n i_o observe_v principal_o both_o the_o order_n of_o their_o deal_n that_o without_o the_o knowledge_n and_o 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