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zion_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o have_v in_o remembrance_n joel._n 2._o we_o must_v address_v our_o petition_n to_o the_o lord_n in_o another_o key_n and_o form_n of_o supplication_n spare_v thy_o people_n o_o lord_n and_o give_v not_o thy_o heritage_n to_o reproach_n that_o the_o heathen_a shall_v rule_v over_o they_o wherefore_o shall_v they_o say_v among_o thy_o people_n where_o be_v now_o their_o god_n o_o cease_v to_o visit_v thy_o servant_n with_o this_o kind_n of_o judgement_n if_o the_o cloud_n yield_v not_o their_o moisture_n upon_o our_o fruit_n upon_o earth_n so_o that_o the_o labour_n of_o our_o hand_n and_o the_o fat_a of_o our_o field_n perish_v through_o sterility_n and_o drought_n still_o as_o the_o plague_n be_v new_a so_o let_v we_o come_v before_o he_o with_o new_a complaint_n new_a song_n new_a intercession_n and_o obsecration_n meek_o kneel_v before_o the_o lord_n our_o maker_n lowly_a prostrate_a at_o the_o footstool_n of_o his_o mercy_n that_o these_o judgement_n 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man_n may_v â—est_v confident_a of_o his_o salvation_n 1_o if_o he_o believe_v the_o article_n of_o chrian_a faith_n as_o many_o as_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o church_n 2_o if_o he_o rejoice_v to_o die_v in_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n 3_o if_o he_o know_v that_o he_o have_v grievous_o offend_v god_n 4_o if_o he_o be_v hearty_o sorry_a for_o it_o 5_o if_o he_o resolve_v to_o forsake_v his_o sin_n if_o god_n give_v he_o life_n 6_o if_o he_o hope_v and_o believe_v to_o come_v to_o eternal_a salvation_n not_o by_o his_o own_o merit_n but_o by_o the_o merit_n of_o jesus_n christ._n then_o say_v to_o the_o sick_a person_n if_o satan_n object_n any_o thing_n against_o thou_o oppose_v thou_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n betwixt_o thou_o and_o he_o and_o thus_o without_o all_o doubt_n he_o shall_v be_v save_v another_o meditation_n against_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n &_o for_o strength_n &_o patience_n in_o that_o last_o hour_n statutum_n est_fw-la omnibus_fw-la semel_fw-la mori_fw-la the_o 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