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work_n which_o will_v deceive_v we_o if_o we_o have_v pleasure_n in_o draw_v night_n to_o god_n if_o his_o word_n and_o ordinance_n be_v more_o to_o we_o than_o our_o appoint_a food_n our_o heavenly_a father_n will_v not_o instead_o of_o it_o give_v we_o a_o stone_n of_o popish_a austerity_n and_o bodily_a service_n and_o unintelligible_a ordinance_n much_o less_o will_v he_o give_v we_o the_o scorpion_n of_o their_o idolatrous_a worship_n if_o we_o earnest_o pursue_v the_o lively_a hope_n of_o heaven_n and_o assurance_n of_o god_n favour_n we_o shall_v never_o receive_v the_o torment_a delusion_n of_o purgatory_n and_o if_o they_o that_o bring_v the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v most_o welcome_a to_o we_o god_n will_v never_o suffer_v we_o to_o be_v delude_v into_o a_o slavish_a subjection_n to_o and_o fear_n of_o the_o pope_n bull_n and_o a_o idolatrous_a mass-priest_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n conclude_v this_o discourse_n v._o 15._o therefore_o brethren_n stand_v fast_o and_o hold_v the_o tradition_n which_o you_o have_v be_v teach_v whether_o by_o word_n or_o our_o epistle_n and_o this_o will_v be_v a_o ground_n to_o expect_v what_o he_o pray_v for_o in_o their_o behalf_n v._o 16_o 17._o now_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n himself_o and_o god_n even_o our_o father_n which_o have_v love_v we_o and_o have_v give_v we_o everlasting_a consolation_n and_o good_a hope_n through_o grace_n comfort_v your_o heart_n and_o establish_v you_o in_o every_o good_a word_n and_o work_n finis_fw-la a_o sermon_n preach_v november_n 5._o 1678._o rev._n 18.4_o and_o i_o hear_v another_o voice_n from_o heaven_n say_v come_v out_o of_o she_o my_o people_n that_o you_o be_v not_o partaker_n of_o her_o sin_n and_o that_o you_o receive_v not_o of_o her_o plague_n in_o the_o former_a chapter_n we_o have_v a_o description_n of_o mystical_a babylon_n and_o a_o prediction_n of_o her_o ruin_n in_o this_o chapter_n her_o fall_n be_v more_o at_o large_a declare_v 1._o from_o 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v._o 20._o which_o be_v further_o exemplify_v ch_n 19_o throughout_o the_o text_n be_v a_o command_n to_o god_n people_n to_o come_v out_o of_o babylon_n lest_o they_o partake_v with_o she_o in_o her_o fin_n and_o so_o receive_v of_o her_o plague_n three_o thing_n shall_v be_v here_o consider_v 1._o the_o person_n command_v 2._o the_o matter_n of_o the_o command_n come_v out_o etc._n etc._n 3._o the_o place_n from_o whence_o babylon_n 1._o the_o person_n command_v be_v our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n it_o be_v another_o voice_n distinct_a from_o the_o angel_n v._o 2._o this_o voice_n be_v from_o heaven_n the_o angel_n be_v on_o earth_n and_o this_o person_n call_v the_o godly_a his_o people_n come_v out_o of_o she_o my_o people_n which_o no_o creature_n mioght_v do_v 2._o the_o command_n be_v to_o come_v out_o of_o babylon_n the_o same_o word_n which_o be_v speak_v to_o the_o jew_n jer._n 51._o v._n 6_o 45._o withdraw_v and_o weparate_v yourselves_o from_o she_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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