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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
proof_n hereof_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v already_o past_a long_o &_o the_o forty_o day_n full_o accomplish_v 37._o some_o think_v that_o jonas_n go_v out_o of_o the_o city_n some_o 3._o or_o 4._o day_n before_o that_o term_n expire_v &_o there_o wait_v the_o event_n &_o that_o he_o be_v not_o displease_v with_o god_n till_o after_o the_o time_n fulfil_v which_o seem_v not_o probable_a unto_o i_o that_o jonas_n so_o late_o &_o serious_o with_o so_o much_o danger_n of_o his_o life_n admonish_v of_o his_o duty_n neglect_v before_o will_v now_o again_o forsake_v the_o ninivite_n &_o give_v over_o his_o preach_n before_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o those_o day_n which_o god_n have_v number_v unto_o he_o other_o be_v of_o judgement_n that_o the_o time_n be_v full_o elasp_v &_o that_o jonas_n know_v well_o enough_o that_o god_n be_v mind_v to_o spare_v niniveh_n touch_v their_o final_a &_o utter_a overthrow_n yet_o not_o to_o pardon_v they_o altogether_o without_o the_o irrogation_n of_o some_o light_a punishment_n upon_o they_o as_o he_o deal_v with_o israel_n exod._n 23._o when_o they_o worship_v the_o melt_a calf_n say_v these_o be_v thy_o god_n o_o israel_n etc._n etc._n he_o threaten_v to_o consume_v they_o yet_o afterward_o though_o by_o the_o intercession_n of_o moses_n he_o change_v his_o mind_n from_o the_o evil_n which_o he_o threaten_v unto_o they_o yet_o he_o forgive_v they_o not_o whole_o but_o punish_v they_o by_o the_o slaughter_n of_o three_o thousand_o man_n last_o it_o be_v think_v by_o a_o three_o company_n that_o jonas_n see_v by_o revelarion_n the_o spare_n of_o niniveh_n in_o such_o variety_n of_o opinion_n i_o abridge_v not_o your_o liberty_n to_o take_v which_o best_o like_v you_o but_o howsoever_o you_o take_v it_o jonas_n you_o see_v have_v the_o thirsty_a nature_n after_o the_o destruction_n of_o niniveh_n that_o may_v be_v if_o jonas_n have_v be_v arm_v with_o power_n for_o in_o this_o respect_n he_o want_v not_o the_o spirit_n and_o 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prepare_v a_o gourd_n and_o make_v it_o to_o come_v up_o over_o jonas_n 6._o it_o seem_v that_o the_o booth_n be_v wither_v be_v build_v but_o of_o bough_n or_o reed_n or_o some_o other_o stuff_n which_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n do_v easy_o work_v upon_o for_o when_o the_o gourd_n be_v afterward_o smite_v the_o sun_n and_o the_o wind_n beat_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o jonas_n which_o argue_v that_o his_o booth_n be_v deface_v before_o you_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o build_n of_o jonas_n now_o god_n build_v the_o one_o by_o art_n the_o other_o by_o nature_n the_o one_o a_o tabernacle_n of_o bough_n the_o other_o a_o arbour_n or_o bower_n of_o a_o live_n or_o grow_v tree_n which_o the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n nourish_v have_v seed_n &_o bud_n in_o it_o according_a to_o the_o kind_n thereof_o the_o one_o wither_v because_o it_o be_v but_o prop_v up_o have_v no_o ivice_n in_o it_o the_o other_o spread_v her_o root_n and_o string_n in_o the_o ground_n have_v whereby_o to_o 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