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94._o 95_o 96._o etc._n etc._n 101._o 102_o 103._o ob._n but_o we_o have_v prevail_v for_o peace_n already_o a._n friend_n you_o have_v hear_v of_o a_o lightning_n before_o death_n and_o learned_a man_n do_v account_v the_o long-continued_a stillness_n of_o the_o air_n a_o forerunner_n and_o sign_n of_o a_o earthquake_n follow_v it_o let_v my_o counsel_n be_v acceptable_a to_o you_o be_v thankful_a for_o what_o you_o have_v and_o amend_v whatsoever_o be_v amiss_o that_o it_o may_v be_v the_o lengthen_v of_o your_o tranquillity_n for_o god_n have_v sometime_o defer_v the_o punishment_n of_o those_o who_o have_v sin_v against_o he_o for_o a_o time_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n it_o be_v call_v a_o pardon_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o in_o due_a time_n have_v punish_v they_o as_o the_o israelite_n num._n 14._o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o psal_n 99_o 8._o exod._n 32._o 34_o 35._o 7._o but_o some_o peradventure_o think_v god_n will_v spare_v they_o that_o 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froysell_n and_o i_o in_o oxford_n when_o the_o scot_n be_v in_o newcastle_n that_o his_o heart_n be_v bind_v up_o as_o he_o call_v it_o when_o he_o go_v to_o pray_v for_o england_n take_v heed_n therefore_o to_o your_o spirit_n in_o your_o prayer_n although_o some_o of_o they_o who_o seem_v to_o be_v somewhat_o have_v do_v enough_o of_o late_a to_o strike_v they_o out_o of_o the_o gap_n as_o david_n once_o do_v 2_o sam._n 24._o 1._o yet_o i_o hope_v we_o have_v still_o some_o intercessor_n which_o be_v of_o great_a power_n with_o god_n and_o do_v pray_v unto_o he_o withal_o their_o might_n but_o how_o long_o they_o will_v be_v able_a to_o hold_v his_o hand_n from_o
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nabuchadnezzar_n dan._n 4._o 37._o and_o belshazzar_n dan._n 5._o 23._o etc._n etc._n 10._o can_v a_o man_n hope_v that_o god_n will_v hear_v the_o prayer_n which_o he_o make_v with_o a_o proud_a heart_n may_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o proud_a heart_n be_v loud_o than_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o eloquent_a tongue_n 11._o whether_o much_o pride_n and_o much_o carnal_a jollity_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o afflict_a person_n be_v not_o always_o join_v with_o the_o contempt_n or_o despise_v of_o the_o lord_n chasten_v prov._n 3._o 11._o if_o it_o be_v not_o what_o be_v it_o to_o despise_v his_o chasten_n 12._o whether_o god_n may_v not_o just_o answer_v such_o a_o one_o that_o he_o be_v merry_a and_o pleasant_a enough_o already_o etc._n etc._n last_o to_o set_v contrary_n near_o one_o another_o the_o lord_z have_v respect_n to_o the_o lowly_a but_o the_o proud_a he_o know_v afar_o of_o psal_n 138._o 6._o sure_o he_o scorn_v the_o scorner_n but_o he_o give_v grace_n to_o the_o lowly_a 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11._o 4._o exercise_v thy_o charity_n in_o believe_v that_o he_o reprove_v thou_o out_o of_o true_a christian_a love_n aim_v at_o thy_o good_a and_o the_o other_o worthy_a end_n before_o specify_v for_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o effect_n of_o charity_n 1_o cor._n 13._o 5_o 7._o 5._o remember_v that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o hear_v the_o rebuke_n of_o the_o wise_a than_o to_o hear_v the_o song_n of_o fool_n eccl._n 7._o 5_o 〈◊〉_d open_a rebuke_n be_v better_a than_o secret_a love_n and_o that_o the_o wound_n of_o a_o friend_n be_v faithful_a prov._n 27._o 5_o 6._o to_o a_o wise_a man_n love_v hide_v and_o not_o manifest_v be_v in_o most_o case_n little_a worth_n o_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o spirit_n in_o all_o our_o preacher_n as_o be_v in_o micaiah_n 1_o king_n 22._o 23._o and_o in_o all_o professor_n as_o in_o david_n to_o take_v reproof_n as_o he_o do_v psal_n 141._o 1_o sam._n 25._o 32_o 33._o then_o our_o preacher_n will_v be_v far_o more_o frequent_a and_o bold_a in_o 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