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and_o strengthen_v the_o thing_n which_o remain_v that_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v i_o be_o though_o most_o unworthy_a call_v forth_o this_o day_n and_o set_v in_o this_o general_n assembly_n to_o speak_v for_o the_o life_n of_o religion_n to_o plead_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o life_n of_o religion_n to_o plead_v for_o the_o life_n of_o die_a religion_n oh_o be_v the_o heart_n of_o n-engl_n right_o and_o full_o prepare_v resolve_v and_o set_v for_o the_o recovery_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o life_n of_o religion_n god_n will_v then_o most_o gracious_o make_v clear_a and_o full_a discovery_n of_o our_o whole_a way_n and_o work_v therein_o and_o of_o all_o the_o mean_n thereunto_o yea_o god_n himself_o will_v soon_o bring_v all_o to_o pass_v for_o we_o to_o this_o end_n we_o ought_v to_o be_v thorough_o convince_v of_o and_o deep_o humble_v even_o unto_o shame_n and_o confusion_n of_o face_n under_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o 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convince_v of_o their_o apostasy_n and_o manifest_v by_o their_o silence_n that_o they_o be_v judge_v and_o self-condemned_n yet_o they_o be_v so_o stupid_a and_o sottish_a under_o it_o that_o they_o be_v not_o at_o all_o careful_a nor_o concern_v about_o it_o nor_o willing_a to_o trouble_v themselves_o their_o mind_n or_o thought_n with_o it_o god_n grant_v it_o may_v not_o be_v so_o with_o we_o 2._o that_o we_o do_v careful_o and_o very_o curious_o observe_v and_o labour_v to_o understand_v the_o time_n the_o way_n the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n when_o and_o wherein_o he_o be_v gracious_o willing_a and_o work_v to_o revive_v and_o raise_v up_o yield_v up_o ourselves_o unto_o he_o as_o the_o subject_a of_o so_o great_a a_o work_n it_o be_v the_o greatunhappiness_n and_o misery_n of_o any_o decline_a people_n not_o to_o understand_v when_o and_o how_o god_n be_v labour_v with_o they_o to_o revive_v and_o raise_v they_o hos_n 11.3_o i_o teach_v ephraim_n also_o to_o go_v take_v they_o by_o their_o arm_n but_o they_o know_v not_o that_o i_o heal_v they_o hence_o it_o be_v they_o abuse_v all_o both_o ordinary_a and_o extraordinary_a mean_n and_o mercy_n unto_o their_o own_o deep_a defection_n and_o utter_a destruction_n as_o hos_n 7.1_o when_o i_o will_v have_v heal_v israel_n than_o the_o iniquity_n of_o ephraim_n be_v discover_v and_o the_o sin_n of_o samaria_n the_o more_o god_n labour_v with_o they_o to_o heal_v they_o the_o worse_o they_o be_v until_o at_o last_o they_o become_v wilful_o unwilling_a to_o be_v heal_v and_o even_o desperate_o resolute_a in_o their_o apostasy_n jer._n 2.25_o but_o thou_o say_v there_o be_v no_o hope_n no_o for_o i_o have_v love_v stranger_n and_o after_o they_o i_o will_v go_v so_o jer._n 18.12_o isai_n 30.15_o this_o make_v the_o prophet_n to_o lament_v to_o doleful_o without_o hope_n jer._n 8.18_o 20._o when_o i_o will_v comfort_v myself_o against_o sorrow_n my_o heart_n be_v faint_a in_o i_o the_o harvest_n be_v past_a the_o 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etc._n how_o often_o will_v i_o have_v gather_v thy_o child_n etc._n etc._n and_o you_o will_v not_o behold_v your_o house_n be_v leave_v unto_o you_o desolate_a when_o a_o people_n do_v not_o will_v not_o observe_v nor_o understand_v the_o time_n way_n and_o work_v of_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o refuse_v to_o be_v heal_v and_o save_v god_n do_v then_o give_v they_o up_o as_o a_o reprobate_a people_n jer._n 6.29.30_o the_o bellows_o be_v burn_v the_o lead_n be_v consume_v of_o the_o fire_n the_o founder_n melt_v in_o vain_a for_o the_o wicked_a be_v not_o pluck_v away_o reprobate_a silver_n shall_v man_n call_v they_o because_o the_o lord_n have_v reject_v they_o ezek._n 24.13_o because_o i_o have_v purge_v thou_o and_o thou_o be_v not_o purge_v thou_o shall_v not_o be_v purge_v
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