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fearful_a in_o praise_n do_v wonder_n in_o trouble_n god_n charge_v we_o with_o two_o thing_n 1_o faith_n p._n 335_o 2_o prayer_n ibid._n in_o deliverance_n with_o two_o thing_n 1_o thankfulness_n p._n 356_o 2_o obedience_n ibid._n the_o word_n open_v ibid._n and_o p._n 357._o doctrine_n the_o wonderful_a god_n do_v do_v wonderful_a thing_n for_o his_o church_n and_o people_n the_o doctrine_n prove_v and_o illustrate_v p._n 358_o 1_o that_o god_n do_v great_a wonder_n ibid._n 2_o that_o god_n have_v do_v great_a wonder_n and_o that_o either_o p._n 359_o 1_o with_o small_a mean_n ibid_fw-la 2_o without_o mean_n p._n 360_o 3_o by_o contrary_a mean_n ibid._n 2_o querie_n be_v the_o ground_n and_o reason_n 1_o because_o he_o be_v a_o wonderful_a god_n p._n 361_o 2_o to_o get_v himself_o a_o wonderful_a name_n ibid._n 3_o as_o to_o get_v so_o to_o uphold_v his_o great_a name_n p._n 362_o 4_o reason_n god_n do_v wonder_n for_o his_o people_n that_o he_o may_v inherit_v wonderful_a praise_n from_o his_o people_n p._n 363._o 5_o reason_n to_o add_v torture_n to_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o child_n p._n 363._o 6_o reason_n that_o so_o ourselves_o and_o the_o generation_n to_o come_v may_v be_v stir_v up_o to_o trust_v in_o he_o p._n 364_o 365._o 7_o reason_n because_o his_o love_n and_o engagement_n move_v he_o to_o it_o 4._o engagement_n 1_o they_o be_v he_o p._n 366_o 2_o he_o have_v promise_v p._n 366_o 367_o 3_o they_o trust_v in_o he_o p._n 368_o 4_o they_o seek_v he_o ibid._n 3_o query_n what_o be_v those_o wonder_n god_n do_v for_o his_o church_n and_o people_n p._n 369_o 1_o wonder_n for_o their_o soul_n p._n 369._o to_o 373_o 2_o wonder_n for_o their_o outward_a man_n p._n 373_o 374_o 375_o 4_o query_n when_o be_v the_o time_n which_o god_n take_v to_o do_v wonder_n for_o his_o church_n 1_o when_o god_n shall_v get_v he_o most_o glory_n of_o the_o enemy_n p._n 375._o 2_o when_o god_n shall_v get_v most_o praise_n from_o his_o people_n p._n 375_o 376_o 3_o when_o god_n can_v â—â—â—â—e_v church_n most_o good_a and_o work_v the_o compleat_a â—â—â—â—â—erances_n p._n 376_o 4_o when_o â—_z of_o the_o church_n be_v carry_v with_o most_o 〈◊〉_d â—nd_v promise_v themselves_o most_o success_n p._n 376_o 377_o 5â—â—en_a â—â—en_z god_n people_n be_v bring_v most_o low_o â—_o two_o time_n god_n time_n man_n time_n p._n 377_o 378_o 6_o when_o god_n hold_v up_o a_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n p._n 378_o 379_o 7_o when_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n be_v mighty_o concern_v p._n 379_o 5_o query_n how_o shall_v we_o know_v god_n will_v work_v wonder_n for_o we_o if_o god_n do_v not_o we_o shall_v be_v make_v three_o wonder_n to_o all_o nation_n ibid._n 1_o of_o folly_n and_o madness_n 2_o of_o scorn_n and_o hiss_v 3_o of_o misery_n p._n 380_o ground_n of_o fear_n that_o god_n will_v rather_o make_v we_o a_o wonder_n than_o work_v a_o wonder_n for_o we_o first_o spiritual_a ground_n 1_o universallity_n of_o sin_n p._n 380_o 2_o impudence_n of_o sin_n p._n 381_o 3_o obstinacy_n of_o sin_n among_o we_o ibid._n second_o natural_a ground_n of_o fear_n 1_o the_o opposition_n of_o wicked_a man_n against_o endeavour_n of_o reformation_n ibid._n 2_o the_o schism_n and_o division_n among_o we_o 382._o 3_o the_o wilful_a blindness_n and_o security_n among_o we_o 4_o miss_v of_o opportunity_n among_o we_o ibid._n two_o ground_n of_o hope_n first_o from_o god_n 1_o from_o the_o goodness_n of_o his_o nature_n ibid._n 2_o because_o god_n glory_n be_v much_o concern_v p._n 383_o two_o ground_n of_o hope_n from_o the_o church_n of_o god_n the_o good_a of_o most_o of_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o the_o christian_a world_n do_v depend_v upon_o the_o welfare_n of_o england_n ibid._n three_o argument_n take_v from_o ourselves_o 1_o sin_n be_v not_o national_a nor_o untenance_v by_o law_n p._n 383_o 384_o 2_o we_o be_v now_o in_o reform_v of_o they_o p._n 384_o 3_o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o mercy_n p._n 385_o 4_o the_o stock_n of_o prayer_n lay_v up_o p._n 386_o 5_o god_n have_v draw_v out_o the_o grace_n of_o his_o people_n ibid._n four_o argument_n take_v from_o our_o enemy_n 1_o their_o former_a wickedness_n which_o shall_v hunt_v they_o and_o find_v they_o out_o p._n 387_o 2_o their_o present_a sinfulness_n ibid._n object_n god_n have_v give_v up_o the_o godly_a into_o the_o hand_n of_o wicked_a man_n four_o answer_n to_o this_o objection_n p._n 388_o 389_o five_o argument_n to_o induce_v we_o to_o hope_v that_o god_n will_v do_v wonder_n for_o we_o be_v take_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o those_o great_a thing_n that_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o do_v for_o his_o church_n and_o people_n in_o this_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o world_n 389_o to_o 393_o use_v of_o information_n to_o inform_v we_o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o god_n 1_o of_o his_o power_n 2_o wisdom_n 3_o mercy_n 4_o truth_n 394_o 2_o it_o inform_v we_o of_o the_o happy_a condition_n of_o the_o saint_n 3_o how_o precious_a the_o saint_n be_v in_o the_o esteem_n of_o 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