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do_v your_o wine_n your_o oil_n your_o money_n nay_o your_o tear_n your_o prayer_n your_o blood_n upon_o the_o heal_n of_o the_o church_n wound_n now_o be_v the_o time_n or_o can_v i_o let_v you_o see_v the_o church_n jerusalem_n as_o john_n see_v she_o in_o that_o revelation_n which_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o by_o christ_n jesus_n chap._n 12._o in_o the_o same_o condition_n though_o not_o in_o the_o same_o clothing_n a_o woman_n clothe_v not_o as_o there_o with_o the_o sun_n but_o with_o a_o cloud_n not_o have_v the_o moon_n under_o her_o foot_n but_o a_o globe_n of_o flame_n a_o field_n of_o blood_n under_o her_o foot_n not_o as_o there_o with_o a_o crown_n of_o twelve_o star_n upon_o her_o head_n but_o rather_o in_o tamars_n dress_n and_o posture_n 2_o sam._n 13.19_o who_o with_o ash_n on_o her_o head_n and_o her_o garment_n of_o divers_a colour_n the_o ensign_n of_o her_o virginity_n and_o royalty_n rend_v and_o tear_v and_o with_o her_o hand_n upon_o her_o head_n go_v forth_o cry_v 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heaven_n but_o not_o to_o speak_v parabolical_o but_o plain_o i_o say_v again_o if_o ever_o there_o be_v a_o time_n that_o do_v command_v the_o most_o importune_a and_o uncessant_a prayer_n of_o all_o god_n minister_n and_o people_n now_o be_v the_o time_n be_v there_o ever_o time_n wherein_o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v more_o shake_v more_o in_o danger_n to_o have_v both_o her_o pillar_n of_o truth_n and_o peace_n break_v reduce_v to_o dust_n to_o nothing_o then_o at_o this_o time_n the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n have_v a_o long_a time_n seek_v to_o undermine_v the_o truth_n but_o now_o they_o raise_v arm_n against_o the_o truth_n they_o plant_v open_a battery_n against_o the_o truth_n and_o for_o our_o peace_n where_o be_v it_o terras_fw-la reliquit_fw-la it_o have_v take_v to_o itself_o the_o wing_n of_o a_o dove_n and_o forsake_v earth_n be_v flee_v to_o heaven_n fright_v hence_o with_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n the_o alarum_z of_o war_n and_o the_o cry_n of_o blood_n we_o may_v chronicle_v of_o our_o age_n that_o which_o the_o prophet_n azariah_n speak_v of_o some_o age_n of_o israel_n 2_o chron._n 15.5_o 6._o in_o those_o time_n there_o be_v no_o peace_n to_o he_o that_o go_v out_o nor_o to_o he_o that_o come_v in_o but_o great_a vexation_n be_v upon_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o country_n and_o nation_n be_v destroy_v of_o nation_n and_o city_n of_o city_n for_o god_n do_v vex_v they_o with_o all_o adversity_n never_o be_v this_o poor_a church_n &_o people_n in_o a_o more_o break_a distress_a condition_n in_o regard_n of_o peace_n civil_a nor_o scarce_o ever_o worse_o in_o regard_n of_o peace_n ecclesiastical_a now_o when_o there_o be_v so_o many_o sword_n in_o england_n and_o in_o ireland_n draw_v against_o the_o protestant_n o_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v even_o at_o dagger_n draw_v one_o against_o another_o o_o the_o bitter_a division_n and_o digladiation_n of_o protestant_n among_o themselves_o in_o these_o bleed_a time_n for_o the_o division_n of_o reuben_n there_o be_v great_a search_n of_o heart_n for_o the_o division_n of_o reuben_n there_o be_v great_a search_n of_o heart_n holy_a ridley_n and_o hooper_n though_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o peace_n &_o liberty_n of_o the_o gospel_n they_o can_v never_o agree_v about_o black_a and_o white_a but_o have_v many_o wrathful_a bicker_n yet_o in_o time_n of_o persecution_n for_o the_o gospel_n they_o can_v as_o their_o own_o expression_n be_v agree_v in_o red_a when_o god_n come_v to_o put_v they_o together_o in_o tear_n and_o suffering_n and_o blood_n they_o can_v forget_v all_o difference_n of_o judgement_n then_o and_o love_n and_o live_v and_o die_v together_o as_o brethren_n do_v those_o know_v what_o spirit_n they_o be_v of_o that_o at_o such_o a_o time_n as_o this_o when_o all_o the_o true_a heart_a protestant_n in_o england_n be_v put_v in_o one_o calamitous_a suffer_v bleed_a condition_n be_v yet_o quarrel_v about_o their_o own_o opinion_n weaken_v the_o protestant_a party_n by_o sub-division_n which_o if_o unite_v be_v scarce_o enough_o to_o withstand_v the_o common_a adversary_n shall_v this_o be_v if_o we_o have_v not_o lose_v our_o peace_n with_o god_n as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n speak_v of_o the_o calamity_n of_o the_o church_n in_o juda_n 2_o king_n 24.3_o so_o may_v we_o say_v of_o the_o calamity_n upon_o the_o church_n of_o england_n sure_o at_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v this_o upon_o england_n and_o the_o lord_n grant_v the_o lord_n grant_v that_o the_o follow_a word_n be_v not_o verify_v in_o their_o time_n the_o lord_n grant_v this_o be_v not_o come_v upon_o we_o to_o remove_v england_n out_o of_o his_o sight_n but_o however_o we_o may_v take_v up_o the_o church_n lamentation_n lam._n 3.17_o thou_o have_v remove_v i_o far_o from_o peace_n ay_o and_o as_o far_o from_o praise_n the_o crown_n be_v fall_v from_o our_o head_n lam._n 5.16_o we_o be_v become_v a_o reproach_n to_o our_o neighbour_n a_o scorn_n a_o derision_n a_o byword_n a_o shake_n of_o the_o head_n those_o few_o of_o we_o that_o adhere_v to_o the_o protestant_a religion_n and_o cause_n be_v represent_v to_o the_o world_n at_o home_n and_o abroad_o as_o sectary_n anabaptist_n rebel_n that_o if_o ever_o there_o be_v a_o time_n for_o we_o to_o cry_v to_o god_n to_o scatter_v those_o cloud_n of_o blood_n confusion_n contempt_n that_o cover_v the_o face_n of_o the_o church_n to_o bring_v forth_o our_o judgement_n as_o the_o light_n and_o our_o righteousness_n as_o the_o morning_n now_o be_v the_o time_n you_o that_o be_v the_o lord_n remembrancer_n keep_v no_o silence_n give_v he_o no_o rest_n till_o he_o establish_v and_o till_o he_o make_v jerusalem_n a_o praise_n in_o the_o earth_n present_a a_o second_o enforcement_n of_o this_o duty_n from_o the_o person_n present_a and_o if_o ever_o man_n be_v call_v to_o this_o work_n we_o be_v call_v to_o it_o 1_o as_o minister_n 2_o as_o minister_n select_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o brethren_n to_o this_o present_a service_n whereunto_o we_o desire_v to_o sanctify_v ourselves_o this_o day_n ½_n as_o minister_n it_o do_v ex_fw-la officio_fw-la belong_v unto_o we_o to_o be_v the_o lord_n remembrancer_n to_o put_v the_o lord_n in_o mind_n of_o jerusalem_n you_o know_v what_o order_n the_o lord_n take_v that_o the_o priest_n the_o minister_n of_o the_o lord_n under_o the_o law_n may_v continual_o remember_v israel_n the_o church_n of_o god_n unto_o the_o lord_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v to_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n upon_o his_o shoulder_n engrave_v in_o two_o stone_n and_o upon_o his_o breast_n engrave_v upon_o twelve_o stone_n ex._n 28.12.29_o that_o he_o may_v bear_v
they_o upon_o his_o heart_n for_o a_o memorial_n before_o the_o lord_n continual_o they_o be_v to_o be_v the_o priest_n remembrancer_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o lord_n remembrancer_n to_o put_v the_o priest_n in_o mind_n of_o put_v god_n in_o mind_n of_o israel_n by_o pray_v for_o they_o this_o type_n be_v proper_o applyable_a to_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o only_a high_a priest_n of_o his_o church_n yet_o so_o far_o as_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v christ_n substitute_n upon_o earth_n so_o far_o this_o may_v at_o least_o by_o way_n of_o allusion_n be_v apply_v unto_o they_o for_o so_o far_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o they_o the_o same_o disposition_n towards_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n that_o as_o christ_n weep_v over_o jerusalem_n so_o shall_v they_o as_o he_o remember_v jerusalem_n so_o shall_v they_o as_o he_o pray_v for_o jerusalem_n so_o shall_v they_o he_o by_o way_n of_o meritorious_a intercession_n they_o by_o way_n of_o ministerial_a 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