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against_o us._n to_o he_o be_v praise_n and_o glory_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n isaiah_n 54_o 15.16.17_o behold_v he_o shall_v gather_v together_o but_o without_o i_o whosoever_o shall_v gather_v himself_o in_o thou_o against_o thou_o shall_v fall_v behold_v i_o have_v create_v the_o smith_n that_o blow_v the_o coal_n in_o the_o fire_n and_o he_o that_o bring_v forth_o a_o instrument_n for_o his_o work_n and_o i_o have_v create_v the_o stroyer_n to_o destroy_v but_o all_o the_o weapon_n that_o be_v make_v against_o thou_o shall_v not_o prosper_v and_o every_o tongue_n that_o shall_v rise_v against_o thou_o in_o judgement_n thou_o shall_v condemn_v this_o be_v the_o heritage_n of_o the_o lord_n servant_n and_o their_o righteousness_n be_v of_o mâ—_n say_v the_o lord_n a_o inqvirie_n and_o answer_n of_o thomas_n white_a his_o discovery_n of_o brownisme_n or_o as_o he_o call_v it_o also_o his_o declaration_n of_o some_o of_o the_o error_n and_o abomination_n daily_o practise_v &_o 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great_a the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v unto_o we_o in_o christ_n his_o son_n by_o who_o not_o only_a when_o we_o be_v enemy_n we_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n by_o his_o death_n but_o be_v also_o reconcile_v be_v save_v by_o his_o life_n and_o final_o how_o infinite_a his_o power_n &_o wisdom_n be_v both_o in_o preserve_v his_o elect_a to_o salvation_n through_o the_o midst_n of_o so_o great_a corruption_n and_o in_o bring_v the_o way_n of_o the_o wicked_a upon_o their_o own_o head_n to_o their_o just_a destruction_n and_o all_o to_o the_o praise_n &_o glory_n of_o his_o name_n these_o and_o the_o like_a good_a use_n may_v &_o shall_v we_o make_v of_o the_o foresay_a condition_n of_o the_o church_n here_o on_o earth_n neither_o do_v we_o ever_o think_v or_o profess_v otherwise_o of_o ourselves_o but_o that_o we_o be_v sinful_a &_o prone_a to_o evil_a in_o ourselves_o aswell_o as_o other_o obtain_v salvation_n only_o by_o jesus_n christ._n yet_o may_v not_o our_o or_o any_o weakness_n 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