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christ_n his_o sake_n amen_n o_o god_n for_o as_o much_o as_o without_o thou_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o please_v thou_o merciful_o grant_v that_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n may_v in_o all_o thing_n direct_v and_o rule_v our_o heart_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n amen_o o_o almighty_a god_n who_o be_v a_o strong_a tower_n of_o defence_n unto_o thy_o servant_n against_o the_o face_n of_o their_o enemy_n we_o yield_v thou_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n for_o our_o deliverance_n from_o those_o great_a and_o apparent_a danger_n wherewith_o we_o have_v be_v compass_v we_o acknowledge_v it_o thy_o goodness_n that_o we_o be_v not_o deliver_v over_o as_o a_o pray_v unto_o they_o beseech_v thou_o still_o to_o continue_v such_o thy_o mercy_n towards_o we_o to_o discover_v all_o hellish_a plot_n contrive_v against_o our_o king_n religion_n and_o country_n and_o to_o disappoint_v all_o the_o black_a design_n of_o our_o bloody_a enemy_n that_o all_o the_o world_n may_v know_v that_o thou_o 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deacon_n with_o true_a knowledge_n and_o understanding_n of_o thy_o word_n and_o that_o both_o by_o their_o preach_a and_o live_v they_o may_v set_v it_o forth_o and_o show_v it_o according_o enable_v they_o all_o to_o be_v faithful_a in_o their_o great_a trust_n in_o the_o maintetenance_n of_o thy_o true_a religion_n against_o the_o incroaching_n of_o popery_n heresy_n schism_n and_o profaneness_n bless_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o council_n and_o all_o the_o nobility_n magistrate_n and_o gentry_n with_o grace_n wisdom_n and_o understanding_n of_o thy_o will_n and_o word_n give_v to_o all_o nation_n quietness_n and_o peace_n and_o to_o this_o thy_o people_n give_v unity_n and_o happiness_n help_v the_o weak-hearted_a raise_v up_o they_o that_o fall_v subdue_v satan_n under_o our_o foot_n comfort_v all_o that_o be_v in_o tribulation_n preserve_v all_o that_o be_v in_o danger_n show_v thy_o pity_n to_o prisoner_n and_o captive_n provide_v for_o the_o fatherless_a the_o widow_n and_o all_o 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triumph_n in_o impiety_n but_o certain_o as_o thou_o be_v a_o wise_a god_n thou_o have_v appoint_v a_o time_n for_o a_o retaliation_n and_o to_o render_v unto_o every_o one_o according_a to_o their_o deed_n shall_v man_n live_v and_o act_v in_o defiance_n of_o thy_o almighty_a power_n shall_v they_o violate_v thy_o sacred_a law_n and_o tread_v under_o foot_n thy_o divine_a authority_n and_o shall_v not_o thy_o all-seeing_a eye_n take_v notice_n and_o thou_o affront_v majesty_n be_v sensible_a of_o such_o heinous_a crime_n i_o appeal_v to_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o most_o obdurate_a wretch_n and_o vile_a contemner_n of_o a_o deity_n whether_o the_o fear_n and_o disquietness_n of_o their_o inward_a be_v which_o we_o call_v the_o soul_n the_o spirit_n or_o the_o mind_n do_v not_o suffient_o witness_v and_o tell_v they_o there_o be_v a_o superior_a justice_n to_o which_o they_o be_v answerable_a for_o their_o offence_n in_o nature_n this_o divine_a wisdom_n and_o justice_n shine_v together_o in_o the_o great_a fabric_n of_o the_o world_n in_o that_o excellent_a order_n of_o the_o several_a piece_n in_o the_o disposition_n and_o tendency_n of_o the_o create_v being_n in_o the_o law_n rule_n and_o order_n that_o preserve_v they_o from_o decay_n and_o thy_o almighty_a power_n o_o my_o god_n be_v see_v in_o the_o preservation_n and_o support_v of_o all_o these_o thing_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o so_o much_o and_o such_o violent_a commotion_n as_o well_o as_o in_o their_o creation_n and_o shall_v thy_o divine_a justice_n be_v want_v in_o this_o in_o suffer_v the_o rational_a being_n to_o break_v thy_o law_n to_o contemn_v thy_o power_n and_o spurn_v at_o thy_o majesty_n without_o a_o check_n shall_v they_o disorder_v the_o humane_a world_n and_o overthrow_v thy_o sacred_a constitution_n unpunished_a for_o ever_o look_v back_o o_o my_o soul_n into_o former_a age_n and_o see_v whether_o thou_o can_v find_v in_o the_o record_n of_o antiquity_n any_o former_a footstep_n of_o this_o justice_n i_o see_v it_o appear_v visible_a in_o the_o overwhelm_a the_o first_o world_n and_o command_v the_o water_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o heaven_n to_o wash_v away_o the_o first_o generation_n of_o men._n how_o terrible_a and_o impartial_a in_o drown_v so_o many_o million_o of_o all_o sort_n of_o creature_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o mankind_n how_o hot_a and_o dreadful_a be_v thy_o justice_n when_o that_o delition_n paradise_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n be_v by_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o above_o turn_v into_o a_o stink_a and_o noisome_a lake_n that_o yet_o to_o the_o world_n end_n show_v the_o sign_n and_o token_n of_o a_o divine_a displeasure_n how_o grievous_a be_v thy_o justice_n in_o punish_v the_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o rebellious_a city_n jerusalem_n for_o the_o crime_n of_o its_o inhabitant_n when_o hundred_o of_o thousand_o be_v destroy_v their_o glory_n level_v in_o the_o dust_n and_o the_o rest_n scatter_v among_o all_o nation_n 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