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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66730	The true interest of nations impartially stated in a sermon preached at the Lent assizes at Chelmesford in Essex, March 2d. 1690/1 : proving that the promoting universal righteousness, piety, justice, and honesty, is the sure means to exalt a nation ... / by Anthony Walker ...	Walker, Anthony, d. 1692.	1691 (1691)	Wing W311; ESTC R5492	23,518	42

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once_o name_v among_o you_o as_o become_v saint_n eph._n 5.3_o unless_o with_o detestation_n and_o abhorrence_n ver._n 11._o and_o have_v no_o fellowship_n with_o any_o unfruitful_a work_n of_o darkness_n but_o reprove_v they_o rather_o and_o follow_v after_o peace_n with_o all_o man_n and_o holiness_n without_o which_o none_o shall_v see_v god_n heb._n 12.14_o cease_v to_o do_v evil_a learn_v to_o do_v well_o awake_v to_o righteousness_n and_o sin_v not_o isa_n 1._o yea_o die_v to_o sin_n and_o live_v to_o righteousness_n 1_o cor._n 15._o deny_v all_o ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n and_o walk_v righteous_o sober_o and_o godly_a in_o this_o present_a world_n tit._n 2.11_o give_v to_o god_n thy_o neighbour_n and_o thyself_o what_o be_v due_a to_o every_o of_o they_o with_o a_o conscience_n void_a of_o offence_n to_o all_o and_o this_o be_v the_o way_n the_o only_a sure_a way_n to_o save_v thy_o soul_n from_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v and_o yourselves_o and_o dear_a posterity_n your_o dear_a country_n your_o church_n and_o religion_n which_o shall_v be_v dear_a of_o they_o all_o from_o the_o threaten_a danger_n and_o impend_a storm_n which_o our_o mighty_a sin_n have_v gather_v into_o so_o dark_a a_o cloud_n so_o ready_a to_o break_v and_o to_o discharge_v itself_o upon_o our_o guilty_a head_n without_o this_o all_o will_v succeed_v ill_a be_v our_o army_n as_o numerous_a as_o those_o of_o xerxes_n or_o senacherib_n and_o all_o as_o valiant_a and_o dare_v as_o their_o royal_a leader_n our_o fleet_n as_o gallant_a as_o that_o which_o conquer_v at_o lepanto_n our_o sinew_n of_o war_n a_o fund_z as_o inexhaustible_a as_o the_o ocean_n and_o the_o arm_n of_o flesh_n as_o strong_a as_o hercules_n or_o samson_n or_o you_o can_v wish_v or_o fancy_n all_o will_v dwindle_v and_o melt_v and_o vanish_v into_o nothing_o if_o god_n blow_v upon_o we_o or_o hide_v his_o face_n and_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n have_v tell_v you_o isa_n 59.2_o that_o your_o iniquity_n persist_v 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