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A37132 Mount Sion, or, A draught of that church which shall never be destroyed together with a map of that world which shall be broken to pieces and consumed / by William Dyer ... Dyer, William, d. 1696. 1689 (1689) Wing D2948; ESTC R18147 97,155 209

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that_o hate_v we_o to_o perform_v the_o mercy_n promise_v to_o our_o father_n and_o to_o remember_v his_o holy_a covenant_n the_o oath_n which_o he_o swear_v to_o our_o father_n abraham_n that_o he_o will_v grant_v unto_o we_o that_o we_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o enemy_n may_v serve_v he_o without_o fear_n in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n before_o he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n luk._n 1.70_o to_o 75._o three_o thing_n be_v here_o speak_v of_o by_o zacharias_n when_o he_o open_v this_o oath_n first_o of_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n when_o their_o enemy_n think_v to_o hold_v they_o fast_o than_o god_n take_v they_o out_o of_o their_o hand_n second_o of_o the_o serve_n of_o god_n without_o fear_n to_o serve_v god_n without_o fear_n that_o will_v be_v your_o joy_n but_o to_o serve_v god_n in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n that_o will_v be_v your_o glory_n three_o of_o the_o time_n here_o speak_v of_o that_o will_v be_v all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n first_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n then_o come_v the_o serve_v of_o god_n without_o fear_n in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n the_o jew_n and_o their_o ruler_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n that_o be_v read_v to_o they_o every_o sabbath_n day_n yet_o they_o know_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o prophet_n act_n 13.27_o they_o be_v under_o a_o excellent_a ministry_n moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n but_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v they_o so_o there_o be_v many_o now_o that_o do_v read_v these_o word_n and_o say_v these_o word_n devout_o of_o zacharias_n but_o they_o know_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n in_o they_o all_o the_o calamity_n and_o misery_n that_o the_o people_n of_o god_n have_v pass_v through_o in_o this_o world_n be_v but_o as_o so_o many_o forerunner_n of_o this_o great_a deliverance_n o_o let_v no_o 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against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n but_o after_o thy_o hardness_n and_o impenitent_a heart_n treasure_v up_o unto_o thyself_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n and_o revelation_n of_o the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o god_n rom._n 2.5_o their_o sin_n bring_v down_o god_n wrath_n upon_o they_o here_o that_o make_v they_o ●s_a miserable_a as_o they_o have_v make_v themselves_o sinful_a eph._n 5.6_o o_o pity_v such_o that_o pity_n themselves_o no_o more_o that_o god_n may_v pity_v they_o but_o all_o enemy_n must_v come_v down_o god_n the_o father_n have_v declare_v this_o sit_v thou_o at_o my_o right_a hand_n until_o i_o make_v thy_o enemy_n thy_o footstool_n psal_n
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