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2._o it_o will_v forward_o the_o sanctification_n of_o the_o sabbath_n expos_fw-la faciam_fw-la eos_fw-la edere_fw-la quietè_fw-la luth._o obs_n 1._o use_v to_o the_o rich._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d descendere_fw-la ferret_v obs_n 2._o obs_n 3._o use_v to_o hard_a master_n use_v 2._o the_o misery_n of_o other_o place_n cy_fw-fr mer_fw-fr 1._o the_o text_n paraphrase_a obs_n 1._o use_v a_o great_a mercy_n to_o be_v thorough_o take_v off_o from_o carnal_a prop_n 2._o obs_n 2._o obs_n 3._o use_v for_o england_n england_n condition_n must_v be_v far_o worse_o if_o it_o think_v of_o return_v obs_n 4._o who_o the_o assyrian_a be_v isa_n 10._o 5._o 7._o 12._o a_o character_n of_o a_o stout_a heart_n obs_n 1._o use_v a_o way_n of_o holy_a revenge_n obs_n 2._o obs_n 3._o use_v to_o the_o convict_a job_n 9_o 4._o to_o be_v observe_v by_o such_o a_o obstinate_a sinner_n worse_o than_o the_o devil_n in_o some_o respect_n jer._n 3._o 22._o shall_v be_v our_o example_n a_o exhortation_n to_o backslider_n jer._n 4._o 5._o expound_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d renuit_fw-la fastidinit_fw-la pâ—el_fw-la obs_n 4._o expos_fw-la 1._o caepit_fw-la vulg_n &_o hierom._n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o hiphil_n obs_n 1._o jer._n 18._o 7_o 8._o england_n expos_fw-la 2._o obs_n 2._o isa_n 34._o 5._o 6._o jer._n â—6_n 1â—_n use_v against_o protractor_n of_o the_o war._n the_o war_n take_v by_o the_o great_a the_o new-model_n of_o the_o army_n anno_fw-la 1645_o 1646._o a_o blessing_n for_o those_o that_o hasten_v peace_n obs_n 3._o use_v for_o engl._n how_o man_n be_v deceive_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o war_n jer._n 47._o 6_o 7._o obs_n a_o sad_a thing_n for_o the_o sword_n to_o be_v in_o a_o city_n joseph_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la judaic._n lib._n 7_o cap._n 7._o 1100000._o slay_v in_o the_o siege_n at_o jerusalem_n the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o london_n all_o this_o war._n the_o butt_n the_o enemy_n aim_v at_o isa_n 37._o 33._o 34._o 35._o ezek._n 14._o 17._o jer._n 25._o 15._o not_o only_o preserve_v but_o make_v the_o city_n of_o refuge_n for_o the_o kingdom_n expos_fw-la isa_n 14._o 31._o this_o the_o cause_n why_o london_n have_v be_v so_o aim_v at_o every_o good_a patriot_n aught_o to_o labour_v the_o the_o good_a of_o london_n by_o prayer_n and_o all_o good_a endeavour_n psal_n 55._o 9_o 17._o explain_v our_o own_o counsel_n a_o cause_n of_o england_n lasting_a war_n expos_fw-la comâ—det_fw-la capita_fw-la torum_fw-la vulg._n propter_fw-la consilia_fw-la eorum_fw-la pagn_n ezek._n 11._o 2._o when_o parliament_n army_n city_n and_o kingdom_n will_v give_v over_o their_o own_o counsel_n good_a intention_n may_v be_v seduce_v a_o false_a religious_a and_o state_n principle_n god_n way_n not_o our_o way_n expos_fw-la application_n 1._o 〈…〉_z england_n why_o some_o be_v 〈◊〉_d w_o 〈…〉_z at_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o reformation_n why_o they_o start_v off_o again_o 2._o private_a &_o particular_a person_n why_o these_o start_n back_o 1._o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o 7_o 8._o 9_o admonition_n to_o such_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d suspen_v sunt_fw-la calv._n parâ—us_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 70._o in_o suspense_n here_o what_o applicat_fw-la to_o england_n populus_fw-la meus_fw-la dubitat_fw-la au_fw-fr velit_fw-la redire_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o luth._o luth._o populus_fw-la meâ—s_fw-la haesitat_fw-la se_fw-la convertere_fw-la ad_fw-la legemmeam_fw-la chald._a paraphrase_n obs_n the_o conflict_n of_o conscience_n &_o corruption_n suspense_n a_o cause_n of_o much_o evil_n consideration_n tend_v to_o settle_v the_o unresolved_a about_o the_o way_n of_o god_n simile_n populus_fw-la meus_fw-la pendebit_fw-la ad_fw-la reditum_fw-la meum_fw-la i._n e._n pendulus_fw-la sperabit_fw-la vulg_n montanus_n expos_fw-la 2_o 3._o 4._o obs_n 1._o piety_n raise_v the_o heart_n more_o than_o pride_n obs_n 2._o obs_n 3._o simile_n obs_n 4._o psa_fw-la 97._o 9_o 10._o illustrate_v abraham_n