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and_o of_o salvation_n and_o between_o the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o damnation_n that_o the_o child_n of_o god_n have_v power_n in_o their_o heart_n to_o suffer_v for_o god_n word_n which_o be_v their_o life_n and_o salvation_n their_o hope_n and_o trust_v and_o the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n in_o time_n of_o adversity_n flee_v from_o christ_n who_o they_o follow_v feign_o god_n be_v ever_o at_o hand_n in_o time_n of_o need_n to_o help_v we_o tyrant_n and_o persecutor_n be_v but_o god_n scourge_n to_o chastise_v we_o and_o he_o let_v they_o do_v not_o whatsoever_o they_o will_v but_o as_o much_o only_a as_o he_o appoint_v they_o to_o do_v and_o as_o far_o forth_o as_o be_v necessary_a for_o we_o let_v we_o therefore_o arm_v ourselves_o with_o the_o promise_n both_o of_o help_n and_o assistance_n and_o also_o of_o the_o glorious_a reward_n that_o follow_v the_o same_o martyr_n in_o his_o prologue_n unto_o the_o book_n say_v 106._o pag._n 104_o 105_o 106._o i_o have_v make_v 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suffer_v the_o hard_a and_o unjust_a usage_n of_o king_n be_v both_o the_o christian_n duty_n and_o profession_n but_o this_o meek_a and_o christian_a principle_n be_v of_o late_o call_v to_o a_o account_n and_o with_o argument_n of_o raillery_n and_o contempt_n endeavour_v to_o be_v hoot_v out_o of_o the_o world._n under_o the_o old_a law_n when_o the_o king_n shall_v usurp_v upon_o their_o land_n and_o wife_n and_o child_n 1_o sam._n 8.11.18_o all_o their_o remedy_n be_v you_o shall_v cry_v out_o unto_o the_o lord_n in_o that_o day_n etc._n etc._n they_o that_o resist_v shall_v receive_v to_o themselves_o damnation_n 21._o p._n 17_o 18_o 19_o 21._o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o say_v more_o be_v so_o plain_a to_o any_o man_n to_o understand_v that_o serious_o think_v of_o a_o day_n of_o judgement_n when_o all_o the_o daub_v of_o liberty_n and_o property_n and_o religion_n shall_v be_v wipe_v off_o and_o no_o pretence_n nor_o distinction_n satisfy_v against_o the_o evidence_n of_o 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9_o 14._o 29._o mr._n higham_n on_o prov._n 24.21_o pag._n 45_o etc._n etc._n 86._o 108._o 123._o 137._o 157._o 160._o 175._o etc._n etc._n mr._n whitfield_n sermon_n before_o the_o l._n mayor_n jul._n 30._o 1632._o on_o judas_n 8._o mr._n gifferd_n assize_n sermon_n p._n 12._o mr._n hyrick_n sermon_n july_n 26._o 1685._o p._n 6_o 10_o 23_o 26._o mr._n brown_n sermon_n at_o the_o visitation_n apr._n 12._o 1681._o p._n 27_o 34._o dr._n smith_n prebendary_a of_o norwich_n assize_n serm._n sept._n 13._o 1668._o p._n 8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n id._n assize_n serm._n feb._n 27._o 1672._o p._n 28._o b._n rively_n sermon_n at_o norwich_n july_n 19_o 1679._o on_o rom._n 13.4_o p._n 6_o 7._o dr._n thompson_n dean_n of_o bristol_n serm._n june_n 21._o 1685._o on_o tit._n 3.1_o p._n 3_o 5_o 6_o 14._o 16_o 17_o 18_o etc._n etc._n mr._n bura_n serm._n may_v 29._o 1684._o p._n 25_o 27_o etc._n etc._n mr._n ethorowe'_v scriptural_a catechism_n p._n 59_o mr._n alsop_n serm._n on_o exod._n 20.12_o p._n 9_o 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