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pastor_n which_o be_v no_o small_a unhappiness_n consider_v that_o god_n feed_v elijah_n by_o a_o raven_n and_o sure_o he_o can_v feed_v thou_o by_o a_o unclean_a creature_n he_o increase_v sometime_o his_o enemy_n gift_n that_o they_o may_v be_v instrumental_a to_o increase_v his_o people_n grace_n it_o be_v unquestionable_a in_o my_o judgement_n though_o some_o i_o know_v doubt_v it_o that_o a_o sinner_n may_v convert_v a_o soul_n and_o my_o reason_n be_v this_o because_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o word_n do_v not_o depend_v upon_o the_o piety_n of_o the_o preacher_n but_o upon_o the_o free_a grace_n and_o power_n of_o the_o lord_n yet_o i_o must_v also_o confess_v that_o i_o believe_v that_o god_n do_v not_o so_o often_o vouchsafe_v to_o his_o enemy_n as_o to_o his_o friend_n that_o honour_n and_o happiness_n but_o as_o bad_a as_o he_o be_v god_n may_v use_v he_o to_o do_v thou_o good_a as_o the_o best_a minister_n sermon_n be_v not_o to_o be_v receive_v for_o their_o good_a 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house_n which_o shall_v be_v call_v a_o house_n of_o prayer_n into_o a_o den_n of_o thief_n but_o how_o do_v they_o do_v this_o by_o buy_v and_o sell_v and_o change_a money_n in_o the_o temple_n if_o thou_o reader_n shall_v in_o thy_o heart_n be_v buy_v in_o thy_o provision_n or_o sell_v out_o thy_o commodity_n or_o hanker_a after_o thy_o hoard_n and_o heap_n of_o corn_n or_o ware_n or_o money_n when_o thou_o be_v in_o god_n house_n thou_o turn_v the_o house_n of_o prayer_n into_o a_o den_n of_o thief_n therefore_o thy_o best_a way_n be_v to_o keep_v they_o out_o and_o if_o they_o come_v in_o afterward_o as_o christ_n do_v to_o whip_v they_o out_o when_o man_n hear_v with_o their_o harvest_n ear_n meditate_v and_o muse_v on_o their_o flock_n or_o shop_n or_o field_n no_o wonder_n if_o the_o word_n be_v ineffectual_a to_o they_o if_o the_o wit_n of_o man_n be_v a_o woolgather_n the_o word_n of_o god_n will_v be_v like_o water_n spill_v on_o the_o ground_n which_o can_v be_v gather_v 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after_o a_o sacrament_n i_o shall_v speak_v to_o thy_o duty_n after_o the_o supper_n three_o three_o which_o consist_v main_o in_o these_o two_o thing_n thankfulness_n and_o faithfulness_n 1._o thankfulness_n after_o such_o a_o banquet_n as_o this_o be_v thou_o may_v well_o give_v thanks_o the_o jew_n at_o their_o passover_n do_v sing_v the_o hundred_o and_o thirteen_o psalm_n with_o the_o five_o follow_a psalm_n which_o they_o call_v the_o great_a haleluia_o a_o christian_n shall_v in_o every_o thing_n and_o at_o all_o time_n give_v thanks_o but_o at_o a_o sacrament_n the_o great_a haleluia_o must_v be_v sing_v then_o god_n must_v have_v great_a thanks_o than_o we_o must_v with_o our_o soul_n bless_v the_o lord_n and_o with_o all_o within_o we_o poise_v his_o holy_a name_n o_o reader_n call_v upon_o thyself_o as_o barak_n and_o deborah_n do_v awake_v awake_a deborah_n awake_v awake_a barak_n utter_v a_o song_n and_o lead_v captivity_n captive_a thou_o son_n of_o abinoam_n judg._n 5._o 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