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church_n of_o old_a i_o will_v triumph_v before_o thou_o contempt_n etc._n etc._n 9_o of_o noah_n ark_n crow_n and_o dove_n thou_o be_v my_o god_n very_o long_o suffer_v and_o thy_o wrath_n grant_v sinner_n a_o very_a large_a time_n nor_o do_v thou_o root_v out_o sinner_n on_o a_o sudden_a man_n malice_n be_v great_a and_o every_o thought_n of_o his_o heart_n be_v continual_o bend_v to_o mischief_n they_o neglect_v thy_o word_n nor_o do_v they_o obey_v thy_o spirit_n that_o be_v to_o lead_v they_o thou_o therefore_o do_v repent_v thou_o of_o thy_o creation_n and_o do_v resolve_v to_o destroy_v this_o inn_n of_o the_o world_n with_o all_o the_o guest_n thereof_o yet_o do_v not_o thy_o justice_n haste_n very_o much_o to_o execute_v judgement_n but_o thy_o mercy_n interpose_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n that_o thou_o may_v see_v whether_o by_o often_o preach_v any_o can_v be_v move_v to_o work_v repentance_n ah_o my_o god_n thou_o go_v with_o two_o foot_n one_o of_o justice_n the_o other_o of_o mercy_n but_o mercy_n always_o make_v the_o first_o step_n and_o justice_n the_o late_a nor_o do_v thou_o delight_v in_o the_o death_n or_o destruction_n of_o a_o sinner_n but_o thou_o will_v and_o command_v that_o he_o be_v convert_v and_o live_v but_o all_o thy_o expectation_n be_v in_o vain_a and_o thy_o mercy_n be_v entertain_v with_o scorn_n the_o wrath_n therefore_o of_o thy_o justice_n be_v kindle_v and_o the_o water_n of_o the_o flood_n break_v in_o upon_o the_o earth_n the_o fountain_n of_o the_o great_a deep_a be_v break_v up_o and_o the_o cataract_n of_o heaven_n be_v open_v and_o it_o rain_v upon_o the_o earth_n for_o many_o day_n and_o almost_o all_o thy_o creature_n perish_v and_o among_o man_n none_o but_o thy_o noah_n and_o his_o family_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o ark._n thou_o forsake_v not_o my_o god_n thou_o most_o just_a and_o most_o bountiful_a god_n those_o that_o worship_n &_o adore_v thou_o but_o do_v preserve_v they_o in_o fire_n and_o 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be_v likewise_o many_o that_o be_v call_v saviour_n as_o othniel_n ehud_n and_o other_o but_o these_o be_v only_a deliverer_n of_o the_o body_n and_o do_v only_o for_o a_o time_n deliver_v the_o people_n from_o their_o outward_a enemy_n and_o do_v for_o a_o while_o keep_v they_o free_a from_o the_o spoiler_n of_o this_o world_n but_o this_o my_o jesus_n be_v the_o true_a saviour_n for_o he_o not_o only_o free_v and_o preserve_v his_o people_n from_o outward_a enemy_n but_o from_o spiritual_a subtlety_n in_o high_a place_n sometime_o indeed_o he_o deliver_v we_o to_o outward_a enemy_n nor_o be_v he_o present_o jesus_n or_o a_o saviour_n he_o send_v among_o we_o war_n plague_n hail_n cold_a poverty_n disgrace_n disease_n captivity_n bondage_n but_o it_o be_v for_o our_o eternal_a salvation_n he_o be_v also_o a_o faithful_a jesus_n nor_o suffer_v he_o any_o one_o to_o be_v tempt_v above_o his_o strength_n but_o give_v our_o temptation_n such_o a_o measure_n that_o we_o may_v endure_v 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