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abomination_n of_o the_o sodomite_n 2_o pet._n 2.7_o 8._o the_o mourner_n sigh_v and_o cry_v for_o all_o the_o abomination_n of_o the_o time_n they_o live_v in_o ezek._n 9.4_o jeremy_n 13.17_o weep_v in_o secret_a for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n david_n eye_n run_v down_o with_o river_n of_o tear_n because_o man_n forget_v god_n law_n and_o his_o soul_n be_v grieve_v because_o of_o the_o transgressor_n psal._n 11.9.53.136.158_o christ_n weep_v over_o jerusalem_n because_o she_o know_v not_o the_o day_n of_o her_o visitation_n luke_n 19.41_o 42._o paul_n be_v trouble_v at_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o athenian_n act_n 17.16_o and_o weep_v to_o consider_v the_o sad_a condition_n both_o of_o the_o seducer_n and_o the_o seduce_a phil._n 3.18_o the_o two_o witness_n mourn_v to_o see_v so_o many_o bewitch_v with_o antichrist_n delusion_n revel_v 11.3_o it_o be_v true_a we_o ought_v
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truth_n that_o the_o poor_a be_v not_o oppress_v ward_n 4._o he_o must_v â—ate_z covetousness_n public_a person_n must_v have_v public_a spirit_n not_o seek_v themselves_o but_o the_o common_a good_a else_o he_o will_v take_v bribe_n which_o blind_a the_o eye_n of_o the_o wise_a so_o that_o they_o can_v discern_v between_o a_o good_a cause_n &_o a_o bad_a it_o make_v they_o partial_a &_o pervert_v judgement_n make_v man_n pass_v sentence_n on_o his_o side_n from_o who_o he_o receive_v the_o bribe_n hence_o the_o lord_n so_o oft_o condemn_v it_o exod._n 23.8_o deut._n 16.19_o &_o 27.25_o 1_o sam._n 8.3_o isai_n 5.23_o and_o it_o be_v make_v a_o note_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n psal._n 26.9_o his_o right_a hand_n be_v full_a of_o bribe_n these_o stop_v the_o ear_n cicero_n tie_v the_o tongue_n and_o manacle_v the_o hand_n no_o vice_n so_o foul_a as_o this_o in_o a_o magistrate_n the_o bottle_n and_o the_o basket_n will_v make_v he_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n so_o that_o if_o a_o judge_n 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d._n we_o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v for_o ourselves_o since_o we_o have_v again_o forsake_v thy_o commandment_n notwithstanding_o all_o thy_o mercy_n and_o deliverance_n give_v to_o we_o this_o bring_v ruin_n on_o they_o v._o 13_o 14._o 7._o idolater_n will_v rise_v in_o judgement_n against_o such_o if_o they_o will_v praise_v their_o dung-hill-god_n shall_v not_o we_o praise_v the_o live_a god_n judg._n 16.23_o 8._o unthankful_a man_n be_v unfit_a for_o heaven_n for_o there_o the_o saint_n do_v nothing_o but_o sing_v hallelujah_n and_o praise_n to_o their_o god_n for_o ever_o revel_v 5.12_o 13._o luke_n 2.13_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o cry_a sin_n of_o england_n ingratitude_n both_o to_o god_n and_o man_n never_o reign_v nor_o rage_v more_o among_o we_o then_o at_o this_o day_n as_o the_o lord_n load_v we_o with_o mercy_n so_o we_o load_v he_o with_o our_o apostasy_n no_o nation_n under_o heaven_n so_o belove_v as_o we_o and_o no_o nation_n under_o heaven_n that_o have_v worse_o 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till_o this_o be_v do_v we_o be_v undo_v it_o be_v not_o fast_v pray_v humiliation_n unless_o we_o real_o covenant_n for_o reformation_n of_o ourselves_o and_o we_o we_o do_v but_o dodge_n with_o god_n and_o can_v look_v to_o prosper_v hence_o ezra_n 10.1_o 2_o 3._o tell_v the_o people_n they_o have_v sin_v great_o yet_o there_o be_v hope_n but_o what_o must_v they_o do_v why_o make_v a_o covenant_n and_o all_o shall_v be_v well_o v._o 3._o god_n must_v and_o will_v do_v great_a thing_n for_o his_o people_n in_o covenant_n when_o they_o be_v in_o distress_n psal._n 105.8_o 9_o and_o 106.45_o and_o 111.5_o yet_o he_o remember_v his_o covenant_n and_o save_v they_o according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o mercy_n with_o a_o notwithstanding_o their_o rebellion_n against_o he_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o god_n people_n in_o their_o
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