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or_o year_n of_o death_n let_v thy_o dead_a man_n live_v 12._o thy_o slay_a witness_n be_v call_v up_o and_o ascend_v to_o heaven_n in_o a_o cloud_n let_v there_o be_v a_o shake_n 9_o that_o these_o dry_a bone_n may_v come_v together_o come_v o_o wind_n and_o breath_n on_o they_o 9.17_o that_o they_o may_v live_v cause_v thy_o face_n to_o shine_v upon_o thy_o sanctuary_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n in_o midst_n of_o judgement_n remember_v mercy_n and_o at_o last_o revive_v thy_o work_n give_v we_o the_o open_n of_o the_o mouth_n 5.15_o set_a thy_o light_n on_o a_o candlestick_n hold_v the_o star_n in_o thy_o right_a hand_n 2.1_o let_v thy_o people_n eye_n see_v their_o teacher_n 30.20_o give_v we_o help_v from_o trouble_n 60.11_o for_o vain_a be_v the_o help_n of_o man_n purify_v the_o son_n of_o levi_n 3.3_o that_o they_o may_v offer_v to_o the_o lord_n a_o offer_v in_o righteousness_n 3.6_o thou_o be_v jehovah_n and_o change_v not_o therefore_o we_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n be_v not_o all_o consume_v thou_o be_v the_o creator_n of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n 44.4_o and_o therefore_o can_v command_v deliverance_n for_o jacob._n there_o be_v no_o search_v of_o thy_o understanding_n 30.18_o therefore_o can_v devise_v way_n for_o the_o banish_v to_o be_v restore_v a_o faithful_a god_n and_o will_v perform_v thy_o promise_n and_o confirm_v the_o word_n of_o thy_o servant_n but_o our_o god_n be_v a_o god_n of_o judgement_n bless_v be_v all_o they_o that_o wait_v for_o he_o he_o which_o testify_v these_o thing_n 22.20_o say_v sure_o i_o come_v quick_o amen_n even_o so_o come_v lord_n jesus_n to_o all_o the_o mourner_n in_o zion_n that_o wait_v for_o the_o consolation_n of_o israel_n grace_n mercy_n and_o peace_n the_o sharp_a rebuke_n that_o divine_a displeasure_n have_v lay_v we_o under_o these_o many_o year_n have_v cause_v many_o thought_n of_o heart_n whilst_o profane_a man_n have_v shoot_v their_o arrow_n bitter_a word_n it_o become_v god_n child_n to_o have_v 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light_n and_o love_n mean_n mercy_n obligation_n and_o expectation_n than_o any_o other_o sure_o it_o be_v high_a time_n for_o we_o to_o awake_v out_o of_o sleep_n 13.11_o the_o charge_n be_v draw_v up_o the_o indictment_n be_v read_v scourge_v have_v be_v lay_v on_o yea_o of_o such_o a_o nature_n as_o have_v come_v near_a the_o heart_n of_o the_o godly_a loss_n of_o gospel-priviledge_n be_v a_o great_a affliction_n than_o loss_n of_o gold_n good_n house_n liberty_n relation_n yea_o of_o life_n itself_o 9.12_o yea_o say_v god_n woe_n also_o unto_o they_o when_o i_o depart_v from_o they_o god_n do_v not_o use_v to_o depart_v till_o he_o be_v slight_v or_o thrust_v away_o this_o have_v be_v a_o long_a dark_a and_o gloomy_a day_n a_o day_n of_o rebuke_n and_o blasphemy_n a_o day_n of_o scatter_v and_o tread_v in_o down_o the_o valley_n of_o vision_n minister_n and_o their_o dear_a flock_n rend_v asunder_o solemn_a assembly_n sorrowful_o break_v up_o sad_a and_o silent_a sabbath_n by_o 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and_o preach_v 2._o god_n think_v good_a sometime_o to_o abscond_v and_o hide_v these_o token_n of_o his_o presence_n from_o a_o profess_v people_n 3._o this_o with_o draw_v may_v be_v continue_v a_o long_a time_n 2_o chron._n 13.3_o so_o in_o babylon_n zoch_n 1.13_o in_o latter_a day_n hos_fw-la 3.4_o 4._o god_n take_v particular_a notice_n of_o the_o duration_n of_o his_o church_n affliction_n in_o egypt_n 400._o year_n so_o rev._n 11.11_o 5._o people_n privilege_n may_v be_v long_o remove_v before_o they_o be_v kind_o sensible_a of_o their_o loss_n long_o before_o they_o recover_v themselves_o 6._o when_o god_n ordinance_n be_v but_o private_o dispense_v it_o be_v a_o great_a loss_n to_o the_o body_n of_o a_o people_n such_o as_o need_v they_o most_o have_v than_o least_o of_o they_o 7._o continuance_n in_o sin_n prolong_v deliverance_n and_o absence_n of_o the_o ark_n or_o ordinance_n be_v a_o occasion_n of_o continue_v in_o sin_n man_n do_v withdraw_v their_o heart_n from_o god_n 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the_o general_a conversion_n and_o repentance_n of_o the_o whole_a people_n we_o have_v scarce_o the_o like_a in_o all_o the_o scripture_n except_o act_n 2._o from_o the_o word_n than_o result_v this_o doctrine_n that_o when_o god_n ark_n be_v long_o obscure_v or_o ordinance_n obstruct_v it_o become_v god_n israel_n or_o profess_v people_n to_o lament_v after_o the_o lord_n serious_n lament_v after_o god_n be_v well_o become_v those_o who_o god_n afflict_v in_o the_o loss_n of_o privilege_n the_o text_n present_v to_o we_o 1._o the_o person_n lament_v god_n peculiar_a people_n these_o only_a love_n and_o mind_n god_n presence_n when_o the_o lord_n and_o city_n of_o the_o philistine_n be_v weary_a of_o he_o and_o send_v he_o away_o yea_o and_o the_o bethshemite_n though_o a_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n through_o their_o ill_a management_n of_o matter_n send_v to_o get_v a_o release_n yet_o god_n israel_n will_v look_v after_o their_o god_n 2._o 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