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by_o a_o sudden_a change_n be_v thou_o cast_v headlong_o by_o reason_n of_o infirmity_n he_o lie_v in_o a_o stable_n for_o his_o likeness_n to_o beast_n he_o even_o need_v hay_n for_o his_o untamed_a fierceness_n he_o be_v tie_v to_o a_o manger_n i_o be_o undo_v i_o be_o undo_v and_o nothing_o can_v repair_v i_o but_o thou_o o_o most_o merciful_a contempt_n etc._n etc._n 3._o of_o man_n depart_v from_o god_n of_o the_o subtlety_n of_o satan_n the_o omnipresence_n and_o clemency_n of_o god_n thou_o be_v wonderful_a o_o god_n and_o very_o much_o to_o be_v praise_v thy_o
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unspotted_a lamb_n slay_v to_o the_o believer_n before_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n o_o thou_o messiah_n that_o be_v promise_v and_o food_n appoint_v from_o all_o eternity_n thou_o who_o be_v make_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o have_v bruise_v the_o serpent_n head_n clothe_v i_o with_o thy_o merit_n and_o my_o own_o desert_n shall_v nothing_o hurt_v i_o clothe_v i_o with_o thy_o righteousness_n and_o my_o own_o unrighteousness_n shall_v not_o condemn_v i_o clothe_v i_o with_o thy_o holiness_n and_o my_o own_o iniquity_n shall_v not_o accuse_v i_o clothe_v i_o with_o faith_n in_o thou_o and_o i_o shall_v one_o day_n receive_v the_o robe_n of_o happiness_n nothing_o can_v cover_v the_o filthy_a nakedness_n of_o a_o sinner_n nothing_o can_v hide_v i_o from_o god_n judgement_n but_o thy_o coat_n o_o heavenly_a lamb_n but_o the_o hole_n of_o thy_o wound_n but_o the_o yawn_a scar_n of_o thy_o body_n i_o will_v put_v thou_o on_o by_o a_o steadfast_a faith_n and_o with_o the_o 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 water_n and_o amid_o the_o storm_n of_o grow_a misery_n thou_o do_v nor_o despise_v or_o reject_v any_o thou_o do_v not_o affright_v any_o one_o except_o he_o who_o be_v so_o mad_a as_o to_o abhor_v thou_o my_o god_n the_o horn_n of_o my_o salvation_n thou_o that_o take_v i_o up_o thou_o father_n of_o mercy_n god_n of_o all_o consolation_n o_o lord_n my_o strength_n my_o fortress_n my_o refuge_n my_o deliverer_n can_v thou_o draw_v the_o sword_n of_o justice_n and_o not_o anoint_v the_o point_n with_o the_o oil_n of_o mercy_n he_o lie_v therefore_o hide_v in_o safety_n in_o that_o wonderful_a ship_n out_o of_o which_o not_o life_n but_o present_a death_n be_v to_o be_v find_v what_o shall_v i_o say_v that_o that_o ship_n do_v represent_v but_o thy_o church_n which_o be_v toss_v to_o and_o fro_o with_o sundry_a storm_n of_o persecution_n and_o wave_n of_o adversity_n and_o have_v no_o fix_a station_n yet_o the_o true_a and_o eternal_a safety_n be_v contain_v there_o which_o out_o of_o it_o be_v offer_v to_o none_o noah_n be_v the_o steere-man_n hereof_o but_o thou_o o_o god_n be_v the_o governor_n both_o of_o noah_n and_o it_o and_o thou_o be_v noah_n true_a and_o heavenly_a comforter_n who_o do_v not_o suffer_v it_o to_o sink_v the_o water_n of_o the_o flood_n overwhelm_v the_o palace_n of_o king_n but_o do_v every_o day_n better_o than_o other_o bear_v aloft_o the_o ark_n of_o noah_n so_o do_v persecution_n destroy_v earthly_a kingdom_n but_o thou_o suffer_v not_o thy_o own_o kingdom_n to_o be_v overthrow_v but_o do_v even_o increase_v and_o enlarge_v it_o by_o storm_n of_o temptation_n noah_n send_v a_o raven_n and_o a_o dove_n out_o of_o the_o ark_n the_o raven_n pursue_v his_o prey_n and_o do_v never_o return_v to_o the_o ark_n of_o noah_n the_o dove_n do_v return_v and_o be_v receive_v in_o again_o of_o this_o steersman_n o_o christ_n let_v i_o abandon_v the_o raven-like_a gluttony_n the_o loveliness_n of_o pleasure_n for_o it_o be_v very_o rare_a that_o any_o 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soul_n beat_v with_o the_o flood_n of_o sin_n find_v no_o refuge_n in_o this_o world_n no_o comfort_n no_o aid_n be_v thou_o only_o my_o retire_a place_n and_o my_o peaceful_a sanctuary_n the_o dove_n make_v her_o nest_n in_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o rock_n and_o in_o the_o cave_n of_o the_o flint_n wall_n my_o soul_n shall_v rest_v in_o the_o hole_n of_o thy_o wound_n and_o shall_v therein_o perpetual_o delight_v herself_o no_o creature_n so_o well_o please_v with_o gemitus_fw-la as_o the_o turtle_n she_o mourn_v both_o night_n and_o day_n oh_o christ_n i_o will_v send_v forth_o no_o other_o voice_n than_o a_o mourning_n and_o lament_a voice_n that_o i_o have_v not_o my_o portion_n hereafter_o with_o the_o raven_n but_o that_o thou_o o_o christ_n may_v say_v to_o i_o behold_v my_o love_n thou_o be_v fair_a thy_o eye_n be_v dove_n eye_n arise_v my_o love_n my_o fair_a one_o and_o come_v away_o arise_v make_v haste_v my_o love_n my_o dove_n my_o fair_a one_o and_o come_v away_o o_o christ_n when_o shall_v i_o come_v contempt_n etc._n etc._n 10._o of_o jacob_n ladder_n stir_v up_o now_o thyself_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o raise_v up_o thy_o whole_a understanding_n and_o consider_v as_o much_o as_o thou_o be_v able_a how_o great_a and_o what_o that_o be_v that_o be_v set_v before_o thou_o go_v into_o bethel_n enter_v into_o the_o house_n of_o god_n wherein_o the_o lord_n inhabit_v which_o be_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n where_o can_v thou_o take_v better_a rest_n than_o where_o thy_o god_n do_v rest_n if_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v not_o fix_v in_o that_o eternal_a place_n it_o can_v never_o be_v firm_a but_o more_o waver_a than_o motion_n itself_o pass_v from_o one_o thing_n to_o another_o seek_v rest_n where_o there_o be_v none_o to_o be_v find_v for_o if_o his_o captive_a affection_n be_v take_v up_o in_o these_o transitory_a and_o vain_a thing_n he_o can_v find_v no_o true_a rest_n because_o the_o soul_n be_v of_o so_o great_a a_o value_n that_o nothing_o but_o 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