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punishment_n of_o wickedness_n and_o the_o maintenance_n and_o encouragement_n of_o true_a relion_n and_o virtue_n 4._o here_o be_v occasion_n and_o opportunity_n in_o such_o evil_a time_n as_o here_o we_o speak_v of_o for_o the_o saint_n and_o servant_n of_o the_o most_o high_a the_o favourite_n of_o heaven_n to_o stand_v up_o and_o to_o show_v themselves_o to_o make_v intercession_n for_o the_o people_n and_o place_n where_o they_o be_v for_o the_o divert_v of_o those_o judgement_n which_o these_o sin_n call_v for_o to_o use_v the_o interest_n which_o they_o have_v in_o god_n to_o entreat_v for_o the_o rest_n that_o god_n will_v spare_v they_o to_o stand_v in_o the_o gap_n as_o moses_n do_v to_o make_v atonement_n for_o the_o people_n and_o place_n where_o they_o be_v as_o aaron_z do_v to_o
suffer_v of_o god_n shall_v lead_v to_o repentance_n but_o thou_o out_o of_o thy_o hardness_n and_o heart_n that_o can_v repent_v treasure_v up_o unto_o thyself_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n and_o the_o declaration_n of_o the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o god_n and_o what_o a_o miserable_a thing_n be_v this_o for_o a_o man_n to_o treasure_n up_o unto_o himself_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n and_o all_o his_o day_n to_o be_v carry_v fuel_n to_o that_o fire_n in_o which_o himself_o be_v eternal_o to_o burn_v last_o from_o this_o truth_n let_v all_o man_n certain_o conclude_v a_o judge_n to_o come_v for_o he_o that_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n have_v say_v it_o that_o he_o will_v render_v to_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n rom._n 2.6_o but_o we_o see_v that_o be_v not_o do_v in_o this_o life_n in_o this_o life_n here_o be_v cross_a dispensation_n of_o providence_n by_o which_o it_o fall_v out_o oft_o time_n clean_o contrary_a 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