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to_o lift_v up_o our_o fault_n etc._n etc._n so_o they_o now_o as_o covenant-breaking_a be_v a_o god-provoking_a sin_n so_o covenant-keeping_a be_v a_o sacrifice_n most_o please_a and_o acceptable_a to_o he_o and_o the_o most_o compendious_a way_n to_o exalt_v a_o nation_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n and_o joshua_n 24_o 25_o etc._n etc._n asa._n 2_o chron._n 15.12.15_o josiah_n 2_o king_n 23.3_o etc._n etc._n nehem._n 9_o when_o they_o bring_v their_o people_n into_o covenant_n they_o prosper_v present_o no_o soon_o do_v england_n enter_v into_o covenant_n but_o from_o that_o very_a day_n do_v the_o lord_n bless_v we_o and_o give_v admirable_a success_n to_o the_o army_n of_o his_o people_n hag._n 2.18_o 19_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o than_o we_o engage_v god_n more_o especial_o in_o our_o cause_n we_o bring_v he_o into_o the_o field_n with_o we_o we_o put_v all_o we_o be_v and_o have_v into_o his_o hand_n we_o be_v not_o now_o our_o own_o people_n but_o the_o 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