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the_o lord_n will_v give_v grace_n and_o glory_n and_o no_o good_a thing_n will_v he_o withhold_v from_o they_o that_o walk_v upright_o let_v no_o man_n think_v that_o religion_n be_v the_o highway_n to_o danger_n and_o beggary_n no_o no_o it_o be_v the_o only_a safe_a way_n and_o the_o most_o profitable_a a_o excellent_a place_n to_o this_o purpose_n be_v that_o we_o have_v exo._n 34._o 24._o where_o the_o lord_n enjoin_v that_o all_o the_o male_n shall_v appear_v before_o he_o thrice_o in_o the_o year_n at_o jerusalem_n as_o if_o all_o the_o male_n in_o england_n be_v to_o appear_v thrice_o in_o the_o year_n before_o god_n at_o london_n now_o whereas_o a_o man_n will_v think_v that_o this_o be_v very_o dangerous_a in_o regard_n of_o invasion_n from_o their_o cruel_a neighbour_n that_o may_v take_v the_o opportunity_n to_o set_v upon_o their_o border_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o all_o the_o male_n now_o mark_v what_o the_o lord_n promise_v in_o that_o case_n no_o man_n shall_v desire_v 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of_o thy_o god_n see_v how_o daniel_n answer_v according_a to_o the_o event_n of_o it_o ver._n 22._o my_o god_n have_v send_v his_o angel_n and_o shut_v the_o lion_n mouth_n that_o they_o have_v not_o hurt_v i_o lo_o what_o impregnable_a safety_n in_o god_n service_n so_o daniel_n 3_o what_o danger_n be_v the_o three_o noble_a jew_n in_o but_o see_v how_o god_n make_v good_a that_o promise_n isa._n 43._o 2._o when_o thou_o pass_v through_o the_o water_n i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o etc._n etc._n when_o thou_o walk_v through_o the_o fire_n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v burn_v neither_o shall_v the_o flame_n kindle_v upon_o thou_o
our_o god_n who_o we_o serve_v be_v able_a to_o deliver_v we_o say_v they_o dan._n 3._o 17._o and_o the_o event_n show_v as_o much_o ver._n 25._o say_v the_o king_n i_o see_v four_o man_n walk_v in_o the_o midst_n and_o they_o have_v no_o hurt_n and_o the_o form_n of_o the_o four_o be_v like_o the_o son_n of_o god_n god_n be_v able_a to_o keep_v the_o fire_n from_o hurt_v if_o he_o please_v even_o those_o that_o walk_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o it_o and_o mark_v what_o be_v say_v of_o these_o man_n verse_n 27._o that_o they_o be_v such_o upon_o who_o body_n the_o fire_n have_v no_o power_n nor_o be_v a_o hair_n of_o their_o head_n singe_v neither_o be_v their_o coat_n change_v nor_o the_o smell_n of_o fire_n have_v pass_v on_o they_o oh_o admirable_a fruit_n of_o faith_n oh_o strange_a effect_n of_o piety_n who_o will_v not_o confess_v that_o time_n spend_v in_o god_n service_n be_v the_o best_a spend_v time_n when_o he_o see_v and_o consider_v that_o there_o be_v such_o admirable_a 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for_o evermore_o say_v the_o text_n psal._n 133._o 3._o yea_o the_o lord_n himself_o direct_v to_o these_o public_a and_o solemn_a prayer_n as_o those_o that_o of_o all_o other_o be_v the_o most_o effectual_a to_o prevail_v with_o god_n as_o appear_v in_o joell_n 2._o when_o he_o foretell_v a_o judgement_n future_a see_v what_o the_o lord_n prescribe_v as_o the_o mean_n to_o prevent_v it_o v._o 15._o blow_v the_o trumpet_n in_o zion_n sanctify_v a_o fast_a call_v a_o solemn_a assembly_n v._n 16._o gather_v the_o people_n sanctify_v the_o congregation_n assemble_v the_o elder_n yea_o gather_v the_o child_n yea_o the_o bride_n and_o bridegroom_n the_o priest_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o lord_n all_o must_v bestir_v
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