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o_o you_o saint_n of_o his_o and_o give_v thanks_o unto_o he_o for_o a_o remembrance_n of_o his_o holiness_n he_o appli_v his_o example_n unto_o the_o universal_a church_n to_o the_o end_n other_o also_o may_v learn_v be_v partly_o confirm_v by_o promise_n and_o partly_o by_o example_n to_o crave_v deliveraunce_n of_o god_n and_o be_v preserve_v to_o celebrate_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n for_o god_n be_v no_o accepter_n of_o person_n but_o receive_v and_o save_v all_o they_o that_o flee_v for_o mercy_n unto_o the_o mediator_n as_o in_o the_o 10._o to_o the_o roman_n it_o be_v write_v god_n be_v rich_a towards_o all_o they_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o and_o joel_n in_o his_o second_o chapter_n say_v every_o one_o that_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v save_v these_o promise_n which_o have_v in_o they_o great_a sweetness_n and_o excellency_n let_v we_o apply_v unto_o our_o use_n in_o the_o daily_a danger_n of_o our_o life_n and_o let_v we_o know_v that_o god_n 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thy_o name_n sake_n that_o be_v for_o thy_o promise_n wherein_o thou_o affirm_v that_o thou_o will_v help_v they_o that_o call_v upon_o thou_o and_o for_o thy_o glory_n sake_n for_o the_o acceptable_a glory_n of_o god_n be_v spread_v abroad_o of_o the_o godly_a one_o who_o after_o their_o deliverance_n be_v true_a &_o just_a as_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o oftentimes_o say_v also_o the_o blasphemous_a clamour_n of_o the_o enemy_n be_v refute_v when_o example_n be_v propon_v which_o do_v show_v that_o god_n have_v care_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a congregation_n trust_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n verse_n 5._o draw_v i_o out_o of_o the_o net_n that_o they_o have_v privily_o lay_v for_o i_o for_o thou_o be_v my_o strength_n he_o crave_v to_o be_v defend_v not_o only_o against_o manifest_a violence_n but_o also_o against_o ungodly_a fraud_n of_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o wise_a which_o without_o the_o safeguard_n of_o the_o son_n of_o 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