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Doth not the Lord spare David, a king and a Prophet for murder? doth he not spare the Sichemites for adultery? nor Absalom for treason? nor Saul for tyranny? nor Eli for negligence, nor Ahab, Jeroboam, nor Jezebel for cruelty? nor Herod, Nebuchadnezzar, & Lucifer for pride; nor Pharaoh for incredulity: then be favourable O Lord, be favourable to us, in whom almost every one of these sins do dwell and remain. Did the Lord for corruption overflow the world with water? did he burn Sodom for her villainy? did he cast Adam and Eve out of Paradise, for eating of the forbidden fruit? did he stone a poor wretch to death, for gathering chips on the Sabbath day? then be favourable O Lord, be favourable unto us. But doth not the Lord spare the Cedar tree for his height? nor the Oak for his strength? nor the Poplar for his smoothness? nor the Laurel for his greenness? No verily, from the Cedar that is in Lebanon, even to the hyssop that groweth out of the wall, yea, every one that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewne down and cast into the fire: it is a righteous thing with God, to render vengeance to those that disobey him, and to destroy such as have forsaken the law by everlasting perdition.

Doth not the Lord spare Dauid, a king and a Prophet for murther? doth he not spare the Sichemites for adulterie? nor Absalom for treason? nor Saul for tyrannie? nor Eli for negligence, nor Achab, Ieroboam, nor Iezabell for crueltie? nor Herod, Nabuchadnezzar, & Lucifer for pride; nor Pharaoh for incredulitie: then be fauorable O Lord, be fauorable to vs, in whom almost euery one of these sins doe dwell and remaine. Did the Lorde for corruption ouerflow the world with water? did hee burne Sodome for her villanie? did he cast Adam and Eue out of Paradise, for eating of the forbidden fruite? did hee stone a poore wretch to death, for gathering chips on the Sabboth day? then be fauorable O Lorde, be fauorable vnto vs. But dooth not the Lord spare the Cedar tree for his height? nor the Oke for his strength? nor the Poplar for his smoothnesse? nor the Lawrel for his greennes? No verely, from the Cedar that is in Lybanon, euen to ye hysop that groweth out of the wall, yea, euery one that bringeth not forth good fruite, is hewne downe and cast into the fire: it is a righteous thing with God, to render vengeance to those that disobey him, and to destroy such as haue forsaken the law by euerlasting perdition.