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⟨flame⟩, a fire hotter than hell, that can harm the ⟨Church⟩ of Christ. Why so? The Lord is with her, (illegible text) will be with thee. Can anything harm a person ⟨when⟩ the Almighty is with him? surely no. ⟨Another⟩ scripture affording a direct proof of the ⟨doctrine⟩ you have in (illegible text) xxi. 3. "I the Lord do keep it, I will water it every ⟨moment⟩; lest any hurt it, ⟨I⟩ will keep it it night and day” It will be (illegible text) flame the waters of the holy spirit will not (illegible text). O sirs, there is a river that runs into the (illegible text) of Christ that would quench hells flames if (illegible text) were possible they could seize it. O what is the (illegible text) this river will not quench? If a drop of it could (illegible text) fall into hell all its flames would be immediately ⟨quenched⟩. The poor Bush would be destroyed, did ⟨not⟩ the river or God run thro it. The Lord will (illegible text) it, lest any hurt it, he will keep it night and day. That is a (illegible text) guard indeed. 'Tis as if he ⟨had⟩ said, I the owner, (illegible text) buyer and purchaser of ⟨this⟩ glorious Bush (illegible text) much in love with it am so much concerned for its (illegible text) and preservation, that I will see to it I will protect and defend it day and night from all harms and dangers. What reason have you to fear, believer what the furnace be (illegible text) thrown into, when the Lord superintends and ⟨guards⟩ thee and (illegible text), truly says the believer, ⟨I⟩ am not ⟨afraid⟩ of a foe in hell, for my (illegible text) and husband is my constant guard and protector. The believer may make supposition that can never take place, hells flames, tho he were in them, would be to him what Nebuchadnezzar's her furnace was to three heroick Jews, they would not hurt or harm them in the least one in the form of God and who thinks it no robbery to be equal with God, would bear him company, and bring him out safe and sound.
In the protection of the doctrine, I shall endearvour to do the following things.
1. I shall shew why the church of Christ, in this representation is compared to a Bush.
