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1 when god gives a special commission he looks to have it strictly observed in every article... thus stands the cause between god and us. we are entered into covenant with him for this work... now if the lord shall please to hear us, and bring us in peace to the place we desire, then hath he ratified this covenant... and will expect a strict performance of the articles contained in it, but if we shall neglect the observation of these articles, and, dissembling with our god, shall fall to embrace this present world and prosecute our carnal intentions, seeking great things for ourselves and our posterity, the lord will surely break out in wrath against us, be revenged of such a perjured people and make us know the price of the breach of such a covenant.
which detail from the sermon best helps to convey this purpose?
\for this end, we must be knit together in this work as one man.\
\the lord will be our god, and delight to dwell among us as his own people...\
\he ratified this covenant... and will expect a strict performance of the articles contained in it...\
\... we shall be made a story and a by - word through the world.\
2 now the only way to avoid this shipwreck, and to provide for our posterity, is to follow the counsel of

Explanation:

The question is about analyzing a sermon's detail to convey a specific purpose related to God's commission and covenant. The relevant subfield in Social Science is Religion, as it deals with religious texts, sermons, and theological concepts. The option "He ratified this covenant... and will expect a strict performance of the articles contained in it..." directly relates to the idea of God's commission being strictly observed (from the original text's focus on strict observation of the covenant's articles).

Answer:

C. "He ratified this covenant... and will expect a strict performance of the articles contained in it..."