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good_a king_n of_o judah_n such_o be_v ezra_n the_o scribe_n and_o such_o be_v nehemiah_n the_o tirshatha_n a_o eminent_a reformer_n of_o religion_n and_o state_n of_o church_n and_o kingdom_n for_o religion_n in_o general_a god_n holy_a commandment_n be_v break_v by_o all_o rank_n of_o person_n profanity_n and_o iniquity_n prevail_v and_o abound_v that_o be_v solemn_o confess_v and_o amend_v chapter_n 1._o &_o 9_o in_o particular_a oppression_n reign_v that_o be_v quash_v chap_n 5._o and_o the_o people_n relieve_v false_a prophet_n be_v hire_v by_o the_o enemy_n and_o bribe_v to_o compliance_n to_o weaken_v the_o ruler_n hand_n and_o hinder_v the_o work_n of_o reformation_n they_o be_v discover_v and_o mark_v chap_n 6._o the_o ordinary_a worship_n of_o god_n and_o his_o solemn_a feast_n be_v disuse_v these_o be_v restore_v ch_z 8._o for_o advance_v and_o establish_v the_o whole_a reformation_n a_o solemn_a fast_n be_v keep_v ch_z 9_o and_o a_o covenant_n subscribe_v ch_n 10._o the_o holy_a seed_n have_v mingle_v themselves_o and_o match_v with_o stranger_n people_n of_o heathen_a abomination_n they_o separate_v themselves_o and_o that_o be_v amend_v ibid._n the_o offering_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v neglect_v these_o be_v renew_v ibid._n the_o sabbath_n be_v horrible_o profane_v that_o be_v strict_o and_o with_o certification_n discharge_v and_o they_o not_o suffer_v to_o lodge_v about_o the_o wall_n chap_n 10_o 31._o and_o 13_o 15._o and_o forward_o the_o service_n of_o god_n be_v neglect_v by_o nonresidence_n of_o the_o priest_n through_o calamity_n and_o want_n that_o also_o be_v help_v chap._n 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o ver_fw-la 10._o the_o order_n and_o service_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levit_n be_v confuse_v these_o be_v clear_v and_o they_o set_v to_o their_o charge_n as_o appoint_v by_o david_n chap_n 7._o 63_o 12._o 45._o and_o 13_o 30_o stranger_n uncircumcised_a have_v enter_v and_o defile_v the_o congregation_n of_o the_o lord_n these_o be_v remove_v chap_n 13_o 3_o profane_a person_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o heathen_a have_v lodging_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n they_o be_v expel_v and_o the_o chamber_n cleanse_v chap._n 13._o 8._o 9_o some_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o priest_n have_v defile_v the_o covenant_n of_o the_o priesthood_n by_o strange_a wife_n they_o be_v brand_v and_o that_o also_o be_v amend_v for_o the_o state_n the_o city_n the_o place_n of_o their_o father_n sepulcher_n lay_v waste_v and_o the_o gate_n thereof_o be_v consume_v with_o fire_n first_o these_o be_v repair_v the_o people_n and_o their_o work_n be_v strong_o oppose_v and_o sore_o reproach_v they_o be_v vindicate_v and_o their_o hand_n strengthen_v chap._n 2_o 4._o when_o the_o city_n be_v build_v it_o be_v not_o man_v therefore_o inhabitant_n and_o defendant_n be_v appoint_v chap._n 11._o the_o people_n suffer_v sore_o by_o mortgage_n the_o great_a sin_n of_o the_o oppressor_n belong_v to_o the_o former_a head_n and_o calamity_n of_o the_o oppress_a pertain_v to_o this_o part_n that_o be_v redress_v chap_n 5._o open_v and_o secret_a enemy_n correspond_v and_o plot_v against_o the_o work_n and_o the_o ruler_n these_o be_v discover_v and_o disappoint_v chap._n 6._o they_o be_v in_o great_a reproach_n and_o distress_n god_n be_v seek_v and_o mean_n be_v use_v chap._n 4_o and_o 6._o they_o be_v poor_a husbandry_n and_o traffic_n be_v practise_v only_o the_o sabbath_n work_v and_o market_n be_v discharge_v oppression_n be_v bear_v down_o and_o the_o people_n relieve_v of_o public_a burden_n nehemtah_n the_o governor_n and_o his_o brethren_n neither_o exact_v the_o bread_n of_o the_o governor_n nor_o buy_v land_n nor_o refuse_v to_o work_v as_o other_o o_o for_o such_o ruler_n to_o a_o nation_n scatter_a and_o peel_v a_o nation_n smelt_v out_o and_o tread_v down_o who_o land_n be_v spoil_v isaiah_n 18_o 2._o our_o ruler_n if_o they_o have_v a_o mind_n have_v a_o fair_a occasion_n for_o i_o b_v gloriation_n chap._n 29._o 13._o the_o blessing_n of_o he_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o perish_v come_v upon_o i_o etc._n etc._n in_o this_o time_n be_v great_a decay_n desolation_n abuse_n and_o unsufferable_a corruption_n let_v it_o not_o be_v think_v a_o error_n proceed_v from_o the_o ruler_n and_o here_o people_n will_v be_v warn_v to_o enencourage_v and_o comply_v with_o reform_v ruler_n not_o as_o they_o be_v in_o hezekiahs_n and_o josiahs_n time_n inveterate_a incurable_a and_o obstinate_a in_o their_o corruption_n lest_o they_o hear_v that_o hos._n 10_o 3_o 4._o a_o king_n can_v do_v they_o no_o good_a because_o they_o fear_v not_o the_o lord_n and_o speak_v word_n swear_v false_o in_o make_v a_o covenant_n but_o this_o pertain_v to_o the_o ruler_n that_o whatsoever_o be_v command_v by_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n be_v diligent_o do_v for_o the_o house_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n lest_o there_o be_v wrath_n against_o the_o realm_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o son_n ezra_n 7-23_a and_o that_o judgement_n run_v like_o a_o river_n and_o righteousness_n like_o a_o mighty_a stream_n that_o he_o take_v his_o pattern_n from_o the_o type_n and_o antitype_n who_o also_o be_v the_o archetype_n ruler_n psal._n 72._o so_o shall_v there_o be_v abundance_n of_o peace_n and_o also_o in_o judah_n thing_n shall_v go_v well_o 3._o the_o good_a ruler_n have_v a_o natural_a fatherly_a and_o tender_a care_n of_o the_o people_n thus_o it_o be_v say_v i_o say_v 49._o 23._o king_n shall_v be_v nurse_v father_n and_o in_o israel_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o mourn_v for_o good_a ruler_n with_o this_o expression_n ab_fw-la my_o brother_n jer_n 2d_o 18._o yea_o he_o be_v the_o breath_n of_o our_o nostril_n lament_v 4_o 20._o by_o who_o in_o the_o public_a body_n we_o lead_v a_o quiet_a life_n and_o peaceable_a in_o all_o godliness_n and_o honesty_n 1_o tim._n 2._o 2._o he_o be_v pater_fw-la patriae_fw-la &_o parens_fw-la reip._n nor_o can_v i_o see_v what_o shall_v have_v move_v those_o dissemble_a emperor_n who_o in_o semblance_n refuse_v the_o title_n of_o lord_n to_o make_v so_o nice_a of_o the_o endear_n name_n of_o father_n of_o the_o country_n but_o simple_o the_o conscience_n that_o they_o do_v as_o little_o deserve_v the_o name_n as_o they_o design_v the_o thing_n but_o sure_o as_o a_o rich_a man_n will_v never_o want_v a_o heir_n a_o good_a ruler_n can_v never_o want_v child_n nor_o needs_o he_o fear_v coniahs_n fate_n write_v you_o this_o man_n childless_a for_o if_o he_o have_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o father_n he_o shall_v have_v the_o name_v 〈◊〉_d better_a than_o son_n and_o daughter_n we_o find_v not_o that_o nehemiah_n be_v marry_v yet_o his_o name_n flourish_v in_o the_o record_n of_o his_o eminent_a service_n more_o than_o if_o his_o line_n have_v continue_v uninterrupted_a to_o this_o day_n the_o righteous_a shall_v be_v have_v in_o everlasting_a remembrance_n four_o thing_n be_v proper_a to_o the_o care_n of_o a_o father_n affection_n instruction_n correction_n and_o provision_n all_o which_o be_v evident_a in_o nehemiah_n the_o governor_n great_a be_v his_o affection_n chap._n 1_o 3_o 4._o and_o how_o sad_o take_v he_o on_o for_o the_o reproach_n and_o affliction_n of_o his_o brethren_n he_o sit_v down_o and_o weep_v and_o mourn_v certain_a day_n and_o fast_v and_o pray_v before_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n he_o can_v digest_v their_o grief_n chap_n 8._o 9_o 10._o when_o the_o people_n weep_v he_o say_v go_v your_o way_n eat_v the_o fat_a and_o drink_v the_o sweet_a and_o send_v portion_n to_o they_o for_o who_o nothing_o be_v prepare_v for_o this_o day_n be_v holy_a neither_o be_v you_o sad_a for_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v your_o strength_n for_o instruction_n he_o cause_v the_o priest_n read_v to_o they_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o
good_a company_n when_o they_o show_v their_o goodness_n in_o company_n so_o that_o they_o may_v do_v good_a to_o the_o company_n and_o therefore_o though_o it_o may_v seem_v a_o paradox_n yet_o it_o be_v too_o true_a that_o we_o can_v always_o say_v we_o have_v be_v in_o good_a company_n when_o we_o have_v be_v in_o the_o company_n of_o good_a men._n let_v good_a people_n keep_v fellowship_n and_o company_n let_v the_o evil_n and_o vanity_n of_o good_a people_n be_v discharge_v the_o company_n let_v good_a people_n do_v good_a in_o company_n and_o so_o good_a people_n shall_v be_v good_a company_n but_o as_o often_o as_o we_o miss_v good_a company_n let_v it_o mind_v we_o that_o we_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o be_v it_o here_o add_v because_o i_o love_v not_o to_o multiply_v that_o it_o be_v no_o small_a part_n of_o the_o saint_n wilderness_n to_o be_v vex_v and_o inte_v with_o evil_a company_n the_o scripture_n descrive_v a_o wilderness_n to_o be_v the_o place_n of_o owl_n ostrich_n wolf_n lion_n serpent_n satyr_n devil_n dragon_n and_o all_o evil_a beast_n and_o doleful_a creature_n and_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o christ_n literal_o mark_v 1_o 13._o that_o in_o the_o wilderness_n he_o be_v with_o the_o wild_a beast_n so_o christian_n be_v mystical_o neighbour_v with_o the_o like_a in_o their_o wilderness_n their_o righteous_a soul_n be_v vex_v with_o hear_v and_o see_v daily_o their_o doleful_a and_o detestable_a practice_n beside_o their_o persecution_n whereof_o it_o follow_v to_o speak_v particular_o 4._o the_o wilderness_n import_v a_o wander_v and_o unsettle_a condition_n psal._n 107._o 4._o they_o wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n in_o a_o solitary_a way_n they_o find_v no_o city_n to_o dwell_v in_o heb._n 11._o 37_o 38._o those_o of_o who_o the_o world_n be_v not_o worthy_a wander_v about_o in_o desert_n and_o in_o mountain_n and_o in_o den_n and_o cave_n of_o the_o earth_n we_o read_v in_o the_o history_n of_o scripture_n how_o israel_n wander_v and_o how_o many_o seat_n they_o change_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o egypt_n forty_o year_n we_o read_v of_o the_o patriarch_n psal._n 105_o 13._o how_o as_o stranger_n in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n they_o go_v from_o one_o nation_n to_o another_o from_o one_o kingdom_n to_o another_o people_n we_o read_v in_o the_o 1_o sam._n of_o david_n wander_v from_o one_o wilderness_n to_o another_o and_o among_o the_o rock_n of_o the_o wild_a goat_n which_o he_o resent_v with_o tear_n psal._n 56._o 8._o thou_o tell_v my_o wander_n say_v he_o put_v thou_o my_o tear_n into_o thy_o bottle_n be_v they_o not_o in_o thy_o book_n and_o this_o be_v even_o the_o wilderness-condition_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n this_o day_n in_o these_o nation_n how_o many_o drive_v from_o station_n and_o relation_n and_o put_v to_o seek_v lodging_n among_o stranger_n what_o strange_a unsettling_n be_v there_o among_o we_o by_o out_v confinement_n banishment_n denounce_v fugitive_n and_o all_o these_o by_o law_n and_o act_n so_o contrive_v as_o if_o they_o mean_v only_o to_o grant_v the_o lord_n servant_n jeremy_n deplore_a wish_n jer._n 9_o 2._o o_o that_o i_o have_v in_o the_o wilderness_n a_o lodging-place_n of_o waysare_a man_n that_o i_o may_v leave_v my_o people_n and_o go_v from_o they_o and_o all_o these_o be_v beside_o all_o the_o particular_a wander_n of_o the_o lord_n scatter_v flock_n who_o condition_n we_o may_v see_v ezek_n 34._o 6._o and_o throughout_o my_o sheep_n wander_v through_o all_o the_o mountain_n and_o upon_o every_o high_a hill_n yea_o my_o flock_n be_v scatter_v upon_o all_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o none_o do_v search_n nor_o seek_v after_o they_o 5._o the_o wilderness_n import_v a_o condition_n of_o tentation_n matth._n 4_o 1._o christ_n be_v lead_v into_o the_o wilderness_n to_o be_v tempt_v psal._n 95_o 8._o 9_o israel_n time_n in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v call_v the_o day_n of_o tentation_n i_o know_v it_o be_v there_o mean_v actiu_o of_o these_o tentation_n as_o be_v clear_a from_o the_o 9th_o verse_n your_o father_n tempt_v i_o prove_v i_o and_o see_v my_o work_n â—ut_v when_o i_o look_v back_o upon_o moses_n who_o himself_o â—as_v with_o the_o church_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o well_o â—ew_a their_o case_n i_o find_v he_o reckon_v it_o a_o time_n â—_o passive_n tentation_n also_o such_o i_o mean_v wherewith_o â—â—ey_n be_v try_v and_o tempt_v deut._n 8._o 2._o and_o thou_o shall_v remember_v all_o the_o way_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n lead_v thou_o these_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o humble_v thou_o and_o to_o prove_v thou_o to_o know_v what_o be_v in_o thy_o heart_n whether_o thou_o will_v keep_v his_o commandment_n or_o not_o it_o be_v â—ar_o 1._o from_o jam._n 1_o 15._o that_o god_n tempt_v no_o â—n_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o great_a question_n whether_o satanâ—â—th_v â—â—th_z a_o hand_n by_o tentation_n in_o every_o sin_n of_o man_n â—t_a three_o i_o judge_v that_o satan_n have_v not_o such_o a_o hand_n every_o sin_n as_o some_o be_v ready_a to_o say_v and_o think_v â—he_v devil_n be_v not_o so_o ill_a we_o say_v as_o he_o be_v call_v nor_o â—_o ugly_a as_o he_o be_v paint_v many_o man_n father_n those_o â—s_n upon_o the_o devil_n that_o have_v their_o own_o heart_n â—th_o for_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o many_o sin_n withâ—â—t_o a_o tentation_n ab_fw-la extra_fw-la or_o from_o without_o yet_o the_o four_o place_n it_o be_v manifest_a from_o jam._n 1_o 14._o 15._o at_o a_o man_n be_v tempt_v at_o least_o by_o his_o own_o lust_n as_o often_o the_o sin_n and_o thus_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n without_o some_o â—nd_n of_o tentation_n either_o from_o another_o or_o from_o the_o â—ner_n himself_o and_o where_o there_o be_v much_o sin_n and_o â—ovocation_n as_o be_v among_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n there_o be_v much_o tentation_n let_v the_o â—ords_n people_n then_o expect_v to_o find_v their_o wilderness_n place_n of_o temptation_n and_o be_v not_o tentation_n â—awed_v thick_a in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n people_n in_o these_o â—es_n be_v there_o not_o a_o neâ—t_n spread_v upon_o mount_n tabor_n may_v we_o not_o say_v with_o the_o psalmist_n pâ—_n 142._o 3._o in_o the_o way_n wherein_o i_o walk_v have_v they_o laâ—â—_n snare_n for_o i_o be_v not_o the_o cass_n now_o you_o must_v either_o do_v thus_o or_o thus_o as_o man_n who_o because_o they_o have_v â—â—_o conscience_n of_o their_o own_o therefore_o care_v not_o â—_o you_o shall_v please_v to_o command_v or_o else_o do_v other_o waâ—_n upon_o your_o peril_n and_o when_o thing_n may_v therways_o be_v better_o order_v and_o establish_v aâ—_n not_o law_n and_o act_n contrive_v so_o as_o occasion_n 〈◊〉_d be_v seek_v against_o those_o against_o who_o like_o daâ—_n chap._n 6_o 5._o there_o can_v be_v find_v no_o occasion_n except_o the_o matter_n of_o their_o god_n be_v not_o this_o the_o houâ—_n temptation_n rev._n 3._o 10._o but_o when_o enemy_n hâ—_n give_v over_o and_o do_v 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