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and_o gift_n of_o great_a value_n and_o thus_o have_v we_o this_o prophecy_n expound_v jer._n 32._o 40._o i_o will_v make_v a_o everlasting_a covenant_n with_o they_o that_o i_o will_v never_o turn_v away_o 41._o jer._n 32._o 40._o 41._o from_o they_o to_o do_v they_o good_a etc._n etc._n 41._o yea_o i_o will_v delight_v in_o they_o to_o do_v they_o good_a etc._n etc._n four_o because_o when_o the_o husband_n be_v of_o a_o austere_a rigorous_a and_o impacable_a nature_n so_o as_o he_o will_v not_o bear_v with_o his_o compassion_n 4._o the_o church_n be_v marry_v to_o christ_n compassion_n wife_n infirmity_n but_o punish_v every_o fault_n in_o all_o bitterness_n and_o extremity_n it_o be_v a_o notable_a mean_n to_o work_v in_o her_o alienation_n of_o mind_n and_o to_o move_v she_o to_o affect_v other_o more_o than_o he_o and_o contrariwise_o compassion_n and_o readiness_n to_o pardon_v fault_n and_o pass_v by_o infirmity_n be_v a_o singular_a mean_n to_o nourish_v love_n and_o 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have_v impair_v the_o state_n of_o the_o land_n both_o by_o make_v it_o more_o to_o abound_v with_o sin_n &_o also_o more_o liable_a to_o god_n judgement_n it_o be_v never_o good_a world_n say_v they_o since_o this_o new_a religion_n come_v in_o and_o since_o there_o be_v so_o much_o preach_v never_o so_o much_o infidelity_n hypocrisy_n dissimulation_n fraud_n oppression_n and_o cruelty_n never_o such_o want_n and_o scarcity_n plague_n and_o sickness_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o misery_n but_o let_v such_o know_v that_o not_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o this_o but_o the_o neglect_n and_o contempt_n of_o the_o gospel_n preach_v and_o because_o while_o the_o light_n of_o god_n word_n shine_v yet_o man_n love_v darkness_n more_o than_o light_n and_o therefore_o be_v just_o give_v over_o of_o god_n to_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n it_o be_v not_o our_o too_o much_o knowledge_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o punishment_n but_o our_o great_a ignorance_n notwithstanding_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o long_a time_n grant_v plentiful_a mean_n of_o knowledge_n and_o as_o well_o may_v we_o say_v that_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n cause_v man_n to_o stumble_v and_o go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n that_o the_o faithful_a surgeon_n and_o good_a salve_n do_v make_v the_o sore_a that_o the_o judge_n make_v the_o thief_n or_o that_o the_o law_n do_v make_v transgressor_n as_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o shall_v be_v the_o cause_n either_o of_o our_o sin_n or_o of_o our_o punishment_n and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o doctrine_n which_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v application_n application_n out_o of_o this_o first_o verse_n now_o in_o the_o last_o place_n let_v we_o apply_v that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v to_o our_o own_o time_n for_o our_o own_o use_n &_o benefit_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n let_v we_o examine_v what_o similitude_n there_o be_v between_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o hosea_n and_o our_o own_o country_n in_o these_o day_n and_o whether_o we_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o the_o same_o sin_n whereof_o they_o be_v here_o convict_v to_o the_o end_n that_o if_o we_o prove_v clear_a and_o innocent_a we_o may_v have_v the_o comfort_n hereof_o in_o our_o own_o conscience_n or_o if_o we_o be_v find_v alike_o faulty_a that_o we_o may_v humble_v ourselves_o by_o unfeigned_a repentance_n otherwise_o let_v we_o assure_v ourselves_o that_o if_o there_o be_v between_o we_o similitude_n of_o manner_n there_o shall_v also_o be_v similitude_n of_o punishment_n if_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o same_o sin_n the_o lord_n will_v take_v the_o same_o course_n with_o we_o that_o be_v he_o will_v summon_v and_o arraign_v we_o before_o his_o judgement_n seat_n where_o be_v convict_v we_o shall_v be_v condemn_v to_o suffer_v the_o like_a or_o
3._o 17._o blessing_n make_v it_o fruitful_a but_o man_n sin_n make_v it_o barren_a and_o in_o stead_n of_o corn_n wine_n and_o oil_n cause_v it_o to_o bring_v forth_o thorn_n and_o thistle_n if_o it_o be_v not_o as_o it_o be_v water_v with_o man_n sweat_n verse_n 18._o 19_o it_o bring_v a_o general_a deluge_n 19_o verse_n 18._o 19_o wherein_o not_o only_a man_n but_o all_o the_o creature_n perish_v it_o turn_v sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n which_o be_v like_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n into_o a_o salt_n marsh_n and_o desolate_a wilderness_n it_o bring_v all_o those_o plague_n of_o egypt_n not_o only_o upon_o man_n but_o upon_o the_o beast_n likewise_o in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o misery_n which_o all_o the_o creature_n suffer_v under_o which_o they_o groan_v and_o travail_v in_o pain_n together_o with_o we_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v 22._o rom._n 8._o 22._o rom._n 8._o 22._o from_o which_o with_o fervent_a desire_n they_o wait_v to_o be_v deliver_v when_o man_n be_v free_v from_o his_o sin_n as_o appear_v verse_n 19_o 20._o 21._o 21_o ver._n 19_o 20._o 21_o neither_o be_v this_o unjust_a with_o god_n that_o the_o creature_n shall_v be_v punish_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n see_v as_o man_n be_v not_o make_v for_o himself_o but_o for_o god_n so_o they_o be_v not_o make_v for_o themselves_o but_o for_o the_o use_n of_o man_n and_o therefore_o as_o they_o be_v to_o joy_n in_o his_o rejoice_v so_o to_o bear_v their_o part_n of_o grief_n in_o his_o mourning_n and_o misery_n like_o the_o servant_n of_o noble_a man_n who_o be_v quell_v in_o their_o lord_n ruin_n and_o though_o they_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o their_o treason_n commit_v against_o their_o sovereign_a prince_n yet_o they_o be_v overthrow_v in_o their_o estate_n &_o partaker_n in_o their_o punishment_n the_o use_n of_o this_o doctrine_n be_v first_o to_o admonish_v we_o that_o when_o we_o see_v the_o misery_n of_o any_o of_o the_o poor_a creature_n as_o the_o barrenness_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o toil_n sickness_n and_o manifold_a infirmity_n of_o the_o beast_n etc._n etc._n we_o be_v thereby_o put_v in_o remembrance_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o be_v move_v to_o bewail_v they_o as_o be_v the_o cause_n not_o only_o of_o our_o own_o but_o also_o of_o all_o the_o creature_n misery_n second_o it_o serve_v to_o reprove_v those_o who_o abuse_v the_o poor_a creature_n with_o tyrannical_a cruelty_n and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o pity_v they_o in_o those_o misery_n which_o our_o sin_n have_v inflict_v upon_o they_o that_o they_o make_v seaven-fould_a great_a the_o heavy_a burden_n of_o their_o evil_n through_o their_o barbarous_a usage_n of_o they_o like_o hard-hearted_a and_o merciless_a lord_n who_o see_v their_o servant_n adjudge_v to_o death_n for_o their_o treason_n in_o stead_n of_o pity_v his_o punishment_n play_v themselves_o the_o executioner_n in_o cause_v he_o to_o die_v by_o exquisite_a torment_n etc._n etc._n the_o last_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v be_v that_o when_o the_o lord_n exercise_v his_o judgement_n upon_o the_o creature_n when_o the_o creature_n that_o we_o be_v not_o light_o to_o pass_v over_o god_n judgement_n inflict_v upon_o the_o creature_n earth_n be_v smite_v with_o barrenness_n spoil_v of_o her_o fruit_n and_o strip_v of_o her_o goodly_a ornament_n when_o the_o water_n above_o either_o drop_n not_o at_o all_o or_o in_o such_o abundance_n that_o in_o stead_n of_o water_v she_o they_o drown_v and_o over_o flow_v she_o and_o when_o the_o beast_n and_o cattle_n perish_v either_o by_o murraigne_a or_o famishment_n we_o be_v not_o light_o to_o pass_v these_o thing_n over_o but_o to_o esteem_v they_o as_o sign_n of_o god_n displeasure_n conceive_v for_o our_o sin_n and_o as_o so_o many_o summons_n whereby_o the_o lord_n warn_v we_o to_o seek_v reconciliation_n by_o true_a repentance_n lest_o we_o be_v overtake_v by_o his_o more_o fearful_a judgement_n levit._fw-la 26._o 14._o 15._o etc._n etc._n 16._o leu._n 26._o 14._o 15_o deut._n 28._o 15._o 16._o deut._n 28._o 15._o 16._o etc._n etc._n the_o use_n hereof_o serve_v for_o the_o reproof_n of_o those_o who_o be_v nothing_o affect_v with_o god_n judgement_n upon_o the_o creature_n no_o further_o than_o themselves_o have_v a_o sensible_a feel_n of_o their_o evil_n so_o that_o if_o in_o the_o time_n of_o dearth_n and_o famine_n they_o feel_v no_o want_n they_o be_v never_o thereby_o put_v in_o mind_n either_o of_o god_n anger_n or_o of_o their_o own_o sin_n nor_o touch_v with_o those_o misery_n under_o which_o the_o brute_n creature_n mourn_v nor_o with_o any_o compassion_n or_o fellow-feeling_n of_o their_o neighbour_n want_n and_o so_o much_o concern_v the_o first_o bill_n of_o indictment_n whereby_o the_o israelit_n be_v arraign_v and_o convict_v the_o second_o be_v contain_v verse_n 4._o and_o the_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n verse_n 4_o be_v affix_v verse_n 5._o the_o indictment_n itself_o be_v comprise_v in_o these_o word_n yet_o let_v none_o rebuke_v nor_o reprove_v another_o for_o thy_o people_n be_v as_o they_o that_o rebuke_v the_o priest_n in_o which_o word_n exposition_n the_o exposition_n he_o aggravate_v their_o former_a sin_n by_o show_v that_o such_o be_v their_o desperate_a resolution_n of_o continue_v in_o they_o that_o they_o will_v hear_v of_o no_o admonition_n or_o if_o they_o be_v admonish_v will_v unjust_o rebuke_v those_o of_o who_o they_o be_v just_o rebuke_v the_o sin_n whereof_o they_o be_v accuse_v be_v their_o impatiency_n of_o rebuke_n for_o howsoever_o they_o abound_v in_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n yet_o they_o can_v not_o endure_v that_o either_o god_n prophet_n or_o other_o his_o faithful_a servant_n shall_v admonish_v or_o reproove_v they_o for_o their_o wickedness_n and_o this_o be_v a_o manifest_a sign_n that_o they_o be_v desperate_o resolve_v to_o continue_v in_o their_o sin_n and_o be_v now_o past_a all_o hope_n of_o recovery_n in_o this_o sickness_n of_o their_o soul_n see_v they_o will_v not_o hear_v the_o physician_n nor_o regard_v his_o counsel_n nor_o follow_v his_o direction_n nor_o use_v any_o mean_n for_o their_o recovery_n but_o cast_v the_o potion_n against_o the_o wall_n and_o pull_v of_o the_o plaster_n apply_v for_o their_o cure_n and_o throw_v they_o in_o the_o physician_n face_n the_o like_a example_n we_o have_v esay_n 30._o 9_o 10._o 11._o where_o the_o prophet_n complain_v that_o the_o israelit_n be_v a_o rebellious_a people_n lie_v child_n who_o 11._o esay_n 30._o 9_o 10._o 11._o will_v not_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o say_v unto_o the_o seer_n see_v not_o and_o to_o the_o prophet_n prophesy_v not_o unto_o we_o right_a thing_n but_o speak_v flatter_a thing_n unto_o we_o prophecy_n error_n etc._n etc._n so_o 16._o amos._n 2._o 12._o &_o 7._o 12._o mich._n 2._o 6._o jer._n 44._o 15._o 16._o amos._n 2._o 12._o &_o 7._o 12._o 13._o 14_o &_o mich._n 2._o 6._o jer._n 44._o 15._o 16._o yea_o but_o it_o be_v not_o say_v here_o that_o the_o people_n forbid_v the_o prophet_n to_o admonish_v and_o rebuke_v they_o but_o the_o lord_n himself_o i_o answer_v the_o lord_n in_o his_o word_n be_v so_o far_o from_o forbid_v these_o duty_n of_o admonition_n and_o reprehension_n that_o he_o necessary_o require_v they_o unless_o it_o be_v when_o as_o the_o sinner_n be_v so_o desperate_o resolve_v to_o continue_v in_o his_o wickedness_n that_o he_o hate_v admonition_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o revenge_v it_o as_o though_o it_o be_v a_o injury_n upon_o he_o who_o do_v admonish_v he_o of_o such_o the_o lord_n speak_v ezech._n 3._o 26._o i_o will_v make_v thy_o tongue_n 26._o ezech._n 3._o 26._o cleave_v to_o the_o roof_n of_o thy_o mouth_n that_o thou_o shall_v be_v dumb_a and_o shall_v not_o be_v to_o they_o as_o a_o man_n that_o rebuke_v for_o they_o be_v a_o rebellious_a house_n and_o our_o saviour_n christ_n mat._n 7._o 6._o give_v you_o not_o 6._o mat._n 7._o 6._o that_o which_o be_v holy_a to_o dog_n etc._n etc._n and_o such_o be_v this_o people_n of_o who_o the_o lord_n say_v yet_o let_v none_o rebuke_v nor_o reproove_v another_o as_o though_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v although_o their_o sin_n be_v so_o many_o and_o heinous_a that_o they_o deserve_v continual_a reproof_n and_o reprehension_n yet_o let_v no_o man_n rebuke_v they_o see_v it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n they_o be_v so_o desperate_o give_v over_o to_o all_o wickedness_n that_o they_o be_v become_v altogether_o impatient_a of_o any_o reproof_n and_o this_o be_v plain_o express_v in_o the_o word_n follow_v for_o thy_o people_n be_v as_o they_o that_o rebuke_v the_o priest_n that_o be_v they_o be_v such_o as_o indeed_o do_v rebuke_v the_o priest_n for_o so_o this_o word_n as_o be_v sometime_o take_v absolute_o hos_fw-la 5._o 10._o the_o
mercy_n we_o enjoy_v in_o that_o we_o be_v the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o have_v his_o word_n and_o sacrament_n among_o us._n for_o if_o we_o secure_o rest_v in_o these_o title_n and_o privilege_n and_o think_v it_o sufficient_a that_o we_o have_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n among_o we_o but_o bring_v forth_o no_o fruit_n of_o it_o nor_o live_v like_o his_o subject_n but_o the_o vassal_n of_o satan_n this_o kingdom_n shall_v likewise_o be_v take_v from_o we_o and_o give_v to_o a_o nation_n which_o will_v bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o if_o we_o continue_v in_o our_o sin_n lose_v our_o first_o love_n and_o will_v not_o repent_v and_o amend_v our_o candlestick_n shall_v be_v remove_v if_o we_o remain_v stubborne_o rebellious_a and_o will_v not_o endure_v admonition_n and_o rebuke_n the_o lord_n will_v destroy_v our_o mother_n as_o here_o he_o threaten_v the_o israelite_n and_o make_v we_o like_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o asia_n second_o it_o serve_v for_o the_o confutation_n of_o the_o papist_n god_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n no_o true_a church_n of_o god_n who_o invest_v their_o mother_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o royal_a ornament_n of_o her_o ancestor_n grace_v she_o with_o their_o title_n &_o and_z privilege_n and_o advance_v she_o above_o other_o in_o the_o glorious_a chair_n of_o antiquity_n but_o see_v she_o have_v fall_v from_o her_o first_o love_n and_o repent_v not_o seeing_z she_o have_v voluntary_o exclude_v herself_o out_o of_o christ_n kingdom_n and_o will_v not_o endure_v to_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o sceptre_n of_o his_o word_n but_o have_v servile_o submit_v herself_o to_o antichrist_n and_o be_v content_a to_o take_v his_o mark_n and_o bear_v his_o yoke_n see_v she_o have_v banish_v out_o of_o her_o god_n pure_a worship_n the_o ministry_n of_o his_o word_n and_o have_v whole_o corrupt_v and_o deprave_a his_o sacrament_n and_o now_o worship_v idol_n saint_n angel_n their_o breadden_fw-mi god_n of_o the_o altar_n 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