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king_n 9_o 25._o jer._n 23._o 33._o and_o elsewhere_o hence_o doct._n the_o denunciation_n of_o god_n wrath_n against_o a_o sin_v people_n â—s_v a_o burden_n a_o thing_n heavy_a and_o grievous_a in_o divers_a consideration_n 1._o they_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o god_n messenger_n i._n e._n grievous_a and_o hard_a to_o they_o their_o spirit_n be_v oppress_v and_o many_o time_n even_o overwhelm_v within_o they_o to_o forethink_a of_o the_o message_n they_o have_v to_o deliver_v seâ—_n ver_fw-la 3_o 4._o chap_n 15._o 5._o &_o 16._o 9_o jer._n 48._o 31_o 32._o &_o 4._o 19_o 20._o 2._o they_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o the_o people_n to_o who_o they_o be_v send_v this_o in_o two_o respect_n 1._o they_o be_v a_o burden_n of_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n to_o the_o godly_a who_o hear_v and_o fear_n hab._n 3._o 16._o 2._o of_o indignation_n to_o the_o wicked_a who_o can_v endure_v so_o much_o as_o to_o hear_v of_o they_o the_o very_o threaten_v be_v to_o they_o intolerable_a amos_n 7._o 10._o 2_o chron._n 36._o 16._o jer._n 26._o 8_o 9_o 3._o in_o some_o sense_n they_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o god_n who_o speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n express_v a_o relâ—â—â—ing_n at_o the_o very_a mention_n of_o it_o hos_fw-la 11._o 8._o 9_o 4._o a_o burden_n in_o the_o effect_n of_o they_o or_o matter_n of_o threaten_v contain_v in_o they_o which_o be_v fore_o and_o heavy_a to_o bear_v context_n ver_fw-la 2._o the_o reason_n be_v 1._o of_o the_o first_o from_o the_o sympathetical_a compassionateness_n of_o god_n messenger_n towards_o their_o fellow-creature_n there_o be_v a_o philanthropy_n a_o love_n of_o man_n natural_o in_o man_n this_o be_v increase_v by_o grace_n this_o we_o see_v eminent_a in_o paul_n rom._n 9_o 1._o and_o moses_n blot_v i_o rather_o out_o of_o thy_o book_n 2._o of_o the_o second_o from_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o severity_n of_o god_n displeasure_n in_o the_o godly_a and_o hence_o it_o produce_v sorrow_n for_o their_o sin_n 1._o it_o bring_v sin_n to_o mind_n which_o 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and_o threaten_n find_v no_o more_o welcome_a and_o why_o plain_a preach_a ministerâ—_n be_v hate_v sin_v man_n be_v get_v above_o warning_n though_o by_o our_o sin_n we_o be_v pull_v down_o god_n judgement_n upon_o ouâ—_n head_n all_o this_o be_v nothing_o but_o he_o that_o tell_v we_o plain_o of_o they_o and_o represent_v the_o anger_n of_o god_n before_o we_o for_o they_o he_o be_v the_o troubler_n of_o israel_n use_v ii_o learn_v hence_o to_o interpret_v the_o threaten_n of_o judgement_n denounce_v by_o god_n messenger_n in_o the_o best_a sense_n when_o they_o tell_v you_o of_o god_n wrath_n oh_o do_v not_o think_v they_o tell_v you_o as_o they_o will_v have_v it_o or_o that_o they_o take_v any_o delight_n in_o bring_v such_o heavy_a tiding_n but_o they_o must_v say_v as_o god_n command_v they_o jer._n 28._o 6._o they_o can_v be_v glad_o content_a that_o the_o threaten_a may_v never_o be_v fulfil_v use_v iii_o here_o be_v a_o mark_n to_o distinguish_v the_o people_n of_o god_n 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