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john_n go_v you_o and_o show_v unto_o john_n what_o 11._o mat._n 11._o thing_n you_o hear_v and_o see_v so_o let_v we_o hear_v and_o see_v what_o god_n do_v 5_o let_v we_o remember_v that_o it_o be_v our_o part_n and_o duty_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n that_o we_o may_v find_v he_o even_o by_o grope_v see_v that_o he_o be_v not_o far_o from_o every_o one_o of_o us._n act._n 17._o 27._o 6_o therefore_o man_n be_v oftentime_o &_o that_o diligent_o to_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n of_o the_o deliveraunce_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v in_o the_o west_n part_n of_o the_o world_n out_o of_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n of_o the_o regeneration_n of_o the_o church_n be_v strike_v in_o year_n of_o the_o restore_n of_o the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o our_o conversion_n and_o of_o the_o conversion_n of_o many_o more_o that_o they_o may_v give_v themselves_o to_o mark_v the_o work_n of_o god_n to_o extol_v the_o same_o and_o to_o thank_v god_n for_o his_o unspeakable_a benefit_n 2._o of_o 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&_o also_o his_o curse_n 7_o therefore_o see_v that_o god_n do_v vouchsafe_v to_o prosper_v the_o order_n of_o nature_n that_o he_o may_v bless_v the_o obedient_a and_o again_o see_v he_o do_v restrain_v the_o force_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n that_o he_o may_v send_v a_o curse_n upon_o the_o disobedient_a even_o the_o very_a experience_n of_o this_o most_o free_a action_n ought_v to_o stir_v up_o and_o nourish_v in_o our_o mind_n the_o hatred_n of_o sin_n &_o love_n of_o righteousness_n 19_o lect._n 15._o decemb._n verse_n 11._o and_o i_o have_v call_v a_o drought_n upon_o this_o land_n and_o upon_o the_o mountain_n and_o upon_o wheat_n and_o upon_o wine_n and_o upon_o oil_n and_o upon_o all_o thing_n which_o the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o and_o upon_o man_n and_o upon_o beast_n &_o upon_o all_o the_o labour_n of_o man_n hand_n this_o verse_n contain_v the_o exposition_n of_o the_o verse_n go_v before_o and_o also_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o minor_a proposition_n of_o the_o 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of_o the_o bad_a though_o they_o be_v ignorant_a thereof_o you_o say_v joseph_n unto_o his_o brethren_n think_v evil_a against_o i_o but_o god_n think_v to_o turn_v the_o same_o to_o good_a gen._n 50._o 20._o and_o haman_n the_o enemy_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v enforce_v to_o give_v that_o honour_n unto_o mardocheus_n which_o he_o hope_v for_o himself_o these_o and_o the_o like_a example_n may_v be_v a_o comfort_n to_o those_o which_o be_v in_o misery_n by_o reason_n 9_o ester_n 9_o of_o the_o cruelty_n and_o subtle_a deal_n of_o their_o enemy_n the_o allegory_n although_o the_o most_o high_a dwell_v not_o in_o temple_n make_v with_o hand_n yet_o will_v he_o have_v the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o by_o solomon_n be_v build_v to_o his_o name_n and_o by_o zerobabel_n and_o other_o be_v restore_v to_o serve_v for_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o old_a people_n and_o furthermore_o he_o will_v dwell_v in_o all_o the_o faithful_a and_o in_o the_o whole_a church_n as_o in_o temple_n by_o 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