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of_o reformation_n make_v goodly_a show_n of_o their_o readiness_n to_o embrace_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o yet_o after_o they_o have_v renounce_v all_o popish_a superstition_n now_o willing_o content_v themselves_o with_o a_o slight_a reformation_n wherein_o they_o glory_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o they_o shift_v off_o christ_n yoke_n and_o can_v endure_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n in_o a_o word_n they_o can_v wish_v that_o all_o order_n and_o policy_n be_v overthrow_v and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o as_o oft_o as_o they_o be_v tax_v for_o their_o sin_n they_o be_v ready_a to_o cover_v themselves_o with_o this_o fair_a pretext_n of_o reformation_n and_o doubtless_o jeremiah_n have_v even_o such_o in_o his_o time_n to_o deal_v withal_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o he_o expresl_o note_n that_o he_o have_v this_o commission_n in_o the_o day_n of_o josias_n to_o wit_n even_o then_o while_o the_o king_n bend_v himself_o to_o 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two_o wife_n to_o wit_n israel_n and_o judah_n i_o grant_v god_n have_v marry_v to_o himself_o in_o one_o marriage_n the_o whole_a seed_n of_o abraham_n but_o jeremiah_n speak_v here_o by_o way_n of_o grant_v they_o so_o much_o for_o albeit_o the_o israelite_n have_v revolt_v from_o god_n yet_o have_v he_o not_o utter_o reject_v they_o so_o the_o covenant_n hold_v as_o yet_o in_o part_n in_o this_o sense_n he_o acknowledge_v as_o well_o israel_n as_o judah_n for_o his_o wife_n he_o say_v then_o have_v thou_o not_o see_v what_o this_o disdainful_a israel_n have_v do_v this_o word_n to_o disdain_v or_o turn_v away_o be_v diverse_o take_v by_o the_o expositor_n but_o it_o may_v proper_o be_v translate_v lewd_a or_o loose_v desbauchée_o desbauchée_o see_v say_v he_o how_o she_o be_v go_v upon_o every_o high_a mountain_n and_o under_o every_o green_a tree_n etc._n etc._n the_o sum_n of_o god_n complaint_n here_o be_v that_o the_o ten_o tribe_n have_v falsify_v the_o faith_n of_o this_o 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