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thyself_o before_o i_o and_o do_v rend_v thy_o clothes_n and_o weep_v before_o i_o etc._n etc._n he_o be_v not_o so_o intent_n upon_o his_o own_o pleasure_n though_o in_o the_o sprightly_a vigour_n of_o youth_n nor_o on_o the_o weighty_a concern_v of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o to_o forget_v the_o interest_n of_o god_n and_o the_o great_a concern_v of_o his_o glory_n four_o he_o be_v exceed_v careful_a to_o propagate_v the_o interest_n of_o religion_n and_o spread_v it_o far_o and_o wide_o among_o his_o people_n though_o he_o can_v not_o infuse_v the_o inward_a principle_n that_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n yet_o he_o do_v enjoin_v the_o external_a practice_n of_o it_o upon_o all_o his_o subject_n which_o be_v his_o part_n and_o duty_n ver_fw-la 33._o he_o make_v all_o that_o be_v present_a in_o israel_n to_o serve_v even_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n their_o god._n and_o all_o his_o day_n they_o depart_v not_o from_o follow_v the_o god_n of_o their_o father_n but_o yet_o good_a josiah_n 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come_v not_o against_o thou_o this_o day_n but_o against_o the_o house_n wherewith_o i_o have_v war_n for_o god_n command_v i_o to_o make_v haste_n forbear_v thou_o from_o meddle_v with_o god_n who_o be_v with_o i_o that_o he_o destroy_v thou_o not_o expositor_n conceive_v necho_n have_v this_o discovery_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n from_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n martyr_n per_fw-la oraculum_fw-la non_fw-la scriptum_fw-la sed_fw-la viva_fw-la voce_fw-la editum_fw-la even_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n if_o so_o no_o doubt_n jeremiah_n also_o dissuade_v josiah_n from_o go_v out_o against_o he_o however_o this_o be_v clear_a josiah_n do_v not_o consult_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n about_o that_o expedition_n as_o he_o ought_v and_o be_v too_o hasty_a and_o resolute_a therein_o ver_fw-la 22._o nevertheless_o josiah_n will_v not_o turn_v his_o face_n from_o he_o etc._n etc._n by_o this_o mean_v this_o excellent_a man_n come_v to_o a_o tragical_a end_n and_o that_o in_o the_o very_a flower_n of_o his_o day_n he_o die_v in_o that_o unhappy_a expedition_n from_o which_o he_o will_v not_o be_v divert_v be_v bring_v home_o to_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o second_o chariot_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o his_o father_n to_o the_o universal_a sorrow_n of_o all_o good_a man_n in_o israel_n as_o you_o read_v in_o the_o text_n wherein_o we_o have_v these_o two_o part_n to_o consider_v i._o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o lamentation_n ii_o the_o cause_n and_o ground_n of_o it_o 1._o for_o the_o lamentation_n here_o make_v it_o be_v extraordinary_a never_o such_o cry_v hear_v before_o in_o israel_n at_o any_o funeral_n whether_o we_o consider_v it_o either_o 1._o extensively_n 2._o intensive_o or_o 3._o protensively_n 1._o extensively_n all_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v city_n and_o country_n mourn_v that_o day_n not_o every_o individual_a but_o all_o that_o have_v any_o sense_n of_o the_o worth_n of_o the_o man_n the_o good_a that_o he_o do_v or_o the_o evil_n that_o follow_v upon_o his_o removal_n no_o doubt_v the_o priest_n of_o baal_n their_o abettor_n and_o associate_n secret_o rejoice_v at_o his_o fall_n but_o all_o good_a man_n mourn_v but_o among_o all_o the_o mourner_n one_o only_o be_v specify_v by_o name_n and_o that_o be_v jeremiah_n the_o prophet_n in_o who_o all_o the_o faithful_a minister_n of_o god_n be_v include_v to_o they_o he_o be_v a_o true_a and_o faithful_a friend_n and_o in_o he_o they_o lose_v a_o father_n and_o a_o famous_a instrument_n of_o reformation_n 2._o consider_v it_o intensive_o as_o to_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o sorrow_n it_o be_v a_o bitter_a lamentation_n so_o pungent_a intense_a and_o deep_a that_o the_o mourn_a of_o the_o jew_n for_o christ_n at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o conversion_n to_o he_o be_v compare_v to_o this_o mourn_v for_o josiah_n zach._n 12._o ver_fw-la 11._o in_o that_o day_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a mourning_n in_o jerusalem_n â—s_v the_o mourning_n of_o hadadrimmon_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o megiddon_n this_o hadadrimmon_n be_v a_o little_a town_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o megiddon_n near_o the_o place_n of_o this_o fatal_a battle_n who_o inhabitant_n receive_v the_o first_o tiding_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o josiah_n make_v the_o town_n ring_n with_o doleful_a outcry_n and_o lamentation_n 3._o last_o consider_v it_o protensive_o in_o its_o continuance_n and_o duration_n it_o be_v make_v a_o ordinance_n in_o israel_n and_o according_o the_o singing-man_n and_o singing-woman_n speak_v of_o josiah_n in_o their_o lamentation_n to_o this_o day_n i._n e._n whenever_o any_o solemn_a funeral_n or_o public_a calamity_n be_v solemnize_v in_o israel_n those_o person_n that_o be_v skilful_a in_o lamentation_n bring_v in_o the_o story_n of_o iosiah_n death_n as_o the_o burden_n of_o that_o doleful_a song_n or_o funeral-elegy_n ii_o let_v we_o consider_v the_o cause_n and_o ground_n of_o this_o lamentation_n which_o certain_o be_v great_a and_o 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a_o man_n with_o due_a qualification_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n england_n do_v not_o so_o abound_v with_o pious_a zealous_a and_o faithful_a gentleman_n at_o this_o time_n but_o that_o it_o may_v sensible_o feel_v the_o loss_n of_o such_o a_o man._n second_o more_o particular_o let_v the_o minister_n of_o christ_n lament_v his_o fall_n as_o jeremiah_n do_v the_o fall_n of_o josiah_n in_o the_o text._n he_o be_v a_o true_a friend_n to_o christ_n faithful_a minister_n and_o have_v they_o in_o honour_n for_o their_o work_n sake_n it_o be_v true_a he_o have_v no_o more_o need_n of_o we_o he_o be_v now_o wise_a than_o his_o teacher_n but_o we_o great_o need_v he_o and_o man_n of_o his_o spirit_n in_o such_o a_o dull_a degenerate_a age_n as_o we_o live_v in_o three_o and_o most_o particular_o i_o shall_v apply_v and_o close_o all_o with_o a_o few_o word_n of_o counsel_n to_o the_o dear_a and_o now_o desolate_a relict_n of_o this_o worthy_a person_n who_o 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which_o be_v do_v upon_o the_o earth_n that_o there_o be_v just_a man_n unto_o who_o it_o happen_v according_a to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o wicked_a again_o there_o be_v wicked_a man_n to_o who_o it_o happen_v according_a to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o righteous_a eccles._n 8.14_o but_o then_o remember_v that_o it_o be_v but_o in_o the_o earth_n here_o or_o nowhere_o god_n must_v chastise_v his_o child_n 4._o see_v that_o you_o maintain_v that_o holy_a course_n of_o religious_a exercise_n in_o your_o family_n and_o in_o your_o closet_n wherein_o he_o walk_v so_o exemplary_o before_o you_o let_v religion_n live_v though_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o convince_v the_o world_n i_o pray_v you_o that_o it_o be_v god_n influence_n and_o not_o your_o husband_n only_o which_o be_v the_o spring_n and_o principle_n of_o this_o holy_a course_n 5._o strive_v not_o with_o your_o maker_n nor_o fret_v against_o the_o lord_n under_o this_o irksome_a and_o painful_a dispensation_n remember_v there_o be_v a_o 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