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lord_n but_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o harken_v to_o their_o voice_n nor_o give_v ear_n unto_o they_o here_o the_o denial_n of_o their_o suit_n and_o the_o irrevocability_n of_o the_o sentence_n of_o their_o wander_v so_o long_o in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v plain_o for_o their_o sin_n and_o yet_o we_o read_v elsewhere_o in_o the_o story_n the_o same_o be_v order_v so_o for_o their_o good_a also_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n lead_v thou_o these_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o humble_v thou_o and_o to_o prove_v thou_o to_o know_v what_o be_v in_o thy_o heart_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o humble_v thou_o and_o suffer_v thou_o to_o hunger_n etc._n etc._n that_o he_o may_v make_v thou_o know_v that_o man_n do_v not_o live_v by_o bread_n only_o but_o by_o every_o word_n that_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v man_n live_v and_o a_o little_a after_o who_o lead_v thou_o through_o that_o great_a and_o terrible_a wilderness_n wherein_o be_v fiery_a serpent_n 16_o 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it_o stand_v not_o with_o the_o rule_n of_o divine_a justice_n that_o so_o scandalous_a a_o sin_n which_o make_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n to_o blaspheme_v shall_v not_o have_v a_o exemplary_a punishment_n mr_n mede_n diatrib_n part_n 2_o pag._n 298._o those_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n which_o do_v open_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o profess_a adversary_n of_o religion_n to_o reproach_v the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v more_o than_o ordinary_o obstructive_a of_o prayer_n it_o be_v time_n for_o god_n upon_o the_o remittance_n of_o such_o by_o they_o to_o manifest_v his_o special_a disfavour_n in_o such_o a_o effect_n that_o so_o he_o may_v vindicate_v that_o name_n of_o his_o which_z his_o people_n call_v upon_o from_o the_o aspersion_n of_o their_o sin_n as_o god_n upon_o this_o ground_n refuse_v to_o hear_v david_n so_o do_v he_o for_o the_o like_a cause_n deny_v the_o petition_n of_o another_o as_o eminent_a for_o nearness_n to_o and_o favour_n with_o he_o as_o he_o to_o wit_n moses_n he_o beseech_v the_o lord_n very_o pathetical_o for_o leave_v to_o go_v into_o and_o see_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o harken_v unto_o he_o in_o it_o but_o he_o must_v die_v beyond_o jordan_n and_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n the_o lord_n tell_v it_o aaron_n and_o he_o because_o you_o believe_v i_o not_o 27.14_o numb_a 20.12_o &_o 27.14_o to_o sanctify_v i_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n by_o his_o sin_n at_o the_o water_n of_o strife_n a_o scandal_n be_v give_v unto_o the_o people_n reflect_v upon_o god_n himself_o and_o therefore_o when_o mention_n be_v afterward_o make_v of_o this_o sin_n and_o the_o sentence_n of_o god_n upon_o it_o as_o it_o be_v often_o note_v in_o the_o sacred_a
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