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we_o in_o mercy_n as_o the_o same_o red_a sea_n which_o swallow_v up_o the_o egyptian_n living_n and_o also_o 2_o living_n afford_v a_o safe_a passage_n to_o the_o israelite_n towards_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n yea_o for_o the_o present_a god_n people_n find_v themselves_o more_o safe_a under_o his_o merciful_a hand_n than_o they_o can_v well_o hope_v to_o be_v under_o man_n hand_n when_o god_n hand_n shall_v be_v whole_o remove_v chap._n v._n pestilence_n be_v yet_o the_o fruit_n of_o man_n sin_n the_o sin_n of_o these_o israelite_n here_o all_o evil_a be_v for_o sin_n we_o be_v to_o justify_v god_n his_o truth_n and_o people_n and_o to_o take_v all_o blame_n to_o ourselves_o quest_n but_o be_v not_o god_n a_o god_n of_o mercy_n grace_n and_o goodness_n sorrow_n our_o sin_n the_o cause_n of_o our_o sorrow_n whence_o then_o be_v it_o that_o wrath_n &_o hot_a anger_n be_v say_v to_o go_v out_o from_o the_o lord_n and_o particular_o this_o of_o plague_n or_o pestilence_n we_o must_v 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so_o immediate_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n judge_v we_o or_o give_v we_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o merciless_a man_n to_o be_v judge_v with_o their_o judgement_n minister_n 2._o by_o minister_n 2._o by_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n who_o must_v stand_v in_o the_o gap_n by_o a_o right_a discovery_n of_o sin_n and_o danger_n and_o many_o other_o way_n and_o not_o be_v like_o the_o prophet_n of_o israel_n which_o be_v like_o the_o fox_n in_o the_o desert_n you_o have_v not_o say_v the_o lord_n 4â—.5_n ezek._n 13_o 4â—.5_n go_v up_o into_o the_o gapp_n neither_o make_v up_o the_o hedge_n for_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n to_o stand_v in_o the_o battle_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n yet_o thus_o much_o the_o lord_n require_v of_o his_o minister_n 3._o by_o all_o how_o 3._o by_o all_o how_o which_o we_o must_v all_o strive_v to_o do_v make_v up_o the_o hedge_n for_o ourselves_o and_o other_o rightteousnesse_n 1._o by_o rightteousnesse_n 1._o by_o become_v righteous_a ourselves_o 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