iniquity_n be_v afflict_v if_o we_o can_v slight_v their_o anger_n who_o will_v be_v angry_a for_o nothing_o and_o they_o know_v not_o why_o themselves_o to_o be_v sure_a his_o anger_n be_v not_o to_o be_v slight_v who_o be_v never_o displease_v but_o there_o be_v a_o just_a cause_n and_o a_o good_a reason_n for_o it_o god_n will_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v more_o affect_v with_o that_o wrath_n of_o he_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o judgement_n than_o with_o those_o judgement_n which_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o wrath_n as_o joab_n doubtless_o be_v not_o so_o much_o trouble_v for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o corn_n as_o for_o the_o displeasure_n of_o absalon_n which_o be_v intimate_v thereby_o sure_o david_n be_v grieve_v at_o saul_n throw_v his_o javelin_n at_o he_o though_o it_o hit_v he_o not_o because_o it_o do_v betoken_v the_o displeasure_n he_o have_v against_o he_o david_n do_v not_o deprecate_v chastisement_n but_o anger_n ps_n 6.1_o rebuke_v i_o not_o in_o thy_o anger_n chasten_v i_o not_o in_o thy_o hot_a displeasure_n and_o it_o be_v say_v be_v you_o afraid_a of_o the_o sword_n for_o wrath_n bring_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o sword_n job_n 19.29_o as_o if_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v the_o very_a edge_n of_o the_o sword_n but_o for_o which_o we_o shall_v have_v no_o cause_n to_o fear_v it_o god_n send_v judgement_n on_o purpose_n to_o make_v his_o anger_n know_v against_o sin_n and_o sinner_n therefore_o say_v the_o scrip_n god_n be_v know_v by_o the_o judgement_n which_o he_o execute_v ps_n 9.16_o and_o rom._n 1._o it_o be_v say_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v from_o heaven_n against_o all_o ungodliness_n of_o man_n judgement_n be_v the_o revelation_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o as_o such_o they_o be_v most_o of_o all_o to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o how_o angry_a be_v god_n think_v you_o when_o he_o burn_v our_o city_n it_o be_v a_o expression_n that_o import_v much_o wrath_n when_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n and_o his_o jealousy_n be_v 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