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they_o have_v break_v both_o table_n both_o high_a and_o low_a and_o that_o with_o a_o high_a hand_n against_o great_a light_n and_o love_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n resolve_v now_o to_o root_v they_o out_o and_o because_o secure_a sinner_n especial_o great_a man_n be_v apt_a to_o flatter_v themselves_o and_o to_o think_v themselves_o privilege_v and_o that_o god_n love_v they_o because_o he_o do_v not_o present_o punish_v they_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n by_o a_o apostrophe_n turn_v his_o speech_n unto_o they_o and_o that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o awaken_v they_o he_o begin_v as_o oft_o before_o with_o a_o audite_fw-la hoc_fw-la hear_v this_o o_o you_o brutish_a man_n that_o swallow_v up_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a hear_v and_o fear_v those_o threaten_n which_o i_o denounce_v against_o you_o from_o the_o lord_n vers_n 2_o 3._o awake_v at_o last_o and_o see_v what_o dreadful_a destruction_n be_v at_o your_o door_n that_o by_o unfeigned_a repentance_n you_o may_v prevent_v it_o in_o this_o verse_n we_o have_v 1._o the_o prophet_n alarm_n to_o drowsy_a sinner_n hear_v this_o 2._o here_o be_v the_o party_n alarm_a and_o these_o be_v primary_o the_o tyrannical_a oppress_a ruler_n of_o israel_n 2._o the_o inferior_a sort_n who_o sin_v in_o their_o degree_n and_o have_v their_o peculiar_a sin_n as_o well_o as_o other_o these_o covetous_a cormorant_n be_v here_o set_v forth_o paraphrastical_o by_o their_o greedy_a devour_a of_o the_o poor_a o_o you_o that_o swallow_v up_o the_o needy_a that_o pant_v and_o gape_v as_o almost_o windless_a after_o they_o amos_n 2.7_o get_v their_o good_n eat_v their_o flesh_n drink_v their_o blood_n and_o make_v they_o live_v so_o slavish_o that_o their_o life_n be_v but_o a_o linger_a death_n and_o this_o they_o do_v by_o lay_v heavy_a burden_n upon_o they_o partly_o by_o bribery_n and_o usury_n partly_o by_o rack_a their_o rent_n and_o by_o inhaunce_v the_o rate_n of_o food_n and_o other_o necessary_a thing_n which_o they_o have_v ingross_v into_o their_o own_o hand_n and_o so_o make_v the_o poor_a to_o spend_v what_o they_o have_v and_o for_o mere_a necessity_n to_o become_v their_o slave_n cupere_fw-la the_o word_n in_o the_o fountain_n signify_v to_o soop_v up_o to_o devour_v and_o earnest_o to_o pant_v after_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o thirsty_a man_n swallow_v down_o drink_n with_o abundance_n of_o eagerness_n and_o delight_n or_o as_o the_o whale_n and_o great_a beast_n swallow_v the_o little_a one_o up_o at_o a_o bit_n gen._n 37.20_o &_o 41.21_o so_o do_v these_o cruel_a covetous_a harpys_n devour_v the_o poor_a without_o any_o pity_n or_o compassion_n job_n 5.5_o &_o 7.2_o egenum_fw-la psal._n 56.2_o &_o 57.4_o the_o participle_n of_o the_o present_a tense_n note_v the_o constancy_n of_o their_o cruelty_n they_o be_v always_o devour_v it_o be_v their_o very_a trade_n to_o press_v upon_o the_o poor_a 3._o here_o be_v the_o height_n of_o their_o cruelty_n they_o so_o oppress_v the_o poor_a that_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o subsist_v they_o make_v the_o poor_a of_o the_o land_n to_o fail_v montan._n they_o use_v all_o mean_n to_o dispatch_v and_o destroy_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n that_o so_o they_o may_v live_v alone_o in_o the_o earth_n object_n but_o sure_o they_o be_v some_o wicked_a man_n who_o they_o use_v thus_o pauperes_fw-la answ._n no_o they_o be_v the_o afflict_a meek_a and_o lowly_a of_o the_o land_n the_o meek_a and_o modest_a poor_a be_v expose_v to_o many_o misery_n and_o injury_n of_o mighty_a man_n thsee_v can_v resist_v and_o so_o become_v a_o prey_n to_o they_o james_n 2.6_o &_o 5.6_o as_o little_a fish_n do_v to_o the_o great_a one_o unreasonable_a creature_n know_v who_o they_o may_v be_v bold_a withal_o and_o so_o do_v oppressor_n a_o crow_n will_v stand_v on_o a_o sheep_n back_n and_o pull_v off_o wool_n they_o dare_v not_o be_v so_o bold_a with_o a_o wolf_n or_o mastiff_n observation_n 1._o man_n be_v very_o deaf_a and_o hard_a of_o hear_v especial_o when_o they_o be_v tell_v of_o their_o sin_n and_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n begin_v with_o a_o emphatical_a hear_v you_o this_o they_o be_v deaf_a and_o loath_a to_o attend_v because_o they_o have_v no_o desire_n to_o amend_v sinner_n have_v so_o many_o shift_n and_o their_o deceitful_a heart_n find_v out_o so_o many_o evasion_n that_o the_o lord_n be_v fain_o to_o bid_v his_o prophet_n cry_v and_o cry_v aloud_o that_o all_o may_v hear_v and_o be_v awaken_v out_o of_o their_o deep_a sleep_n so_o isa._n 58.1_o micah_n 6.9_o 2._o minister_n must_v not_o stick_v to_o reprove_v great_a man_n when_o they_o be_v great_a sinner_n they_o must_v cry_v with_o the_o prophet_n hear_v this_o o_o you_o ruler_n they_o do_v more_o mischief_n by_o their_o evil_a example_n 4._o and_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n begin_v with_o they_o beside_o they_o set_v their_o heart_n as_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n ezek._n 28.6_o and_o think_v themselves_o above_o reproof_n and_o above_o control_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v his_o prophet_n reprove_v they_o that_o they_o may_v know_v they_o be_v but_o man_n 3._o oppress_v of_o the_o poor_a be_v a_o cry_a sin_n it_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o a_o controversy_n with_o a_o land_n 122._o hos._n 4.1_o 2_o 3._o and_o make_v he_o swear_v their_o ruin_n as_o here_o vers_n 14._o it_o be_v a_o eat_n up_o and_o devour_v of_o man_n psal._n 14.4_o micah_n 3.2_o 3._o and_o therefore_o oppressor_n be_v call_v dog_n wolf_n bear_n lion_n etc._n etc._n as_o i_o have_v show_v elsewhere_o it_o be_v a_o death_n far_o more_o merciless_a than_o present_a slay_v as_o hang_v in_o chain_n alive_a be_v worse_a than_o behead_v 4._o wicked_a man_n be_v all_o for_o themselves_o they_o devour_v the_o poor_a they_o swallow_v up_o the_o needy_a