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all_o 1_o kin._n 11._o 11_o 12_o 13._o 1._o for_o david_n sake_n which_o be_v five_o time_n repeat_v there_o for_o his_o honour_n and_o 2._o for_o jerusalem_n sake_n both_o which_o have_v peculiar_a promise_n as_o 1._o david_n 2_o sam._n 7._o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 16._o all_o perform_v by_o the_o promiser_n either_o in_o the_o type_n '_o or_o antitype_n 2._o jerusalem_n that_o holy_a city_n neh._n 11._o 1._o 18._o isa_n 52._o 1._o wherein_o zion_n and_o the_o temple_n stand_v and_o be_v the_o special_a type_n of_o the_o church_n psal_n 51._o 18._o isa_n 62._o 1_o 7._o and_o 66._o 20._o revel_v 21._o 2._o and_o therein_o god_n promise_v to_o david_n his_o servant_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o light_n or_o lamp_n always_o 1_o kin._n 11._o v._n 36._o to_o wit_n a_o royal_a successor_n that_o shall_v shine_v before_o his_o people_n which_o be_v most_o proper_o accomplish_v in_o christ_n luke_n 2._o 32._o the_o sceptre_n can_v not_o be_v take_v either_o by_o man_n or_o devil_n from_o 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withdraw_v the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n from_o rehoboam_n and_o leave_v he_o to_o his_o own_o egregious_a folly_n as_o chap._n 22._o 23._o 2_o chron._n 25._o 20._o and_o 32._o 31._o god_n know_v how_o to_o order_v the_o disorder_n of_o the_o world_n to_o his_o own_o glory_n as_o have_v a_o overrule_a providence_n beyond_o man_n purpose_n and_o a_o overpouring_a power_n still_o to_o preserve_v his_o poor_a church_n though_o solomon_n have_v be_v share_v himself_o betwixt_o god_n and_o idol_n and_o therefore_o his_o servant_n jeroboam_n shall_v share_v the_o kingdom_n with_o his_o son_n rehoboam_n yea_o and_o bear_v away_o the_o better_a half_n from_o he_o yet_o judah_n still_o rule_v with_o god_n and_o god_n with_o they_o and_o be_v faithful_a with_o the_o saint_n when_o ephraim_n the_o ten_o tribe_n compass_v god_n about_o with_o lie_n hos_fw-la 11._o v._n 12._o that_o be_v while_o backslide_n israel_n go_v after_o their_o leaden_a priest_n make_v by_o jeroboam_n of_o the_o base_a of_o the_o people_n and_o their_o golden_a calf_n judah_n keep_v right_o to_o the_o temple-worship_n and_o firm_a in_o the_o true_a religion_n thus_o the_o most_o gracious_a god_n even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o wrath_n remember_v mercy_n and_o leave_v this_o blessing_n soon_o repent_v of_o the_o evil_a behind_o he_o that_o a_o lamp_n shall_v be_v light_v in_o jerusalem_n which_o the_o most_o boisterous_a blast_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o instrument_n shall_v not_o blow_v out_o the_o sixteenth_o plot_n against_o the_o church_n in_o canaan_n defeat_v by_o god._n chap._n xvi_o now_o when_o the_o devil_n have_v divide_v so_o great_a a_o share_n of_o david_n kingdom_n to_o himself_o by_o divine_a permission_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o soil_n hos_fw-la 9_o 3._o isa_n 8._o 8._o give_a way_n for_o his_o own_o glory_n to_o such_o sad_a encroachment_n he_o fall_v upon_o sow_v the_o curse_a seed_n of_o his_o tare_n upon_o the_o lord_n land_n among_o those_o tribe_n who_o disdain_v to_o live_v any_o 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hedge_n be_v go_v begin_v to_o lay_v waste_n god_n vineyard_n isa_n 5._o 5_o 6._o he_o now_o fall_v to_o work_v for_o debauch_v israel_n he_o first_o make_v they_o cast_v off_o their_o true_a sovereign_n and_o choose_v a_o false_a one_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la must_v be_v the_o man_n one_o that_o want_v neither_o craft_n nor_o courage_n to_o back_o this_o horse_n which_o have_v cast_v his_o rider_n next_o to_o achitophel_n the_o devil_n have_v not_o a_o crafty_a head_n to_o plot_n against_o the_o church_n than_o this_o leader_n of_o the_o faction_n and_o fraction_n as_o the_o subtle_a serpent_n infuse_v into_o he_o his_o subtlety_n for_o steal_v a_o sceptre_n so_o for_o secure_v it_o to_o he_o when_o he_o have_v steal_v it_o his_o plot_v head_n have_v this_o consider_a cap_n upon_o it_o it_o be_v but_o a_o pang_n of_o discontent_n that_o make_v i_o king_n violent_a thing_n be_v not_o permanent_a sudden_a paroxysme_n or_o fit_v of_o passion_n have_v as_o sudden_a relaxation_n and_o recovery_n the_o revolter_n can_v return_v thrice_o a_o year_n to_o the_o temple_n in_o jerusalem_n as_o god_n command_v they_o exod._n 34._o 23._o but_o it_o will_v make_v they_o revolt_v from_o i_o and_o return_v to_o rehoboam_n i_o must_v either_o keep_v they_o off_o from_o god_n or_o i_o shall_v never_o keep_v they_o off_o from_o loyalty_n and_o piety_n therefore_o to_o give_v they_o a_o pleasant_a diversion_n when_o he_o dare_v not_o offer_v a_o direct_a restraint_n and_o prohibition_n he_o change_v and_o adulterate_v that_o religion_n which_o he_o dare_v neither_o inhibit_v nor_o abolish_v hereupon_o this_o new_a king_n plot_n to_o make_v israel_n a_o new_a god_n and_o for_o their_o ease_n near_o home_o too_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v toil_v with_o go_v so_o far_o as_o the_o temple_n pretend_v to_o be_v more_o merciful_a to_o the_o people_n than_o the_o most_o merciful_a god_n yea_o and_o more_o prudent_a than_o he_o in_o his_o more_o compendious_a and_o 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what_o brutish_a creature_n be_v israel_n make_v by_o a_o intoxicate_a devil_n psal_n 115._o 8._o so_o as_o to_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_v such_o a_o brutish_a creature_n as_o a_o calf_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v set_v up_o yea_o that_o service_n which_o be_v only_o due_a to_o god_n be_v perform_v to_o devil_n in_o this_o base_a thing_n 2_o chron._n 11._o 15._o all_o idolatry_n be_v devil-worship_n all_o devotion_n that_o be_v not_o do_v to_o god_n nor_o by_o a_o divine_a warrant_n be_v do_v to_o the_o devil_n there_o be_v no_o medium_fw-la or_o mean_a betwixt_o they_o 1_o cor._n 10._o 20_o 21._o revel_v 9_o 20._o now_o the_o devil_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o idol-lover_n have_v
or_o that_o he_o be_v ashamed_a to_o return_v because_o he_o can_v not_o make_v good_a his_o promise_n of_o conduct_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n as_o other_o say_v hereupon_o this_o stiffnecked_n people_n so_o call_v exod._n 32.9_o will_v stay_v no_o long_o joshuah_n can_v wait_v for_o moses_n all_o alone_a all_o the_o time_n on_o the_o outside_n of_o the_o cloud_n exod._n 24._o 13._o and_o 33._o 17._o yet_o the_o people_n can_v not_o with_o company_n in_o their_o tent_n thus_o delude_v by_o the_o devil_n will_v have_v a_o worship_n of_o their_o own_o such_o as_o they_o have_v retail_v in_o their_o trade_n with_o the_o merchant_n of_o egypt_n act._n 7._o 39_o 40._o though_o they_o want_v moses_n yet_o they_o want_v not_o the_o pillar_n deut._n 9_o 15._o but_o because_o this_o pillar_n of_o glory_n stand_v still_o during_o moses_n absence_n they_o will_v have_v a_o stir_a god_n to_o lead_v they_o at_o their_o will_n when_o and_o whither_o they_o please_v hence_o they_o say_v up_o make_v we_o god_n to_o go_v before_o we_o oh_o how_o have_v the_o devil_n delude_v they_o even_o to_o a_o stupefaction_n to_o make_v they_o prefer_v a_o stir_a calf_n that_o can_v not_o stir_v but_o as_o they_o stir_v it_o have_v foot_n but_o walk_v not_o etc._n etc._n psal_n 115._o 4._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o before_o a_o standing-pillar_n that_o do_v support_v their_o union_n and_o communion_n with_o god_n yea_o a_o pillar_n of_o glory_n which_o have_v divide_v the_o red-sea_n and_o destroy_v both_o egypt_n and_o amalek_n for_o they_o and_o oh_o how_o have_v satan_n intoxicate_v israel_n so_o as_o to_o make_v they_o see_v double_a for_o though_o they_o have_v but_o one_o calf_n yet_o they_o cry_v these_o be_v thy_o god_n which_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o egypt_n v._o 4._o even_o to_o this_o single_a as_o well_o as_o senseless_a idol_n no_o doubt_n but_o the_o grand_a plotter_n have_v now_o a_o fair_a prospect_n of_o his_o present_a project_n and_o can_v not_o but_o think_v he_o 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for_o thy_o people_n have_v corrupt_v themselves_o v._o 7._o god_n will_v own_v they_o no_o long_o they_o be_v thou_o rather_o than_o i_o see_v they_o have_v turn_v aside_o so_o quick_o when_o thy_o back_n be_v but_o new_o turn_v of_o they_o let_v i_o alone_o that_o i_o may_v destroy_v they_o v._o 10._o now_o the_o devil_n game_n be_v at_o the_o fair_a yet_o he_o win_v not_o but_o lose_v it_o god_n say_v to_o moses_n go_v down_o quick_o deut._n 9_o 12._o but_o he_o return_v not_o till_o he_o have_v first_o pray_v and_o also_o have_v prevail_v ezek._n 32._o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o god_n as_o it_o be_v bespeak_v his_o own_o freedom_n v._o 10._o moses_n by_o the_o great_a power_n of_o his_o prayer_n do_v after_o a_o sort_n tie_v god_n hand_n from_o punish_v this_o rebellious_a people_n as_o if_o moses_n devotion_n have_v be_v strong_a than_o god_n indignation_n not_o by_o the_o prevail_a of_o humane_a power_n above_o divine_a omnipotence_n but_o by_o condescend_v of_o divine_a grace_n to_o 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