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a_o overflow_a shower_n ezek._n 13.13_o such_o as_o in_o a_o flail_n that_o beat_v out_o the_o corn_n and_o break_v the_o straw_n in_o pices_fw-la hab._n 3.12_o such_o as_o in_o the_o sea_n or_o earth_n swallow_v up_o psal_n 21.9_o what_o a_o dreadful_a cry_n when_o corah_n and_o his_o company_n sink_v alive_a into_o the_o earth_n when_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o host_n be_v overwhelm_v in_o the_o sea_n such_o terror_n be_v in_o god_n judgement_n yea_o more_o dreadful_a yet_o such_o as_o in_o thunder_n lightning_n and_o devour_a fire_n isa_n 29.6_o yea_o such_o as_o be_v in_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n psal_n 11.6_o god_n be_v baal-chemah_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nahum_n 1.2_o a_o lord_n of_o wrath_n so_o the_o original_n be_v a_o possessor_n of_o wrath_n and_o in_o his_o judgement_n do_v distribute_v terror_n and_o sorrow_n he_o therefore_o shall_v the_o son_n of_o man_n reverence_n 2._o god_n judgement_n have_v the_o voice_n of_o speech_n in_o they_o they_o speak_v unto_o 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14.9_o they_o understand_v such_o as_o be_v deep_o interest_v in_o the_o truth_n and_o church_n cause_n as_o have_v suffer_v much_o and_o have_v their_o dross_n purge_v out_o by_o the_o fire_n of_o affliction_n they_o hear_v they_o see_v more_o and_o great_a thing_n than_o the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n nehemiah_n isaiah_n daniel_n ezekiel_n john_n that_o be_v man_n of_o great_a suffering_n they_o hear_v voice_n other_o hear_v not_o in_o the_o revelation_n it_o be_v say_v oft_o he_o that_o have_v a_o ear_n to_o hear_v let_v he_o hear_v every_o man_n have_v a_o outward_a ear_n but_o not_o the_o inward_a the_o ear_n of_o the_o heart_n whereby_o to_o perceive_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o spirit_n man_n hear_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o church_n they_o hear_v man_n but_o not_o the_o spirit_n what_o that_o speak_v in_o the_o ordinance_n and_o as_o they_o hear_v it_o not_o in_o they_o so_o they_o hear_v not_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o wheel_n nor_o the_o voice_n of_o 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fire_n that_o do_v put_v forth_o itself_o and_o receive_v itself_o into_o itself_o like_v unto_o a_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n that_o rise_v high_a and_o fall_v into_o itself_o again_o or_o as_o in_o a_o house_n on_o fire_n the_o fire_n break_v forth_o strong_o and_o the_o flame_n return_v into_o itself_o present_o the_o septuag_n render_v it_o bright_a shine_a fire_n which_o come_v out_o of_o a_o cloud_n viz._n lightning_n fulguraens_fw-la ignis_fw-la fulguraens_fw-la and_o how_o ever_o some_o think_v it_o not_o to_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o lightning_n because_o lightning_n go_v straight_o forth_o and_o never_o return_v according_a to_o that_o mat._n 24.27_o the_o lightning_n come_v out_o of_o the_o eâ—st_n and_o shine_v even_o unto_o the_o west_n and_o so_o do_v not_o enfold_v itself_o yet_o we_o have_v scripture_n to_o confute_v this_o conceit_n exod._n 9.24_o there_o be_v fire_n mingle_v with_o the_o hail_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o word_n in_o the_o original_n 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temple_n but_o with_o submission_n to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o learned_a and_o godly_a i_o take_v the_o fire_n to_o be_v mean_v of_o sin_n the_o sin_n of_o prince_n and_o people_n priest_n and_o prophet_n do_v kindle_v and_o involve_v they_o in_o the_o fire_n their_o own_o sin_n take_v hold_v of_o and_o consume_v they_o prov._n 5.28_o his_o own_o iniquity_n shall_v take_v the_o wicked_a himself_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v hold_v with_o the_o cord_n of_o his_o own_o sin_n a_o man_n sin_n will_v turn_v upon_o he_o take_v hold_v of_o he_o and_o bind_v he_o and_o so_o here_o jerusalem_n sin_n kindle_v upon_o herself_o take_v hold_v of_o she_o and_o burn_v she_o sin_n we_o find_v in_o scripture_n come_v up_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n prov._n 16.27_o in_o the_o lip_n of_o the_o ungodly_a there_o be_v a_o burn_a fire_n and_o it_o be_v liken_v to_o fire_n because_o of_o the_o destructive_a nature_n whatsoever_o fire_n take_v hold_v of_o it_o consume_v and_o so_o do_v sin_n job_n 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angel_n look_v upon_o the_o great_a loss_n the_o jew_n shall_v have_v by_o god_n departure_n the_o great_a evil_n will_v follow_v thereupon_o they_o sympathize_v and_o be_v so_o affect_v with_o it_o that_o they_o break_v out_o into_o these_o expression_n the_o bless_a glory_n of_o god_n be_v go_v out_o of_o its_o place_n and_o so_o it_o be_v vox_fw-la lamentationis_fw-la but_o when_o they_o look_v at_o god_n justice_n and_o holiness_n they_o say_v bless_a be_v or_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n though_o man_n be_v ruin_v city_n and_o nation_n destroy_v and_o god_n drive_v from_o his_o habitation_n yet_o let_v
the_o rest_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o babylon_n so_o that_o the_o spirit_n be_v coessential_a with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n and_o it_o be_v a_o person_n otherwise_o how_o can_v it_o have_v take_v up_o the_o prophet_n and_o carry_v he_o and_o it_o be_v distinct_a from_o the_o son_n who_o be_v describe_v to_o be_v upon_o the_o throne_n and_o to_o give_v command_n unto_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o spirit_n here_o be_v bring_v in_o distinct_a from_o he_o most_o clear_a in_o that_o place_n in_o matth._n 3.16_o 17._o where_o the_o spirit_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o son_n baptize_v and_o from_o the_o father_n acknowledge_v christ_n his_o son_n in_o who_o he_o be_v well_o please_v 3._o great_a saint_n have_v great_a infirmity_n ezekiel_n go_v in_o bitterness_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o his_o spirit_n he_o be_v in_o a_o froward_a humour_n in_o a_o great_a distemper_n the_o vulgar_a have_v it_o in_o indignatione_fw-la spiritus_fw-la there_o be_v indignation_n in_o his_o spirit_n to_o the_o work_n some_o have_v think_v this_o affection_n of_o the_o prophet_n non_fw-la prorsus_fw-la vitiosum_fw-la not_o altogether_o sinful_a yet_o some_o sinfulness_n and_o vitiosity_n to_o be_v in_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v it_o be_v grant_v by_o calvin_n that_o it_o do_v distare_fw-la a_fw-la gratia_fw-la spiritus_fw-la and_o for_o he_o after_o so_o clear_a and_o strong_a a_o call_n to_o refuse_v to_o be_v in_o a_o chafe_n to_o withstand_v be_v affectus_fw-la penitus_fw-la vitiosus_fw-la if_o not_o vilis_fw-la he_o have_v rather_o have_v be_v out_o of_o service_n then_o in_o it_o lie_v hide_v among_o the_o people_n then_o have_v be_v a_o ambassador_n of_o christ_n unto_o they_o he_o have_v rather_o they_o shall_v have_v perish_v without_o vision_n then_o that_o himself_o shall_v be_v a_o seer_n among_o they_o here_o be_v the_o weakness_n of_o this_o good_a man_n i_o can_v tell_v you_o of_o abraham_n jacob_n moses_n david_n paul_n and_o john_n fail_n there_o be_v never_o since_o 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and_o will_v not_o shame_v themselves_o in_o their_o write_n but_o the_o penman_n of_o scripture_n have_v receive_v another_o spirit_n be_v content_a to_o shame_v themselves_o so_o god_n may_v have_v glory_n his_o truth_n credit_n his_o people_n caution_n and_o comfort_n all_o these_o be_v in_o the_o set_n down_o of_o their_o own_o sin_n when_o holy_a man_n confess_v their_o weakness_n set_v they_o down_o as_o moses_n exod._n 4._o as_o david_n psal_n 51._o as_o ionas_n chap._n 1.4_o as_o paul_n 1_o tim._n 1._o as_o john_n rev._n 22.8_o god_n be_v glorify_v by_o their_o shame_n it_o be_v evidence_v what_o god_n do_v for_o and_o by_o these_o man_n notwithstanding_o their_o sin_n man_n be_v persuade_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o word_n see_v they_o spare_v not_o themselves_o and_o will_v not_o bury_v their_o own_o thought_n in_o silence_n other_o that_o see_v the_o slip_n of_o such_o man_n of_o god_n be_v admonish_v thereby_o to_o look_v to_o their_o stand_n and_o to_o be_v watchful_a and_o these_o be_v beat_v down_o with_o the_o sense_n of_o their_o fail_n see_v it_o be_v the_o common_a sickness_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o not_o their_o case_n alone_o which_o be_v some_o ease_n unto_o they_o 5._o that_o some_o truth_n of_o god_n sweet_a in_o the_o reception_n oft_o prove_v bitter_a in_o the_o operation_n the_o roll_n that_o ezekiel_n do_v eat_v ver_fw-la 3._o be_v sweet_a as_o honey_n at_o first_o unto_o he_o but_o now_o he_o be_v to_o go_v and_o put_v it_o in_o practice_n he_o find_v it_o bitter_a and_o seek_v to_o decline_v that_o service_n it_o be_v like_o pill_n sugar_a over_o sweet_a in_o the_o mouth_n but_o be_v dissolve_v in_o his_o bowel_n viscera_fw-la torquebat_fw-la &_o torminibus_fw-la lacerabat_fw-la praecordia_fw-la he_o be_v upon_o the_o wrack_n and_o sick_a of_o the_o business_n and_o perplex_v that_o he_o have_v eat_v such_o a_o roll_n the_o stony_a ground_n hear_v the_o word_n with_o joy_n it_o be_v sweet_a to_o the_o taste_n but_o after_o it_o be_v bitter_a when_o persecution_n and_o temptation_n come_v those_o hearer_n be_v offend_v and_o fall_v away_o matth._n 13.20_o 21._o the_o word_n of_o joy_n prove_v a_o word_n of_o bitterness_n unto_o they_o and_o it_o be_v so_o to_o most_o man_n at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o they_o find_v it_o a_o sad_a and_o difficult_a thing_n to_o act_v those_o truth_n be_v sweet_a to_o the_o understanding_n rev._n 10.9_o 10._o john_n eat_v the_o little_a book_n it_o be_v sweet_a in_o his_o mouth_n bitter_a in_o his_o belly_n that_o be_v in_o the_o operation_n of_o it_o john_n see_v that_o those_o truth_n write_v in_o it_o will_v beget_v hatred_n persecution_n imprisonment_n banishment_n martyrdom_n etc._n etc._n when_o we_o come_v to_o find_v the_o operation_n of_o truth_n that_o they_o will_v cost_v we_o dear_a dear_a friend_n dear_a liberty_n dear_a lust_n dear_a limb_n dear_a life_n we_o find_v a_o bitterness_n in_o truth_n though_o former_o they_o have_v be_v like_o ezekiel_n roll_n and_o john_n little_a book_n to_o our_o mouth_n 6._o man_n wisdom_n and_o spirit_n be_v opposite_a to_o the_o wisdom_n and_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n christ_n christ_n call_v send_v ezekiel_n in_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n he_o think_v it_o best_o for_o he_o to_o go_v to_o these_o captive_a jew_n this_o rebellious_a house_n the_o spirit_n enter_v into_o ezekiel_n assure_v he_o of_o his_o call_n assume_v he_o assist_v he_o and_o yet_o he_o be_v averse_a in_o bitterness_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o his_o spirit_n he_o show_v the_o antipathy_n between_o his_o wisdom_n and_o christ_n his_o spirit_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n they_o close_v not_o there_o be_v principle_n of_o opposition_n in_o godly_a man_n to_o the_o way_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o spirit_n so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v unregenerate_a so_o far_o they_o be_v opposite_a rom._n 8.7_o the_o carnal_a mind_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n it_o be_v in_o the_o original_n the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n there_o be_v flesh_n in_o the_o best_a man_n that_o flesh_n have_v wisdom_n it_o have_v a_o spirit_n the_o flesh_n be_v the_o old_a man_n a_o whole_a man_n and_o must_v have_v a_o spirit_n in_o it_o to_o act_v it_o such_o a_o one_o as_o it_o be_v and_o both_o the_o wisdom_n and_o spirit_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v enmity_n to_o god_n unsubject_n to_o his_o law_n and_o will_n and_o enmity_n to_o man_n they_o work_v death_n and_o end_n in_o death_n ionas_n have_v such_o wisdom_n and_o such_o a_o spirit_n in_o he_o when_o he_o run_v from_o god_n but_o it_o have_v cost_v he_o his_o life_n if_o god_n have_v not_o be_v more_o gracious_a than_o he_o dutiful_a paul_n complain_v he_o find_v a_o law_n in_o his_o member_n war_a against_o the_o law_n of_o his_o mind_n rom._n 7.23_o gal._n 5.17_o the_o flesh_n lu_v against_o the_o spirit_n the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v lust_a and_o war_a against_o the_o spirit_n it_o be_v with_o a_o godly_a man_n as_o it_o be_v with_o rebecca_n she_o 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the_o lord_n at_o all_o time_n you_o people_n power_n out_o your_o heart_n before_o he_o god_n be_v a_o refuge_n for_o we_o other_o thing_n be_v not_o and_o because_o you_o will_v think_v man_n be_v considerable_a he_o add_v sure_o man_n of_o low_a degree_n be_v vanity_n and_o man_n of_o high_a degree_n be_v a_o lie_n they_o will_v deceive_v if_o you_o confide_v in_o they_o 6._o the_o sin_n of_o a_o people_n and_o city_n may_v be_v so_o provoke_v at_o such_o a_o height_n that_o neither_o god_n nor_o man_n will_v show_v mercy_n to_o they_o god_n bid_v he_o set_v a_o iron_n pan_n between_o he_o and_o they_o show_v that_o both_o himself_o and_o the_o army_n that_o he_o shall_v bring_v will_v be_v as_o iron_n to_o they_o they_o have_v iron_n heart_n and_o neck_n isa_n 48.4_o and_o will_v not_o yield_v to_o god_n and_o now_o he_o will_v be_v so_o to_o they_o and_o cause_v their_o enemy_n also_o to_o be_v such_o god_n will_v set_v his_o face_n against_o they_o and_o the_o face_n of_o their_o 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it_o their_o iniquity_n the_o word_n iniquity_n note_v here_o not_o sin_n but_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n and_o in_o that_o sense_n it_o be_v oft_o use_v in_o sacred_a language_n isa_n 53.6_o the_o lord_n have_v lay_v on_o he_o the_o iniquity_n of_o we_o all_o that_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o psal_n 69.27_o add_v iniquity_n unto_o their_o iniquity_n that_o be_v punish_v their_o iniquity_n punishment_n be_v a_o inseparable_a companion_n of_o sin_n and_o therefore_o it_o have_v the_o name_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o prophet_n be_v to_o bear_v their_o iniquity_n that_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o it_o this_o he_o do_v representative_o by_o this_o act_n of_o lie_v upon_o his_o side_n so_o long_o set_v out_o the_o long-suffering_n of_o god_n who_o have_v bear_v with_o the_o sin_n of_o this_o people_n and_o not_o punish_v they_o as_o they_o deserve_v our_o prophet_n do_v not_o here_o represent_v christ_n who_o bear_v our_o iniquity_n but_o at_o the_o command_n of_o god_n he_o sustain_v the_o person_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v verse_n 5._o i_o have_v lay_v upon_o thou_o the_o year_n of_o their_o iniquity_n i_o have_v appoint_v thou_o by_o lie_v on_o thy_o side_n so_o many_o day_n to_o represent_v the_o time_n they_o have_v offend_v i_o by_o their_o idolatry_n and_o sin_n attend_v the_o same_o and_o so_o to_o set_v out_o my_o patience_n and_o aggravate_v the_o punishment_n of_o their_o sin_n christ_n bear_v the_o sin_n of_o man_n to_o take_v away_o the_o punishment_n of_o it_o the_o prophet_n to_o increase_v the_o same_o for_o our_o better_a understanding_n of_o these_o hieroglyphicall_a passage_n in_o the_o
breach_n of_o england_n let_v they_o be_v instruction_n unto_o we_o let_v we_o all_o say_v with_o isaiah_n 26.8_o 9_o in_o the_o way_n of_o thy_o judgement_n o_o lord_n have_v we_o wait_v for_o thou_o the_o desire_n of_o our_o soul_n be_v to_o thy_o name_n and_o to_o the_o remembrance_n of_o thou_o with_o my_o soul_n have_v i_o desire_v thou_o in_o the_o night_n yea_o with_o my_o spirit_n within_o i_o will_v i_o seek_v thou_o early_o for_o when_o thy_o judgement_n be_v in_o the_o earth_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n will_v learn_v righteousness_n heathen_a inhabitant_n will_v do_v it_o and_o shall_v not_o christian_n its_o seasonable_a wisdom_n to_o learn_v by_o the_o blow_n of_o other_o a_o astonishment_n not_o for_o stupify_a and_o harden_v which_o sometime_o be_v the_o end_n and_o fruit_n of_o judgement_n but_o for_o admiration_n god_n will_v so_o deal_v with_o jerusalem_n and_o her_o inhabitant_n that_o the_o nation_n round_o about_o shall_v be_v astonish_v at_o his_o deal_n god_n will_v make_v they_o a_o astonishment_n a_o hiss_a and_o a_o perpetual_a desolation_n jer._n 25.9_o yea_o the_o plague_n of_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v such_o that_o every_o one_o that_o pass_v by_o shall_v be_v astonish_v and_o hiss_v jer._n 19.9_o yea_o many_o nation_n shall_v say_v wherefore_o have_v the_o lord_n do_v thus_o to_o this_o great_a city_n jer._n 22.8_o deut._n 29.22_o 23_o 24._o god_n say_v the_o plague_n of_o that_o land_n shall_v be_v such_o as_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v like_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n so_o great_a so_o strange_a that_o all_o nation_n shall_v say_v wherefore_o have_v the_o lord_n do_v thus_o unto_o this_o land_n what_o mean_v the_o heat_n of_o this_o great_a anger_n god_n may_v have_v do_v thus_o with_o this_o great_a city_n with_o this_o pleasant_a land_n but_o he_o have_v spare_v we_o and_o we_o have_v cause_n to_o be_v as_o much_o astonish_v at_o his_o mercy_n as_o they_o be_v at_o his_o judgement_n let_v we_o fear_v reform_v lest_o 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they_o be_v call_v arrow_n for_o that_o they_o do_v to_o the_o corn_n cattle_n fruit_n and_o state_n where_o they_o be_v what_o arrow_n do_v to_o the_o body_n of_o man_n or_o beast_n wound_n disquiet_v consume_v hence_o when_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o a_o famine_n in_o habakkuks_n day_n ch._n 3.11_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o march_v through_o the_o land_n in_o indignation_n ver_fw-la 12._o and_o his_o bow_n to_o be_v make_v quite_o naked_a then_o do_v god_n shoot_v among_o they_o the_o arrow_n of_o famine_n the_o arrow_n famine_n bring_v be_v leanness_n faintness_n sickness_n loathsomeness_n fretting_n fear_n of_o death_n long_n for_o death_n gnawing_n of_o the_o stomach_n pinch_v of_o the_o wind_n get_v into_o the_o bowel_n eat_v of_o their_o own_o flesh_n thirst_v and_o burn_a heat_n etc._n etc._n these_o be_v arrow_n that_o famine_n bring_v and_o kill_v like_o arrow_n shoot_v into_o the_o liver_n which_o wound_v deep_o pain_n great_o and_o kill_v quick_o and_o in_o this_o 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