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in_o regard_n they_o always_o pretend_v as_o if_o they_o seek_v the_o lord_n thus_o they_o think_v then_o you_o shall_v say_v indeed_o behold_v we_o come_v unto_o thou_o thou_o be_v our_o god_n as_o if_o he_o condemn_v their_o hypocrisy_n because_o they_o always_o make_v fair_a show_n in_o seek_v god_n but_o i_o think_v they_o be_v far_o wide_a from_o the_o prophet_n meaning_n i_o make_v no_o doubt_n then_o but_o jeremiah_n here_o set_v that_o before_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o in_o a_o glass_n which_o shall_v great_o affect_v they_o so_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o addict_v to_o their_o former_a vice_n and_o wickedness_n 27.8_o see_v psal_n 27.8_o behold_v say_v he_o god_n be_v ready_a press_v to_o receive_v your_o brethren_n to_o mercy_n albeit_o they_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n utter_o forlorn_v and_o past_a recovery_n and_o they_o again_o for_o their_o part_n shall_v no_o soon_o hear_v and_o understand_v this_o voice_n of_o god_n in_o call_v and_o invite_v they_o thus_o gracious_o unto_o he_o but_o they_o without_o let_v shall_v joyful_o return_v and_o be_v convert_v unto_o god_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n what_o will_v you_o do_v in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o add_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n 23._o verse_n 23._o certain_o deceit_n come_v from_o the_o hill_n and_o from_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o mountain_n the_o prophet_n do_v here_o in_o more_o word_n set_v forth_o the_o testimony_n of_o their_o repentance_n as_o if_o they_o shall_v have_v say_v the_o hill_n have_v deceive_v we_o and_o the_o multitude_n of_o mountain_n have_v beguile_v we_o that_o be_v we_o have_v rather_o wait_v for_o great_a defence_n from_o a_o multitude_n of_o god_n than_o by_o give_v ourselves_o to_o rest_v whole_o upon_o one_o god_n this_o deceit_n be_v it_o that_o have_v overthrow_v we_o away_o therefore_o with_o all_o such_o lie_a vanity_n henceforth_o we_o will_v content_v ourselves_o to_o have_v the_o lord_n only_o for_o our_o god_n in_o a_o word_n by_o these_o 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and_o shame_n or_o reproach_n have_v devour_v our_o father_n labour_n from_o our_o youth_n their_o sheep_n their_o cattle_n their_o son_n and_o their_o daughter_n he_o here_o confirm_v the_o same_o thing_n more_o at_o large_a to_o wit_n how_o god_n show_v by_o evident_a sign_n that_o the_o people_n have_v much_o offend_v because_o he_o consume_v their_o labour_n that_o be_v to_o say_v whatsoever_o they_o have_v get_v and_o gather_v together_o by_o their_o labour_n for_o he_o join_v sheep_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o cattle_n together_o and_o then_o their_o son_n and_o their_o daughter_n now_o he_o attribute_n not_o this_o consumption_n unto_o god_n but_o it_o be_v a_o much_o more_o emphatical_a manner_n of_o speech_n when_o he_o faith_n shame_n have_v consume_v our_o father_n labour_n from_o our_o youth_n sin_n shame_n take_v for_o sin_n for_o by_o this_o word_n shame_n he_o understand_v the_o wickedness_n whereof_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v ashamed_a the_o meaning_n than_o be_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o their_o evil_n which_o they_o suffer_v be_v not_o to_o be_v attribute_v to_o any_o thing_n else_o whatsoever_o because_o it_o be_v whole_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o their_o own_v iniquity_n our_o shame_n then_o that_o be_v to_o say_v our_o insupportable_a sin_n have_v consume_v our_o father_n labour_n verse_n 25._o we_o have_v be_v deject_a in_o our_o shame_n and_o our_o ignominy_n have_v overwhelm_v we_o because_o we_o have_v carry_v ourselves_o wicked_o against_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n we_o and_o our_o father_n from_o our_o youth_n even_o to_o this_o day_n and_o we_o have_v not_o hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n because_o the_o israelite_n repeat_v no_o new_a thing_n here_o but_o only_o continue_v on_o their_o former_a speech_n my_o purpose_n be_v brief_o to_o pass_v over_o this_o whole_a verse_n lest_o i_o shall_v fill_v this_o volume_n with_o needless_a repetition_n they_o say_v then_o that_o they_o be_v deject_a in_o their_o misery_n why_o so_o because_o they_o have_v behave_v themselves_o wicked_o against_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n here_o we_o see_v how_o that_o which_o they_o confess_v before_o be_v now_o expound_v namely_o that_o their_o father_n labour_n have_v be_v consume_v by_o their_o shame_n that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o their_o iniquity_n now_o they_o charge_v upon_o themselves_o the_o evil_n which_o may_v have_v be_v impute_v to_o their_o father_n because_o they_o know_v well_o enough_o they_o be_v the_o heir_n of_o their_o father_n iniquity_n we_o have_v be_v deject_a out_o they_o in_o our_o shame_n so_o that_o here_o in_o one_o word_n they_o confess_v they_o be_v thus_o afflict_v for_o just_a cause_n neither_o can_v they_o accuse_v god_n of_o cruelty_n as_o if_o he_o have_v chastise_v they_o over_o severe_o why_o so_o because_o they_o be_v humble_v in_o their_o shame_n and_o be_v cover_v over_o with_o their_o own_o ignominy_n as_o if_o they_o shall_v say_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o 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indeed_o seem_v strange_a but_o as_o i_o think_v there_o be_v good_a reason_n for_o it_o consequent_o he_o add_v 31._o the_o prophet_n pprophecy_n lie_v and_o the_o priest_n bear_v rule_v by_o their_o hand_n or_o receive_v by_o their_o hand_n and_o my_o people_n will_v have_v it_o so_o that_o be_v they_o desire_v it_o shall_v be_v so_o and_o what_o will_v you_o do_v in_o the_o end_n thereof_o the_o prophet_n not_o content_v himself_o with_o his_o former_a reprehension_n pass_v yet_o further_o in_o reprove_v the_o fault_n and_o iniquity_n of_o his_o nation_n he_o say_v then_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v so_o corrupt_a that_o the_o whole_a world_n may_v be_v astonish_v at_o it_o a_o fearful_a thing_n say_v he_o be_v fall_v out_o that_o be_v a_o thing_n past_o the_o reach_n of_o man_n wit_n or_o reason_n to_o imagine_v or_o comprehend_v by_o these_o two_o word_n he_o signify_v that_o the_o impiety_n of_o the_o people_n can_v be_v express_v with_o word_n or_o conceive_v in_o the_o 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verse_n 7_o tell_v they_o not_o that_o their_o enemy_n shall_v come_v but_o that_o he_o be_v come_v forth_o as_o a_o lion_n hungry_a after_o his_o prey_n to_o devour_v they_o p._n 203._o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v high_a time_n for_o they_o now_o unless_o they_o verse_n 8_o mean_v indeed_o to_o perish_v to_o humble_v themselves_o for_o otherwise_o they_o have_v not_o man_n but_o god_n also_o a_o enemy_n against_o they_o p._n 204._o 205._o now_o lest_o the_o prophet_n may_v be_v think_v to_o affright_v they_o verse_n 9_o with_o bugbear_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o god_n his_o judgement_n shall_v touch_v they_o to_o the_o quick_a when_o king_n prince_n and_o prophet_n who_o may_v think_v to_o be_v privilege_v shall_v stand_v astonish_v at_o it_o p._n 206._o 207._o so_o as_o by_o the_o effect_n they_o shall_v discern_v whether_o it_o have_v verse_n 10_o be_v better_a for_o they_o to_o have_v believe_v god_n true_a prophet_n who_o always_o tell_v they_o the_o truth_n than_o to_o trust_v in_o the_o flattery_n of_o the_o false_a prophet_n which_o in_o the_o end_n deceive_v they_o that_o trust_v therein_o p._n 208._o 209._o they_o must_v not_o think_v therefore_o that_o he_o will_v correct_v they_o now_o as_o in_o time_n past_a for_o their_o amendment_n but_o rather_o to_o verse_n 11._o 12_o look_n by_o some_o violent_a judgement_n to_o be_v sweep_v from_o off_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n p._n 210._o 211._o neither_o must_v they_o think_v god_n will_v be_v long_o in_o effect_v it_o verse_n 13_o though_o it_o may_v be_v they_o must_v feel_v it_o before_o they_o will_v believe_v it_o p._n 112._o 113_o yet_o lest_o they_o may_v think_v their_o case_n utter_o desperate_a god_n verse_n 14_o offers_z they_o condition_n of_o peace_n upon_o condition_n of_o their_o unfeigned_a repentance_n p._n 212._o 213._o the_o sixteenth_o lecture_n verse_n 15_o but_o for_o as_o much_o as_o he_o see_v little_a hope_n of_o their_o amendment_n he_o go_v on_o with_o threaten_v their_o ruin_n even_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v already_o at_o their_o door_n to_o seize_v upon_o they_o p._n 217._o 218._o verse_n 16_o and_o therefore_o see_v they_o for_o all_o this_o still_o harden_v in_o their_o sin_n the_o prophet_n turn_v his_o speech_n from_o they_o as_o have_v lose_v all_o his_o labour_n and_o bid_v the_o gentile_n take_v notice_n of_o the_o destruction_n which_o be_v to_o come_v upon_o jerusalem_n in_o as_o much_o as_o her_o inhabitant_n for_o their_o stupidity_n and_o stubbernnesse_n be_v unworthy_a to_o hear_v any_o more_o thereof_o p._n 219._o tell_v they_o that_o howsoever_o the_o enemy_n seeem_v far_o off_o yet_o their_o cry_n may_v after_o a_o sort_n be_v hear_v into_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n p._n 120._o verse_n 17_o who_o shall_v so_o encompass_v they_o round_o about_o that_o there_o will_v be_v no_o escape_n for_o they_o and_o lest_o they_o may_v think_v the_o lord_n too_o severe_a in_o deal_v thus_o with_o they_o he_o render_v the_o reason_n thereof_o in_o the_o latter_a member_n of_o the_o verse_n p._n 221._o verse_n 18_o and_o therefore_o discharge_v himself_o of_o deal_v injurious_o with_o they_o he_o lay_v the_o fault_n whole_o upon_o their_o own_o desert_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v your_o sin_n have_v be_v so_o heinous_a against_o i_o that_o i_o can_v not_o use_v you_o otherwise_o and_o if_o your_o chastisement_n prove_v bitter_a and_o pierce_a you_o may_v thank_v yourselves_o p._n 222._o verse_n 19_o but_o the_o prophet_n see_v they_o senseless_a notwithstanding_o the_o misery_n and_o danger_n which_o shall_v befall_v they_o show_v that_o himself_o have_v such_o a_o lively_a apprehension_n thereof_o within_o his_o own_o bowel_n that_o he_o be_v to_o seek_v as_o it_o be_v of_o fit_a word_n to_o express_v it_o withal_o p._n 223._o 224._o 225._o verse_n 20_o for_o the_o decree_n be_v go_v forth_o and_o henceforth_o they_o must_v know_v that_o misery_n shall_v befall_v they_o one_o in_o the_o neck_n of_o another_o in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o end_n of_o one_o shall_v be_v but_o the_o begin_n of_o another_o even_o to_o their_o utter_a vastation_n and_o that_o ere_o they_o be_v aware_a p._n 226._o 227._o verse_n 21_o but_o be_v dull_a of_o hear_v the_o prophet_n give_v they_o to_o understand_v that_o after_o the_o banner_n of_o the_o enemy_n shall_v be_v display_v and_o the_o trumpet_n begin_v to_o sound_v a_o alarm_n to_o the_o battle_n they_o must_v expect_v no_o truce_n p._n 228._o and_o if_o they_o will_v know_v for_o what_o cause_n all_o these_o evil_n verse_n 22_o shall_v befall_v they_o they_o need_v but_o look_v into_o themselves_o and_o there_o they_o may_v see_v it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o they_o have_v deserve_v p._n 229._o 230._o the_o seventeenth_o lecture_n here_o under_o four_o vision_n contain_v sundry_a figure_n the_o verse_n 23_o prophet_n because_o they_o shall_v not_o deceive_v themselves_o signify_v verse_n 24_o that_o howsoever_o they_o may_v think_v they_o be_v secure_a notwithstanding_o verse_n 25_o all_o his_o threaten_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o present_a verse_n 26_o prosperous_a condition_n yet_o the_o time_n be_v come_v wherein_o the_o lord_n as_o it_o be_v with_o another_o deluge_n will_v sweep_v they_o all_o from_o off_o the_o land_n p._n 232._o 233._o 234._o 235._o 236._o and_o lest_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v believe_v he_o bring_v in_o the_o lord_n verse_n 27_o himself_n set_v his_o seal_n as_o it_o be_v to_o that_o he_o have_v deliver_v verse_n 28_o p._n 237._o 238._o now_o after_o sinner_n come_v once_o to_o be_v pursue_v of_o god_n in_o his_o verse_n 29_o anger_n they_o can_v find_v no_o place_n they_o think_v in_o which_o they_o can_v be_v secure_a enough_o p._n 243._o no_o not_o when_o they_o have_v add_v thereto_o all_o the_o policy_n which_o verse_n 30_o the_o art_n or_o wit_n of_o man_n can_v devise_v p._n 245._o for_o when_o all_o be_v do_v anguish_n will_v overtake_v they_o ere_o they_o verse_n 31_o be_v aware_a p._n 148._o the_o eighteen_o lecture_n that_o god_n may_v be_v just_a when_o he_o speak_v and_o pure_a when_o chap._n 5_o verse_n 1_o he_o judge_v he_o offer_v himself_o to_o be_v try_v as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o verduit_n whether_o he_o have_v keep_v a_o even_a course_n in_o inflict_a chastisement_n upon_o the_o jew_n p._n 250._o 251._o but_o because_o none_o be_v able_a to_o control_v his_o judgement_n he_o verse_n 2_o show_v he_o inflict_v no_o more_o upon_o they_o than_o they_o deserve_v in_o regard_n that_o under_o pretence_n of_o religion_n they_o take_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a p._n 25â—_n 254._o for_o they_o can_v not_o so_o disguise_v themselves_o with_o their_o hypocritical_a verse_n 3_o show_n but_o god_n be_v able_a to_o discern_v they_o well_o enough_o p._n 256._o add_v thereto_o a_o complaint_n that_o they_o will_v not_o take_v knowledge_n of_o the_o hand_n that_o smite_v they_o but_o be_v so_o harden_v in_o their_o sin_n that_o no_o correction_n can_v amend_v they_o p._n 258._o 259._o 260._o 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