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shall_v be_v their_o plague_n they_o will_v not_o be_v heal_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v heal_v they_o will_v not_o be_v purge_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v purge_v they_o will_v not_o come_v when_o they_o be_v invite_v they_o shall_v not_o taste_v of_o my_o supper_n a_o man_n can_v have_v a_o great_a plague_n befall_v he_o then_o to_o be_v give_v up_o unto_o his_o own_o sin_n and_o that_o which_o be_v the_o natural_a fruit_n there_o of_o man_n that_o have_v live_v under_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n and_o have_v not_o be_v heal_v by_o they_o the_o lord_n give_v they_o up_o as_o incorrigible_a in_o judgement_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v heal_v that_o make_v the_o anathema_n maranatha_n reserve_v they_o be_v as_o incorrigible_a for_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n at_o his_o come_n for_o this_o be_v that_o curse_n upon_o they_o which_o be_v denounce_v by_o god_n most_o proper_o its_o god_n ordinary_a way_n to_o deal_v with_o sinner_n that_o shall_v be_v their_o punishment_n which_o they_o 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for_o ever_o second_o give_v to_o salt_n ut_fw-la alios_fw-la condiant_a exemplorum_fw-la sale_n that_o be_v he_o shall_v be_v give_v up_o unto_o some_o exemplary_a judgement_n that_o may_v teach_v all_o other_o man_n to_o beware_v for_o he_o that_o build_v his_o house_n and_o not_o upon_o a_o rock_n when_o the_o rain_n fall_v and_o the_o wind_n blow_v he_o will_v fall_v and_o the_o fall_n of_o that_o house_n will_v be_v great_a doctrine_n some_o man_n that_o live_v under_o the_o pure_a and_o the_o most_o powerful_a ordinance_n be_v in_o judgement_n give_v up_o unto_o a_o perpetual_a barrenness_n for_o the_o explication_n of_o this_o there_o be_v these_o sour_a particular_n first_o that_o god_n do_v by_o the_o gospel_n execute_v spiritual_a judgement_n as_o well_o as_o confer_v spiritual_a blessing_n second_o that_o of_o all_o judgement_n those_o that_o be_v spiritual_a be_v the_o most_o dreadful_a three_o why_o the_o lord_n do_v in_o judgement_n give_v man_n up_o to_o a_o barrenness_n under_o the_o gospel_n four_o the_o manner_n how_o the_o lord_n do_v this_o and_o how_o these_o judgement_n be_v execute_v in_o a_o ordinary_a way_n first_o the_o lord_n do_v by_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o gospel_n execute_v spiritual_a judgement_n as_o well_o as_o confer_v spiritual_a blessing_n there_o be_v the_o great_a curse_n as_o well_o as_o the_o great_a mercy_n come_v out_o of_o zion_n all_o judgement_n both_o temporal_a and_o spiritual_a come_v out_o of_o ordinance_n for_o as_o they_o have_v the_o promise_n of_o this_o life_n that_o now_o be_v and_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v so_o there_o belong_v to_o they_o also_o the_o threaten_n of_o the_o life_n that_o now_o be_v and_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v temporal_a judgement_n come_v out_o of_o ordinance_n ezek._n 10.2_o take_v fire_n from_o off_o the_o altar_n and_o scatter_v over_o the_o city_n they_o think_v that_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o altar_n have_v serve_v for_o nothing_o else_o but_o ad_fw-la expianda_fw-la 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it_o by_o this_o if_o you_o hate_v your_o own_o iniquity_n if_o that_o be_v your_o great_a care_n psal_n 18.23_o ezech._n 7.19_o they_o shall_v not_o satisfy_v their_o soul_n because_o it_o be_v the_o slumble_a block_n of_o their_o iniquity_n etc._n etc._n 13._o neither_o shall_v any_o strengthen_v himself_o in_o the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o life_n that_o be_v the_o whole_a comfort_n and_o delight_n of_o their_o life_n do_v come_v in_o by_o it_o it_o be_v all_o the_o pleasure_n and_o the_o joy_n they_o have_v man_n look_v upon_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n every_o man_n have_v his_o treasure_n something_o that_o he_o do_v choose_v to_o himself_o either_o in_o his_o age_n psal_n 119.9_o or_o in_o his_o call_n or_o in_o his_o acquaintance_n in_o his_o custom_n and_o if_o ever_o a_o man_n do_v meet_v with_o a_o opportunity_n of_o temptation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v then_o he_o be_v to_o take_v heed_n to_o himself_o as_o the_o exhortation_n be_v in_o luke_n 8.13_o 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