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to_o become_v unprofitable_a unto_o they_o which_o once_o they_o receive_v do_v thereby_o revile_v and_o despite_v he_o therefore_o we_o be_v not_o to_o wonder_v if_o god_n do_v so_o severe_o punish_v such_o sacrilege_n we_o must_v not_o marvel_v if_o he_o stop_v his_o ear_n to_o those_o which_o have_v tread_v under_o foot_n christ_n the_o mediator_n who_o only_o obtain_v for_o we_o that_o which_o we_o need_v we_o must_v not_o wonder_v if_o he_o shut_v up_o the_o way_n of_o salvation_n to_o those_o who_o have_v repulse_v their_o only_a leader_n which_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o we_o know_v he_o that_o have_v say_v vengeance_n belong_v unto_o i_o etc._n etc._n these_o two_o place_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o 32._o of_o deut._n 35._o now_o see_v moses_n there_o promise_v that_o god_n will_v show_v vengeance_n upon_o they_o that_o have_v wrong_v his_o people_n it_o seem_v that_o that_o which_o be_v there_o speak_v of_o vengeance_n be_v here_o improper_o wrest_v to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n for_o what_o shall_v the_o apostle_n drift_n now_o be_v he_o say_v that_o the_o impiety_n of_o those_o who_o have_v mock_v god_n shall_v not_o go_v unpunished_a and_o s._n paul_n in_o the_o 12._o to_o the_o rom._n 19_o follow_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o this_o place_n of_o moses_n apply_v it_o to_o another_o end_n for_o exhort_v we_o to_o patience_n he_o command_v we_o that_o we_o they_o by_o another_o mean_n as_o often_o then_o as_o the_o trouble_n which_o we_o have_v suffer_v for_o christ_n shall_v come_v into_o our_o mind_n let_v they_o be_v so_o many_o goad_n in_o our_o side_n to_o prick_v we_o forward_o to_o profit_v more_o and_o more_o partly_o while_o you_o be_v make_v verse_n 33_o etc._n etc._n we_o see_v to_o what_o manner_n of_o person_n he_o speak_v to_o wit_n to_o such_o who_o faith_n have_v be_v try_v by_o no_o small_a experience_n and_o yet_o he_o cease_v not_o to_o exhort_v they_o to_o great_a thing_n wherefore_o let_v no_o man_n deceive_v himself_o 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