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that_o i_o say_v not_o unmerciful_a carriage_n of_o thou_o towards_o he_o those_o that_o he_o embrace_v thou_o persecute_v fear_v lest_o he_o tear_v thou_o like_o a_o lion_n for_o misuse_v of_o his_o lamb_n i_o have_v sometime_o wonder_v that_o ever_o any_o who_o pretend_v to_o be_v shepherd_n under_o christ_n shall_v preach_v or_o press_v a_o non-bearing_a ☜_o with_o those_o in_o the_o kingdom_n who_o christ_n bear_v in_o his_o bosom_n sure_o these_o sub-shepherd_n differ_v very_o much_o from_o the_o supreme-shepherd_n who_o be_v kind_a and_o tender_a to_o all_o but_o especial_o the_o weak_a of_o his_o flock_n second_o this_o doctrine_n may_v beget_v in_o we_o lamentation_n over_o many_o who_o be_v indeed_o christ_n lamb_n but_o be_v apt_a to_o utter_v unkind_a and_o untrue_a speech_n of_o their_o shepherd_n it_o make_v i_o sad_a to_o hear_v a_o lamb_n of_o christ_n sigh_n and_o say_v sure_o christ_n will_v cast_v off_o i_o i_o be_o so_o feeble_a that_o i_o can_v do_v nothing_o that_o 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or_o slip_v into_o sin_n either_o through_o their_o own_o inward_a corruption_n or_o some_o outward_a temptation_n 3._o such_o as_o be_v weak_a by_o reason_n of_o great_a sorrow_n or_o grief_n which_o they_o may_v happy_o take_v because_o of_o some_o suffering_n or_o trial_n whereunto_o christ_n in_o a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a way_n do_v bring_v they_o of_o the_o sweet_a carriage_n of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o each_o of_o these_o i_o shall_v speak_v particular_o and_o by_o themselves_o and_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o i_o shall_v speak_v of_o these_o because_o i_o conceive_v that_o the_o phrase_n here_o use_v by_o the_o prophet_n may_v allude_v or_o be_v apply_v to_o either_o or_o all_o of_o they_o the_o phrase_n be_v those_o that_o be_v with_o young_a which_o translation_n i_o think_v be_v better_a than_o that_o of_o give_v suck_n because_o the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v use_v gen._n 33.13_o and_o so_o render_v there_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o flock_n and_o the_o herd_n with_o young_a and_o it_o be_v use_v thus_o and_o so_o render_v ps_n 78.71_o and_o there_o it_o be_v express_v by_o ewe_n great_a with_o young_a the_o hebrew_n when_o they_o do_v speak_v of_o give_v suck_n do_v use_v another_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o more_o proper_a for_o it_o i._n e._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d suxit_fw-la which_o signify_v to_o give_v suck_v so_o that_o the_o phrase_n be_v thus_o those_o that_o be_v with_o young_a i_o think_v it_o may_v allude_v to_o those_o three_o sort_n mention_v viz._n 1._o it_o may_v allude_v to_o those_o that_o be_v weak_a by_o work_n thus_o paul_n set_v out_o his_o work_n for_o the_o lord_n jesus_n towards_o the_o galathian_o as_o if_o he_o be_v big_a with_o they_o as_o a_o ewe_n be_v big_a with_o young_a my_o little_a child_n of_o who_o i_o travel_v in_o birth_n galat._n 4.19_o paul_n in_o the_o work_n of_o his_o ministry_n be_v as_o it_o be_v big_a with_o young_a in_o like_a manner_n any_o believer_n call_v out_o to_o or_o set_v about_o more_o then_o ordinary_a work_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v big_a with_o young_a and_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o because_o the_o work_n of_o childbearing_n or_o of_o be_v big_a with_o young_a and_o to_o bring_v forth_o be_v a_o work_n which_o do_v weaken_v more_o than_o ordinary_a to_o this_o the_o generality_n of_o expositor_n apply_v this_o place_n 2._o it_o may_v allude_v also_o unto_o such_o as_o be_v weak_a by_o reason_n of_o fall_n into_o sin_n so_o thou_o shall_v find_v the_o phrase_n of_o be_v with_o child_n or_o young_a often_o in_o a_o particular_a manner_n apply_v to_o such_o as_o be_v big_a with_o sin_n vox_fw-la significal_a say_v ilyricus_fw-la upon_o the_o word_n tum_fw-la poenam_fw-la tun_n culpam_fw-la and_o so_o it_o be_v use_v both_o in_o a_o sense_n of_o sin_v and_o of_o suffering_n sometime_o sin_n and_o temptation_n through_o the_o incogitancy_n of_o the_o best_a believer_n may_v commit_v as_o it_o be_v a_o spiritual_a rape_n upon_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o beleeyer_n may_v be_v as_o it_o be_v big_a with_o young_a in_o a_o sinful_a sense_n for_o when_o temptation_n corn_n and_o in_o a_o manner_n force_v the_o soul_n there_o be_v something_o within_o we_o which_o be_v not_o in_o christ_n and_o that_o may_v concur_v and_o conduce_v to_o a_o sinful_a conception_n and_o the_o soul_n may_v be_v big_a as_o it_o be_v with_o sin_n the_o apostle_n have_v a_o phrase_n which_o be_v to_o this_o purpose_n when_o lust_n have_v conceive_v it_o bring_v forth_o jam._n 1.15_o it_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o a_o natural_a conception_n and_o birth_n so_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o i_o suppose_v