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their_o head_n they_o shall_v obtain_v joy_n and_o gladness_n and_o sorrow_n and_o mourning_n shall_v flee_v away_o thus_o we_o may_v see_v that_o jerusalem_n be_v yet_o to_o be_v the_o praise_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n and_o that_o judah_n and_o israel_n shall_v return_v and_o be_v glorious_a as_o in_o former_a time_n nay_o more_o glorious_a for_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v restore_v unto_o israel_n and_o christ_n shall_v be_v king_n over_o they_o not_o allegorical_o as_o some_o ignorant_o conceit_n for_o there_o be_v multitude_n of_o objection_n as_o to_o that_o opinion_n that_o can_v be_v answer_v but_o it_o shall_v be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o letter_n of_o it_o but_o because_o i_o can_v enlarge_v myself_o upon_o this_o subject_n my_o desire_n be_v that_o the_o courteous_a reader_n will_v peruse_v these_o ensue_a scripture_n and_o do_v hearty_o desire_v the_o lord_n to_o apply_v the_o right_a understanding_n of_o they_o to_o thy_o soul_n read_v ezekiel_n chap_n 37_o 38._o 39_o 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dwell_v in_o a_o place_n of_o their_o own_o and_o move_v no_o more_o neither_o shall_v the_o child_n of_o wickedness_n afflict_v they_o as_o beforetime_o for_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v it_o thus_o you_o see_v that_o judah_n and_o israel_n shall_v yet_o return_v to_o their_o own_o land_n but_o say_v you_o it_o can_v be_v for_o ezekiel_n plain_o say_v when_o i_o shall_v bring_v their_o captivity_n the_o captivity_n of_o sodom_n and_o her_o daughter_n and_o the_o captivity_n of_o samaria_n and_o her_o daughter_n then_o will_v i_o bring_v again_o the_o captivity_n of_o thy_o captive_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o when_o thy_o sister_n sodom_n and_o her_o daughter_n shall_v return_v to_o their_o former_a estate_n and_o samaria_n and_o her_o daughter_n shall_v return_v to_o their_o former_a estate_n then_o thou_o and_o thy_o daughter_n viz_o judah_n shall_v return_v to_o your_o former_a estate_n from_o which_o text_n you_o conclude_v that_o sodom_n and_o her_o daughter_n shall_v never_o return_v and_o so_o consequent_o judah_n and_o her_o daughter_n shall_v never_o return_v to_o which_o i_o answer_v and_o say_v that_o this_o text_n seem_v to_o be_v your_o strong_a hold_n yet_o you_o shall_v see_v this_o text_n will_v fight_v against_o you_o and_o therefore_o in_o the_o first_o place_n i_o shall_v show_v who_o they_o be_v that_o be_v call_v the_o daughter_n of_o sodom_n and_o second_o i_o shall_v prove_v that_o sodom_n and_o her_o daughter_n shall_v return_v to_o their_o former_a estate_n and_o if_o so_o than_o you_o may_v blush_v for_o shame_n to_o say_v that_o judah_n shall_v never_o return_v and_o so_o to_o the_o first_o which_o be_v to_o show_v what_o people_n be_v call_v the_o daughter_n of_o sodom_n the_o which_o we_o find_v to_o be_v the_o moabite_n and_o the_o ammonite_n 19_o gen._n 19_o for_o when_o the_o lord_n overthrow_v the_o city_n of_o the_o plain_a there_o be_v none_o do_v escape_v save_o lot_n and_o his_o wife_n and_o two_o daughter_n and_o as_o for_o his_o wife_n she_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o pillar_n of_o salt_n so_o that_o of_o all_o the_o city_n of_o the_o plain_a which_o be_v sodom_n primely_a and_o the_o adjacent_a city_n there_o be_v none_o leave_v to_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o sodom_n but_o lot_n and_o his_o two_o daughter_n and_o therefore_o lot_n daughter_n consult_v to_o make_v their_o father_n drink_v that_o they_o may_v bear_v seed_n by_o he_o 19.31_o gen._n 19.31_o for_o say_v they_o our_o father_n be_v old_a and_o there_o be_v no_o man_n in_o the_o earth_n to_o come_v into_o we_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n imply_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v appoint_v in_o order_n to_o distinguish_v the_o nation_n one_o from_o another_o that_o they_o shall_v propagate_v only_o with_o their_o own_o nation_n therefore_o say_v lot_n daughter_n there_o be_v no_o man_n in_o the_o earth_n to_o come_v into_o we_o etc._n etc._n upon_o which_o we_o find_v they_o make_v 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moab_n and_o ammon_n any_o wrong_n when_o they_o pass_v by_o to_o destroy_v the_o nation_n for_o as_o ezekiel_n say_v 19_o ezek._n 16._o deut._n 29_o 19_o they_o be_v brethren_n to_o israel_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n suffer_v israel_n as_o aforesaid_a to_o do_v they_o no_o hurt_n yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o lord_n give_v they_o captive_a into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n from_o whence_o also_o they_o shall_v return_v 13._o amos_n 1_o 13._o as_o i_o shall_v show_v you_o and_o the_o reason_n that_o amos_n render_v why_o god_n do_v give_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n be_v because_o say_v he_o for_o three_o transgression_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n 1.2_o chp._n 1.2_o and_o for_o four_o i_o will_v not_o turn_v away_o the_o punishment_n thereof_o because_o they_o have_v rip_v up_o the_o woman_n with_o child_n of_o gilead_n that_o they_o may_v enlarge_v their_o border_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n 27._o 2_o king_n 3.26_o 27._o for_o three_o 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