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but_o that_o be_v a_o common_a judgement_n to_o all_o the_o wicked_a but_o i_o rather_o think_v it_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o the_o hail_n storm_n in_o egypt_n whereof_o the_o effect_n be_v that_o they_o sin_v and_o harden_v their_o heart_n yet_o more_o exod._n 9.34_o well_o then_o if_o it_o be_v such_o a_o hail_n as_o do_v not_o kill_v man_n but_o provoke_v they_o to_o blaspheme_v what_o kind_n of_o judgement_n may_v it_o be_v interpreter_n do_v not_o tell_v we_o so_o that_o we_o can_v take_v no_o better_a course_n to_o know_v it_o then_o to_o see_v what_o allegorical_a hail_n stone_n mean_v in_o scripture_n for_o by_o compare_v scripture_n together_o you_o shall_v have_v the_o full_a meaning_n of_o every_o part_n of_o god_n counsel_n for_o this_o end_n let_v we_o look_v in_o esay_n 28.17_o where_o the_o prophet_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o hail_n shall_v sweep_v away_o the_o refuge_n of_o lie_n when_o once_o christ_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o foundation_n ver_fw-la 16._o then_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o refuge_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o be_v lie_v refuge_n shall_v be_v sweep_v away_o there_o be_v also_o another_o allusion_n suit_v hereunto_o in_o ezek._n 13.11.13_o where_o the_o lord_n threaten_v against_o the_o wall_n that_o be_v daub_v with_o untempered_a mortar_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o overflow_a shower_n and_o you_o o_o great_a hail_n stone_n shall_v fall_v and_o a_o stormy_a wind_n shall_v rend_v it_o so_o then_o this_o kind_n of_o hail_n storm_n be_v such_o a_o plague_n of_o god_n upon_o man_n as_o shall_v destroy_v all_o their_o lie_a refuge_n and_o man_n shall_v then_o insult_v over_o they_o and_o say_v where_o be_v the_o daub_v wherewith_o you_o have_v daub_v it_o so_o then_o at_o this_o time_n the_o lord_n will_v send_v a_o hail_n storm_n that_o shall_v discover_v all_o the_o counterfeit_a religion_n in_o the_o world_n all_o the_o juggeling_n of_o their_o miracle_n all_o the_o fair_a seem_a pretence_n of_o popery_n or_o any_o other_o religion_n all_o their_o doctrine_n of_o merit_n and_o confidence_n in_o their_o prayer_n to_o saint_n and_o angel_n and_o superstitious_a devotion_n a_o hail_n storm_n shall_v fall_v upon_o they_o all_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o you_o shall_v see_v the_o vanity_n of_o they_o and_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v see_v that_o all_o relgion_n beside_o christianity_n be_v but_o a_o refuge_n of_o lie_n and_o in_o the_o end_n their_o juggleling_n and_o sophistry_n shall_v be_v blow_v up_o and_o blast_v some_o shall_v be_v shake_v out_o of_o they_o &_o settle_v upon_o better_a bottom_n &_o other_o will_v be_v provoke_v to_o blaspheme_v they_o will_v so_o vex_v themselves_o with_o extremity_n of_o anguish_n for_o that_o they_o be_v thus_o bereave_v of_o their_o old_a comfortable_a good_a day_n and_o oh_o the_o joyful_a festival_n that_o they_o be_v wont_a for_o to_o keep_v in_o their_o abbey_n and_o superstitious_a place_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o which_o they_o shall_v blaspheme_v the_o lord_n and_o true_a religion_n and_o all_o the_o instrument_n of_o the_o gospel_n propagation_n such_o a_o thing_n as_o this_o we_o read_v of_o rev._n 11.15_o when_o as_o the_o seven_o angel_n sound_v there_o be_v great_a voice_n in_o heaven_n say_v the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n be_v become_v the_o kingdom_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o of_o his_o christ_n etc._n etc._n there_o it_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o thing_n be_v then_o in_o do_v but_o now_o it_o be_v do_v then_o the_o nation_n be_v angry_a say_v the_o text_n ver_fw-la 18._o and_o a_o great_a hail_n there_o fell_a when_o they_o begin_v to_o become_v the_o kingdom_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o there_o be_v a_o earthquake_n ver_fw-la 19_o but_o never_o
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