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albeit_o it_o shall_v overspread_v far_o and_o widâ—_n and_o comprehend_v infinite_a multitude_n of_o people_n yet_o none_o of_o all_o this_o shall_v let_v god_n to_o put_v his_o decree_n in_o execution_n verse_n 27._o because_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n have_v determine_v it_o and_o who_o shall_v disannul_v it_o and_o his_o hand_n be_v stretch_v out_o and_o who_o shall_v turn_v it_o here_o the_o prophet_n use_v a_o exclamation_n as_o it_o be_v the_o better_a to_o confirm_v the_o former_a sentence_n for_o have_v tell_v they_o that_o thiâ—_n be_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v show_v they_o it_o be_v so_o inviolable_a that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v break_v psal_n 33.11_o he_o ask_v the_o question_n as_o of_o a_o thing_n utterlie_o impossible_a who_o say_v he_o can_v disannul_v his_o counsel_n or_o turn_v his_o hand_n back_o and_o thus_o by_o this_o exclamation_n he_o set_v himself_o bold_o against_o all_o creature_n for_o the_o lord_n no_o soon_o decree_v a_o 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manifest_v not_o that_o which_o he_o have_v decree_v in_o his_o secret_a counsel_n which_o be_v to_o show_v they_o mercy_n or_o pharaoh_n the_o answer_n be_v easy_a for_o when_o the_o lord_n send_v jonah_n to_o the_o ninivit_n he_o manifest_v not_o that_o which_o he_o have_v decree_v in_o his_o secret_a counsel_n but_o mean_v to_o touch_v their_o heart_n and_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o prophet_n that_o he_o may_v show_v they_o mercy_n jonah_n 1.2_o &_o 3.10_o the_o like_a he_o do_v when_o he_o threaten_v abimelech_n and_o pharaoh_n because_o they_o have_v take_v abraham_n wife_n unto_o they_o gen._n 12.17_o and_o 20.3_o for_o the_o lord_n by_o fear_v they_o cause_v they_o to_o change_v their_o course_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v punish_v for_o their_o obstinacy_n verse_n 28._o in_o the_o year_n that_o king_n ahaz_n die_v be_v this_o burden_n this_o shall_v be_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o fifteen_o chapter_n here_o the_o fifteen_o chapter_n 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