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do_v as_o you_o may_v see_v obad._n 14._o and_o jer._n 49.2_o where_o the_o prophet_n tell_v we_o that_o they_o seize_v on_o their_o land_n and_o take_v themselves_o to_o be_v the_o heir_n of_o judah_n who_o they_o look_v on_o as_o their_o young_a brethren_n and_o concern_v both_o their_o cruelty_n and_o their_o covetousness_n in_o seize_v on_o their_o land_n you_o may_v see_v more_o in_o ezek._n 35.5.10_o for_o which_o they_o be_v there_o sore_o threaten_v ver_fw-la 11_o 12._o but_o as_o i_o say_v i_o will_v not_o make_v a_o volume_n by_o prolong_v this_o discourse_n till_o a_o particular_a narrative_a be_v give_v you_o of_o all_o these_o thing_n nor_o will_v i_o any_o more_o than_o suggest_v to_o your_o meditation_n 1_o how_o that_o ammon_n be_v again_o threaten_v for_o insult_v upon_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o slay_v i._n e._n of_o a_o fall_v and_o feeble_a enemy_n ezek._n 21.9_o and_o 2_o pharaoh_n for_o deceive_v and_o cozen_v the_o expectation_n of_o israel_n who_o lean_v upon_o 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where_o a_o crew_n of_o oppressor_n meet_v together_o think_v to_o expiate_v for_o all_o by_o their_o flatter_a devotion_n and_o chap._n 9_o from_o the_o second_o verse_n to_o the_o nine_o he_o bewail_v these_o sin_n against_o our_o neighbour_n and_o these_o alone_a with_o a_o sad_a and_o compassionate_a heart_n they_o be_v the_o very_a sin_n that_o undo_v they_o as_o he_o note_v v._o 6._o through_o deceit_n they_o refuse_v to_o know_v i_o say_v the_o lord_n and_o as_o i_o shall_v ere_o long_o demonstrate_v for_o so_o general_n be_v these_o sin_n that_o there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o man_n that_o do_v justice_n to_o be_v find_v though_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o nation_n have_v lie_v upon_o it_o chap_n 5.1_o and_o though_o god_n do_v smite_v they_o grievous_o yet_o they_o will_v not_o amend_v ver_fw-la 3._o but_o all_o harden_a their_o face_n as_o a_o rock_n in_o these_o evil_a course_n the_o poor_a indeed_o one_o can_v not_o expect_v much_o from_o and_o they_o may_v 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the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o dwell_v between_o the_o cherubim_n upon_o the_o ark_n depart_v from_o the_o holy_a place_n and_o from_o the_o nation_n by_o several_a step_n and_o degree_n first_o it_o go_v from_o off_o the_o cherubim_n where_o it_o use_v to_o sit_v viz._n from_o the_o mercy-seat_n which_o be_v in_o the_o west_n part_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o it_o stand_v over_o the_o threshold_n of_o the_o house_n chap._n 10.4_o then_o it_o mount_v upon_o the_o back_n of_o the_o cherubim_n which_o be_v that_o chariot_n describe_v by_o he_o chap._n 1._o and_o they_o carry_v it_o to_o the_o east-gate_n of_o the_o house_n at_o which_o the_o people_n come_v to_o worship_n ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o 20._o but_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o mischief_n and_o violence_n to_o be_v find_v among_o those_o that_o come_v to_o worship_n though_o prince_n of_o the_o people_n chap._n 11.1_o 2_o 6_o 7._o they_o carry_v it_o into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o city_n as_o you_o may_v gather_v from_o chap._n 11._o ver_fw-la 23._o but_o the_o city_n be_v full_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o slay_v as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o those_o verse_n 6_o 7._o the_o cherubim_n lift_v up_o their_o wing_n and_o carry_v it_o away_o still_o further_o off_o unto_o the_o mountain_n that_o be_v on_o the_o east-side_n of_o the_o city_n ver_fw-la 22_o 23._o which_o be_v the_o mount_n of_o olive_n and_o from_o thence_o it_o go_v quite_o away_o from_o his_o sight_n as_o he_o say_v ver_fw-la 24._o which_o signify_v that_o god_n forsake_v the_o land_n because_o of_o their_o iniquity_n 9_o now_o that_o their_o iniquity_n for_o which_o he_o forsake_v it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o i_o have_v mention_v and_o that_o they_o be_v but_o little_o amend_v after_o the_o first_o captivity_n you_o may_v see_v by_o that_o descriptio_fw-la which_o he_o make_v of_o those_o person_n that_o god_n will_v account_v righteous_a and_o accept_v to_o life_n and_o of_o those_o who_o be_v so_o wicked_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v destroy_v for_o this_o the_o most_o read_v the_o 18._o chap._n from_o the_o three_o verse_n to_o the_o nineteenth_o and_o chap._n 33._o ver_fw-la 14_o 15_o 16._o where_o though_o he_o mention_v their_o idolatry_n yet_o he_o enlarge_v far_o more_o upon_o these_o other_o sin_n and_o the_o contrary_a virtue_n but_o especial_o he_o note_v the_o ruler_n as_o most_o guilty_a in_o this_o kind_n and_o therefore_o spend_v one_o whole_a chapter_n in_o their_o reproof_n for_o by_o shepherd_n chap._n 34._o you_o may_v understand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o governor_n of_o the_o people_n and_o those_o that_o bear_v office_n in_o the_o land_n so_o the_o prince_n and_o captain_n of_o chaldaea_n that_o destroy_v jerusalem_n be_v call_v shepherd_n and_o their_o subject_n their_o flock_n jer._n 6.3_o and_o pastor_n jer._n 12.10_o jer._n 49.19_o 20._o now_o these_o shepherd_n of_o israel_n that_o shall_v have_v have_v a_o care_n of_o all_o the_o flock_n they_o do_v not_o 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he_o and_o bring_v he_o home_o and_o slay_v he_o with_o the_o sword_n in_o a_o disgraceful_a manner_n and_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o have_v not_o ahikam_n resolute_o stand_v his_o friend_n this_o last_o story_n have_v prevail_v against_o jeremiah_n ver_fw-la 24._o and_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n we_o read_v that_o some_o of_o they_o undertake_v to_o prophesy_v that_o short_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n shall_v be_v bring_v again_o from_o babylon_n that_o have_v be_v late_o carry_v thither_o and_o though_o jeremiah_n assure_v they_o of_o the_o vanity_n of_o this_o assertion_n yet_o in_o the_o next_o after_o that_o chap._n 28._o there_o arise_v a_o prophet_n who_o to_o please_v the_o people_n assign_v the_o punctual_a time_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v and_o out_o of_o a_o great_a conceit_n sure_o that_o they_o be_v god_n belove_a people_n whatsoever_o do_v befall_v they_o there_o arise_v prophet_n in_o babylon_n among_o they_o of_o the_o first_o captivity_n who_o 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