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4._o may_v be_v honour_v upon_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n god_n harden_a pharaoh_n heart_n not_o that_o he_o do_v set_v and_o imprint_v hardness_n in_o his_o heart_n but_o because_o by_o sundry_a action_n he_o order_v and_o govern_v his_o wicked_a will_n and_o they_o be_v four_o 1._o god_n permit_v pharaoh_n to_o walk_v after_o his_o own_o will_n 2._o he_o leave_v he_o to_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o lust_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n 3._o he_o urge_v he_o with_o a_o commandment_n to_o let_v the_o people_n go_v and_o pharaoh_n the_o more_o he_o be_v urge_v the_o stiffen_v and_o more_o stubborn_a he_o be_v and_o the_o more_o he_o reâ—els_v against_o god_n 4._o god_n use_v the_o hardness_n of_o pharaoh_n heart_n to_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o own_o
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etc._n to_o apprehend_v christ_n though_o he_o have_v acknowledge_v i_o be_o he_o and_o they_o be_v astonish_v and_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o he_o have_v miraculous_o heal_v 12._o joh._n 18._o 12._o malchus_n his_o ear_n yet_o for_o all_o though_o they_o have_v see_v his_o wonderful_a power_n both_o in_o word_n and_o deed_n they_o proceed_v in_o malice_n against_o he_o and_o bound_v he_o as_o a_o malefactor_n in_o this_o we_o note_v what_o a_o fearful_a sin_n hardness_n of_o heart_n be_v the_o danger_n whereof_o appear_v in_o this_o that_o if_o a_o man_n be_v possess_v with_o it_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o can_v stay_v or_o daunt_v he_o in_o his_o wicked_a proceed_n no_o not_o the_o powerful_a word_n and_o deed_n of_o our_o saviour_n himself_o and_o indeed_o among_o all_o god_n judgement_n there_o be_v none_o more_o fearful_a than_o this_o of_o hardness_n of_o heart_n and_o yet_o how_o rife_o be_v it_o among_o we_o even_o in_o these_o our_o day_n for_o it_o be_v very_o 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god_n aright_o and_o from_o discern_v his_o glory_n and_o majesty_n from_o acknowledge_v god_n judgement_n or_o our_o own_o sin_n dream_v we_o be_v safe_a from_o god_n vengeance_n and_o such_o peril_n and_o misery_n which_o arise_v from_o sin_n whereas_o all_o those_o out_o of_o christ_n and_o in_o this_o estate_n have_v nothing_o stand_v between_o they_o and_o vengeance_n exercitation_n the_o ten_o exod._n 31._o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o very_o my_o sabbath_n you_o shall_v keep_v for_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n between_o i_o and_o you_o throughout_o your_o generation_n that_o you_o may_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n that_o do_v sanctify_v you_o you_o shall_v keep_v the_o sabbath_n therefore_o for_o it_o be_v holy_a unto_o you_o every_o one_o that_o defile_v it_o shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o whosoever_o do_v any_o work_n therein_o that_o soul_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o his_o people_n six_o day_n may_v work_v be_v do_v but_o in_o the_o seven_o be_v the_o 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prevail_v against_o &c_n &c_n a_o metonymy_n signify_v all_o the_o power_n and_o policy_n and_o strong_a assault_n of_o the_o wicked_a for_o heretofore_o they_o have_v their_o seat_n of_o judicature_n in_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n where_o the_o elder_n the_o wise_a and_o all_o the_o sage_n meet_v and_o these_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n be_v and_o still_o be_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o city_n 4._o hell_n be_v take_v for_o the_o grave_n and_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o dead_a therein_o so_o we_o have_v it_o psal_n 16._o 10_o thou_o shall_v not_o leave_v 31._o act_n 2._o 31._o my_o soul_n in_o hell_n etc._n etc._n 5._o for_o the_o belly_n of_o the_o whale_n wherein_o jonah_n be_v shut_v up_o as_o in_o a_o grave_n jonah_n 2._o 2_o out_o of_o the_o belly_n of_o hell_n cry_v i_o etc._n etc._n by_o hell-fire_n be_v signify_v the_o whole_a extreme_a pain_n of_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n where_o 1._o they_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o presence_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n 2._o they_o be_v 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