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lord_n i_o believe_v help_v thou_o my_o unbelief_n oh_o in_o time_n of_o trouble_n we_o shall_v pray_v for_o the_o faith_n the_o leper_n have_v of_o who_o we_o find_v it_o record_v matt._n 8.2_o 3._o and_o behold_v there_o come_v a_o leper_n and_o worship_v he_o say_v lord_n if_o thou_o will_v thou_o can_v make_v i_o clean_o and_o jesus_n put_v forth_o his_o hand_n and_o touch_v he_o say_v i_o will_v be_v thou_o clean_a and_o immediate_o his_o leprosy_n be_v cleanse_v ah_o what_o encouragement_n have_v we_o to_o pray_v for_o faith_n in_o god_n power_n for_o that_o there_o be_v no_o leprous_a state_n but_o he_o can_v heal_v i_o next_o view_v the_o second_o verse_n which_o run_v thus_o and_o say_v i_o cry_v by_o reason_n of_o my_o affliction_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o hear_v i_o cut_v of_o the_o belly_n of_o hell_n cry_v i_o and_o thou_o hear_v my_o voice_n from_o whence_o i_o take_v notice_n of_o two_o word_n here_o which_o jonah_n make_v use_v of_o to_o set_v forth_o his_o present_a state_n affliction_n and_o hell_n first_o affliction_n i_o cry_v by_o reason_n of_o my_o affliction_n on_o which_o i_o ground_v the_o follow_a conclusion_n first_o god_n know_v every_o thing_n and_o every_o circumstance_n belong_v to_o the_o affliction_n of_o poor_a creature_n it_o have_v be_v in_o vain_a for_o jonah_n to_o have_v cry_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o affliction_n if_o god_n have_v not_o know_v his_o affliction_n yea_o all_o and_o every_o part_n of_o it_o leah_n call_v the_o first_o son_n she_o bear_v jacob_n reuben_n gen._n 29.32_o which_o signify_v the_o vision_n of_o the_o son_n or_o the_o son_n of_o vision_n for_o he_o the_o lord_n see_v and_o know_v her_o affliction_n in_o be_v less_o esteem_v by_o her_o husband_n than_o rachel_n we_o also_o read_v exod._n 3.7_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o have_v sure_o see_v the_o affliction_n of_o my_o people_n which_o be_v in_o egypt_n and_o have_v hear_v their_o cry_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o taskmaster_n for_o i_o know_v their_o sorrow_n oh_o what_o a_o mighty_a encouragement_n be_v it_o to_o cry_v to_o that_o god_n in_o our_o affliction_n who_o know_v every_o thing_n of_o our_o affliction_n second_o god_n hear_v the_o groan_a cry_n and_o bemoan_v lamentation_n of_o poor_a soul_n under_o the_o heavy_a weight_n and_o pressure_n of_o affliction_n jonah_n here_o acknowledge_v god_n hear_v his_o cry_n so_o he_o hear_v hagar_n sigh_v and_o sob_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o her_o great_a affliction_n when_o she_o whole_o disconsolate_a and_o full_a of_o heart-perplexing_a grief_n be_v wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n gen._n 16.11_o and_o observe_v what_o he_o say_v of_o bemoan_v ephraim_n jer._n 31.18_o 19_o 20._o i_o have_v sure_o hear_v ephraim_n bemoan_v himself_o thus_o thou_o have_v chastise_v i_o and_o i_o be_v chastise_v as_o a_o bullock_n unaccustomed_a to_o the_o yoke_n turn_v thou_o i_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v turn_v for_o thou_o be_v the_o lord_n my_o god_n sure_o after_o that_o i_o be_v turn_v i_o repent_v and_o after_o that_o i_o be_v instruct_v i_o smite_v upon_o my_o thigh_n i_o be_v ashamed_a yea_o even_o confound_v because_o i_o do_v bear_v the_o reproach_n of_o my_o youth_n be_v ephraim_n my_o dear_a son_n be_v he_o a_o pleasant_a child_n for_o since_o i_o speak_v against_o he_o i_o do_v earnest_o remember_v he_o still_o therefore_o my_o bowel_n be_v trouble_v for_o he_o i_o will_v sure_o have_v mercy_n upon_o he_o say_v the_o lord_n ah_o this_o be_v comfort_n indeed_o to_o the_o great_a mourner_n upon_o what_o account_n soever_o they_o be_v in_o a_o mourn_a state_n that_o god_n know_v their_o sorrow_n three_o god_n have_v a_o gracious_a end_n and_o design_n towards_o all_o that_o be_v he_o in_o their_o great_a
and_o severe_a affliction_n and_o it_o be_v more_o than_o imply_v that_o jonah_n apprehend_v this_o when_o he_o thus_o cry_v to_o he_o the_o israelite_n be_v to_o eat_v no_o leaven_a bread_n with_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o their_o passover_n but_o the_o unleavened_a bread_n of_o affliction_n deut._n 16.3_o that_o they_o may_v remember_v what_o they_o be_v once_o in_o egypt_n and_o the_o gracious_a design_n god_n have_v towards_o they_o even_o in_o that_o bondage_n state_n oh_o a_o belief_n of_o this_o glorious_a truth_n will_v allay_v the_o tempestuous_a sea_n of_o sorrow_n when_o our_o soul_n be_v bow_v down_o with_o anguish_n four_o god_n will_v appear_v as_o answer_v of_o prayer_n in_o the_o great_a affliction_n when_o jonah_n be_v cry_v he_o hear_v by_o a_o ear_n of_o faith_n god_n answer_v and_o so_o we_o find_v israel_n acknowledge_v deut._n 26.7_o and_o when_o we_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o our_o father_n the_o lord_n hear_v our_o voice_n and_o look_v on_o our_o affliction_n and_o our_o labour_n and_o our_o oppression_n he_o be_v a_o prayer-hearing_a god_n and_o then_o especial_o when_o prayer_n come_v from_o the_o anguish_n and_o bitterness_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o we_o have_v not_o only_o the_o experience_n of_o his_o afflict_a people_n in_o all_o age_n to_o witness_v this_o truth_n but_o his_o own_o express_a word_n for_o it_o psalm_n 50.15_o call_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n i_o will_v deliver_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v glorify_v i_o oh_o who_o will_v not_o beg_v hard_o for_o a_o pray_v heart_n and_o a_o cry_v tongue_n when_o the_o bless_a god_n have_v such_o a_o hear_n ear._n second_o the_o other_o word_n that_o jonah_n here_o set_v forth_o the_o misery_n of_o his_o condition_n by_o be_v hell_n out_o of_o the_o belly_n of_o hell_n cry_v i_o from_o whence_o i_o remark_v these_o observation_n first_o poor_a creature_n and_o yet_o elect_a vessel_n may_v be_v in_o very_o dreadful_a torment_n their_o soul_n may_v be_v in_o 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and_o misery_n as_o job_n messenger_n come_v from_o every_o corner_n sink_v his_o spirit_n with_o ill_a news_n and_o pierce_v his_o soul_n with_o the_o dart_n of_o disconsolate_a tiding_n job_n 1.16_o so_o many_o choose_a vessel_n of_o the_o lord_n may_v be_v beset_v with_o trouble_n and_o sorrow_n of_o every_o kind_n which_o may_v make_v they_o roar_v and_o cry_v out_o as_o those_o without_o hope_n three_o poor_a creature_n may_v be_v worry_v and_o hurry_v by_o the_o temptation_n of_o the_o devil_n which_o be_v a_o species_n of_o hell_n torture_n as_o the_o tongue_n be_v say_v to_o be_v set_v on_o fire_n of_o hell_n james_n 3.6_o so_o the_o spirit_n of_o tempt_a one_o may_v be_v and_o too_o often_o be_v bear_v down_o and_o keep_v under_o the_o hatch_n by_o the_o tyranny_n of_o hell_n monarch_n we_o find_v paul_n complain_v of_o a_o thorn_n in_o the_o flesh_n the_o messenger_n of_o satan_n buffet_n he_o 2_o cor._n 12.7_o oh_o it_o be_v a_o hell_n upon_o earth_n to_o be_v in_o the_o claw_n of_o hell_n roar_v lyon_n four_o poor_a creature_n may_v be_v for_o a_o time_n conquer_v and_o overcome_v by_o hell_n sorrow_n though_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o absolute_o prevail_v matt._n 16.18_o yet_o they_o may_v a_o great_a while_n and_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n prevail_v over_o many_o precious_a child_n of_o zion_n though_o god_n choose_v once_o shall_v not_o be_v leave_v to_o remain_v always_o in_o hell_n as_o david_n personate_n christ_n speak_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o grave_a psalm_n 16.10_o yet_o they_o may_v be_v leave_v a_o long_a time_n under_o the_o power_n of_o hell_n to_o be_v cry_v out_o as_o though_o they_o be_v for_o ever_o lose_v then_o i_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o dolefulness_n of_o jonah_n complaint_n as_o we_o have_v it_o in_o the_o three_o verse_n for_o thou_o have_v cast_v i_o into_o the_o deep_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o flood_n compass_v i_o about_o all_o thy_o billow_n and_o thy_o wave_n pass_v over_o i_o wherein_o there_o be_v metaphorical_o set_v forth_o first_o the_o sense_n he_o have_v of_o sin_n as_o the_o deserve_a cause_n of_o what_o he_o now_o so_o lamentable_o groan_v under_o thou_o have_v cast_v i_o into_o the_o deep_a and_o that_o deserve_o for_o my_o horrid_a and_o cry_a sin_n of_o disobedience_n of_o which_o mention_n be_v make_v chap._n 1.1_o 2_o 3._o now_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v unto_o jonah_n the_o son_n of_o amittai_n say_v arise_v go_v to_o nineveh_n that_o great_a city_n and_o cry_v against_o it_o for_o their_o wickedness_n be_v come_v up_o before_o i_o but_o jonah_n rise_v up_o to_o flee_v unto_o tarshish_n from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n here_o we_o find_v he_o shameful_o turn_v his_o back_n upon_o the_o command_v of_o his_o god_n and_o now_o in_o the_o deep_a he_o be_v sad_o sensible_a of_o it_o and_o break_v in_o heart_n for_o it_o so_o in_o like_a manner_n we_o find_v the_o church_n acknowledge_v and_o that_o in_o a_o soul-humbled_n and_o debase_v way_n lam._n 5.15_o 16._o the_o joy_n of_o our_o heart_n be_v cease_v our_o dance_n be_v turn_v into_o mourn_v the_o crown_n be_v fall_v from_o our_o head_n woe_n unto_o we_o that_o we_o have_v sin_v ah_o happy_a if_o under_o the_o weight_n of_o grief_n we_o have_v a_o sense_n of_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n second_o he_o be_v under_o terror_n of_o conscience_n and_o miserable_a confusion_n in_o his_o spirit_n this_o be_v imply_v in_o the_o word_n sea_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n that_o he_o be_v literal_o cast_v into_o the_o sea_n we_o read_v chap._n 1.15_o so_o they_o take_v up_o jonah_n and_o cast_v he_o forth_o into_o the_o sea_n but_o beside_o this_o he_o be_v in_o a_o mystical_a sense_n in_o the_o sea_n that_o be_v under_o the_o racking_n of_o a_o wound_a spirit_n under_o the_o bite_n of_o a_o sting_a conscience_n so_o that_o he_o be_v as_o the_o prophet_n tell_v pashur_n he_o shall_v be_v jer._n 20.3_o magor_n missabib_fw-la even_o a_o terror_n to_o himself_o oh_o terror_n of_o conscience_n be_v the_o worst_a of_o sea-storm_n three_o he_o be_v overwhelm_v with_o sorrow_n and_o this_o be_v imply_v in_o the_o word_n flood_n and_o the_o flood_n compass_v i_o about_o so_o that_o his_o spirit_n as_o well_o as_o his_o body_n sink_v as_o lead_v in_o the_o mighty_a water_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o host_n when_o they_o be_v drown_v in_o the_o red_a sea_n exod._n 15.10_o our_o saviour_n thus_o express_v the_o misery_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o all_o incorrigible_a sinner_n matt._n 18.6_o it_o be_v better_o for_o he_o that_o a_o millstone_n be_v hang_v about_o his_o neck_n and_o that_o he_o be_v drown_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o sea_n oh_o who_o can_v be_v sensible_a of_o the_o trouble_n and_o misery_n wherewith_o poor_a jonah_n be_v overwhelm_v when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o sea_n four_o he_o be_v close_o confine_v not_o only_o as_o to_o his_o body_n but_o narrow_o pen_v up_o as_o to_o his_o spirit_n this_o be_v include_v in_o the_o word_n billow_n all_o thy_o billow_n and_o thy_o wave_n pass_v over_o i_o we_o read_v indeed_o of_o his_o be_v in_o the_o whale_n belly_n chap._n 1.17_o and_o as_o that_o miserable_o confine_v his_o body_n so_o his_o spirit_n be_v worse_o restrain_v through_o the_o awful_a sense_n of_o divine_a displeasure_n as_o david_n once_o be_v psalm_n 42.7_o deep_o call_v unto_o deep_a at_o the_o noise_n of_o thy_o water-spout_n all_o thy_o wave_n and_o thy_o billow_n be_v go_v over_o i_o ah_o how_o sad_a it_o be_v when_o the_o soul_n be_v depress_v grovel_v in_o the_o dust_n and_o can_v look_v up_o for_o want_n of_o strength_n and_o faith_n
heaven_n she_o shall_v not_o be_v find_v naked_a yet_o again_o v._o 8._o now_o when_o i_o pass_v by_o thou_o and_o look_v upon_o thou_o behold_v thy_o time_n be_v the_o time_n of_o love_n and_o i_o spread_v my_o skirt_n over_o thou_o and_o cover_v thy_o nakedness_n yea_o i_o swear_v unto_o thou_o and_o enter_v into_o a_o covenant_n with_o thou_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n and_o thou_o become_v my_o oh_o very_o now_o be_v the_o time_n of_o love_n as_o to_o her_o soul_n now_o be_v the_o holy_a jesus_n come_v towards_o she_o his_o face_n shine_v with_o the_o resplendent_a beauty_n of_o gospel-grace_n and_o love_n say_v to_o she_o i_o be_o thy_o saviour_n and_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o number_n of_o my_o redeem_a one_o i_o will_v cover_v thou_o with_o the_o glorious_a robe_n of_o my_o everlasting_a righteousness_n and_o thou_o shall_v appear_v therein_o without_o spot_n or_o wrinkle_n before_o my_o father_n and_o before_o the_o holy_a angel_n therefore_o cease_v thy_o grief_n dry_v up_o thy_o 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