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15._o which_o lie_v and_o falsehood_n of_o they_o he_o liken_n to_o a_o hide_v place_n because_o these_o man_n do_v think_v to_o avoid_v the_o fury_n of_o the_o assyrian_n by_o their_o lie_n and_o falsehood_n as_o they_o which_o get_v into_o a_o hide_v place_n think_v to_o defend_v themselves_o from_o the_o storm_n when_o he_o say_v the_o water_n shall_v overflow_v the_o hide_v place_n he_o allude_v to_o the_o overflow_a of_o water_n which_o either_o beat_v down_o little_a cottage_n that_o stand_v in_o the_o way_n or_o drive_v the_o inhabitant_n from_o their_o house_n by_o overflow_a their_o habitation_n 18._o and_o your_o covenant_n with_o death_n shall_v be_v disannul_v q._n d._n and_o you_o shall_v die_v by_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o assyrian_n as_o well_v as_o other_o he_o allude_v here_o to_o what_o he_o say_v verse_n 15._o you_o have_v say_v we_o have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o death_n if_o by_o the_o covenant_n which_o they_o make_v with_o death_n verse_n 15._o death_n be_v 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it_o shall_v take_v you_o q._n d._n from_o the_o time_n that_o the_o scourge_n go_v forth_o supple_a before_o the_o time_n that_o it_o return_v again_o it_o shall_v take_v you_o one_o after_o another_o so_o that_o none_o of_o you_o shall_v escape_v it_o shall_v take_v you_o supple_a as_o a_o overflow_a flood_n take_v a_o traveller_n it_o come_v in_o so_o fast_o upon_o he_o that_o he_o can_v escape_v morning_n by_o morning_n i._o e._n day_n by_o day_n or_o every_o day_n he_o put_v the_o morning_n which_o be_v but_o part_n of_o the_o day_n for_o the_o whole_a day_n by_o a_o synecdoche_n shall_v it_o pass_v over_o supple_a the_o land_n and_o destroy_v and_o cast_v down_o as_o it_o pass_v over_o as_o a_o flood_n do_v only_o to_o understand_v the_o report_n i._n e._n only_o to_o hear_v it_o report_v what_o destruction_n and_o desolation_n the_o scourge_n make_v in_o the_o land_n as_o it_o pass_v over_o it_o 20._o for_o the_o bed_n be_v short_a than_o that_o a_o man_n can_v stretch_v himself_o upon_o it_o i._o e._n for_o all_o your_o lie_n and_o all_o your_o trick_n and_o device_n shall_v not_o save_v you_o between_o this_o and_o the_o former_a verse_n we_o may_v understand_v these_o or_o the_o like_a word_n viz._n you_o shall_v not_o therefore_o be_v safe_a nor_o escape_v q._n d._n you_o shall_v not_o therefore_o be_v safe_a nor_o escape_v the_o scourge_n though_o you_o say_v you_o shall_v live_v safe_o in_o your_o land_n because_o of_o your_o lie_n and_o falsehood_n vers_fw-la 15._o for_o all_o your_o lie_n and_o all_o your_o trick_n and_o device_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o save_v you_o this_o speech_n be_v a_o proverbial_a kind_n of_o speech_n the_o meaning_n whereof_o as_o it_o be_v here_o use_v be_v this_o that_o their_o lie_n and_o trick_n which_o they_o intend_v to_o make_v use_n of_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o save_v they_o or_o do_v they_o any_o good_a then_o that_o a_o man_n can_v stretch_v himself_o upon_o it_o a_o man_n stretch_v out_o 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destroy_v they_o in_o the_o valley_n of_o gibeon_n in_o the_o day_n of_o joshua_n josh_n 10.12_o and_o as_o he_o be_v angry_a with_o the_o philistine_n and_o destroy_v they_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n in_o the_o same_o valley_n 1_o chron._n 14.16_o that_o he_o may_v do_v his_o work_n i._o e._n that_o he_o may_v do_v that_o work_n upon_o you_o which_o he_o have_v determine_v with_o himself_o to_o do_v his_o strange_a work_n the_o work_n which_o god_n determine_v to_o do_v upon_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n be_v to_o destroy_v they_o who_o he_o be_v wont_v usual_o to_o protect_v and_o defend_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v his_o strange_a work_n 22._o now_o therefore_o be_v you_o not_o mocker_n i._o e._n now_o therefore_o cease_v you_o to_o mock_v he_o allude_v to_o verse_n 13._o lest_o your_o bond_n be_v make_v strong_a i._o e._n lest_o there_o be_v no_o mean_n leave_v for_o you_o to_o escape_v these_o judgement_n these_o word_n be_v metaphorical_a take_v from_o a_o prisoner_n which_o be_v keep_v in_o band_n and_o fetter_n against_o the_o assize_n or_o day_n of_o his_o trial_n who_o band_n be_v make_v the_o strong_a the_o great_a and_o more_o apparent_a his_o offence_n be_v and_o the_o more_o likely_a he_o be_v to_o be_v condemn_v and_o suffer_v that_o he_o may_v by_o no_o mean_n escape_v for_o how_o much_o the_o more_o likely_a he_o be_v to_o be_v condemn_v and_o suffer_v by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o will_v he_o endeavour_v to_o make_v a_o escape_n the_o judgement_n which_o god_n threaten_v and_o denounce_v by_o his_o prophet_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n hypothetical_n and_o such_o as_o it_o please_v god_n to_o recall_v upon_o our_o
out_o of_o heaven_n or_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o command_v he_o to_o slay_v the_o assyrian_n and_o when_o they_o arise_v and_o in_o the_o morning_n when_o those_o assyrian_n which_o escape_v the_o sword_n of_o the_o angel_n arise_v or_o when_o the_o man_n of_o jerusalem_n arise_v a_o relative_n put_v without_o a_o antecedent_n behold_v they_o be_v all_o dead_a corpse_n i._n e._n behold_v those_o hundred_o fourscore_o and_o five_o thousand_o which_o the_o angel_n have_v smite_v be_v all_o dead_a corpse_n q._n d._n behold_v these_o assyrian_n which_o escape_v the_o sword_n of_o the_o angel_n or_o the_o man_n of_o jerusalem_n when_o they_o arise_v early_o in_o the_o morning_n see_v those_o hundred_o fourscore_o and_o five_o thousand_o which_o the_o angel_n have_v smite_v all_o dead_a corpse_n lie_v dead_a upon_o the_o ground_n 37._o and_o sennacherib_n king_n of_o assyria_n supple_a when_o he_o hear_v of_o this_o slaughter_n depart_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n with_o much_o fear_n and_o go_v and_o return_v i._n e._n and_o return_v those_o word_n and_o go_v be_v redundant_fw-la see_v the_o like_a cap._n 2.3_o at_o nineveh_n nineveh_n be_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o assyria_n 38._o adramelech_n and_o sharezer_n his_o son_n smite_v he_o with_o the_o sword_n it_o be_v a_o tradition_n among_o the_o jew_n that_o adramelech_n and_o sharezer_n kill_v their_o father_n because_o he_o have_v vow_v to_o offer_v they_o as_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o his_o god_n nisroch_v if_o he_o will_v appease_v the_o mind_n of_o those_o which_o be_v angry_a with_o he_o for_o many_o who_o have_v lose_v their_o son_n and_o brother_n and_o kinsman_n in_o that_o slaughter_n which_o the_o angel_n make_v of_o the_o assyrian_n be_v discontent_v with_o sennacherib_n for_o it_o as_o be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o they_o escape_v into_o the_o land_n of_o armenia_n this_o their_o escape_n be_v for_o fear_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v punish_v for_o their_o parricide_n isaiah_n chap._n xxxviii_o in_o those_o day_n be_v hezekiah_n sick_a etc._n etc._n hezekiah_n fall_v sick_a of_o this_o disease_n of_o he_o about_o the_o 14_o or_o beginning_n of_o the_o 15_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n for_o after_o this_o he_o reign_v fifteen_o year_n v._o 5._o and_o in_o all_o he_o reign_v twenty_o nine_o year_n 2_o king_n 18.2_o take_v fifteen_o therefore_o out_o of_o twenty_o and_o nine_o and_o there_o remain_v fourteen_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n therefore_o of_o the_o fourteen_o or_o beginning_n of_o the_o fifteen_o year_n do_v this_o sickness_n happen_v it_o happen_v therefore_o while_n sennacherib_n be_v war_a in_o judea_n which_o also_o appear_v from_o the_o six_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n sick_a unto_o death_n hezekiah_n be_v say_v to_o be_v sick_a unto_o death_n at_o this_o time_n because_o his_o disease_n be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n deadly_a and_o bring_v he_o as_o we_o say_v to_o the_o point_n of_o death_n set_a thy_o house_n in_o order_n i._n e._n set_v the_o affair_n of_o thy_o house_n in_o order_n as_o thou_o will_v have_v they_o dispose_v of_o after_o thy_o death_n q._n d._n make_v thou_o thy_o will_n and_o dispose_v of_o thy_o good_n as_o thou_o please_v for_o thou_o shall_v die_v and_o not_o live_v a_o question_n will_v present_o arise_v upon_o these_o word_n why_o hezekiah_n die_v not_o when_o as_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o he_o by_o his_o prophet_n thou_o shall_v die_v and_o not_o live_v the_o answer_n be_v because_o this_o sentence_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o absolute_a but_o conditional_a and_o so_o hezekiah_n take_v it_o as_o be_v evident_a by_o his_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o mercy_n herein_o upon_o which_o prayer_n the_o lord_n restore_v he_o to_o his_o health_n it_o be_v frequent_a with_o god_n to_o promise_v and_o threaten_v in_o term_n which_o seem_v absolute_a but_o include_v a_o condition_n or_o have_v a_o exception_n tacit_o involve_v which_o condition_n or_o exception_n the_o lord_n conceal_v that_o they_o who_o the_o promise_n or_o threat_n concern_v may_v be_v the_o more_o earnest_a with_o the_o lord_n to_o hasten_v his_o promise_n or_o remove_v his_o threat_n 2._o then_o hezekiah_n turn_v his_o face_n towards_o the_o wall_n and_o pray_v etc._n etc._n hezekiah_n turn_v his_o face_n towards_o the_o wall_n as_o he_o lie_v in_o his_o bed_n that_o he_o may_v pray_v to_o god_n with_o the_o more_o intention_n of_o mind_n while_o he_o turn_v his_o face_n from_o those_o which_o stand_v by_o and_o remove_v his_o eye_n from_o distract_n object_n and_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n to_o wit_n to_o spare_v his_o life_n 3._o remember_v now_o o_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o how_o i_o have_v walk_v before_o thou_o etc._n etc._n to_o walk_v before_o god_n be_v so_o to_o live_v as_o if_o we_o have_v god_n always_o before_o our_o eye_n and_o they_o that_o so_o live_v strive_v to_o please_v he_o as_o a_o servant_n be_v always_o diligent_a and_o careful_a to_o please_v his_o master_n when_o he_o be_v in_o his_o master_n sight_n in_o truth_n and_o not_o in_o show_n and_o appearance_n only_o with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n with_o a_o heart_n free_a from_o hypocrisy_n have_v do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a in_o thy_o sight_n have_v do_v that_o which_o please_v thou_o after_o these_o word_n understand_v these_o word_n to_o wit_n remember_v this_o o_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o and_o because_o i_o have_v do_v this_o be_v gracious_a unto_o i_o and_o spare_v thou_o my_o life_n and_o cut_v not_o off_o my_o day_n at_o this_o time_n note_v here_o first_o that_o holy_a man_n do_v sometime_o make_v mention_n of_o their_o good_a deed_n before_o the_o lord_n in_o their_o prayer_n to_o he_o as_o do_v nehemiah_n nehem._n 13.14_o and_o jeremiah_n jerem._n 15.15_o and_o hezekiah_n here_o note_n second_o that_o when_o they_o do_v make_v mention_n of_o their_o good_a deed_n before_o the_o lord_n they_o do_v it_o for_o the_o most_o part_n when_o they_o be_v in_o trouble_n and_o tribulation_n note_n three_o that_o 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