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decay_v and_o die_v with_o they_o and_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a man_n succeed_v and_o fill_v their_o room_n on_o this_o account_n be_v joslah_n death_n portentous_a 2_o king_n 22._o 16._o with_o 22._o thus_o also_o jeroboam_n son_n must_v die_v because_o there_o be_v some_o good_a thing_n find_v in_o he_o that_o so_o all_o evil_a and_o mischief_n may_v come_v upon_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o ungodly_a family_n 2._o when_o a_o people_n grow_v degenerate_a and_o god_n by_o his_o messenger_n denounce_v his_o judgement_n against_o they_o and_o now_o pious_a and_o useful_a man_n be_v take_v away_o for_o herein_o god_n begin_v to_o put_v his_o 〈◊〉_d in_o execution_n this_o be_v the_o case_n in_o our_o 〈◊〉_d he_o have_v be_v threaten_v of_o they_o with_o 〈◊〉_d chap._n 56._o 9_o and_o now_o he_o open_v a_o 〈◊〉_d they_o to_o take_v place_n on_o they_o by_o take_v 〈◊〉_d righteous_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d warning_n of_o wrath_n against_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o such_o person_n be_v to_o be_v accoun_fw-fr 〈…〉_o only_o a_o preface_n but_o also_o a_o main_a part_n of_o god_n accomplishment_n of_o it_o we_o shall_v therefore_o find_v that_o when_o god_n have_v utter_v such_o threaten_n as_o be_v menace_v in_o isaiah_n chap._n 2._o he_o proceed_v in_o chap._n 3._o begin_v to_o discover_v the_o order_n and_o method_n of_o these_o judgement_n which_o be_v in_o the_o first_o place_n attend_v by_o the_o take_n off_o of_o man_n of_o worth_n and_o use_n the_o mighty_a man_n the_o man_n of_o war_n the_o judge_n etc._n etc._n 2._o in_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o doctrine_n we_o may_v inquire_v 1._o how_o far_o the_o take_n away_o of_o righteous_a man_n do_v sometime_o make_v way_n for_o evil_a to_o hasten_v and_o flow_v in_o upon_o a_o people_n 2._o why_o god_n then_o take_v they_o away_o when_o he_o be_v about_o to_o bring_v evil_a on_o a_o place_n 1._o how_o far_o the_o take_n away_o of_o righteous_a man_n do_v sometime_o make_v way_n for_o evil_a to_o flow_v in_o answ_n this_o will_v appear_v in_o two_o thing_n 1._o if_o we_o consider_v how_o much_o they_o do_v while_o they_o be_v live_v contribute_v to_o the_o keep_n 〈◊〉_d evil_a &_o procure_v of_o good_a to_o those_o among_o 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v the_o very_a prefence_n of_o such_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d sing_v god_n do_v much_o bear_v much_o for_o 〈◊〉_d sake_n ten_o righteous_a man_n may_v have_v 〈◊〉_d sodom_n when_o they_o be_v so_o ripe_a for_o ruin_n 〈◊〉_d give_v paul_n the_o life_n of_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d with_o he_o act._n 27._o 24._o the_o presence_n of_o jehoshaphat_n saâ—ed_v three_o army_n by_o a_o miraculous_a providence_n when_o they_o be_v just_o ready_a to_o perish_v 2_o king_n 3._o 13._o lebans_n affair_n prosper_v well_o for_o jacob_n sake_n all_o the_o while_n that_o he_o live_v with_o he_o god_n love_v to_o dwell_v there_o where_o his_o holy_a and_o humble_a one_o be_v and_o beside_o there_o be_v two_o way_n in_o which_o they_o be_v instrument_n of_o keep_v evil_a off_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v 1._o by_o keep_v out_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o sin_n which_o oftentimes_o when_o they_o be_v go_v break_v in_o as_o a_o flood_n and_o bring_v ruin_n with_o it_o eminent_a upon_o this_o â—â—ore_n be_v jehoiadah_n 2_o chro._n 24._o where_o it_o be_v observe_v how_o he_o keep_v thing_n right_a and_o religion_n up_o verse_n 2_o joash_n do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n of_o jehojadah_n but_o when_o he_o be_v once_o dead_a and_o scarce_o cold_a in_o his_o grave_n all_o go_v down_o again_o the_o temple_n be_v neglect_v idolatry_n restore_v vers_fw-la 17._o 18._o and_o then_o misery_n come_v flow_v in_o upon_o they_o in_o a_o awful_a manner_n vers_n 23_o 24._o 2._o by_o their_o prayer_n and_o intercession_n for_o a_o sin_n 〈…〉_o people_n they_o do_v often_o by_o pray_v 〈…〉_o supplication_n stay_v god_n hand_n 〈◊〉_d stand_v between_o he_o and_o his_o people_n that_o he_o 〈◊〉_d do_v 〈◊〉_d to_o they_o god_n have_v ruin_v israel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wilderness_n for_o their_o sin_n have_v not_o moses_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o plead_v for_o they_o psal_n 106._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o say_v he_o will_v destroy_v they_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o choose_a stand_v before_o he_o in_o the_o breach_n to_o turn_v away_o his_o wrath_n but_o when_o such_o be_v take_v away_o it_o often_o fall_v out_o that_o there_o be_v none_o leave_v to_o intercede_v and_o so_o way_n be_v make_v to_o their_o ruin_n 2._o if_o we_o consider_v what_o usual_o follow_v upon_o the_o take_n away_o of_o the_o righteous_a which_o tend_v to_o hasten_v a_o people_n misery_n viz._n usâ—â—ally_o upon_o this_o religion_n go_v to_o decay_v sin_n take_v