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and_o censorious_a to_o such_o but_o be_v meek_a and_o merciful_a and_o so_o bear_v each_o other_o burden_n gal._n 6._o 1_o 2._o 9_o obs._n it_o be_v a_o sad_a aggravation_n of_o people_n sin_n when_o they_o sin_n against_o their_o god_n the_o god_n of_o all_o their_o mercy_n the_o fountain_n of_o all_o their_o enjoyment_n their_o god_n in_o covenant_n with_o they_o 17._o who_o they_o have_v avouch_v for_o their_o god_n and_o vow_v open_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v their_o god_n and_o they_o will_v be_v his_o people_n to_o love_v serve_v fear_v and_o obey_v he_o yet_o contrary_a to_o all_o vow_n baptistical_n eucharistical_a personal_a national_a to_o fly_v from_o god_n and_o to_o rebel_v against_o he_o this_o be_v the_o height_n of_o sâ—n_n and_o make_v it_o â—xceeding_o sinful_a and_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o say_v lo-ammi_a you_o be_v no_o people_n of_o i_o as_o he_o say_v to_o ephram_n here_o hâ—s_n 1._o 9_o and_o be_v not_o this_o england_n sin_n god_n have_v take_v we_o into_o 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because_o of_o the_o misery_n and_o mischief_n which_o they_o bring_v of_o all_o the_o three_o the_o sword_n be_v the_o â—orest_n as_o appear_v by_o david_n choice_n 2_o sam._n 24._o 14._o beside_o the_o plague_n and_o famine_n be_v the_o usual_a attendant_n of_o war_n where_o the_o sword_n go_v before_o there_o famine_n and_o pestilence_n usual_o attend_v their_o infant_n shall_v be_v dash_v in_o piece_n 11_o obs._n little_a infant_n be_v great_a sinner_n 1_o that_o great_a sin_n and_o rebellion_n of_o adam_n be_v impute_v to_o they_o for_o sin_n what_o he_o do_v they_o do_v we_o be_v all_o in_o the_o loin_n of_o that_o one_o man_n rom._n 5._o 12._o 2_o they_o have_v not_o only_o original_a sin_n impute_v but_o impart_v also_o they_o have_v inherent_a original_a sin_n which_o be_v radical_o seminal_o fundamental_o all_o sin_n the_o young_a child_n carry_v a_o old_a man_n of_o sin_n within_o he_o we_o be_v no_o soon_o bear_v into_o the_o world_n but_o we_o have_v a_o world_n of_o sin_n 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poison_v any_o yet_o because_o it_o have_v a_o posonous_a nature_n in_o it_o we_o destroy_v it_o so_o do_v god_n by_o the_o child_n of_o the_o wicked_a gen._n 19_o 25._o numb_a 16._o 32_o 33._o i_o sam._n 15._o 3._o isa._n 13._o 16._o jer._n 44._o 7._o hos._n 10._o 14._o when_o man_n rebel_v against_o god_n and_o reject_v his_o way_n he_o will_v send_v against_o they_o a_o barbarous_a and_o cruel_a nation_n that_o shall_v not_o regard_v the_o person_n of_o the_o old_a nor_o have_v compassion_n on_o the_o young_a deut._n 28._o 50._o and_o 32._o 25._o ezâ—k_n 9_o 6._o q._n be_v not_o infant_n call_v innocent_n psal._n 106._o 38._o jer._n 19_o 4._o how_o then_o can_v it_o stand_v with_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n thus_o severe_o to_o punish_v they_o answ._n they_o be_v not_o call_v so_o because_o they_o have_v no_o sin_n but_o i_o in_o respect_n of_o those_o cruel_a man_n who_o without_o any_o cause_n shed_v the_o blood_n of_o those_o little_a one_o who_o have_v deserve_v no_o such_o 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put_v on_o incorruption_n and_o this_o mortality_n shall_v have_v put_v on_o immortality_n then_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o pass_v the_o say_n that_o be_v write_v death_n be_v swallow_v up_o in_o victory_n o_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n etc._n etc._n 1_o cor._n 15._o 54_o 55._o where_o the_o apostle_n allege_v two_o text_n and_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o the_o penman_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n to_o allege_v divers_a text_n out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o compose_v they_o into_o one_o in_o the_o new_a so_o do_v peter_n speak_v against_o judas_n act._n 1._o 20._o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o psalm_n let_v his_o habitation_n be_v desolate_a and_o his_o bishopric_n let_v another_o take_v the_o former_a part_n be_v take_v out_o of_o psal._n 69._o 26._o and_o the_o latter_a part_n out_o of_o psal._n 109._o 7._o etc._n so_o mark_v 1._o 2_o 3._o the_o former_a part_n be_v take_v out_o of_o mal._n 3._o 1._o the_o latter_a part_n from_o isaiah_n 28._o 16._o 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which_o inflict_v death_n upon_o we_o for_o sin_n but_o thanks_o be_v to_o god_n who_o have_v give_v we_o the_o victory_n over_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o death_n and_o over_o death_n which_o be_v inflict_v for_o sin_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n by_o who_o we_o obtain_v a_o immortal_a and_o incorruptible_a life_n thus_o the_o apostle_n have_v faithful_o give_v we_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o prophet_n though_o not_o his_o very_a word_n the_o sum_n and_o substance_n of_o all_o be_v this_o though_o ephraim_n have_v be_v a_o unwise_a son_n and_o have_v delay_v his_o return_v unto_o i_o yet_o his_o impenitency_n and_o security_n shall_v not_o retard_v or_o disannul_v my_o faithfulness_n and_o truth_n unto_o my_o people_n i_o
we_o be_v cut_v off_o yea_o the_o prophet_n himself_o stagger_v and_o be_v nonplus_v verse_n 3._o the_o lord_n ask_v he_o son_n of_o man_n can_v these_o bone_n live_v be_v it_o possible_a that_o ever_o such_o dry_a bone_n shall_v live_v again_o the_o prophet_n answer_v lord_n thou_o know_v q._n d._n it_o pass_v my_o apprehension_n to_o conceive_v how_o this_o shall_v be_v i_o know_v not_o how_o it_o shall_v be_v effect_v but_o lord_n thou_o know_v what_o thou_o have_v to_o do_v and_o to_o thou_o nothing_o thing_n be_v impossible_a this_o the_o lord_n do_v in_o his_o wisdom_n to_o out_o we_o of_o ourselves_o and_o all_o creature-confidence_n that_o in_o a_o holy_a desperation_n we_o may_v say_v with_o repent_v israel_n ashur_n shall_v not_o save_v we_o neither_o will_v we_o ride_v upon_o horse_n nor_o say_v any_o more_o to_o the_o work_n of_o our_o hand_n you_o be_v our_o god_n for_o with_o thou_o the_o fatherless_a find_v mercy_n hos._n 14._o 3._o 6_o obs._n god_n in_o his_o due_a 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