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slay_v in_o battle_n which_o have_v the_o most_o cruel_a and_o the_o most_o dreadful_a visage_n of_o war_n so_o that_o their_o inference_n savour_v of_o ill_a logic_n but_o of_o worse_a divinity_n who_o upon_o those_o word_n behold_v how_o he_o love_v he_o john_n 11._o 36._o present_o reply_v v._o 37._o can_v he_o not_o have_v cause_v that_o this_o man_n shall_v not_o have_v die_v as_o if_o that_o have_v be_v the_o great_a testimony_n of_o his_o love_n for_o because_o god_n love_v josiah_n he_o suffer_v he_o to_o die_v thus_o their_o affection_n towards_o josiah_n may_v receive_v comfort_n from_o these_o two_o document_n which_o most_o of_o all_o distract_v and_o disturb_v their_o apprehension_n when_o they_o reflect_v upon_o themselves_o for_o both_o these_o consideration_n speak_v aloud_o to_o they_o
and_o their_o first_o bear_v not_o save_v but_o destroy_v by_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o his_o blood_n we_o have_v but_o one_o example_n that_o come_v near_o this_o and_o that_o be_v of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n and_o he_o bid_v the_o woman_n of_o jerusalem_n lament_v not_o for_o he_o but_o for_o themselves_o and_o for_o their_o child_n luk._n 23._o 27._o for_o though_o his_o death_n do_v satisfy_v the_o eternal_a wrath_n of_o god_n against_o other_o sinner_n yet_o do_v it_o open_v the_o floudgate_n to_o let_v in_o his_o temporal_a wrath_n upon_o they_o that_o crucify_v he_o by_o a_o whole_a deluge_n of_o blood_n but_o behold_v in_o this_o of_o josiah_n be_v somewhat_o a_o more_o dismal_a passeover_n for_o in_o the_o passeover_n of_o christ_n as_o it_o be_v typical_a in_o the_o lamb_n none_o but_o egyptian_n as_o it_o be_v real_a in_o himself_o none_o but_o devil_n be_v smite_v but_o in_o this_o of_o josiah_n all_o israel_n nay_o the_o best_a of_o all_o israel_n judah_n and_o jerusalem_n nay_o the_o best_a of_o jerusalem_n the_o temple_n of_o god_n nay_o the_o best_a of_o the_o temple_n the_o altar_n the_o worship_n of_o god_n be_v smite_v all_o the_o plague_n that_o israel_n have_v former_o occasion_v unto_o egypt_n be_v now_o more_o than_o abundant_o repay_v back_o again_o to_o they_o by_o the_o egyptian_n in_o take_v away_o their_o josiah_n who_o stand_v alone_o betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o final_a wrath_n of_o god_n from_o henceforth_o jerusalem_n may_v expect_v to_o be_v make_v a_o cup_n of_o tremble_v unto_o other_o zach._n 12._o 2._o and_o much_o more_o unto_o herself_o and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o judah_n may_v take_v up_o that_o sad_a complaint_n of_o the_o psalmist_n psal_n 60._o 3._o thou_o have_v give_v we_o a_o drink_n of_o deadly_a wine_n potasti_fw-la nos_fw-la vino_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tremoris_fw-la quod_fw-la bibens_fw-la homo_fw-la contramiscit_fw-la &_o moritur_fw-la thou_o have_v give_v we_o not_o only_o a_o drink_n of_o deadly_a poison_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o say_v jarchie_n that_o contract_v and_o shut_v up_o the_o heart_n but_o also_o a_o drink_n of_o palsie-poyson_n that_o first_o bring_v a_o shake_n than_o death_n upon_o he_o that_o drink_v it_o jerusalem_n have_v such_o a_o cup_n of_o tremble_v at_o josiah_n death_n she_o can_v not_o but_o fear_n and_o tremble_v to_o think_v that_o since_o her_o sin_n be_v now_o so_o great_a as_o to_o make_v god_n snatch_v away_o her_o josiah_n that_o he_o may_v recall_v the_o blessing_n of_o peace_n and_o truth_n which_o he_o have_v give_v they_o will_v not_o in_o haste_n be_v so_o little_a as_o to_o suffer_v he_o to_o renew_v again_o such_o bless_a gift_n this_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o this_o great_a mourning_n and_o the_o condition_n be_v answerable_a to_o the_o occasion_n which_o be_v my_o second_o general_a part_n the_o condition_n of_o this_o mourning_n in_o the_o train_n of_o mourner_n and_o all_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n mourn_v and_o jeremiah_n lament_v and_o all_o the_o sing_a man_n and_o the_o sing_a woman_n speak_v of_o josiah_n in_o their_o lamentation_n etc._n etc._n the_o condition_n of_o this_o mourning_n be_v such_o as_o never_o be_v before_o nor_o after_o it_o all_o the_o imaginable_a degree_n of_o sorrow_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o it_o gradus_fw-la extensionis_fw-la gradus_fw-la intensionis_fw-la gradus_fw-la protensionis_fw-la the_o great_a sorrow_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o judah_n for_o its_o universality_n for_o its_o vehemency_n for_o its_o continuance_n 1._o gradus_fw-la extensionis_fw-la the_o great_a sorrow_n that_o ever_o be_v for_o its_o universality_n for_o it_o be_v omni_n &_o singuli_fw-la all_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n in_o general_a then_o jeremiah_n and_o the_o sing_a man_n &_o sing_a woman_n in_o particular_a in_o their_o several_a consort_n and_o company_n nay_o in_o their_o several_a family_n say_v zach._n 12._o 12_o 13._o and_o the_o land_n shall_v mourn_v every_o family_n apart_o the_o family_n of_o the_o house_n of_o david_n apart_o for_o the_o great_a loss_n that_o be_v befall_v the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o the_o family_n of_o the_o house_n of_o levi_n apart_o for_o the_o great_a loss_n that_o be_v befall_v to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n every_o family_n apart_o for_o their_o great_a loss_n in_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o the_o house_n of_o god_n if_o true_a grief_n of_o heart_n can_v endure_v to_o be_v ceremonious_a it_o will_v here_o easy_o find_v a_o employment_n for_o a_o litania_fw-la major_n and_o busy_a another_o gregory_n for_o here_o be_v a_o mauritius_n too_o slaughter_v by_o the_o captain_n of_o his_o army_n to_o order_v this_o sad_a procession_n wherein_o all_o the_o family_n of_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n apart_o do_v bewail_v and_o lament_v the_o loss_n of_o their_o dear_a lord_n the_o only_a joy_n of_o their_o heart_n while_o he_o live_v and_o now_o dead_a the_o great_a grief_n of_o they_o but_o i_o can_v take_v notice_n only_o of_o their_o passion_n which_o make_v they_o cry_v out_o with_o great_a earnestness_n but_o great_a sorrow_n in_o this_o dreadful_a quake_a of_o man_n as_o those_o of_o constantinople_n sometime_o do_v in_o that_o dreadful_a quake_a of_o the_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sanctus_n deus_fw-la sanctus_n fortis_fw-la sanctus_n immortalis_fw-la miserere_fw-la nostri_fw-la holy_a o_o god_n holy_a o_o mighty_a holy_a o_o immortal_a have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o that_o be_v live_v who_o have_v already_o magnify_v thy_o mercy_n towards_o the_o dead_a in_o take_v he_o away_o by_o death_n from_o the_o insupportable_a misery_n of_o this_o wretched_a life_n but_o why_o be_v there_o no_o mention_n of_o israel_n in_o this_o universal_a sorrow_n of_o all_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n mourning_n for_o josiah_n i_o answer_v they_o be_v not_o so_o happy_a though_o this_o happiness_n be_v the_o great_a of_o misery_n they_o be_v not_o so_o happy_a as_o to_o have_v any_o share_n in_o this_o loss_n and_o therefore_o not_o in_o this_o lamentation_n this_o sorrow_n have_v too_o much_o of_o god_n for_o the_o israelite_n to_o be_v partner_n in_o it_o who_o have_v so_o little_a of_o god_n leave_v in_o they_o nay_o who_o have_v so_o desperate_o fall_v away_o from_o he_o which_o apostasy_n of_o they_o be_v remarkable_o set_v forth_o by_o one_o of_o their_o own_o writer_n r._n david_n kimchi_n upon_o hos_fw-la 3._o v._n 4_o 5._o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v these_o verse_n 4._o for_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v abide_v many_o day_n without_o a_o king_n and_o without_o a_o prince_n and_o without_o a_o sacrifice_n and_o without_o a_o ephod_n and_o teraphim_n verse_n 5._o afterward_o shall_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n return_n and_o seek_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o david_n their_o king_n and_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o goodness_n in_o the_o latter_a day_n the_o four_o verse_n set_v down_o israel_n captivity_n for_o their_o sin_n the_o five_o verse_n their_o restauration_n for_o their_o repentance_n and_o kimchie_n upon_o those_o word_n give_v we_o this_o gloss_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n say_v he_o do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o rehoboam_n reject_v or_o forsake_v three_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o do_v reject_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n in_o forsake_v god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o house_n of_o david_n in_o forsake_v rehoboam_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o house_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o set_v up_o calf_n at_o bethel_n and_o in_o these_o three_o consist_v their_o captivity_n therefore_o in_o the_o five_o verse_n where_o be_v promise_v their_o restauration_n the_o prophet_n say_v they_o shall_v return_v again_o to_o all_o these_o they_o shall_v seek_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n there_o be_v promise_v their_o return_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o david_n their_o king_n there_o be_v promise_v their_o return_n to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o goodness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o bonum_fw-la ejus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v kimchie_a that_o be_v his_o sanctuary_n there_o be_v promise_a their_o return_n to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n in_o their_o defection_n from_o these_o be_v their_o apostasy_n in_o their_o apostasy_n be_v their_o misery_n and_o captivity_n before_o their_o revolt_n in_o king_n david_n time_n it_o be_v o_o israel_n trust_v in_o the_o lord_n and_z he_o shall_v redeem_v israel_n from_o all_o his_o sin_n psal_n 130._o but_o after_o jeroboam'_v rebellion_n and_o revolt_n from_o the_o house_n of_o david_n we_o find_v that_o israel_n have_v not_o one_o good_a king_n in_o many_o succession_n of_o age_n and_o that_o it_o have_v very_o little_a share_n in_o
the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n and_o as_o little_a in_o his_o blessing_n second_o gradus_fw-la intensionis_fw-la the_o great_a sorrow_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o judah_n for_o its_o vehemency_n mourning_n lament_a speak_a ordain_v write_v not_o word_n enough_o to_o express_v this_o lamentation_n therefore_o be_v that_o for_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n compare_v to_o it_o and_o express_v by_o it_o zach._n 12._o 11._o to_o show_v that_o not_o word_n but_o only_a tear_n can_v speak_v it_o those_o silent_a orator_n make_v least_o noise_n but_o great_a moan_n christ_n answer_v the_o tear_n of_o the_o weep_a woman_n when_o he_o will_v not_o answer_v the_o word_n of_o the_o insolent_a judge_n i_o hope_v he_o will_v so_o answer_v we_o and_o in_o mercy_n look_v back_o upon_o we_o as_o he_o do_v upon_o they_o luk._n 23._o 28._o bewail_v and_o lament_v our_o sin_n that_o bring_v death_n both_o upon_o he_o and_o upon_o our_o josiah_n we_o have_v no_o other_o balm_n to_o afford_v he_o at_o his_o burial_n but_o what_o grow_v in_o our_o head_n and_o drop_n from_o our_o eye_n joseph_n be_v acquit_v from_o consent_v to_o the_o counsel_n of_o they_o that_o kill_v christ_n by_o provide_v a_o tomb_n to_o bury_v he_o luk._n 23._o 51._o let_v we_o acquit_v ourselves_o too_o by_o provide_v tear_n to_o embalm_v he_o and_o notwithstanding_o the_o outcry_n of_o the_o people_n in_o their_o general_a petition_n for_o justice_n against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v for_o christ_n be_v so_o both_o to_o heaven_n and_o earth_n as_o against_o one_o that_o have_v injure_v god_n and_o caesar_n the_o text_n seem_v to_o speak_v favourable_o of_o they_o who_o smite_v their_o breast_n and_o return_v luk._n 23._o 48._o for_o such_o do_v certain_o either_o show_v their_o innocence_n or_o wish_v themselves_o innocent_a let_v we_o earnest_o follow_v after_o such_o a_o innocence_n which_o what_o it_o want_v in_o righteousness_n have_v in_o repentance_n necho_n himself_o though_o he_o open_v that_o dismal_a urine_n of_o blood_n yet_o care_v not_o to_o stop_v this_o mild_a vein_n of_o water_n he_o have_v fill_v their_o heart_n too_o full_a to_o deny_v they_o to_o fill_v their_o eye_n and_o that_o man_n will_v profess_v himself_o worse_o than_o a_o egyptian_a tyrant_n who_o shall_v go_v about_o to_o forbid_v such_o mourning_n for_o a_o dead_a king_n as_o testify_v sorrow_n for_o the_o sin_n that_o kill_v he_o for_o that_o be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o forbid_v repentance_n and_o to_o encourage_v a_o impenitent_a course_n of_o sin_v no_o conqueror_n may_v expect_v to_o exercise_v his_o conquest_n over_o the_o affection_n and_o least_o of_o all_o shall_v he_o desire_v to_o exercise_v it_o over_o that_o of_o sorrow_n because_o that_o most_o plain_o though_o unwilling_o acknowledge_v his_o conquest_n but_o if_o necho_n shall_v have_v desire_v this_o he_o will_v have_v desire_v it_o in_o vain_a for_o none_o can_v take_v away_o tear_n from_o the_o eye_n but_o he_o that_o make_v they_o to_o be_v there_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a task_n for_o he_o to_o gain_v a_o conquest_n over_o the_o man_n hand_n then_o over_o woman_n eye_n nay_o in_o this_o respect_n he_o have_v make_v the_o most_o courageous_a and_o stouthearted_a man_n of_o judah_n to_o become_v woman_n that_o who_o by_o their_o sword_n they_o can_v not_o preserve_v from_o fall_v him_z be_v fall_v they_o may_v bewail_v with_o their_o tear_n think_v it_o more_o honourable_a to_o pay_v the_o tribute_n of_o woman_n to_o their_o dead_a king_n than_o the_o tribute_n of_o man_n to_o a_o live_a tyrant_n and_o yet_o indeed_o those_o tear_n be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o expresion_n of_o duty_n to_o their_o dead_a lord_n as_o of_o piety_n to_o their_o live_a god_n tear_n of_o repentance_n and_o remorse_n of_o conscience_n the_o man_n of_o judah_n high_o disdain_v to_o become_v tributary_n to_o egypt_n before_o they_o have_v be_v tributary_n to_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o they_o first_o pay_v god_n tribute_n of_o their_o tear_n than_o pharaoh_n of_o their_o money_n first_o god_n the_o tribute_n of_o their_o soul_n by_o a_o hearty_a sorrow_n than_o necho_n the_o tribute_n of_o their_o body_n by_o a_o constrain_a captivity_n three_o gradus_fw-la protentionis_fw-la the_o great_a sorrow_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o judah_n for_o its_o continuance_n for_o to_o this_o day_n say_v the_o text_n and_o a_o ordinance_n in_o israel_n and_o write_v in_o the_o lamentation_n till_o this_o day_n id_fw-la est_fw-la till_o ezra_n time_n after_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n nay_o indeed_o till_o our_o time_n till_o all_o time_n if_o not_o in_o the_o sorrow_n itself_o which_o be_v too_o too_o certain_a yet_o in_o the_o record_n of_o it_o the_o book_n of_o the_o lamentation_n it_o be_v happy_o a_o practice_n for_o some_o few_o but_o sure_a it_o be_v a_o pattern_n for_o all_o age_n a_o ordinance_n in_o israel_n for_o in_o all_o public_a lamentation_n ever_o after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v jarchie_n they_o take_v a_o occasion_n to_o rub_v up_o this_o sore_a to_o make_v mention_n of_o this_o bitter_a weep_n it_o seem_v they_o have_v a_o remembrance_n of_o this_o in_o all_o their_o great_a mourning_n as_o they_o have_v of_o worship_v aaron_n calf_n in_o all_o their_o great_a repentance_n and_o as_o in_o all_o their_o epidemical_a misery_n and_o calamity_n after_o their_o idolatry_n they_o suppose_v they_o see_v a_o dram_n of_o aaron_n calf_n which_o make_v they_o still_o bewail_v that_o sin_n so_o in_o all_o the_o bloodshed_n that_o ever_o after_o come_v upon_o jerusalem_n they_o may_v well_o suppose_v they_o do_v behold_v some_o one_o drop_n of_o josiahs_n blood_n and_o that_o make_v they_o multiply_v those_o tear_n which_o though_o they_o can_v not_o wipe_v away_o their_o guilt_n yet_o can_v weep_v out_o their_o sorrow_n o_o god_n put_v thy_o jerusalem_n tear_n into_o thy_o own_o bottle_n who_o do_v first_o put_v they_o into_o her_o eye_n let_v thy_o hand_n wipe_v they_o away_o from_o thence_o 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