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of_o who_o the_o apostle_n here_o more_o particular_o speak_v be_v apostate_n that_o have_v profess_v the_o gospel_n and_o have_v backslide_v from_o it_o and_o be_v become_v bitter_a enemy_n and_o persecutor_n of_o it_o fiery_a indignation_n the_o greek_a be_v something_o emphatical_a but_o something_o difficult_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verbatim_o thus_o zeal_n or_o jealousy_n or_o anger_n of_o fire_n shall_v eat_v up_o the_o adversary_n our_o english_a have_v well_o render_v it_o fiery_a indignation_n shall_v devour_v and_o so_o the_o apostle_n call_v god_n himself_o in_o reference_n to_o his_o consume_n of_o wicked_a men._n heb._n twelve_o ult_n our_o god_n be_v a_o consume_a fire_n as_o we_o may_v distinguish_v between_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n that_o he_o be_v sometime_o provoke_v to_o by_o the_o sin_v of_o his_o own_o people_n and_o the_o anger_n he_o be_v provoke_v to_o by_o his_o enemy_n so_o may_v we_o distinguish_v upon_o the_o firiness_n of_o this_o anger_n god_n 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and_o fire_n shall_v consume_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o bribery_n what_o do_v it_o mean_v their_o house_n shall_v be_v burn_v down_o oh_o what_o fire_n will_v then_o be_v see_v abroad_o in_o england_n if_o all_o that_o take_v bribe_n shall_v have_v their_o house_n burn_v down_o but_o in_o ch._n xx_o 26_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o a_o fire_n not_o blow_v that_o shall_v consume_v such_o wicked_a one_o all_o darkness_n shall_v be_v hide_v in_o his_o secret_a place_n a_o fire_n not_o blow_v shall_v consume_v he_o it_o shall_v go_v ill_a with_o he_o that_o be_v leave_v in_o his_o tabernacle_n a_o fire_n not_o blow_v that_o be_v not_o such_o a_o fire_n as_o those_o we_o blow_v a_o fire_n that_o need_v no_o blow_v but_o when_o god_n kindle_v it_o be_v hot_a enough_o and_o flame_v enough_o even_o the_o fiery_a indignation_n of_o the_o lord_n esay_n ix_o 5_o for_o every_o battle_n of_o the_o warrior_n be_v with_o confuse_a noise_n and_o garment_n roll_v in_o blood_n but_o this_o shall_v be_v 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