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they_o as_o here_o v._o 4_o 5_o 6._o seek_v you_o i_o and_o you_o shall_v live_v but_o seek_v not_o bethel_n seek_v the_o lord_n and_o you_o shall_v live_v and_o v._o 14_o 15._o seek_v good_a and_o not_o evil_a that_o you_o may_v live_v and_o so_o the_o lord_n the_o god_n of_o host_n shall_v be_v with_o you_o hate_v the_o evil_a and_o love_v the_o good_a and_o establish_v judgement_n in_o the_o gate_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v a_o sovereign_a remedy_n prescribe_v to_o and_o for_o a_o people_n in_o a_o most_o dangerous_a case_n when_o judgement_n be_v towards_o they_o the_o decree_n ready_a to_o bring_v forth_o sentence_n ready_a to_o be_v execute_v and_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n own_o prescription_n who_o be_v call_v their_o physician_n exod._n 15.26_o here_o be_v a_o threefold_a duty_n require_v 1._o hate_v the_o evil._n 2._o love_v the_o good_a 3._o establish_v judgement_n in_o the_o gate_n and_o god_n mercy_n hold_v forth_o or_o promise_v thereupon_o it_o may_v be_v that_o the_o 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find_v grace_n and_o favour_n with_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o prevent_n or_o remove_v of_o judgement_n and_o for_o the_o continue_n and_o further_a confer_v of_o his_o mercy_n that_o as_o it_o be_v jer._n 31.23_o the_o lord_n bless_v thou_o o_o habitation_n of_o justice_n and_o mountain_n of_o holiness_n the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v on_o such_o a_o people_n 1._o to_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o of_o these_o that_o it_o be_v god_n express_a charge_n and_o command_v that_o we_o hate_v evil_a quest_n 1._o what_o kind_n of_o evil_n be_v we_o to_o understand_v here_o answ_n not_o mere_a natural_a or_o penal_a evil_n but_o moral_a or_o culpable_a evil_n we_o must_v kiss_v the_o rod_n accept_v of_o the_o punishment_n of_o our_o iniquity_n leu._n 26.41_o but_o hate_v those_o ill_a manner_n that_o be_v displease_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v wont_a or_o likely_a to_o bring_v we_o under_o the_o rod._n hate_v sin_n which_o be_v the_o evil_a of_o evil_n the_o great_a evil_n 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not_o enemy_n to_o sin_n 5._o and_o shall_v you_o not_o follow_v your_o prayer_n with_o suitable_a endeavour_n to_o pray_v for_o reformation_n but_o to_o do_v nothing_o to_o promote_v it_o what_o be_v that_o but_o in_o effect_n to_o un-say_a one_o prayer_n shall_v i_o say_v that_o be_v to_o contradict_v one_o prayer_n or_o to_o undo_v they_o to_o pray_v hallow_a be_v thy_o name_n and_o yet_o to_o take_v it_o patient_o though_o one_o hear_v god_n sacred_a and_o reverend_a name_n dishonour_v and_o blaspheme_v to_o pray_v thy_n kingdom_n come_v and_o yet_o not_o to_o appear_v against_o the_o kingdom_n of_o satan_n the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n as_o one_o might_n and_o aught_o to_o pray_v thy_n will_n be_v do_v on_o earth_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o to_o suffer_v bold_a heaven-daring_a sinner_n to_o go_v on_o in_o their_o open_a rebellion_n against_o god_n and_o manifest_a contempt_n of_o his_o holy_a law_n without_o control_n when_o one_o may_v bring_v they_o under_o some_o restraint_n 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