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also_o say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v not_o make_v a_o end_n with_o you_o other_o translate_v i_o will_v not_o whole_o consume_v you_o the_o expositor_n concur_v not_o about_o the_o sense_n of_o this_o verse_n for_o the_o most_o of_o they_o think_v that_o some_o hope_n be_v here_o leave_v for_o the_o faithful_a yea_o all_o almost_o lean_a this_o way_n neither_o have_v i_o see_v any_o that_o expound_v it_o otherwise_o they_o think_v then_o that_o god_n here_o moderate_v his_o former_a threaten_n and_o give_v his_o servant_n good_a hope_n lest_o see_v the_o the_o church_n so_o ruinate_v they_o may_v imagine_v that_o no_o seed_n thereof_o shall_v remain_v 10._o see_v vers_fw-la 10._o the_o word_n which_o the_o prophet_n use_v i_o grant_v be_v oft_o take_v in_o this_o sense_n as_o be_v say_v yesterday_o but_o take_v a_o narrow_a view_n of_o the_o whole_a context_n i_o be_o force_v to_o incline_v to_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n to_o wit_n that_o god_n rather_o aggravate_v and_o amplify_v the_o greatness_n of_o his_o vengeance_n and_o this_o word_n also_o have_v reference_n thereunto_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v think_v not_o i_o have_v do_v with_o you_o 17._o see_v vers_fw-la 17._o after_o the_o enemy_n have_v prey_v upon_o all_o your_o good_n deprive_v you_o of_o your_o child_n and_o bring_v you_o to_o extreme_a poverty_n think_v not_o i_o say_v that_o you_o shall_v so_o be_v free_v from_o all_o calamity_n for_o my_o vengeance_n shall_v further_o prosecute_v you_o 33._o namely_o from_o chap._n 29._o to_o 33._o hereafter_o indeed_o there_o follow_v promise_n to_o allay_v the_o tartness_n of_o the_o former_a threaten_n lest_o the_o faithful_a shall_v be_v put_v clean_o out_o of_o heart_n but_o doubtless_o in_o this_o place_n the_o prophet_n bring_v in_o god_n as_o a_o judge_n who_o take_v vengeance_n in_o such_o wise_a of_o his_o people_n as_o if_o no_o place_n be_v now_o leave_v for_o compassion_n or_o mercy_n then_o also_o say_v he_o for_o this_o word_n also_o 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