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among_o the_o persecute_v emperor_n and_o their_o officer_n so_o in_o the_o time_n of_o antichrist_n and_o at_o this_o day_n it_o be_v among_o thorn_n and_o scorpion_n but_o here_o be_v the_o comfort_n of_o it_o god_n take_v notice_n thereof_o rev._n 2.13_o the_o church_n of_o pergamus_n dwell_v where_o satan_n throne_n be_v where_o he_o bear_v most_o sway_n have_v most_o honour_n a_o multitude_n of_o servant_n where_o be_v great_a uncleanness_n hot_a persecution_n there_o do_v the_o church_n of_o pergamus_n dwell_v and_o what_o say_v the_o text_n i_o know_v thy_o work_n and_o where_o thou_o dwell_v i_o know_v that_o be_v i_o take_v special_a notice_n of_o all_o thy_o work_n wrong_n how_o the_o thorn_n do_v scratch_v the_o scorpion_n sting_v thou_o and_o i_o will_v reward_v thou_o for_o all_o 2_o pet._n 2.9_o after_o mention_v be_v make_v of_o lot_n be_v vex_v with_o the_o sodomite_n it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n know_v how_o to_o deliver_v the_o godly_a out_o of_o temptation_n he_o observe_v who_o they_o be_v among_o how_o they_o be_v tempt_v and_o know_v way_n of_o deliverance_n for_o they_o and_o appear_v among_o they_o ver_fw-la 7._o and_o thou_o shall_v speak_v my_o word_n unto_o they_o whether_o they_o will_v bear_v or_o whether_o they_o will_v forbear_v for_o they_o be_v most_o rebellious_a there_o be_v nothing_o difficult_a in_o this_o verse_n the_o word_n they_o be_v most_o rebellious_a in_o the_o original_n be_v they_o be_v rebellion_n in_o the_o abstract_n note_v the_o strength_n and_o growth_n of_o their_o sin_n of_o which_o have_v be_v speak_v in_o the_o 5_o verse_n only_o observe_v from_o hence_o 1._o that_o the_o messenger_n of_o god_n must_v speak_v the_o word_n of_o god_n thou_o shall_v speak_v my_o word_n unto_o they_o not_o thy_o own_o not_o other_o man_n but_o my_o word_n god_n word_n be_v divine_a verba_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la &_o mortis_fw-la and_o they_o must_v be_v speak_v unto_o the_o people_n not_o our_o chaffy_a powerlesse_a word_n matth._n 28.20_o teach_v they_o to_o observe_v what_o ever_o i_o have_v command_v you_o they_o must_v speak_v only_o that_o and_o all_o that_o nothing_o must_v they_o dissemble_v or_o hide_v away_o 2._o that_o god_n care_v not_o whether_o wicked_a vile_a sinner_n hear_v or_o no_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o he_o that_o they_o refuse_v offer_n of_o grace_n that_o be_v enough_o to_o justify_v he_o and_o condemn_v they_o whether_o they_o will_v hear_v or_o forbear_v it_o matter_n not_o i_o shall_v have_v my_o glory_n and_o thou_o thy_o reward_n what_o ever_o become_v of_o they_o and_o god_n deal_v roundly_o with_o they_o so_o christ_n in_o mark_n 16.16_o he_o that_o believe_v shall_v be_v save_v and_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v damn_v yea_o joh._n 3.18_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o be_v condemn_v already_o and_o when_o christ_n send_v out_o his_o disciple_n see_v how_o quick_a and_o round_o he_o be_v with_o those_o shall_v not_o receive_v they_o and_o their_o word_n matth._n 10.14_o whosoever_o shall_v not_o receive_v you_o and_o your_o word_n when_o you_o depart_v out_o of_o that_o house_n or_o city_n shake_v off_o the_o dust_n of_o your_o foot_n as_o a_o testimony_n against_o they_o mark_v 6.11_o it_o shall_v be_v more_o easy_a for_o sodom_n or_o gomorrah_n then_o for_o that_o house_n or_o city_n ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o 10._o but_o thou_o son_n of_o man_n hear_v what_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o be_v not_o thou_o rebellious_a like_o that_o rebellious_a house_n open_v thy_o mouth_n and_o eat_v that_o i_o give_v thou_o 9_o and_o when_o i_o look_v behold_v a_o hand_n be_v send_v unto_o i_o and_z lo_o a_o roll_n of_o a_o book_n be_v therein_o 10_o and_o he_o spread_v it_o before_o i_o and_o it_o be_v write_v within_o and_o without_o and_o there_o be_v write_v therein_o lamentation_n and_o mourning_n and_o woe_n in_o these_o verse_n beside_o christ_n instruct_v of_o the_o prophet_n you_o have_v his_o far_a confirmation_n in_o his_o prophetical_a office_n and_o that_o 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