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though_o we_o deserve_v to_o be_v forget_v and_o destroy_v yet_o remember_v thyself_o and_o do_v not_o suffer_v thou_o and_o our_o enemy_n to_o reproach_n and_o blaspheme_n the_o name_n of_o that_o great_a and_o glorious_a god_n the_o creator_n and_o sovereign_a lord_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n who_o they_o ought_v always_o to_o reverence_n and_o adore_v and_o that_o foolish_a people_n endure_v people_n who_o though_o they_o think_v themselves_o and_o be_v think_v by_o other_o to_o be_v wise_a yet_o in_o truth_n be_v fool_n and_o herein_o show_v their_o stupendous_a folly_n that_o they_o vilisie_n and_o provoke_v that_o god_n who_o powerful_a anger_n they_o can_v neither_o resist_v nor_o escape_v nor_o endure_v have_v blaspheme_v thy_o name_n 19_o o_o deliver_v not_o the_o soul_n they_o soul_n i._n e._n the_o life_n thou_o have_v deliver_v thy_o people_n into_o captivity_n do_v not_o deliver_v they_o to_o death_n nor_o suffer_v their_o enemy_n utter_o to_o destroy_v they_o of_o thy_o 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punishment_n which_o thou_o have_v threaten_v and_o they_o have_v deserve_v god_n forbid_v but_o the_o word_n may_v be_v read_v without_o a_o interrogation_n by_o their_o iniquity_n they_o hope_v to_o escape_v or_o they_o do_v escape_v at_o present_a but_o lord_n do_v not_o suffer_v they_o thus_o to_o escape_v in_o thy_o anger_n cast_v down_o success_n down_o this_o be_v oppose_v to_o their_o present_a exaltation_n and_o triumph_n over_o poor_a david_n and_o to_o their_o hope_n and_o confidence_n of_o safety_n and_o success_n thy_o people_n be_o people_n i._n e._n these_o people_n of_o who_o i_o be_o speak_v to_o wit_n my_o malicious_a and_o wicked_a enemy_n as_o well_o those_o follower_n of_o saul_n as_o these_o philistine_n among_o who_o i_o now_o be_o o_o god_n 8._o thou_o tell_v my_o wander_n hither_o wander_n here_o i_o have_v be_v hunt_v from_o place_n to_o place_n and_o be_o now_o drive_v hither_o put_v thou_o my_o tear_n into_o thy_o bottle_n do_v bottle_n regard_v and_o 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7_o for_o they_o have_v devour_v jacob_n 13._o jacob_n the_o posterity_n of_o jacob_n who_o thou_o do_v love_v and_o with_o who_o and_o his_o seed_n thou_o make_v a_o sure_a and_o everlasting_a covenant_n whereby_o thou_o do_v engage_v thyself_o to_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o their_o enemy_n exod._n 23._o 22._o beside_o thou_o haâ—…est_v cruelty_n especial_o when_o the_o wicked_a devour_v those_o who_o be_v more_o righteous_a than_o themselves_o habak_v 1._o 13._o and_o lay_v waste_v his_o dwell_a place_n 8_o 9_o 8_o isa._n 64._o 9_o o_fw-fr remember_v not_o against_o we_o we_o we_o or_o the_o iniquity_n of_o they_o that_o be_v before_o we_o former_a iniquity_n we_o iniquity_n the_o sin_n commit_v by_o our_o forefather_n and_o by_o we_o who_o have_v fill_v up_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o sin_n for_o which_o we_o confess_v thou_o have_v most_o righteous_o bring_v this_o desolate_v judgement_n upon_o we_o let_v thy_o tender_a mercy_n 9_o mercy_n upon_o which_o all_o our_o confidence_n be_v 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atone_v or_o expiate_v purge_v away_o our_o sin_n for_o thy_o name_n sake_n 10_o 2._o 10_o psal._n 42._o 10._o and_o 115._o 2._o wherefore_o shall_v the_o heathen_a say_v where_o be_v their_o god_n idle_a god_n he_o who_o they_o serve_v and_o of_o who_o they_o boast_v he_o be_v lose_v and_o go_v or_o grow_v impotent_a or_o idle_a let_v he_o be_v know_v among_o the_o heathen_a 16._o heathen_a by_o the_o expectation_n of_o his_o judgement_n upon_o they_o according_a to_o psal._n 9_o 16._o in_o our_o sight_n it_o sight_n that_o we_o may_v live_v to_o see_v it_o and_o praise_v thy_o name_n for_o it_o by_o the_o vengeance_n the_o heb._n vengeance_n revenge_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o servant_n which_o be_v shed_v 11_o let_v *_o the_o sigh_v of_o the_o prisoner_n captivity_n prisoner_n of_o thy_o poor_a people_n now_o in_o prison_n or_o at_o least_o in_o captivity_n come_v 20._o psal._n 102._o 20._o before_o thou_o according_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o arm_n of_o heb._n thy_o arm_n 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messiah_n we_o faint_v and_o one_o of_o we_o perish_v after_o another_o and_o our_o hope_n be_v like_o the_o give_v up_o of_o the_o ghost_n or_o rather_o 2._o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o course_n of_o our_o life_n which_o sense_n be_v confirm_v 1._o from_o the_o follow_a clause_n which_o after_o the_o manner_n explain_v the_o former_a he_o shorten_v my_o day_n as_o also_o from_o the_o next_o verse_n where_o he_o beg_v relief_n from_o god_n against_o this_o misery_n in_o these_o word_n take_v i_o not_o away_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o day_n 2._o from_o the_o use_n of_o this_o word_n way_n which_o be_v use_v for_o the_o course_n of_o a_o man_n life_n psal._n 2._o 12._o and_o which_o come_v to_o the_o same_o thing_n for_o the_o course_n of_o a_o journey_n as_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o journey_n gen._n 24._o 27._o exod._n 23._o 20._o and_o elsewhere_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v oft_o compare_v to_o a_o journey_v or_o travel_v and_o death_n to_o his_o journey_n 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imply_v and_o cause_v they_o to_o wander_v in_o the_o place_n the_o or_o void_a place_n wilderness_n where_o there_o be_v no_o way_n subsistence_n way_n either_o 1._o he_o give_v they_o up_o to_o foolish_a and_o pernicious_a counsel_n by_o which_o they_o be_v expose_v to_o contempt_n and_o bring_v to_o their_o wit_n end_n not_o know_v what_o course_n to_o take_v or_o 2._o he_o banish_v they_o from_o their_o own_o court_n and_o kingdom_n and_o force_v they_o to_o flee_v into_o desolate_a wilderness_n for_o shelter_n and_o subsistence_n 41._o 8._o 41._o 1_o sam._n 2._o 8._o psal._n 113._o 7_o 8._o yet_o set_v he_o the_o poor_a on_o high_a contemptible_a high_a and_o whilst_o he_o bring_v down_o great_a potentate_n at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o advance_v those_o who_o be_v obscure_a and_o contemptible_a after_o contemptible_a or_o after_o from_o affliction_n and_o make_v he_o family_n like_o a_o flock_n time_n flock_n which_o increase_n very_o much_o in_o a_o little_a time_n 42._o 19_o 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will_v bring_v i_o into_o the_o strong_a city_n who_o will_v lead_v i_o into_o edom_n etc._n edom_n this_o he_o repeat_v in_o this_o place_n either_o because_o though_o the_o enemy_n be_v defeat_v and_o subdue_v yet_o there_o be_v some_o strong_a city_n or_o city_n which_o be_v not_o yet_o take_v or_o in_o way_n of_o thankful_a commemoration_n of_o god_n goodness_n in_o answer_v his_o former_a request_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o remember_v this_o day_n to_o thy_o glory_n and_o my_o own_o comfort_n my_o former_a strait_n and_o danger_n which_o make_v i_o cry_v out_o who_o will_v bring_v i_o etc._n etc._n 11._o will_v not_o thou_o o_o god_n who_o have_v cast_v we_o off_o and_o will_v not_o thou_o o_o god_n go_v forth_o with_o our_o host_n 12._o give_v we_o help_v from_o trouble_n for_o vain_a be_v the_o help_n of_o man_n 13._o through_o god_n we_o shall_v do_v valiant_o for_o he_o it_o be_v that_o shall_v tread_v down_o our_o enemy_n psal._n cix_o to_o the_o chief_a musician_n a_o 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12._o they_o 〈◊〉_d 49._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 25._o 12._o the_o child_n of_o edom_n humanity_n edom_n our_o constant_a and_o inveterate_a enemy_n who_o have_v no_o regard_n either_o to_o consanguinity_n or_o humanity_n in_o the_o day_n 12._o day_n in_o the_o time_n of_o its_o calamity_n or_o destruction_n which_o be_v oft_o call_v a_o day_n as_o job_n 18._o 20._o psal._n 37._o 13._o ezek._n 30._o 9_o hos._n 11._o 11._o obad._n v._n 12._o of_o jerusalem_n who_o say_v 14._o say_v to_o the_o babylonian_n who_o they_o assist_v and_o provoke_v against_o jerusalem_n of_o which_o see_n lam._n 4._o 11._o ezek._n 25._o 12._o obad._n v._n 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 14._o 〈◊〉_d 10._o etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d make_v 〈◊〉_d raze_v it_o raze_v it_o even_o to_o the_o foundation_n thereof_o 8_o o_o daughter_n of_o babylon_n thereof_o babylon_n by_o which_o he_o understand_v the_o city_n and_o empire_n of_o babyloâ—…_n and_o the_o people_n thereof_o who_o be_v to_o be_v waste_v be_v heb._n waste_v destroy_v 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reâ—…ation_n foretell_v here_o as_o also_o isâ—…_n 13._o 16._o psal._n cxxxviii_o a_o psalm_n of_o david_n this_o be_v a_o psalm_n of_o thanksgiving_n to_o god_n for_o those_o great_a deliverance_n which_o he_o have_v grant_v to_o david_n from_o saul_n and_o other_o enemy_n by_o the_o remembrance_n whereof_o david_n encourage_v himself_o to_o trust_v in_o god_n in_o all_o his_o future_a difficulty_n 1_o i_o will_v praise_v thou_o with_o my_o whole_a heart_n angel_n heart_n psal._n 119._o 46._o gr._n before_o angel_n before_o the_o god_n necessary_a god_n either_o 1._o before_o the_o angel_n who_o be_v represent_v by_o the_o cherubim_v upon_o the_o ark_n who_o be_v call_v god_n psal._n 8._o 6._o &_o 97._o 7._o comp._n with_o heb._n 1._o 6._o &_o 2._o 7._o who_o also_o be_v present_a in_o the_o congregation_n of_o god_n peopleâ—…_n
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than_o the_o scribe_n and_o receiver_n etc._n etc._n but_o rather_o of_o the_o jew_n in_o jerusalem_n who_o upon_o the_o approach_n of_o sennacherib_n begin_v to_o make_v military_a preparation_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o city_n and_o to_o choose_v such_o officer_n as_o be_v necessary_a and_o usual_a for_o that_o end_n such_o as_o these_o be_v to_o wit_n the_o scribe_n who_o we_o call_v muster-master_n who_o be_v to_o make_v and_o keep_v a_o list_n of_o the_o soldier_n and_o to_o call_v they_o together_o as_o occasion_v require_v the_o receiver_n who_o receive_v and_o lay_v out_o the_o money_n for_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o war_n and_o he_o that_o count_v the_o tower_n who_o survey_v all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o city_n and_o consider_v what_o tower_n or_o fortification_n be_v to_o be_v make_v or_o repair_v for_o the_o security_n of_o the_o city_n and_o unto_o these_o several_a officer_n the_o people_n resort_v with_o great_a distraction_n and_o confusion_n to_o acquaint_v they_o with_o all_o occurrence_n or_o to_o quicken_v they_o to_o their_o several_a work_n or_o to_o transact_v matter_n with_o they_o as_o occasion_v require_v 19_o 32._o 19_o 2_o kin._n 19_o 32._o thou_o shall_v not_o see_v a_o fierce_a people_n more_o people_n as_o moses_n say_v of_o the_o egyptian_n exod._n 14._o 13._o so_o i_o say_v of_o the_o assyrian_n that_o fierce_a and_o warlike_a people_n who_o thou_o have_v see_v with_o great_a terror_n near_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n thou_o shall_v see_v they_o again_o no_o more_o a_o 15._o a_o deu._n 28._o 49._o jer._n 5._o 15._o people_n of_o a_o deep_a speech_n than_o thou_o can_v perceive_v thou_o perceive_v a_o foreign_a nation_n who_o language_n be_v abstruse_a and_o unknown_a to_o thou_o of_o a_o barbarous_a a_o or_o ridiculous_a or_o barbarous_a stammer_a tongue_n 11._o tongue_n of_o which_o see_v on_o isa._n 28._o 11._o that_o thou_o can_v not_o understand_v 20_o look_v upon_o zion_n meditation_n zion_n contemplate_v zions_n 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