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shall_v come_v to_o destruction_n 20._o verse_n 20._o for_o this_o be_v the_o consolation_n which_o the_o lord_n give_v the_o faithful_a to_o wit_n that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o wicked_a to_o escape_v so_o scotfree_a but_o they_o also_o shall_v snart_v for_o it_o and_o in_o the_o end_n shall_v be_v suppress_v howsoever_o for_o a_o time_n they_o have_v the_o world_n at_o will_n work_n let_v patience_n have_v her_o perfect_a work_n but_o we_o must_v have_v patience_n to_o wait_v for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o these_o and_o the_o like_a promise_n verse_n 22._o therefore_o say_v the_o lord_n unto_o the_o house_n of_o jaacob_n even_o he_o that_o redeem_v abraham_n jaacob_n shall_v not_o now_o be_v confound_v neither_o now_o shall_v his_o face_n be_v pale_a this_o be_v the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o former_a sentence_n for_o he_o comfort_v the_o people_n to_o the_o end_n they_o shall_v not_o despair_v in_o this_o poor_a and_o woeful_a estate_n into_o which_o they_o shall_v be_v 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impudency_n and_o with_o a_o open_a throat_n as_o it_o be_v verse_n 10._o thus_o shall_v you_o speak_v to_o hezekiah_n king_n of_o judah_n say_v let_v not_o thy_o god_n deceive_v thou_o in_o who_o thou_o trust_v say_v jerusalem_n shall_v not_o be_v give_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o ashur_n what_o a_o horrible_a blasphemy_n be_v this_o he_o accuse_v god_n to_o be_v a_o liar_n and_o a_o deceiver_n as_o if_o he_o play_v fast_o and_o loose_a with_o those_o that_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o he_o for_o take_v away_o his_o truth_n from_o he_o and_o what_o remain_v that_o be_v the_o thing_n he_o most_o esteem_v but_o he_o draw_v these_o word_n out_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o this_o miscreant_n who_o before_o seem_v to_o reverence_v some_o god_n it_o be_v not_o long_o you_o see_v then_o but_o he_o discover_v himself_o to_o the_o full_a whereas_o he_o say_v in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n that_o jerusalem_n shall_v not_o be_v give_v some_o do_v thence_o conjecture_v that_o the_o traitor_n shebna_n have_v inform_v the_o king_n of_o ashur_n of_o isaiahs_n pprophecy_n and_o the_o word_n do_v sound_a somewhat_o that_o way_n but_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o any_o such_o conjecture_n for_o the_o assyrian_a know_v well_o enough_o that_o hezekiah_n trust_v in_o god_n the_o promise_v make_v to_o david_n and_o so_o consequent_o unto_o he_o be_v not_o unknown_a this_o be_v my_o rest_n here_o will_v i_o dwell_v for_o ever_o for_o i_o have_v a_o delight_n therein_o psal_n 132.14_o not_o that_o this_o tyrant_n study_v the_o prophecy_n to_o profit_n by_o they_o but_o they_o be_v manifest_o know_v to_o all_o yea_o that_o the_o jew_n do_v wonderful_o glory_n in_o they_o and_o often_o boast_v of_o god_n help_n and_o protection_n against_o their_o enemy_n this_o tyrant_n oppose_v his_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o promise_n let_v not_o thy_o god_n deceive_v thou_o and_o thus_o he_o fly_v in_o god_n face_n as_o it_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v too_o weak_a to_o defend_v 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reject_v all_o difference_n between_o good_a and_o evil_a shame_n tyrant_n glory_n in_o their_o shame_n they_o take_v pleasure_n in_o do_v mischief_n they_o glory_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o ancestor_n and_o think_v themselves_o no_o small_a fool_n in_o that_o they_o come_v of_o such_o thief_n and_o robber_n for_o he_o that_o shall_v note_v the_o rise_n of_o these_o monarch_n well_o it_o often_o fall_v out_o that_o he_o which_o be_v grow_v the_o mighty_a may_v well_o be_v call_v the_o rich_a son_n of_o a_o great_a thief_n thief_n a_o rich_a son_n of_o a_o great_a thief_n this_o tyrant_n care_v not_o whether_o it_o be_v by_o right_n or_o wrong_n that_o his_o predecessor_n conquer_v so_o many_o country_n for_o such_o never_o respect_v equity_n when_o they_o mean_v to_o make_v themselves_o great_a let_v they_o have_v the_o strong_a side_n and_o then_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n by_o what_o mean_v they_o come_v by_o it_o just_o or_o unjust_o all_o be_v one_o so_o they_o have_v it_o all_o be_v fish_n that_o come_v to_o net_n as_o they_o think_v poet._n the_o say_n of_o a_o poet._n they_o put_v in_o practice_v the_o say_n of_o a_o certain_a poet_n if_o a_o man_n will_v be_v wicked_a let_v he_o get_v might_n that_o he_o may_v be_v so_o this_o vice_n have_v not_o reign_v in_o one_o age_n only_o but_o we_o feel_v by_o experience_n that_o it_o have_v the_o full_a swinge_n now_o more_o than_o ever_o heretofore_o verse_n 11._o behold_v thou_o have_v hear_v what_o the_o king_n of_o ashur_n have_v do_v to_o all_o land_n in_o destroy_v they_o and_o shall_v thou_o be_v deliver_v we_o must_v here_o note_v a_o double_a comparison_n for_o he_o compare_v hezekias_n to_o other_o king_n of_o judah_n his_o predecessor_n which_o be_v more_o mighty_a than_o he_o and_o yet_o be_v overcome_v by_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n but_o sennacherib_n on_o the_o contrary_a be_v more_o mighty_a than_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n proud_o advance_v himself_o it_o follow_v then_o that_o hezekias_n be_v not_o able_a to_o resist_v he_o the_o other_o comparison_n be_v of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o sennacherib_n himself_o with_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o gentile_n 12._o verse_n 12._o if_o the_o idol_n than_o can_v not_o protect_v the_o people_n which_o honour_v they_o it_o thereupon_o follow_v that_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n be_v no_o more_o able_a than_o they_o to_o save_v his_o people_n but_o when_o we_o read_v here_o how_o sharp_o the_o faith_n of_o hezekias_n be_v assail_v by_o these_o wonderful_a tentation_n let_v we_o furnish_v ourselves_o with_o the_o like_a artillery_n and_o prepare_v ourselves_o to_o the_o fight_n yea_o while_o time_n last_v let_v we_o careful_o store_v ourselves_o that_o we_o may_v constant_o and_o courageous_o resist_v when_o the_o like_a danger_n shall_v approach_v if_o satan_n object_n unto_o we_o the_o ruin_n of_o many_o nation_n ourselves_o we_o must_v buckle_v our_o spiritual_a armour_n about_o we_o to_o resist_v temptation_n before_o they_o 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