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of_o worthiness_n honour_n or_o multitude_n in_o they_o for_o they_o be_v the_o waywarde_a the_o base_a and_o the_o small_a people_n of_o a_o great_a multitude_n only_o of_o his_o mercy_n he_o call_v abraham_n the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o set_v his_o love_n upon_o he_o and_o promise_v with_o assurance_n of_o a_o oath_n that_o he_o will_v be_v *_o his_o god_n 7._o and_o the_o god_n of_o his_o seed_n and_o then_o he_o will_v give_v the_o *_o land_n of_o chanaan_n 7_o as_o a_o heritage_n unto_o his_o seed_n 11_o therefore_o to_o fulfil_v this_o his_o promise_n as_o a_o true_a and_o faithful_a lord_n though_o they_o otherwise_o deserve_v he_o have_v remain_v their_o good_a god_n and_o give_v to_o they_o his_o law_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v ignorant_a of_o his_o holy_a wil._n etc_n etc_n the_o end_n whereunto_o god_n do_v choose_v they_o be_v not_o that_o they_o shall_v continue_v in_o superstitious_a idolatry_n and_o wickedness_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v a_o *_o 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god_n that_o be_v when_o the_o prince_n people_n and_o soldier_n be_v perish_v and_o slay_v i_o will_v cause_v the_o pot_n that_o be_v the_o city_n itself_o to_o be_v set_v on_o coal_n &_o burn_v with_o fire_n that_o the_o filthy_a some_o of_o wickedness_n which_o by_o no_o affliction_n can_v be_v take_v away_o may_v be_v consume_v with_o the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o those_o person_n which_o maintain_v it_o 3._o god_n first_o *_o send_v his_o prophet_n by_o instruction_n and_o teach_n of_o his_o holy_a will_n to_o call_v they_o from_o their_o abominable_a idolatry_n and_o sinful_a life_n then_o he_o cast_v upon_o they_o some_o light_n and_o mean_a punishment_n to_o chasten_v they_o but_o see_v that_o foul_a and_o rusty_a pot_n will_v not_o by_o any_o mean_n be_v scour_v from_o the_o burn_a froth_n that_o it_o be_v defile_v with_o he_o say_v here_o by_o his_o prophet_n there_o be_v no_o other_o remedy_n but_o utter_a dissolution_n and_o consume_n by_o his_o wrath_n which_o in_o earnest_a manner_n he_o protest_v he_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o do_v say_v 14._o i_o will_v not_o go_v back_o i_o will_v not_o spare_v i_o will_v not_o repent_v thou_o son_n of_o man_n 16._o behold_v i_o will_v take_v away_o from_o thou_o the_o pleasure_n of_o thou_o etc_n etc_n god_n by_o a_o other_o parable_n set_v forth_o his_o judgement_n to_o the_o jew_n which_o partly_o be_v already_o in_o captivity_n in_o babylon_n partly_o as_o yet_o remain_v at_o jerusalem_n the_o parable_n be_v this_o that_o god_n tell_v the_o prophet_n before_o hand_n of_o the_o sudden_a death_n of_o his_o wife_n which_o he_o love_v most_o tender_o and_o yet_o command_v he_o in_o any_o wise_a not_o to_o bewail_v her_o death_n and_o if_o the_o people_n do_v ask_v he_o why_o he_o do_v not_o lament_v the_o death_n of_o her_o that_o he_o esteem_v so_o dere_o that_o he_o shall_v answer_v they_o it_o be_v do_v as_o a_o sign_n or_o token_n against_o they_o because_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n at_o the_o take_n of_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v such_o a_o corosive_n to_o their_o heart_n as_o for_o extremity_n of_o sorrow_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o weep_v any_o more_o than_o he_o do_v for_o extremity_n of_o grief_n sometime_o utter_o dry_v up_o tear_n &_o make_v that_o one_o can_v weep_v god_n call_v his_o wife_n the_o pleasure_n of_o his_o eye_n because_o he_o above_o all_o worldly_a thing_n delight_v in_o she_o moreover_o when_o people_n mourn_v at_o the_o death_n of_o their_o friend_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o country_n be_v to_o lay_v away_o the_o ornament_n or_o attire_n of_o their_o head_n to_o put_v of_o their_o shoe_n and_o to_o go_v barefooted_a to_o cover_v their_o face_n and_o special_o the_o nether_a part_n thereof_o under_o their_o eye_n to_o fast_o &_o not_o to_o eat_v meat_n or_o drink_v wine_n or_o if_o they_o do_v it_o shall_v be_v none_o other_o but_o such_o as_o be_v send_v they_o by_o other_o 17._o 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