have_v say_v that_o vengeance_n belong_v unto_o he_o and_o that_o he_o will_v recompense_v heb._n 10.30_o and_o this_o the_o prophet_n show_v amos_n 3.6_o shall_v a_o trumpet_n be_v blow_v in_o the_o city_n and_o the_o people_n not_o be_v afraid_a shall_v there_o be_v evil_a in_o a_o city_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o do_v it_o and_o say_v god_n to_o solomon_n 1_o king_n 9.8_o 9_o and_o at_o this_o house_n which_o be_v high_a every_o one_o that_o pass_v by_o it_o shall_v be_v astonish_v and_o shall_v hiss_v and_o they_o shall_v say_v why_o have_v the_o lord_n do_v thus_o unto_o this_o land_n and_o to_o this_o house_n and_o they_o shall_v answer_v because_o they_o forsake_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n who_o bring_v forth_o their_o father_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o have_v take_v hold_v upon_o other_o god_n and_o have_v worship_v they_o and_o serve_v they_o therefore_o have_v the_o lord_n bring_v upon_o they_o all_o this_o evil_n and_o say_v our_o lord_n luke_n 13.2_o 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reason_n offer_v and_o make_v man_n heart_n to_o fail_v they_o and_o recoil_v back_o upon_o they_o and_o turn_v all_o into_o confusion_n and_o disorder_n without_o and_o within_o too_o these_o fill_v man_n mind_n full_a of_o horror_n and_o amazement_n and_o make_v their_o face_n to_o gather_v blackness_n and_o set_v their_o limb_n a_o totter_a and_o quake_v and_o this_o far_a show_v how_o dreadful_a and_o astonish_a these_o judgement_n of_o god_n will_v be_v when_o they_o surprise_v man_n in_o this_o manner_n when_o they_o be_v careless_a and_o secure_a and_o do_v not_o prepare_v themselves_o against_o they_o by_o clear_v their_o hand_n of_o all_o wickedness_n and_o by_o call_v upon_o god_n for_o pardon_n and_o mercy_n and_o help_v second_o we_o may_v see_v as_o for_o matter_n of_o fact_n that_o god_n have_v often_o send_v great_a and_o dreadful_a judgement_n upon_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n for_o their_o great_a sin_n and_o wickedness_n when_o they_o have_v be_v ripe_a 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his_o heart_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o will_v destroy_v man_n who_o i_o have_v create_v from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o gen._n 7.21_o and_o all_o flesh_n die_v that_o move_v upon_o the_o earth_n both_o of_o fowl_n and_o of_o cattle_n and_o of_o beast_n and_o of_o every_o creep_a thing_n that_o creep_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o every_o man_n this_o heavy_a judgement_n do_v god_n send_v upon_o they_o for_o their_o wickedness_n when_o they_o be_v so_o whole_o give_v up_o to_o it_o and_o make_v this_o total_a riddance_n of_o all_o mankind_n but_o noah_n and_o his_o family_n and_o with_o this_o deluge_n of_o water_n be_v they_o all_o surprise_v when_o they_o expect_v it_o not_o as_o our_o lord_n show_v matt._n 24.37_o but_o as_o the_o day_n of_o no_n be_v so_o shall_v also_o the_o come_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v for_o as_o in_o the_o day_n that_o be_v before_o the_o flood_n they_o be_v eat_v and_o drink_v marry_v and_o give_v in_o marriage_n until_o the_o day_n that_o no_o enter_v into_o the_o ark_n and_o know_v not_o until_o the_o flood_n come_v and_o take_v they_o all_o away_o so_o shall_v also_o the_o come_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v in_o this_o unexpected_a manner_n be_v they_o all_o wrap_v up_o in_o destruction_n before_o they_o be_v well_o sensible_a of_o it_o in_o a_o prodigious_a manner_n with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o heaven_n do_v god_n destroy_v the_o city_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n for_o the_o grievous_a sin_n and_o wickedness_n of_o they_o gen._n 28.20_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v because_o the_o cry_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n be_v great_a and_o because_o their_o sin_n be_v very_o grievous_a and_o gen._n 19.13_o for_o we_o will_v destroy_v this_o place_n because_o the_o cry_n of_o they_o be_v waxen_a great_a before_o the_o face_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v send_v we_o to_o destroy_v it_o and_o v._o 24_o 25._o then_o the_o lord_n rain_v upon_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n brimstone_n and_o fire_n from_o the_o lord_n out_o of_o heaven_n and_o he_o overthrow_v those_o city_n and_o all_o the_o plain_a and_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n and_o that_o which_o grow_v upon_o the_o ground_n in_o this_o astonish_a manner_n do_v god_n destroy_v these_o city_n for_o their_o egregious_a wickedness_n and_o consume_v they_o with_o the_o fire_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o the_o very_a ground_n where_o these_o city_n stand_v be_v turn_v into_o that_o lake_n which_o be_v call_v the_o dead-sea_n or_o the_o sea_n of_o the_o plain_a and_o in_o this_o terrible_a destruction_n be_v all_o these_o sinner_n surprise_v and_o think_v not_o of_o it_o till_o the_o flame_n be_v all_o about_o they_o and_o have_v seize_v upon_o they_o luke_n 17.28_o 29._o likewise_o also_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o lot_n they_o do_v eat_v they_o drink_v they_o buy_v they_o sell_v they_o plant_v they_o build_v but_o the_o same_o day_n that_o lot_n go_v out_o of_o sodom_n it_o rain_v fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o heaven_n and_o destroy_v they_o all_o here_o our_o lord_n do_v show_v how_o they_o be_v surprise_v with_o this_o fire_n from_o heaven_n when_o they_o think_v not_o of_o such_o a_o thing_n but_o be_v busy_a in_o pursue_v their_o sin_n and_o worldly_a concern_v for_o their_o wickedness_n do_v god_n send_v sundry_a judgement_n and_o plague_n upon_o the_o egyptian_n as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o the_o book_n of_o exodus_fw-la and_o at_o the_o last_o in_o a_o surprise_a manner_n overwhelm_v they_o in_o the_o red_a sea_n exod._n 14.23_o and_o the_o egyptian_n pursue_v and_o go_v in_o after_o they_o to_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n even_o all_o pharaoh_n be_v horse_n and_o his_o chariot_n and_o his_o horseman_n and_o v._o 27._o and_o moses_n stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n over_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o sea_n return_v to_o his_o strength_n when_o the_o morning_n appear_v and_o the_o egyptian_n flee_v against_o it_o and_o the_o lord_n overthrow_v the_o egyptian_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n this_o surprise_a destruction_n swallow_v they_o up_o at_o the_o last_o for_o the_o great_a wickedness_n and_o high_a provocation_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n do_v god_n bring_v a_o heavy_a judgement_n upon_o they_o to_o destroy_v and_o root_v they_o out_o of_o their_o own_o land_n by_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n god_n deliver_v the_o kingdom_n of_o sihon_n and_o og_n to_o moses_n and_o he_o destroy_v the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o numb_a 21._o and_o joshua_n destroy_v 31_o king_n on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n joshua_n 6_o and_o we_o may_v see_v that_o this_o heavy_a judgement_n of_o the_o sword_n come_v upon_o they_o to_o their_o utter_a ruin_n for_o their_o great_a wickedness_n and_o abomination_n gen._n 15.16_o say_v god_n to_o abraham_n concern_v his_o posterity_n but_o in_o the_o four_o generation_n they_o shall_v come_v hither_o again_o for_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o amorites_n be_v not_o yet_o full_a hereby_o intimate_v that_o when_o their_o iniquity_n be_v full_a ripe_a for_o judgement_n they_o be_v to_o but_o cut_v off_o for_o it_o and_o say_v moses_n deut._n 18.12_o for_o all_o that_o do_v these_o thing_n be_v a_o abomination_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o because_o of_o these_o abomination_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n do_v drive_v they_o out_o from_o before_o thou_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o they_o be_v drive_v out_o and_o destroy_v for_o their_o great_a wickedness_n and_o abominable_a practice_n and_o we_o may_v see_v that_o god_n own_o people_n the_o jew_n be_v often_o scourge_v by_o other_o nation_n and_o sell_v into_o their_o hand_n for_o their_o own_o wickedness_n and_o for_o revolt_a from_o god_n judge_n 2.13_o 14._o and_o they_o forsake_v the_o lord_n and_o serve_v baal_n and_o ashtaroth_n and_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v hot_a against_o israel_n and_o he_o deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o spoiler_n that_o spoil_v they_o and_o he_o sell_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n 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