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even_o rend_v it_o with_o a_o stormy_a wind_n in_o my_o fury_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v as_o a_o overflow_a shower_n in_o my_o anger_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v wrath_n shall_v be_v upon_o it_o the_o babylonian_a army_n be_v the_o special_a judgement_n in_o which_o that_o wrath_n be_v express_v and_o that_o shall_v be_v as_o a_o overflow_a shower_n great_a and_o continual_a shower_n will_v try_v the_o strong_a building_n and_o quick_o overthrow_v the_o weak_a a_o wall_n of_o untempered_a mortar_n be_v no_o match_n for_o a_o storm_n as_o our_o saviour_n also_o assure_v we_o in_o the_o close_a of_o his_o sermon_n on_o the_o mount_n matth._n 7.27_o where_o all_o those_o evil_n trouble_n affliction_n sorrow_n and_o persecution_n whether_o send_v upon_o such_o as_o be_v real_o
he_o be_v a_o god_n either_o he_o be_v talk_v etc._n etc._n thus_o jerusalem_n be_v express_v isa_n 37.22_o when_o senacherib_n send_v up_o that_o proud_a threaten_a message_n the_o lord_n send_v a_o comfortable_a message_n to_o his_o people_n by_o isaiah_n the_o prophet_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n whereas_o thou_o have_v pray_v to_o i_o against_o senacherib_n the_o king_n of_o assyria_n this_o be_v the_o word_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v concern_v he_o the_o virgin_n the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n have_v despise_v thou_o and_o laugh_v thou_o to_o scorn_v the_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n have_v shake_v her_o head_n at_o thou_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n and_o the_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o she_o be_v call_v a_o virgin_n not_o as_o some_o have_v conceive_v because_o she_o be_v never_o take_v or_o force_v by_o any_o enemy_n nor_o be_v she_o so_o call_v because_o he_o have_v preserve_v herself_o pure_a and_o chaste_a in_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n for_o she_o have_v her_o fayling_n and_o idolatrous_a dalliance_n before_o that_o day_n but_o she_o be_v so_o call_v because_o of_o that_o special_a care_n which_o god_n have_v of_o she_o to_o protect_v and_o save_v she_o against_o the_o insultation_n of_o the_o enemy_n then_o ready_a to_o assault_v she_o even_o as_o a_o virgin_n be_v protect_v from_o violence_n in_o her_o father_n house_n and_o the_o prophet_n to_o assure_v they_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o speak_v of_o the_o ruin_n of_o senacherib_n army_n and_o jerusalem_n laughter_n as_o accomplish_v and_o come_v to_o pass_v already_o the_o virgin_n daughter_n etc._n etc._n have_v despise_v thou_o and_o laugh_v thou_o to_o scorn_v and_o shake_v her_o head_n at_o thou_o what_o god_n say_v shall_v be_v do_v be_v as_o good_a as_o do_v already_o the_o assyrian_n be_v yet_o in_o their_o jollity_n laugh_v at_o jerusalem_n and_o promise_v themselves_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n yet_o say_v the_o lord_n jerusalem_n have_v laugh_v thou_o to_o scorn_v that_o be_v assure_o she_o shall_v and_o as_o the_o people_n of_o god_n do_v sometime_o formal_o and_o explicit_o laugh_v at_o the_o downfall_n and_o whithering_n of_o the_o wicked_a so_o they_o always_o virtual_o and_o secret_o laugh_v they_o to_o scorn_n even_o when_o they_o stand_v and_o flourish_v in_o their_o greenenes_n and_o prosperity_n for_o while_o the_o godly_a be_v not_o daunt_v with_o the_o power_n and_o splendour_n while_o they_o be_v not_o terrify_v with_o the_o threat_n and_o high_a look_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o in_o the_o singleness_n and_o simplicity_n of_o their_o heart_n keep_v close_o to_o god_n his_o way_n and_o truth_n even_o this_o though_o they_o use_v the_o du_a respect_n to_o they_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o authority_n both_o in_o word_n and_o gesture_n be_v a_o laugh_v they_o to_o scorn_v for_o this_o be_v as_o a_o thorn_n in_o the_o side_n of_o evil_a man_n and_o as_o a_o prick_n in_o their_o eye_n when_o they_o see_v they_o will_v not_o stoop_v to_o their_o greatness_n in_o any_o sinful_a compliance_n with_o their_o command_n this_o be_v a_o truth_n but_o the_o former_a be_v the_o truth_n intend_v in_o this_o text._n hence_o note_n that_o wicked_a man_n be_v not_o only_o miserable_a but_o ridiculous_a they_o be_v the_o laughter_n of_o the_o innocent_a upon_o more_o account_n than_o one_o first_o because_o they_o do_v such_o childish_a and_o ridiculous_a thing_n such_o thing_n as_o can_v never_o reach_v the_o end_n they_o desire_v and_o purpose_n they_o be_v just_o laugh_v at_o who_o counsel_n and_o course_n be_v unsuitable_a much_o more_o when_o contrary_a to_o their_o design_n second_o wicked_a man_n become_v ridiculous_a while_o the_o lord_n frustrate_v their_o wise_a counsel_n and_o blast_v those_o hope_n which_o be_v bottom_v upon_o the_o most_o probable_a principle_n and_o foundation_n while_o he_o take_v they_o in_o their_o own_o craft_n and_o 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interpret_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o consumption_n to_o arise_v from_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n because_o they_o shall_v see_v themselves_o scorn_v and_o laugh_v at_o or_o that_o they_o be_v become_v ridiculous_a to_o all_o the_o world_n but_o chief_o to_o jerusalem_n the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n who_o they_o shall_v behold_v in_o good_a condition_n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o opposition_n which_o they_o have_v make_v against_o they_o which_o eliphaz_n also_o clear_o express_v in_o the_o next_o word_n verse_n 20._o whereas_o our_o substance_n be_v not_o cut_v down_o but_o the_o remnant_n of_o they_o the_o fire_n consume_v there_o be_v divers_a reading_n and_o rendering_n of_o this_o verse_n first_o some_o with_o a_o affirmative_a interrogation_n be_v not_o their_o substance_n cut_v down_o that_o be_v it_o be_v cut_v down_o and_o then_o this_o verse_n be_v a_o continuation_n of_o the_o former_a discourse_n concern_v the_o utter_a extirpation_n of_o the_o wicked_a the_o 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shall_v laugh_v they_o to_o scorn_n because_o our_o substance_n be_v not_o cut_v down_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v our_o safety_n will_v be_v matter_n as_o of_o praise_n to_o god_n who_o have_v preserve_v we_o so_o of_o holy_a scorn_n and_o insultation_n over_o ungodly_a man_n who_o long_v to_o see_v our_o destruction_n and_o say_v in_o their_o heart_n that_o sure_o our_o day_n be_v not_o only_a come_n but_o hasten_v whereas_o indeed_o we_o see_v the_o day_n come_v upon_o they_o which_o burn_v as_o a_o oven_n and_o themselves_o as_o stubble_n wicked_a man_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n double_o disappoint_v first_o by_o their_o own_o fall_n when_o they_o look_v to_o stand_v second_o by_o the_o stand_n of_o the_o righteous_a when_o they_o look_v yea_o and_o long_o for_o their_o fall_n this_o double_a disappointment_n do_v at_o once_o double_a their_o sorrow_n and_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o innocent_a who_o laugh_v they_o to_o scorn_n because_o their_o own_o substance_n be_v not_o cut_v 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sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n into_o ash_n condemn_v they_o with_o a_o overthrow_n etc._n etc._n and_o deliver_v just_a lot_n etc._n etc._n from_o both_o which_o example_n he_o conclude_v v._n 9_o the_o lord_n know_v how_o to_o deliver_v the_o godly_a out_o of_o temptation_n and_o to_o reserve_v the_o unjust_a unto_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n to_o be_v punish_v when_o judgement_n begin_v at_o the_o house_n of_o god_n what_o shall_v the_o end_n of_o they_o be_v that_o obey_v not_o the_o gospel_n of_o god_n as_o the_o same_o apostle_n speak_v 1_o pet._n 4.17_o it_o be_v a_o sure_a argument_n to_o the_o wicked_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v judge_v when_o they_o see_v god_n bring_v judgement_n upon_o his_o own_o house_n and_o people_n but_o the_o wicked_a be_v many_o time_n judge_v while_o the_o house_n and_o people_n of_o god_n be_v preserve_v and_o untouched_a and_o when_o both_o good_a and_o bad_a both_o the_o innocent_a and_o the_o wicked_a be_v wrap_v up_o in_o the_o same_o calamity_n when_o they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v thrust_v together_o into_o the_o same_o furnace_n the_o lord_n make_v a_o difference_n they_o be_v not_o cut_v down_o as_o the_o wicked_a be_v cut_v down_o nor_o consume_v as_o they_o be_v consume_v when_o the_o righteous_a be_v cast_v into_o the_o fire_n they_o be_v purge_v but_o not_o consume_v but_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o conclusion_n show_v the_o state_n of_o the_o wicked_a the_o remnant_n of_o they_o the_o fire_n consume_v fire_n in_o this_o place_n be_v not_o take_v strict_o as_o oppose_v to_o water_n god_n indeed_o have_v often_o make_v fire_n in_o kind_a his_o scourge_n and_o the_o apostle_n judas_n say_v of_o sodom_n that_o it_o suffer_v the_o vengeance_n of_o eternal_a fire_n but_o all_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v in_o scripture_n compare_v to_o fire_n mala._n 4.1_o behold_v the_o day_n come_v that_o shall_v burn_v like_o a_o oven_n and_o all_o the_o proud_a yea_o all_o that_o do_v wicked_o shall_v be_v stubble_n and_o the_o day_n that_o come_v shall_v burn_v they_o up_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n that_o it_o shall_v leave_v they_o neither_o fruit_n nor_o branch_n there_o be_v a_o burn_a and_o not_o by_o fire_n there_o be_v so_o great_a a_o judgement_n and_o terror_n in_o fire_n let_v loose_a and_o break_v its_o bound_n that_o it_o may_v well_o signify_v all_o judgement_n or_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v terrible_a isa_n 52.4_o as_o the_o fire_n devour_v the_o stubble_n and_o the_o flame_n consume_v the_o chaff_n so_o their_o root_n shall_v be_v rottenness_n and_o their_o blossom_n shall_v go_v up_o as_o dust_n thus_o here_o the_o remnant_n of_o they_o the_o fire_n consume_v that_o be_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n appear_v in_o some_o visible_a judgement_n consume_v the_o remnant_n but_o what_o be_v this_o remnant_n which_o the_o fire_n consume_v i_o answer_v
first_o we_o may_v expound_v it_o of_o person_n the_o remnant_n of_o person_n all_o that_o be_v leave_v of_o their_o family_n their_o child_n and_o posterity_n their_o kindred_n and_o relation_n be_v take_v away_o and_o consume_v from_o off_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n second_o we_o may_v expound_v it_o of_o thing_n the_o remnant_n of_o good_n whatsoever_o remain_v of_o their_o estate_n the_o odd_a end_n the_o very_a glean_n and_o leave_n of_o their_o great_a riches_n and_o worldly_a substance_n be_v all_o eat_v up_o and_o bring_v to_o a_o end_n so_o that_o nothing_o of_o they_o or_o they_o remain_v three_o the_o remnant_n of_o they_o may_v be_v the_o remembrance_n of_o they_o a_o fire_n shall_v consume_v their_o name_n and_o memorial_n they_o shall_v neveâ—_n be_v think_v of_o nor_o speak_v of_o any_o more_o with_o honour_n pine_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d significat_fw-la illud_fw-la quo_fw-la quis_fw-la alium_fw-la excellit_fw-la ideo_fw-la reliquiarum_fw-la nomine_fw-la impiorum_fw-la excellentem_fw-la &_o supra_fw-la cunctos_fw-la mortales_fw-la ingentem_fw-la foelicitatem_fw-la intelligo_fw-la pine_v four_o the_o word_n remnant_n as_o it_o signify_v in_o the_o original_a any_o thing_n which_o remain_v so_o especial_o that_o which_o remain_v in_o way_n of_o excellency_n or_o eminency_n not_o as_o we_o say_v the_o fag_n end_n of_o a_o thing_n but_o even_o the_o uppermost_a and_o best_a of_o it_o so_o that_o after_o this_o translation_n the_o remnant_n of_o they_o be_v the_o excellency_n of_o they_o that_o which_o they_o think_v most_o durable_a and_o honourable_a that_o which_o they_o look_v upon_o as_o most_o substantial_a and_o intrinsical_v to_o their_o greatness_n that_o very_a thing_n the_o fire_n shall_v consume_v so_o the_o word_n be_v use_v psal_n 17.14_o deliver_v my_o soul_n from_o man_n which_o be_v thy_o hand_n o_o lord_n from_o man_n of_o the_o world_n etc._n etc._n who_o belly_n thou_o fille_v with_o thy_o hide_a treasure_n they_o be_v full_a of_o child_n and_o leave_v the_o rest_n or_o as_o we_o supply_v the_o rest_n of_o their_o substance_n to_o their_o babe_n the_o rest_n that_o be_v the_o best_a their_o belly_n be_v full_a of_o hide_a treasure_n while_o they_o live_v that_o be_v they_o have_v and_o use_v abundance_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n themselves_o and_o they_o leave_v the_o rest_n he_o do_v not_o mean_v the_o scrap_n or_o paring_n after_o they_o have_v fill_v their_o own_o belly_n but_o by_o the_o rest_n or_o the_o remnant_n it_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n he_o mean_v the_o choice_a of_o what_o they_o have_v even_o that_o they_o leave_v to_o their_o babe_n or_o child_n when_o themselves_o must_v be_v go_v and_o leave_v the_o world_n thus_o we_o may_v understand_v the_o word_n remnant_n in_o this_o place_n not_o for_o a_o poor_a pittance_n but_o for_o the_o best_a the_o choice_a thing_n for_o the_o flower_n and_o cream_n of_o all_o they_o have_v even_o these_o thing_n the_o fire_n shall_v consume_v vengeance_n shall_v pursue_v and_o follow_v till_o all_o be_v turn_v into_o smoke_n and_o ash_n i_o have_v in_o divers_a other_o passage_n of_o this_o book_n meet_v with_o text_n show_v the_o utter_a consumption_n of_o wicked_a man_n therefore_o i_o shall_v not_o stay_v upon_o it_o here_o only_o take_v this_o brief_a note_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o different_a fire_n for_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a he_o have_v a_o fire_n for_o his_o own_o people_n but_o it_o be_v a_o purge_a fire_n a_o cleanse_n a_o refine_n fire_n like_o that_o mal._n 3.3_o he_o shall_v sit_v as_o a_o refiner_n and_o purifier_n of_o silver_n the_o lord_n also_o have_v a_o fire_n for_o the_o wicked_a but_o it_o be_v a_o consume_a fire_n he_o kindle_v many_o fire_n upon_o they_o and_o himself_o be_v a_o consume_a fire_n to_o they_o but_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o god_n be_v a_o consume_a fire_n also_o to_o his_o own_o people_n for_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o himself_o and_o other_o believer_n say_v heb._n 12.29_o our_o god_n be_v a_o consume_a fire_n i_o answer_v first_o it_o be_v true_a the_o god_n of_o believer_n be_v a_o consume_a fire_n but_o he_o be_v not_o a_o consume_a fire_n to_o believer_n even_o the_o heart_n of_o believer_n ought_v to_o be_v overawe_v with_o a_o holy_a fear_n of_o that_o in_o god_n which_o they_o shall_v never_o feel_v from_o god_n second_o god_n be_v sometime_o a_o consume_a fire_n to_o believer_n but_o it_o be_v only_o to_o consume_v their_o corruption_n or_o their_o corruptible_a comfort_n he_o will_v never_o consume_v either_o their_o grace_n or_o spiritual_a interest_n these_o he_o will_v not_o consume_v whatsoever_o he_o consume_v but_o the_o whole_a of_o a_o wicked_a man_n be_v as_o combustible_a matter_n before_o he_o there_o go_v up_o a_o smoke_n out_o of_o his_o nostril_n fire_n out_o of_o mouth_n devour_v psal_n 18.8_o that_o be_v god_n pour_v out_o wrath_n which_o devour_v they_o like_o a_o fire_n fire_n i_o mean_v natural_a fire_n be_v a_o great_a devourer_n it_o have_v a_o strong_a stomach_n there_o be_v nothing_o but_o pure_a gold_n too_o hard_o for_o its_o digestion_n but_o mystical_a fire_n the_o fire_n of_o divine_a wrath_n be_v infinite_o a_o great_a devourer_n wrath_n kindle_v maâ—y_v devour_a fire_n but_o wrath_n itself_o be_v the_o most_o devour_a fire_n who_o can_v stand_v before_o it_o who_o can_v abide_v the_o heat_n and_o flame_n of_o it_o this_o be_v the_o tophet_n prepare_v of_o old_a for_o the_o wicked_a this_o fire_n be_v able_a to_o consume_v branch_n and_o rush_n the_o root_n and_o top_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o one_o day_n and_o yet_o it_o will_v continue_v consume_v they_o to_o eternity_n the_o remnant_n of_o they_o the_o fire_n consume_v eliphaz_n have_v thus_o far_o prosecute_v a_o description_n both_o of_o the_o unrighteousness_n and_o of_o the_o ruin_n both_o of_o the_o sin_n and_o punishment_n of_o wicked_a man_n close_o insinuate_v that_o job_n be_v the_o man_n 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