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their_o affliction_n be_v at_o hand_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v god_n will_v not_o always_o suffer_v the_o rod_n of_o the_o wicked_a to_o rest_v upon_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o godly_a but_o keep_v a_o measure_n in_o humble_v of_o they_o he_o therefore_o compare_v the_o time_n of_o their_o captivity_n in_o babylon_n to_o a_o long_a warfare_n which_o be_v end_v the_o soldier_n that_o want_n employment_n be_v send_v home_o to_o their_o house_n to_o live_v there_o in_o peace_n and_o quiet_a he_o say_v in_o like_a manner_n that_o her_o inquitie_n be_v pardon_v pardon_v her_o iniquity_n be_v pardon_v because_o god_n will_v be_v so_o favourable_a unto_o they_o that_o he_o will_v no_o long_o in_o rigour_n pursue_v they_o this_o therefore_o be_v the_o exposition_n of_o the_o former_a word_n simile_n simile_n for_o as_o the_o physician_n in_o heal_a bodily_a disease_n do_v first_o remove_v the_o cause_n from_o whence_o they_o spring_v even_o so_o the_o lord_n deal_v with_o us._n the_o rod_n wherewith_o he_o beat_v we_o proceed_v from_o our_o sin_n he_o must_v of_o necessity_n pardon_v they_o then_o before_o his_o stroke_n can_v cease_v 38.17_o our_o sin_n must_v be_v forgive_v ere_o our_o affliction_n can_v cease_v see_v chap._n 38.17_o and_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n say_v that_o her_o warfare_n be_v accomplish_v because_o her_o iniquity_n be_v no_o long_o impute_v some_o take_v the_o word_n anonah_n for_o misery_n and_o say_v that_o it_o shall_v have_v a_o end_n which_o sense_n also_o suit_n well_o for_o so_o the_o prophet_n affirm_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n two_o way_n for_o to_o say_v that_o her_o warfare_n be_v end_v and_o that_o her_o misery_n be_v finish_v be_v thing_n that_o have_v one_o meaning_n but_o yet_o we_o must_v hold_v this_o principle_n that_o god_n cease_v to_o correct_v when_o he_o be_v reconcile_v so_o
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