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witness_n against_o false_a swearer_n etc._n etc._n 3._o and_o all_o the_o curse_n that_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n shall_v lie_v upon_o he_o all_o covenant_n have_v a_o curse_n neh._n 10_o 29._o the_o curse_n of_o this_o covenant_n be_v some_o way_n great_a than_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n deserve_v and_o procure_v the_o mediator_n vengeance_n which_o be_v a_o sore_a punishment_n than_o vengeance_n of_o a_o btoken_n law_n heb._n 10_o 28_o 29._o comprehend_v all_o misery_n temporal_a spiritual_a and_o eternal_a this_o be_v the_o fly_a roll_n the_o length_n whereof_o be_v twenty_o cubit_n and_o the_o breadth_n thereof_o ten_o cubit_n zech._n 5.2_o 3_o 4._o we_o have_v a_o black_a and_o broad_a roll_n of_o curse_n appoint_v unto_o covenant-breaker_n leu._n 26.15_o to_o the_o close_a terror_n consumption_n burning-ague_n enemy_n prevail_v rage_n of_o tyrant_n reign_v barrenness_n of_o land_n wild_a beast_n devour_v the_o rage_a sword_n pestilence_n famine_n desolation_n faintness_n and_o pine_v away_o in_o iniquity_n etc._n etc._n and_o another_o may_v cubit_n long_o and_o broad_a deut._n 28._o from_o 15._o to_o the_o end_n we_o see_v what_o curse_n be_v threaten_v against_o the_o man_n that_o transgress_v his_o covenant_n jer._n 34.18_o 20._o etc._n etc._n he_o will_v give_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o they_o that_o seek_v their_o life_n ezek._n 17.15_o 18_o 19_o shall_v he_o prosper_v shall_v he_o escape_v shall_v he_o break_v the_o covenant_n and_o be_v deliver_v see_v he_o despise_v the_o oath_n by_o break_v the_o covenant_n when_o to_o he_o have_v give_v his_o hand_n he_o shall_v not_o escape_v as_o i_o live_v i_o will_v recompense_v it_o upon_o his_o own_o head_n 4._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v blot_v out_o his_o name_n from_o under_o heaven_n man_n think_v to_o escape_v by_o iniquity_n and_o to_o purchase_v sometime_o not_o only_o ease_v and_o rest_n but_o esteem_v and_o renown_n by_o perfidious_a and_o perjurious_a time-serving_a and_o the_o great_a complyer_n who_o keep_v their_o house_n when_o other_o for_o adhere_v to_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n lose_v or_o leave_v they_o have_v thought_n that_o their_o house_n shall_v continue_v for_o ever_o they_o call_v their_o land_n after_o their_o name_n psal_n 49.11_o but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n say_v their_o name_n shall_v be_v blot_v out_o and_o shall_v stink_v job_n 18.17_o their_o remmembrance_n shall_v perish_v and_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o name_n in_o the_o street_n job_n 20.7_o he_o shall_v perish_v for_o ever_o like_o his_o own_o dung_n they_o which_o have_v see_v he_o shall_v say_v where_o be_v he_o job_n 27._o ult_n man_n shall_v clap_v their_o hand_n at_o he_o and_o shall_v hiss_v he_o out_o of_o his_o place_n psal_n 37.35.36_o tho'_o for_o a_o time_n he_o may_v be_v great_a in_o power_n and_o spread_v himself_o like_o a_o green_a bay_n tree_n yet_o he_o shall_v pass_v away_o and_o shall_v not_o be_v find_v psal_n 52.5_o 6_o 7._o he_o shall_v be_v pluck_v out_o of_o his_o dwell_a place_n and_o root_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n the_o righteous_a also_o shall_v see_v and_o fear_v and_o shall_v laugh_v at_o he_o lo_o this_o be_v the_o man_n that_o make_v not_o god_n his_o strength_n but_o trust_v in_o the_o abundance_n of_o his_o riches_n and_o strengthen_v himself_o in_o his_o wickedness_n prov._n 10_o 7._o the_o name_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v rot_v prov._n 13.9_o the_o lamp_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v put_v out_o when_o the_o light_n of_o the_o righteous_a shall_v rejoice_v 5._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v separate_v he_o unto_o evil_n out_o of_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n according_a to_o all_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o covenant_n that_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n of_o the_o law._n vers_fw-la 21._o 21._o verse_n 21._o tho'_o all_o sinner_n be_v obnoxious_a yet_o in_o a_o more_o special_a manner_n the_o covenant-brake_a shall_v be_v separate_a or_o single_v out_o to_o examplifie_v the_o lord_n indignation_n and_o jealousy_n he_o shall_v particular_o be_v the_o butt_n of_o his_o vengeance_n many_o evil_n shall_v befall_v he_o escape_v who_o will_v deut._n 31.17_o according_a to_o all_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o covenant_n temporal_a spiritual_a and_o eternal_a he_o shall_v be_v a_o prey_n to_o all_o the_o evil_n of_o sin_n give_v up_o to_o all_o the_o evil_n of_o trouble_n and_o devote_v as_o a_o faggot_n for_o hell_n fire_n for_o ever_o second_o national_a covenant-breaking_a be_v threaten_v with_o astonish_a national_a judgement_n from_o vers_fw-la 22._o to_o 28._o wherein_o the_o observableness_n and_o astonish_a greatness_n of_o they_o be_v not_o only_o threaten_v but_o predict_v compare_n deut._n 31.16_o 17_o etc._n etc._n with_o the_o event_n and_o describe_v show_v 1._o the_o observer_n 2._o the_o thing_n observe_v or_o the_o occasion_n of_o their_o observation_n 3._o their_o enquiry_n upon_o their_o observation_n 4._o 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mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v that_o they_o may_v declare_v for_o what_o the_o land_n perish_v who_o can_v easy_o tell_v that_o it_o be_v for_o forsake_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o covenant_n jer._n 9.12_o 13._o jer._n 16.10_o 11._o nor_o covenant_n breaker_n themselves_o that_o be_v leave_v in_o that_o day_n when_o many_o evil_n and_o trouble_n befall_v they_o will_v say_v be_v not_o these_o evil_n come_v upon_o we_o because_o our_o god_n be_v not_o among_o we_o deut._n 31.17_o and_o will_v be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v righteous_a 2_o chron._n 12.5_o 6._o but_o it_o shall_v be_v observe_v and_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o generation_n to_o come_v and_o by_o stranger_n and_o all_o nation_n about_o 2_o chron._n 7.19_o etc._n etc._n jer._n 22.8_o 9_o yea_o by_o adversary_n employ_v as_o the_o instrument_n of_o these_o punishment_n leu._n 26.32_o i_o will_v bring_v the_o land_n to_o desolation_n and_o your_o enemy_n which_o dwell_v therein_o shall_v be_v 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aggravation_n to_o forsake_v a_o covenant_n of_o so_o long_o stand_v a_o perpetual_a covenant_n jer_n 50_o 5._o a_o covenant_n so_o holy_a dan_o 11_o 30._o a_o covenant_n so_o solemn_o engage_v into_o jer_n 34_o 18_o so_o frequent_o renew_v and_o under_o such_o sanction_n certification_n adjuration_n and_o curse_n in_o this_o chap_n josh_n 24_o and_o jer_n 11_o 2_o 3._o further_o it_o be_v a_o forsake_v of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n god._n though_o it_o be_v but_o a_o man_n covenant_n yet_o it_o can_v not_o be_v forsake_v without_o the_o base_a of_o treachery_n much_o more_o to_o forsake_v god_n covenant_n which_o be_v to_o forsake_v himself_o a_o dreadful_a sin_n so_o much_o aggravate_v in_o scripture_n deut._n 31.16_o deut._n 32.15_o josh_n 24.19_o 20._o judg._n 10.13_o 2_o chron._n 24.20_o isa_n 1_n 4_o jer._n 2.10_o 11_o 13._o to_o forsake_v the_o covenant_n of_o the_o of_o the_o lord_n our_o husband_n be_v adultery_n to_o forsake_v the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n 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in_o indicating_z and_o acknowledge_v the_o severity_n of_o it_o v._o 28._o how_o the_o lord_n root_v they_o out_o of_o their_o land_n in_o anger_n and_o in_o wrath_n and_o in_o great_a indignation_n etc._n etc._n hence_o it_o may_v be_v infer_v that_o if_o covenanter_n will_v not_o extirpate_v what_o pollute_v the_o land_n according_a to_o their_o engagement_n the_o lord_n will_v be_v provoke_v to_o extirpate_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n according_a to_o his_o word_n vi_o in_o the_o close_a vers_fw-la ult_n there_o be_v a_o conclusory_a corollary_n subjoin_v to_o all_o 29._o verse_n 29._o the_o secret_a thing_n belong_v unto_o the_o liad_n our_o god_n but_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v reveal_v belong_v unto_o we_o and_o to_o our_o child_n for_o ever_o that_o we_o may_v do_v all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law._n this_o may_v be_v take_v either_o abstract_o as_o a_o apothegm_n by_o itself_o or_o with_o relation_n to_o what_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n or_o to_o what_o 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