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we_o in_o a_o day_n of_o wrath_n prov._n 11.4_o silver_n and_o gold_n will_v not_o then_o avayl_v ezek._n 7.19_o all_o jewel_n and_o treasure_n fail_v we_o in_o time_n of_o distress_n 60._o only_o the_o jewel_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n like_o a_o faithful_a friend_n will_v never_o leave_v we_o nor_o forsake_v we_o verse_n 4.5_o come_v to_o bethel_n and_o transgress_v at_o gilgal_n multiply_v transgression_n and_o bring_v your_o sacrifice_n every_o morning_n and_o your_o tithe_n after_o three_o year_n and_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n with_o leaven_n and_o proclaim_v and_o publish_v the_o free-offering_n for_o this_o like_v you_o o_o you_o child_n of_o israel_n say_v the_o lord_n the_o prophet_n go_v on_o with_o his_o charge_n against_o israel_n and_o that_o the_o justness_n of_o god_n judgement_n which_o he_o threaten_v to_o bring_v upon_o this_o people_n may_v be_v make_v apparent_a to_o the_o world_n he_o come_v to_o set_v forth_o their_o gross_a idolatry_n 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man_n have_v will_v he_o give_v for_o his_o life_n the_o egyptian_n sell_v all_o that_o they_o have_v to_o joseph_n for_o bread_n and_o when_o all_o be_v go_v they_o sell_v themselves_o gen._n 47.18_o 7_o it_o be_v usual_o attend_v with_o other_o judgement_n as_o sword_n and_o plague_n such_o great_a judgement_n seldom_o go_v alone_o jer._n 14.15_o 16._o &_o 24.10_o ezek._n 7.15_o &_o 14.21_o let_v we_o then_o fly_v from_o sin_n which_o turn_v that_o god_n who_o be_v mercy_n and_o pity_v itself_o into_o fire_n and_o fury_n and_o provoke_v he_o to_o send_v such_o terrible_a judgement_n on_o his_o people_n especial_o take_v heed_n of_o four_o sin_n 1_o intemperance_n drunkenness_n and_o gluttony_n bring_v the_o famine_n on_o a_o land_n abuse_v of_o plenty_n lose_v plenty_n when_o man_n rise_v early_a to_o follow_v strong_a drink_n than_o their_o honourable_a man_n be_v famish_v isa._n 5.11_o 12_o 13._o joel_n 1_o 2_o covenant-breaking_a when_o there_o be_v a_o three_o year_n famine_n 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and_o the_o ten_o tribe_n to_o samaria_n 3_o here_o be_v the_o place_n where_o those_o sinner_n dwell_v and_o that_o be_v in_o jerusalem_n of_o which_o mount_n zion_n be_v a_o eminent_a part_n and_o therefore_o be_v oft_o put_v for_o jerusalem_n itself_o à _fw-la parte_fw-la praestantiori_fw-la fit_a denominatio_fw-la this_o be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o judah_n as_o samaria_n be_v of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n samaria_n be_v principal_o threaten_v yet_o because_o the_o other_o two_o tribe_n be_v their_o brethren_n in_o sin_n therefore_o he_o threaten_v they_o with_o parity_n of_o punishment_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o these_o two_o chief_a city_n be_v more_o secure_a and_o sensual_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o god_n judgement_n than_o other_o part_n of_o the_o land_n and_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n deal_v more_o sharp_o and_o round_o with_o they_o and_o by_o a_o prolepsis_n prevent_v a_o cavil_n whereas_o they_o may_v object_v that_o they_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o nation_n and_o all_o 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emphatical_o set_v a_o woe_n upon_o their_o head_n woe_n to_o they_o that_o be_v at_o ease_n in_o zion_n 3._o god_n minister_n must_v denounce_v woe_n against_o the_o wicked_a as_o they_o must_v proclaim_v promise_n to_o the_o penitent_a so_o they_o must_v denounce_v judgement_n against_o the_o obstinate_a they_o must_v make_v a_o difference_n to_o some_o they_o must_v show_v lenity_n and_o to_o other_o severity_n jude_n 22_o 23._o what_o dreadful_a woe_n do_v all_o the_o prophet_n denounce_v against_o impenitent_a sinner_n christ_n who_o be_v love_v itself_o and_o in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o gall_n nor_o guile_n yet_o how_o many_o dreadful_a woe_n do_v he_o denounce_v against_o the_o hypocritical_a pharisee_n even_o eight_o woe_n together_o mat._n 23.13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 23_o 25_o 27_o 29._o if_o man_n will_v be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o proclaim_v their_o wickedness_n minister_n must_v be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o proclaim_v their_o woe_n 4._o woe_n and_o sorrow_n be_v the_o portion_n of_o secure_a sinner_n both_o legal_a woe_n and_o evangelical_n woe_n temporal_a spiritual_a and_o eternal_a woe_n the_o law_n cry_v woe_n to_o such_o sinner_n and_o so_o do_v the_o gospel_n but_o gospel-woe_n be_v the_o sad_a of_o the_o two_o for_o if_o the_o law_n say_v woe_n to_o we_o yet_o the_o gospel_n may_v say_v mercy_n to_o we_o but_o if_o the_o gospel_n say_v woe_n to_o we_o where_o shall_v we_o find_v mercy_n it_o be_v true_a sinner_n may_v laugh_v and_o be_v merry_a in_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n 14._o but_o woe_n and_o weep_v be_v in_o the_o conclusion_n luk._n 6.25_o the_o end_n be_v death_n rom._n 6.21_o as_o all_o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n hang_v over_o the_o head_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o drop_v blessing_n upon_o they_o which_o way_n soever_o they_o go_v so_o cloud_n of_o wrath_n hang_v over_o the_o head_n of_o the_o wicked_a drop_v judgement_n upon_o they_o even_o in_o their_o high_a prosperity_n when_o they_o think_v themselves_o most_o free_a from_o 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the_o kingdom_n the_o kingdom_n be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v his_o word_n 3_o here_o be_v amaziahs_n fraudulent_a advice_n under_o pretence_n of_o love_n and_o kindness_n he_o will_v nor_o have_v amos_n come_v any_o more_o to_o bethel_n lest_o he_o shall_v run_v himself_o into_o danger_n and_o therefore_o he_o advise_v he_o to_o pack_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n with_o all_o speed_n and_o to_o get_v into_o judeah_n his_o own_o country_n and_o to_o prophesy_v there_o vers._n 12._o 4_o we_o have_v amos_n his_o bold_a reply_n to_o this_o false_a prophet_n calumniation_n vers_fw-la 14_o 15._o where_o he_o assert_n and_o justify_v his_o call_n show_v 1_o negative_o that_o he_o be_v no_o prophet_n nor_o prophet_n son_n 2_o affirmative_o that_o he_o be_v a_o herdsman_n 3_o how_o he_o be_v call_v to_o be_v a_o prophet_n he_o come_v not_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n to_o the_o work_n but_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o i_o go_v prophecy_n vers_fw-la 15._o 4_o here_o be_v amos_n his_o charge_n to_o 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this_o elsewhere_o 2_o sin_n be_v the_o great_a makebate_n between_o god_n and_o his_o people_n it_o breed_v contention_n and_o dissension_n between_o they_o god_n have_v a_o suit_n and_o a_o action_n against_o such_o hos._n 4.1_o god_n have_v a_o controversy_n against_o israel_n and_o cite_v they_o to_o answer_v the_o plea_n which_o he_o have_v against_o they_o for_o their_o ignorance_n cruelty_n swear_v lie_a etc._n etc._n god_n love_v his_o creature_n as_o it_o be_v his_o creature_n but_o when_o it_o become_v a_o sinful_a rebellious_a creature_n he_o abhor_v it_o and_o delight_n in_o its_o destruction_n prov._n 1.26_o this_o breed_v the_o quarrel_n between_o god_n and_o the_o old_a world_n gen._n 6.2_o 3._o and_o between_o he_o and_o jerusalem_n jer._n 30.15_o hos._n 12.2_o micha_n 6.2_o 3._o sin_n breed_v the_o first_o controversy_n and_o quarrel_n between_o god_n and_o the_o angel_n and_o between_o god_n and_o adam_n this_o turn_v he_o who_o be_v sweetness_n itself_o and_o mercy_n 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people_n may_v keep_v off_o judgement_n for_o a_o time_n yet_o the_o sin_n of_o a_o people_n may_v be_v so_o great_a that_o the_o lord_n will_v hear_v no_o more_o prayer_n for_o they_o jer._n 15.1_o ezek._n 14.16_o 18_o 20._o and_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n here_o see_v this_o people_n be_v incurable_a and_o god_n determination_n full_o set_v to_o destroy_v they_o for_o their_o idolatry_n and_o apostasy_n he_o forbear_v any_o further_o intercede_v for_o they_o quiet_o acquiesce_v in_o the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o they_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o the_o lord_n will_v show_v a_o people_n no_o more_o favour_n jer._n 16.13_o a_o evil_a day_n a_o only_a and_o extreme_a evil_a day_n in_o which_o the_o lord_n forbid_v prayer_n jer._n 7.11_o 14._o and_o restrain_v a_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n and_o relent_v from_o his_o people_n ezek._n 24.23_o dan_fw-mi 9.13_o 2_o god_n judgement_n upon_o wicked_a man_n be_v just_a and_o righteous_a they_o be_v all_o exact_o frame_v 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the_o high_a place_n of_o laughter_n or_o the_o ridiculous_a high_a place_n and_o the_o altar_n of_o derision_n for_o what_o be_v more_o ridiculous_a than_o for_o man_n to_o worship_v a_o stock_n or_o a_o stone_n which_o themselves_o have_v carve_v shall_v be_v desolate_a but_o this_o be_v a_o ridiculous_a version_n of_o this_o text_n for_o though_o there_o be_v a_o change_n of_o one_o letter_n in_o the_o name_n of_o isaac_n vulg._n scin_n instead_o of_o tsade_n yet_o the_o learned_a in_o that_o language_n observe_v that_o these_o letter_n be_v use_v promiscuous_o the_o one_o for_o the_o other_o and_o it_o be_v the_o same_o isaac_n here_o speak_v of_o which_o be_v mention_v gen._n 17.19_o &_o psal._n 105.9_o by_o high_a place_n here_o be_v mean_v temple_n and_o altar_n erect_v on_o mountain_n and_o hill_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o idol_n amos_n 4._o ult_n 5._o though_o god_n have_v confine_v they_o by_o a_o strict_a command_n to_o worship_n at_o jerusalem_n yet_o they_o must_v 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the_o vine_n and_o the_o elm_n or_o like_o those_o twin_n which_o be_v say_v to_o weep_v and_o laugh_v together_o so_o long_o as_o purity_n in_o religion_n be_v preserve_v the_o state_n prosper_v and_o have_v peace_n 2_o chron._n 17.5_o 10._o isa._n 60.12_o 13_o 18._o god_n will_v preserve_v that_o people_n which_o preserve_v his_o truth_n revel_v 2.10_o but_o he_o will_v depart_v from_o those_o that_o depart_v from_o the_o purity_n of_o his_o way_n and_o when_o god_n depart_v peace_n plenty_n comfort_n glory_n etc._n etc._n all_o go_v with_o he_o and_o all_o misery_n come_v in_o like_o a_o flood_n deut._n 31.17_o jer._n 6.8_o hos._n 9.12_o 2_o god_n will_v destroy_v idolatrous_a place_n the_o sanctuary_n and_o high_a place_n of_o idolator_n shall_v be_v ruin_v if_o magistrate_n will_v not_o destroy_v they_o 2._o god_n will_v levit._fw-la 26.30_o deut._n 12.23_o ezek._n 6.3_o amos_n 4._o ult_n &_o 5.5_o 3_o sin_n especial_o the_o sin_n of_o idolatry_n ruin_v great_a man_n as_o well_o as_o other_o god_n be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n but_o if_o great_a man_n be_v great_a offender_n they_o must_v look_v for_o great_a punishment_n god_n be_v terrible_a not_o only_o to_o inferior_a wicked_a man_n but_o even_o to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n if_o jeroboam_fw-la will_v worship_v golden_a calf_n those_o calf_n shall_v be_v his_o ruin_n idolatry_n be_v a_o god-provoking_a and_o a_o land-destroying_a sin_n psal._n 106.39_o amos_n 2.4_o 5._o 4_o god_n minister_n must_v denounce_v judgement_n against_o great_a man_n when_o they_o sin_n gualther_n as_o well_o as_o against_o inferior_a person_n yea_o rather_o against_o they_o because_o by_o their_o example_n they_o do_v more_o hurt_n this_o make_v amos_n as_o it_o be_v threaten_v the_o house_n of_o the_o king_n thus_o elijah_n reprove_v ahab_n nathan_n david_n and_o john_n baptist_n herod_n see_v more_o in_o my_o com._n on_o psal._n 82.2_o obs._n 1._o p._n 96_o 97._o 5_o god_n transfer_v kingdom_n from_o one_o 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lord_n take_v i_o as_o i_o follow_v the_o flock_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o go_v prophecy_n unto_o my_o people_n israel_n we_o have_v see_v amaziahs_n design_n by_o force_n and_o fraud_n to_o suppress_v amos_n we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o amos_n his_o answer_n which_o consist_v of_o two_o part_n 1_o a_o apology_n for_o what_o he_o do_v ground_v upon_o god_n extraordinary_a call_v he_o to_o the_o work_n 2._o his_o prophecy_n which_o be_v twofold_a 1_o particular_a contain_v those_o particular_a judgement_n which_o shall_v befall_v amaziah_n his_o wife_n his_o child_n 2_o general_n contain_v the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o israel_n vers_fw-la ult_n in_o these_o two_o verse_n we_o have_v amos_n his_o answer_n wherein_o he_o constant_o and_o courageous_o maintain_v what_o he_o have_v do_v and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o desist_v or_o forsake_v of_o his_o station_n
wife_n titus_n 1.6_o it_o be_v one_o mark_v of_o antichrist_n to_o maintain_v that_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n in_o forbid_v the_o marriage_n of_o minister_n 1_o tim._n 4.1_o 3._o this_o prohibition_n of_o marriage_n have_v fill_v the_o world_n with_o whoredom_n sodomy_n bestiality_n and_o incest_n and_o therefore_o paphnutius_fw-la a_o famous_a primitive_a confessor_n 4._o though_o himself_o be_v unmarried_a yet_o mighty_o persuade_v and_o prevail_v with_o the_o nicene_n council_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o decree_v any_o thing_n against_o priest_n marriage_n the_o moderate_a sort_n of_o papist_n have_v allow_v of_o priest_n marriage_n as_o gratian_n panormitan_n and_o other_o even_o bellarmine_n himself_o confess_v 1655._o that_o there_o be_v no_o precept_n in_o the_o old_a or_o new_a testament_n against_o minister_n marriage_n and_o we_o in_o england_n be_v bind_v to_o bless_v god_n for_o the_o marry_a clergy_n how_o many_o dod_n dykes_n wheatlies_n whitaker_n rogerse_n byfield_n etc._n etc._n and_o other_o eminent_a light_n be_v this_o church_n furnish_v withal_o from_o the_o pious_a and_o reverend_a clergyman_n of_o this_o land_n it_o be_v a_o choice_n mercy_n to_o a_o land_n when_o the_o lord_n shall_v raise_v up_o from_o among_o ourselves_o nazarites_n to_o serve_v in_o the_o sanctuary_n amos_n 2.11_o caut._n yet_o as_o all_o person_n so_o young_a minister_n especial_o shall_v not_o be_v rash_a and_o hasty_a in_o their_o marriage_n but_o shall_v get_v a_o competent_a library_n first_o and_o some_o gravity_n and_o solidity_n that_o they_o may_v be_v able_a to_o walk_v exemplary_o before_o their_o flock_n and_o that_o they_o may_v not_o dishonour_v this_o honourable_a ordinance_n of_o god_n with_o any_o levity_n or_o vanity_n for_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o minister_n marriage_n see_v b._n hall_n epis_n 3._o dec._n 2._o and_o his_o treatise_n style_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o marry_a clerg_n zegedin_n loc_n come_v p._n 444._o davenant_n determ_fw-la quest._n 43._o perkins_n 2._o vol._n demonstr_n of_o the_o problem_n p._n 574._o mornay_n de_fw-fr missa_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 8._o erasmus_fw-la tom._n 5._o p._n 513._o d._n willet_n synops._fw-la papis_fw-la error_n 83._o p._n 291_o etc._n etc._n ☜_o and_o mr._n fox_n martyrolog_n vol._n 2._o p._n 464_o etc._n etc._n see_v more_o in_o the_o index_n of_o the_o book_n of_o martyr_n in_o the_o word_n marriage_n b._n morton_n protest_v appeal_v lib._n 1._o c._n 2._o sect._n 32._o p._n 38._o ad_fw-la 46._o anâ—es_n bellarm._n enervat_fw-la tom._n 2._o l._n 3._o p._n 131._o osiand_n enchirid._n controu._n contra_fw-la pap._n q._n 21._o p._n 417._o ad_fw-la 456._o paraeus_n in_o 1_o cor._n 7._o q._n 3._o col_fw-fr 448_o gerard._n loc._n com._n tom._n 6._o col_fw-fr 369._o ad_fw-la 434._o coronis_n hic_fw-la praesentis_fw-la historiae_fw-la sit_fw-la usus_fw-la ut_fw-la amasias_n qui_fw-la hodie_fw-la sibi_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la dominium_fw-la vendicant_a caveamus_fw-la &_o constant_a retineamus_fw-la verae_fw-la fidei_fw-la confessionem_fw-la quam_fw-la ex_fw-la dei_fw-la verbo_fw-la didicimus_fw-la gualther_n the_o end_n of_o the_o seven_o chapter_n a_o exposition_n with_o practical_a observation_n upon_o the_o eight_o chapter_n of_o amos._n verse_n 1_o 2_o 3._o thus_o have_v the_o lord_n god_n show_v unto_o i_o and_o behold_v a_o basket_n of_o summer_n fruit_n and_o he_o say_v amos_n what_o see_v thou_o and_o i_o say_v a_o basket_n of_o summer_n fruit_n then_o say_v the_o lord_n unto_o i_o the_o end_n be_v come_v upon_o my_o people_n of_o israel_n i_o will_v not_o again_o pass_v by_o they_o any_o more_o and_o the_o song_n of_o the_o temple_n shall_v be_v howl_n in_o that_o day_n say_v the_o lord_n god_n there_o shall_v be_v many_o dead_a body_n in_o every_o place_n they_o shall_v cast_v they_o forth_o with_o silence_n the_o lord_n have_v try_v many_o conclusion_n upon_o this_o people_n and_o use_v all_o mean_n to_o reclaim_v they_o but_o in_o vain_a he_o therefore_o send_v the_o prophet_n to_o they_o to_o declare_v their_o final_a ruin_n which_o he_o do_v in_o this_o chapter_n by_o the_o vision_n of_o a_o basket_n of_o summer_n fruit_n note_v thereby_o the_o ripeness_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o their_o nearness_n to_o ruin_v the_o prophet_n have_v before_o set_v forth_o the_o judgement_n which_o be_v come_v upon_o this_o people_n by_o three_o type_n and_o vision_n 1._o by_o the_o type_n of_o grasshopper_n and_o locust_n he_o do_v shadow_n out_o the_o famine_n chap_n 7.2_o by_o fire_n devour_v the_o great_a deep_a be_v set_v forth_o war_n chap._n 7.4_o 5_o 6.3_o by_o a_o plumb_n line_n be_v set_v forth_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o king_n house_n chap._n 7.7.4_o we_o have_v here_o a_o four_o vision_n where_o by_o a_o basket_n of_o summer_n fruit_n be_v set_v forth_o the_o final_a destruction_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n so_o that_o in_o this_o chapter_n we_o have_v the_o sum_n of_o amos_n his_o six_o sermon_n wherein_o be_v a_o type_n propound_v and_o expound_v or_o 1_o a_o commination_n of_o the_o total_a overthrow_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n set_v forth_o under_o the_o type_n of_o a_o basket_n of_o summer_n fruit_n vers_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3._o 2._o here_o be_v a_o amplification_n of_o this_o commination_n the_o better_a to_o awaken_v these_o secure_a sinner_n set_v forth_o by_o a_o particular_a enumeration_n of_o those_o dreadful_a judgement_n both_o corporal_a and_o spiritual_a which_o be_v come_v on_o they_o and_o that_o in_o so_o dreadful_a a_o manner_n that_o the_o sun_n shall_v be_v darken_v and_o no_o light_n of_o consolation_n appear_v the_o land_n shall_v tremble_v and_o every_o one_o mourn_v bitter_o as_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o only_a son_n vers_n 7._o desolation_n like_o a_o overflow_a flood_n shall_v run_v over_o all_o vers._n 3._o their_o feast_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o fast_v and_o their_o prosperity_n into_o deplorable_a misery_n this_o be_v set_v forth_o 1._o metaphorical_o vers_fw-la 9_o i_o will_v cause_v the_o sun_n to_o go_v down_o at_o noon_n 2._o plain_o vers_fw-la 3_o to_o 13._o i_o will_v turn_v your_o feast_n into_o weep_v and_o your_o beautiful_a virgin_n and_o strong_a young_a man_n shall_v perish_v 3._o their_o pastor_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v have_v a_o spiritual_a famine_n of_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n it_o shall_v be_v so_o scarce_o that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v vers_fw-la 11_o 12._o they_o have_v loathe_v this_o mannah_n and_o now_o they_o shall_v be_v make_v to_o know_v the_o worth_n of_o it_o by_o the_o want_v of_o it_o 4._o utter_a destruction_n vers_fw-la 14._o they_o shall_v fall_v and_o never_o rise_v up_o again_o 3._o here_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o this_o commination_n or_o the_o impulsive_a and_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o all_o this_o sorrow_n viz._n the_o sin_n of_o israel_n as_o 1._o their_o oppression_n of_o the_o poor_a vers_fw-la 4._o 2._o their_o covetousness_n and_o greediness_n after_o gain_n count_v all_o time_n lose_v that_o be_v spend_v in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n because_o it_o bring_v no_o present_a profit_n therefore_o they_o say_v when_o will_v the_o new-moon_n be_v go_v verse_n 5._o 3._o their_o deceitful_a deal_n in_o falsify_v weight_n and_o measure_n vers_fw-la 5._o 4._o their_o idolatry_n vers_fw-la 14._o verse_n 1._o thus_o have_v the_o lord_n god_n show_v unto_o i_o and_o behold_v a_o basket_n of_o summer_n fruit_n the_o prophet_n begin_v with_o a_o vision_n or_o parable_n which_o contain_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o whole_a sermon_n by_o a_o lively_a type_n he_o set_v forth_o israel_n utter_a ruin_n and_o to_o procure_v the_o more_o authority_n to_o what_o he_o speak_v he_o begin_v with_o his_o usual_a preface_n which_o he_o prefix_v before_o his_o former_a vision_n chap._n 7.1.4.7_o thus_o have_v the_o lord_n show_v i_o the_o lord_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n who_o name_n be_v jehovah_n the_o only_a true_a god_n who_o can_v deceive_v nor_o be_v deceive_v he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o this_o vision_n i_o be_o but_o the_o penman_n and_o rustic_a instrument_n to_o declare_v it_o to_o you_o 2_o pet._n 1.21_o in_o the_o verse_n itself_o we_o have_v 1._o a_o exordium_n or_o preface_n thus_o have_v the_o lord_n show_v i_o q._n d._n i_o bring_v you_o no_o vision_n of_o my_o own_o brain_n but_o what_o i_o tell_v you_o i_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o lord_n the_o vision_z i_o have_v from_o he_o and_o therefore_o in_o his_o name_n do_v i_o require_v attention_n 2._o here_o be_v a_o note_n of_o attention_n 6.11_o behold_v which_o be_v here_o a_o eye-ecee_a though_o oft_o in_o scripture_n it_o be_v a_o ear-ecce_a call_v upon_o man_n to_o hearken_v yet_o here_o it_o be_v a_o eye_n ecce_fw-la and_o call_v upon_o they_o to_o see_v a_o vision_n so_o it_o be_v use_v john_n 1.29_o 47._o this_o word_n behold_v like_o the_o hand_n in_o
mix_v with_o chaff_n cockle_n light-corn_n litte-stone_n and_o dust_n this_o refuse_n which_o be_v not_o marketable_a and_o be_v seldom_o sell_v but_o be_v usual_o give_v to_o beast_n or_o bird_n yet_o these_o muckworm_n sell_v this_o muck_n for_o pure_a grain_n to_o the_o poor_a who_o be_v necessitate_v to_o buy_v this_o or_o starve_v and_o make_v they_o pay_v as_o if_o it_o be_v good_a corn_n this_o accumulate_v cruelty_n make_v the_o lord_n to_o swear_v their_o ruin_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n observation_n 1_o worldly_a man_n be_v very_o industrious_a for_o mammon_n and_o riches_n they_o move_v every_o stone_n for_o the_o attain_n of_o it_o and_o care_v not_o how_o they_o come_v by_o it_o whether_o by_o right_n or_o by_o wrong_n on_o the_o lord_n day_n though_o their_o hand_n be_v tie_v yet_o their_o heart_n be_v on_o it_o and_o on_o the_o weekday_n 1._o they_o get_v false_a weight_n 2._o false_a ware_n 3._o they_o enhance_v the_o price_n of_o those_o ware_n 4._o they_o get_v not_o only_o the_o poor_a man_n purse_n but_o his_o person_n too_o thus_o they_o that_o will_v be_v rich_a fall_n into_o many_o snare_n and_o temptation_n of_o the_o devil_n which_o drown_v man_n in_o perdition_n 1_o tim._n 6._o 9_o 10._o and_o if_o man_n be_v so_o violent_a for_o earth_n what_o shall_v we_o be_v for_o heaven_n 2_o life_n be_v a_o precious_a thing_n man_n will_v sell_v their_o cattle_n their_o clothes_n their_o child_n yea_o themselves_o for_o food_n to_o preserve_v life_n 4_o gen._n 47.20_o 23.25_o nehem._n 5.2_o 3_o 5._o so_o true_a be_v that_o job_n 2.4_o skin_n for_o skin_n and_o all_o that_o a_o man_n have_v will_v he_o give_v for_o his_o life_n it_o be_v a_o proverbial_a speech_n some_o by_o skin_n understand_v a_o man_n clothing_n which_o at_o first_o be_v make_v of_o skin_n gen._n 3.21_o q._n d._n a_o man_n will_v part_v with_o his_o clothes_n rather_o than_o with_o his_o life_n for_o the_o body_n be_v more_o than_o raiment_n mat._n 6.26.2_o other_o by_o skin_n for_o skin_n understand_v riches_n good_n and_o all_o the_o outward_a estate_n which_o be_v like_o a_o skin_n to_o cover_v and_o â—ence_n we_o from_o poverty_n and_o misery_n but_o life_n be_v better_a than_o all_o these_o and_o hatâ—â—â—en_o great_o prize_v by_o good_a man_n gen._n 32.11_o hest._n 7.3_o and_o bad_a man_n gen._n 25.32_o hest._n 7.7_o eccles._n 9.4_o 3_o covetous_a man_n be_v cruel_a man_n they_o buy_v and_o sell_v not_o only_a cattle_n but_o man_n neh._n 9.37_o yea_o righteous_a man_n they_o sell_v the_o righteous_a for_o silver_n and_o condemn_v the_o just_a for_o a_o reward_n jam._n 5.6_o anything_o for_o money_n sell_v a_o boy_n for_o a_o lust_n and_o a_o girl_n for_o a_o cup_n of_o wine_n joel_n 3.3_o some_o man_n will_v transgress_v for_o a_o handful_n of_o barley_n or_o a_o morsel_n of_o bread_n ezek._n 13.19_o thus_o the_o poor_a always_o pay_v for_o it_o especial_o the_o meek_a and_o modest_a poor_a man_n be_v apt_a to_o go_v over_o the_o hedge_n where_o it_o be_v 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when_o they_o swear_v our_o lady_n ber_n lakins_n by_o st._n anthony_n by_o s._n gys_n by_o the_o mass_n by_o cock_n by_o my_o fay_n by_o my_o feik_n by_o my_o feikin_n by_o my_o true_o etc._n etc._n all_o these_o be_v oath_n by_o idol_n and_o by_o creature_n which_o our_o jealous_a god_n will_v not_o brook_v at_o our_o hand_n you_o may_v mock_v man_n with_o they_o 166._o but_o god_n will_v not_o be_v mock_v his_o curse_n will_v seize_v upon_o the_o house_n where_o such_o swearer_n dwell_v zach._n 5.3_o we_o all_o profess_v ourselves_o to_o be_v worshipper_n of_o the_o true_a god_n yet_o our_o swear_n by_o they_o that_o be_v no_o god_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o renounce_v the_o true_a god_n by_o who_o only_o we_o shall_v swear_v as_o him_z only_o we_o shall_v serve_v god_n be_v very_o tender_a of_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v give_v to_o other_o hence_o we_o be_v so_o oft_o command_v when_o we_o swear_v to_o swear_v only_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o 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the_o south_n all_o the_o land_n over_o after_o idol_n 1_o king_n 12.30_o what_o pain_n and_o peregrination_n do_v the_o papist_n take_v in_o journey_n whip_n and_o other_o kind_n of_o will-worship_n yet_o many_o among_o we_o will_v scarce_o go_v out_o of_o their_o door_n to_o hear_v the_o gospel_n of_o salvation_n blind_a idolater_n shall_v rise_v in_o judgement_n against_o the_o man_n of_o this_o generation_n who_o take_v more_o pain_n in_o go_v to_o hell_n than_o many_o do_v for_o heaven_n 6_o great_a city_n many_o time_n be_v the_o seminary_n of_o great_a sin_n the_o idolatry_n which_o overspread_v all_o israel_n be_v lay_v here_o at_o samarias_n door_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o land_n and_o the_o place_n of_o the_o king_n residence_n from_o hence_o as_o from_o a_o fountain_n all_o the_o stream_n of_o profaneness_n superstition_n and_o idolatry_n overspread_v the_o land_n here_o it_o be_v practise_v maintain_v and_o uphold_v and_o therefore_o prince_n and_o ruler_n shall_v have_v a_o special_a care_n to_o keep_v the_o great_a city_n of_o the_o land_n pure_a that_o they_o may_v be_v pattern_n of_o piety_n and_o looking-glass_n by_o which_o the_o country_n round_o about_o they_o may_v dress_v themselves_o for_o such_o as_o the_o mother_n such_o usual_o be_v the_o daughter_n 7_o idolater_n shall_v be_v utter_o ruin_v they_o shall_v be_v at_o last_o so_o break_v that_o they_o shall_v never_o rise_v more_o a_o good_a man_n may_v fall_v into_o affliction_n and_o trouble_v seven_o time_n in_o a_o day_n yet_o he_o rise_v again_o but_o the_o wicked_a shall_v fall_v into_o mischief_n irrecoverable_o 24.16_o and_o never_o rise_v more_o as_o the_o antithesis_fw-la imply_v prov._n 24.16_o job_n fall_v into_o deep_a distress_n yet_o at_o last_o he_o rise_v again_o and_o his_o latter_a end_n be_v better_a than_o his_o beginning_n job_n 42.12_o but_o the_o wicked_a be_v break_v as_o with_o a_o iron_n rod_n and_o dash_v in_o piece_n like_o a_o potter_n vessel_n which_o can_v never_o be_v solder_a together_o again_o psal._n 2.9_o god_n strike_v they_o through_o the_o gall_n so_o that_o all_o the_o physician_n in_o the_o world_n can_v heal_v they_o job_n 20.25_o a_o exposition_n with_o practical_a observation_n upon_o the_o nine_o chapter_n of_o amos._n verse_n 1._o i_o see_v the_o lord_n stand_v upon_o the_o altar_n and_o he_o say_v smite_v the_o lintel_n of_o the_o door_n that_o the_o post_n may_v shake_v and_o cut_v they_o in_o the_o head_n all_o of_o they_o and_o i_o will_v slay_v the_o last_o of_o they_o with_o the_o sword_n he_o that_o flee_v of_o they_o shall_v not_o flee_v away_o and_o he_o that_o escape_v of_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v deliver_v in_o this_o last_o chapter_n which_o contain_v the_o last_o vision_n and_o prophecy_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n we_o have_v the_o sum_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o seven_o sermon_n of_o the_o prophet_n amos_n which_o consist_v of_o three_o part_n 1._o a_o 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final_a sentence_n against_o they_o and_o to_o execute_v his_o righteous_a judgement_n on_o they_o so_o amos_n 7.7_o so_o that_o here_o be_v the_o lord_n posture_n he_o stand_v 2._o here_o be_v the_o place_n where_o he_o stand_v viz._n upon_o the_o altar_n here_o two_o great_a question_n will_v arise_v 1._o how_o can_v amos_n see_v god_n when_o it_o be_v say_v no_o man_n have_v see_v god_n at_o any_o time_n and_o none_o can_v see_v he_o and_o live_v exod._n 33.20_o john_n 1.18_o yet_o amos_n be_v say_v to_o see_v god_n and_o live_v answ._n the_o answer_n be_v easy_a there_o be_v a_o twofold_a see_v of_o god_n 1._o as_o he_o be_v in_o himself_o in_o his_o transcendent_a glory_n and_o essence_n and_o thus_o no_o mortal_a man_n clothe_v with_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o clog_v with_o humane_a infirmity_n 1.18_o can_v see_v god_n and_o live_v it_o will_v overwhelm_v he_o and_o he_o can_v not_o bear_v it_o 1_o tim._n 6.16_o 1_o joh_n 4.12_o but_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v we_o shall_v see_v he_o clear_o as_o he_o be_v 1_o cor._n 13.12_o 1_o john_n 3.2_o 2._o there_o be_v a_o see_v of_o he_o in_o this_o life_n dark_o in_o his_o word_n and_o work_n and_o visionary_o by_o vision_n external_a apparition_n sign_n and_o sight_n such_o as_o our_o infirmity_n will_v bear_v and_o thus_o he_o appear_v to_o amos_n to_o abraham_n to_o isaiah_n chap._n 6.1_o ezek._n 1.1_o &_o 43.3_o 4._o daniel_n and_o other_o these_o see_v the_o lord_n in_o vision_n but_o not_o in_o his_o essence_n a_o second_o quere_z be_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o altar_n here_o ans._n here_o interpreter_n be_v divide_v some_o conceive_v that_o amos_n live_v at_o bethel_n and_o be_v send_v to_o preach_v principal_o to_o the_o ten_o tribe_n see_v the_o lord_n stand_v upon_o some_o idolatrous_a altar_n at_o dan_n or_o bethel_n not_o by_o way_n of_o approbation_n but_o intend_v its_o destruction_n as_o ready_a to_o do_v execution_n there_o throw_v down_o the_o altar_n and_o its_o worshipper_n but_o it_o be_v 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on_o amos_n 6.1_o as_o both_o have_v sin_v so_o both_o must_v suffer_v and_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o dust_n neither_o shall_v their_o temple_n in_o which_o judah_n so_o much_o glory_v any_o whit_n avail_v they_o in_o the_o day_n of_o god_n wrath_n much_o less_o shall_v those_o idol_n and_o profane_a temple_n of_o dan_n and_o bethel_n any_o whit_n avail_n israel_n which_o god_n never_o command_v to_o be_v build_v but_o always_o abhor_v as_o den_n of_o devil_n 2_o chron._n 11.15_o 4._o here_o be_v the_o vision_n itself_o viz._n the_o destruction_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n set_v forth_o by_o the_o smite_v of_o the_o lintel_n of_o the_o door_n that_o the_o post_n may_v shake_v and_o he_o say_v smite_v the_o lintel_n of_o the_o door_n etc._n etc._n the_o question_n will_v be_v who_o do_v the_o lord_n here_o speak_v to_o when_o he_o say_v smite_v answ._n 1._o some_o conceive_v that_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o prophet_n who_o be_v command_v to_o denounce_v judgement_n against_o they_o that_o 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here_o be_v mean_v the_o transome_n or_o head-piece_n over_o the_o door_n exod._n 12.22_o the_o word_n also_o signify_v a_o apple_n or_o pomegranate_n that_o stand_v peradventure_o on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o temple_n or_o porch_n as_o be_v usual_a in_o magnificent_a structure_n where_o they_o set_v knop_n or_o ball_n on_o the_o frontispiece_n and_o upper_a lintel_n of_o the_o door_n adorn_v with_o artificial_a flower_n apple_n pomegranate_n etc._n etc._n 6._o here_o be_v the_o manner_n how_o the_o angel_n must_v smite_v the_o lintel_n not_o faint_o and_o feeble_o but_o with_o vehemency_n and_o courage_n so_o that_o the_o post_n and_o pillar_n may_v shake_v again_o by_o the_o lintel_n be_v mean_v the_o superior_n and_o by_o the_o post_n which_o support_v it_o the_o inferior_n all_o shall_v be_v smite_v and_o make_v to_o quake_v again_o for_o fear_n for_o so_o it_o follow_v cut_v they_o in_o the_o head_n all_o of_o they_o where_o we_o have_v the_o person_n which_o the_o angel_n must_v 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