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that_o thou_o admonish_v of_o they_o they_o may_v be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o leave_v without_o excuse_n thou_o then_o truss_v up_o thy_o loin_n thus_o than_o we_o see_v to_o what_o purpose_n god_n speak_v to_o his_o servant_n jeremiah_n in_o this_o particular_a manner_n namely_o that_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o people_n he_o may_v execute_v the_o office_n of_o a_o public_a teacher_n and_o hence_o we_o gather_v doct._n that_o whosoever_o be_v call_v to_o govern_v in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n he_o can_v possible_o be_v exempt_a from_o blame_n unless_o he_o free_o and_o bold_o publish_v whatsoever_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v he_o in_o charge_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o apostle_n paul_n say_v that_o he_o be_v pure_a and_o clean_a from_o the_o blood_n of_o all_o man_n because_o he_o have_v teach_v from_o house_n to_o house_n and_o publish_v that_o whole_a council_n of_o god_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v act._n 20.26.27_o and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v woe_n 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thou_o testify_z against_o i_o mich._n 6.3_o for_o god_n in_o that_o place_n be_v ready_a to_o justify_v his_o cause_n and_o to_o clear_v himself_o of_o whatsoever_o accusation_n the_o people_n can_v charge_v he_o with_o so_o here_o i_o have_v lead_v thou_o by_o the_o way_n that_o be_v to_o say_v thou_o be_v in_o good_a case_n be_v under_o my_o lead_n and_o government_n and_o yet_o can_v neither_o my_o goodness_n nor_o love_a kindness_n keep_v thou_o in_o awe_n though_o i_o deal_v gracious_o with_o thou_o no_o though_o thou_o know_v thou_o can_v not_o way_n better_o thy_o estate_n then_o to_o be_v under_o my_o custody_n yet_o thou_o love_v rather_o to_o follow_v after_o idol_n what_o excuse_v therefore_o have_v thou_o now_o or_o what_o show_n of_o excuse_n can_v thou_o allege_v for_o thyself_o we_o see_v then_o how_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o people_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o aggravate_v because_o they_o then_o forsake_v their_o god_n when_o they_o be_v no_o way_n force_v 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the_o cross_a way_n where_o street_n meet_v if_o there_o you_o can_v find_v a_o man_n if_o there_o be_v any_o that_o execute_v judgement_n that_o be_v true_o that_o seek_v the_o truth_n and_o i_o will_v spare_v or_o pardon_v it_o in_o this_o verse_n as_o also_o in_o the_o rest_n follow_v god_n show_v he_o be_v not_o over_o severe_a nor_o rigorous_a albeit_o he_o denounce_v such_o extreme_a calamity_n against_o his_o people_n because_o their_o wickedness_n be_v become_v utter_o incurable_a and_o therefore_o he_o have_v no_o other_o mean_n but_o this_o left_a 81.13_o isa_n 65.2_o psalm_n 81.13_o for_o we_o know_v what_o he_o often_o testify_v in_o the_o scripture_n namely_o that_o he_o be_v patient_a that_o he_o wait_v to_o see_v if_o sinner_n will_v come_v to_o repentance_n see_v god_n than_o every_o where_o extol_v his_o clemency_n promise_v that_o he_o will_v show_v mercy_n to_o the_o most_o wicked_a if_o they_o repent_v for_o as_o much_o also_o as_o he_o free_o prevent_v sinner_n 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