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out_o and_o all_o his_o house_n 1_o kin._n 15._o 27._o by_o baasha_n 3._o and_o the_o same_o judgement_n in_o the_o same_o word_n be_v threaten_v against_o baasha_n which_o have_v be_v against_o jeroboam_n because_o he_o persist_v in_o the_o same_o sin_n 1_o kin._n 16._o 3_o 4._o and_o 4._o ela_n baasha_n son_n be_v a_o sot_n in_o his_o drunkenness_n and_o be_v slay_v in_o his_o sin_n by_o his_o servant_n zimri_n v._o 9_o who_o 5._o succeed_v he_o but_o god_n soon_o cast_v that_o rod_n into_o the_o fire_n wherewith_o he_o have_v chastise_v the_o house_n of_o baasha_n v._o 10_o 11_o 12._o for_o omri_n the_o 6._o force_v he_o to_o burn_v himself_o with_o his_o palace_n v._o 18_o 19_o this_o omri_n make_v wicked_a statute_n mich._n 6._o 16._o and_o make_v undoubted_o as_o wicked_a a_o end_n qualis_fw-la vita_fw-la finis_fw-la ita_fw-la he_o live_v wicked_o v._o 25._o seek_v to_o outsin_v all_o his_o predecessor_n so_o die_v wretched_o though_o not_o that_o we_o read_v of_o by_o any_o violent_a death_n his_o son_n ahab_n the_o seven_o that_o none-such_a sinner_n succeed_v who_o be_v a_o uxorious_a man_n jezabel_n his_o wife_n stir_v up_o even_o to_o unparalleled_a wickedness_n v._o 31_o 32_o 33._o god_n set_v this_o black_a brand_n upon_o this_o virago_n jezabel_n 1_o kin._n 21._o 25_o 26._o who_o hold_v her_o husband_n in_o such_o slavery_n by_o a_o mischievous_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o woman_n wear_v the_o breeches_n that_o for_o a_o quiet_a life_n with_o she_o he_o do_v not_o dare_v to_o deny_v she_o any_o thing_n that_o she_o will_v have_v do_v hereby_o he_o prove_v worse_a than_o his_o ancestor_n extort_v naboth_n vineyard_n and_o life_n from_o he_o where_o the_o dog_n lick_v his_o blood_n afterward_o yea_o and_o the_o dog_n do_v eat_v up_o jezabel_n also_o 1_o
jer._n 22._o 18_o 19_o his_o son_n coniah_n or_o jehoiakin_n the_o 19_o king_n be_v wicked_a also_o jer._n 22._o 24_o etc._n etc._n and_o within_o three_o month_n surrender_v the_o city_n get_v quarter_n for_o his_o life_n and_o use_v kind_o after_o for_o his_o yield_n ch._n 24._o 11._o and_o 25._o 27._o zedekiah_n the_o 20_o who_o pride_n against_o god_n 2_o chron._n 36._o 12._o and_o perjury_n to_o nabuchadnezzar_n prepare_v he_o for_o destruction_n v._o 13._o and_o there_o be_v then_o a_o general_a defection_n both_o of_o priest_n and_o people_n now_o god_n wrath_n come_v on_o they_o without_o remedy_n v._o 14_o 16._o the_o devil_n be_v well-pleased_a as_o god_n be_v displease_v to_o see_v the_o temple_n burn_v and_o judah_n carry_v captive_a to_o babylon_n the_o eighteen_o plot_n against_o the_o church_n in_o babylon_n defeat_v by_o god._n chap._n xviii_o now_o when_o the_o devil_n have_v get_v the_o church_n lay_v waste_v in_o judah_n and_o as_o it_o be_v express_v in_o scripture_n bury_v in_o the_o grave_n of_o babylon_n he_o make_v as_o sure_a work_n as_o he_o can_v to_o keep_v they_o down_o there_o in_o order_n thereunto_o he_o make_v they_o servant_n to_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o to_o his_o son_n evil_a merodach_n and_o belshazzar_n as_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n have_v foretell_v jer._n 27._o 6_o 7._o yet_o this_o be_v not_o to_o fulfil_v the_o will_n of_o the_o devil_n but_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n 2_o chron._n 36._o 20_o 21._o until_o only_o the_o land_n have_v enjoy_v her_o sabbath_n which_o have_v likewise_o be_v foretell_v levit._n 26._o 34_o 35._o and_o 23._o 32._o jer._n 25._o 9_o 12._o and_o 29._o 10._o dan._n 9_o 2._o the_o land_n be_v ease_v of_o that_o wicked_a weight_n which_o bring_v upon_o it_o god_n heavy_a curse_n and_o it_o have_v be_v toil_v and_o tire_v out_o with_o continual_a tillage_n and_o so_o they_o have_v get_v out_o the_o very_a heart_n of_o it_o to_o spend_v it_o upon_o their_o lust_n both_o in_o a_o neglect_n and_o contempt_n of_o god_n holy_a sabbath_n ☞_o the_o good_a lord_n divert_v from_o we_o the_o like_a judgement_n as_o a_o utter_a extirpation_n for_o the_o like_a sin_n oh_o how_o shall_v our_o notorious_a provocation_n make_v we_o weep_v over_o and_o tremble_v at_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n ezek._n 24._o 13_o 14._o lest_o ruin_n come_v upon_o we_o without_o remedy_n as_o upon_o israel_n and_o judah_n who_o ezekiel_n call_v aholah_n and_o aholibah_n ch._n 23._o 4._o the_o lewdness_n of_o both_o which_o god_n cause_v to_o cease_v as_o a_o caution_n to_o all_o kingdom_n that_o they_o may_v hear_v fear_v and_o do_v so_o no_o more_o v._o 49_o 49._o and_o ezek._n 16._o 51_o 58_o 59_o where_o the_o same_o matter_n be_v express_v more_o plain_o as_o in_o ch._n 23._o it_o be_v speak_v parabolical_o yet_o this_o thunder_a law_n god_n be_v please_v most_o gracious_o to_o qualify_v with_o some_o serene_a sunshine_n of_o the_o gospel_n v._o 60._o nevertheless_o i_o will_v remember_v my_o 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under_o without_o a_o glorious_a resurrection_n rev._n 11._o 10_o 11._o oh_o how_o glad_o will_v the_o devil_n have_v by_o his_o agent_n keep_v christ_n fast_o in_o the_o grave_a when_o he_o have_v get_v he_o there_o hereupon_o his_o instrument_n those_o kill-christs_n procure_v a_o commission_n to_o do_v that_o servile_a work_n on_o the_o sabbath-day_n in_o secure_v and_o seal_v up_o christ_n sepulchre_n by_o authority_n so_o they_o go_v and_o make_v the_o sepulchre_n sure_a matth._n 27._o 66._o and_o now_o the_o devil_n dance_v upon_o the_o grave_a of_o christ_n as_o think_v himself_o cocksure_a of_o he_o but_o he_o that_o sit_v in_o heaven_n see_v and_o smile_v videt_fw-la ridet_fw-la look_n and_o laugh_v and_o laugh_v all_o to_o nothing_o he_o set_v his_o king_n in_o despite_n of_o the_o devil_n upon_o his_o holy_a hill_n of_o zion_n psal_n 2.4_o 6._o and_o as_o daniel_n be_v bring_v out_o of_o his_o seal_a den_n of_o lion_n be_v make_v great_a than_o ever_o so_o the_o church_n that_o prisoner_n of_o hope_n be_v raise_v out_o of_o the_o pit_n out_o of_o the_o grave_n of_o babylon_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o covenant_n zech._n 9_o 11_o 12._o god_n promise_n to_o this_o people_n be_v that_o though_o they_o lie_v in_o babylon_n as_o in_o a_o sepulchre_n and_o as_o it_o be_v bury_v alive_a there_o yea_o and_o now_o nothing_o but_o bare_a bone_n yea_o dry_a bone_n such_o as_o be_v ready_a to_o crumble_v into_o dust_n their_o case_n be_v so_o desperate_a that_o they_o despare_o say_v we_o be_v cut_v off_o for_o our_o part_n hang_n up_o their_o hope_n and_o their_o harp_n together_o upon_o the_o willow_n psal_n 137._o 1_o 2_o 3._o yet_o god_n ow_v they_o say_v behold_v oh_o my_o people_n tho_o they_o little_o deserve_v it_o ezek._n 37._o 3_o 11_o 12._o the_o grave_n shall_v be_v open_v together_o with_o my_o dead_a body_n they_o shall_v arise_v isa_n 26._o 19_o come_v my_o people_n your_o captivity_n be_v but_o your_o chamber_n a_o place_n of_o rest_n i_o will_v bring_v you_o out_o thence_o god_n send_v his_o angel_n to_o roul_n back_o the_o stone_n as_o a_o officer_n send_v to_o let_v christ_n out_o of_o prison_n without_o the_o keeper_n consent_n and_o sit_v upon_o it_o in_o despite_n of_o all_o their_o arm_n which_o the_o guard_n let_v fall_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n at_o the_o astonish_a presence_n of_o the_o angel_n matth._n 28._o 2_o 3_o 4._o there_o be_v a_o earthquake_n at_o christ_n death_n that_o open_v the_o grave_n matth._n 27._o 52_o 53._o for_o the_o earth_n can_v not_o bear_v his_o suffer_v and_o there_o be_v a_o earthquake_n at_o christ_n resurrection_n for_o the_o earth_n can_v not_o hinder_v his_o rise_n and_o christ_n gracious_o comfort_n his_o disponding_n church_n in_o the_o grave_n of_o babylon_n thy_o dead_a man_n shall_v rise_v together_o with_o my_o dead_a body_n they_o shall_v arise_v awake_v and_o sing_v thou_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o dust_n isa_n 26._o â—9_n arise_v and_o come_v away_o cant._n 2._o 10_o 13._o 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themselves_o by_o their_o root_n in_o the_o earth_n the_o ground_n be_v not_o their_o grave_n but_o their_o sanctuary_n a_o new_a spring_n make_v they_o live_v again_o to_o bud_n and_o blossom_n so_o it_o be_v the_o church_n wintertime_n in_o the_o grave_n of_o babylon_n wherein_o god_n secure_v zion_n when_o a_o outcast_n as_o it_o be_v under_o ground_n and_o trample_v under_o foot_n as_o root_n of_o the_o most_o beautiful_a plant_n in_o winter_n yet_o behold_v how_o the_o lord_n cherish_v the_o church_n root_n there_o and_o then_o with_o thought_n of_o peace_n and_o love_n to_o give_v she_o a_o expect_a end_n of_o her_o winter_n and_o to_o bring_v a_o fresh_a spring_n upon_o she_o jer._n 29._o 11_o