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otherwise_o no_o great_a difference_n this_o be_v intimate_v in_o the_o sixth_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o moses_n say_v etc._n etc._n shall_v your_o brethren_n go_v to_o war_n and_o you_o sit_v here_o as_o who_o shall_v say_v be_v you_o better_o than_o they_o be_v your_o pain_n and_o trouble_n and_o hazard_n and_o disease_v of_o yourselves_o more_o to_o you_o than_o they_o be_v to_o they_o why_o shall_v you_o refuse_v to_o do_v that_o which_o other_o do_v before_o you_o there_o be_v somewhat_o considerable_a in_o this_o it_o be_v fail_v in_o the_o office_n of_o a_o member_n whether_o of_o the_o church_n or_o commonwealth_n and_o it_o carry_v the_o suspicion_n of_o laziness_n and_o idleness_n upon_o it_o which_o be_v a_o very_a great_a sin_n casarien_n sin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ambo._fw-la conjunguntur_fw-la in_o evangelio_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basil_n casarien_n second_o example_n ii_o neglect_v of_o a_o good_a example_n there_o be_v the_o forsake_v of_o 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the_o matter_n for_o he_o that_o be_v high_a than_o the_o high_a regard_v it_o and_o there_o be_v high_a than_o they_o marvel_v not_o at_o the_o matter_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a thing_n it_o shall_v be_v so_o for_o it_o be_v a_o ordinary_a and_o common_a sin_n in_o regard_n of_o man_n corruption_n and_o then_o marvel_v not_o at_o the_o matter_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v permit_v to_o be_v so_o for_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n do_v wise_o suffer_v it_o for_o very_o good_a reason_n he_o that_o be_v high_o than_o the_o high_a regard_v it_o that_o be_v he_o which_o be_v above_o all_o civil_a magistrate_n whatsoever_o who_o be_v the_o high_a upon_o earth_n regard_v it_o that_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o by_o way_n of_o sinple_a observation_n and_o regard_v it_o that_o be_v intend_v to_o punish_v it_o by_o way_n of_o wrathful_a vindication_n this_o be_v a_o point_n which_o be_v very_o well_o to_o be_v consider_v and_o think_v of_o by_o ourselves_o whether_o we_o have_v not_o that_o in_o this_o kind_n among_o we_o which_o will_v find_v we_o out_o whether_o we_o may_v not_o just_o take_v up_o that_o complaint_n of_o the_o preacher_n solomon_n i_o see_v under_o the_o sun_n the_o place_n of_o judgement_n that_o wickedness_n be_v there_o and_o the_o place_n of_o righteousness_n that_o iniquity_n be_v there_o eccles_n 3.16_o what!_o wickedness_n in_o the_o place_n of_o judgement_n and_o iniquity_n in_o the_o place_n of_o righteousness_n oh_o fearful_a wickedness_n be_v always_o odious_a and_o abominable_a let_v it_o be_v where_o it_o will_v be_v and_o iniquity_n be_v never_o commendable_a what_o ever_o place_n we_o choose_v for_o it_o but_o wickedness_n in_o the_o place_n of_o judgement_n this_o be_v horrible_a indeed_o and_o iniquity_n in_o the_o place_n of_o righteousness_n this_o be_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v endure_v sin_n it_o be_v bad_a enough_o in_o its_o centre_n and_o in_o that_o place_n which_o be_v most_o proper_a to_o it_o even_o in_o hell_n itself_o and_o among_o the_o damn_a crew_n there_o but_o when_o it_o get_v among_o those_o which_o be_v good_a and_o into_o those_o place_n which_o shall_v most_o abandon_v it_o as_o it_o be_v into_o heaven_n itself_o here_o it_o be_v most_o intolerable_a yet_o this_o be_v that_o which_o sometime_o it_o do_v those_o which_o shall_v most_o relieve_v the_o oppress_a be_v sometime_o the_o great_a oppressor_n and_o those_o which_o shall_v most_o punish_v violence_n be_v the_o most_o violent_a of_o all_o other_o themselves_z this_o be_v that_o which_o god_n take_v so_o ill_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o people_n isa_n 5.7_o that_o he_o look_v for_o judgement_n but_o behold_v oppression_n for_o righteousness_n but_o behold_v a_o cry_n in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n there_o be_v a_o very_a elegant_a paronomasia_fw-la to_o show_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o inversion_n and_o dis-appointment_n le-mishphat_a vehinneh_a mispach_v le-tsedbakah_a ve-hinneb_a tsedhnakah_n and_o that_o be_v the_o second_o sin_n oppression_n the_o three_o be_v hypocrisy_n and_o dissimulation_n dissimulation_n iii_o hypocrisy_n and_o dissimulation_n this_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o sin_n which_o find_v out_o a_o kingdom_n isa_n 9.17_o therefore_o the_o lord_n shall_v have_v no_o joy_n in_o their_o young_a man_n neither_o shall_v have_v mercy_n on_o their_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n for_o every_o one_o be_v a_o hypocrite_n and_o a_o evil_a doer_n etc._n etc._n for_o all_o this_o his_o anger_n be_v not_o turn_v away_o but_o his_o hand_n be_v stretch_v out_o still_o so_o again_o isa_n 10.5_o 6._o oh_o assyrian_n the_o rod_n of_o my_o anger_n etc._n etc._n i_o will_v send_v he_o against_o a_o hypocritical_a nation_n and_o against_o the_o people_n of_o my_o wrath_n will_v i_o give_v he_o a_o charge_n where_o a_o hypocritical_a nation_n and_o the_o people_n of_o god_n wrath_n be_v make_v to_o be_v term_n convertible_a hypocrisy_n in_o a_o nation_n bring_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n upon_o it_o this_o run_v out_o in_o divers_a head_n first_o kind_n in_o divers_a kind_n in_o the_o semblance_n of_o humiliation_n second_o in_o the_o pretence_n to_o reformation_n three_o in_o the_o falsification_n of_o covenant_n first_o in_o the_o semblance_n of_o humiliation_n humiliation_n i._o in_o the_o semblance_n of_o humiliation_n this_o be_v such_o a_o miscarriage_n as_o do_v provoke_v god_n exceed_o against_o they_o as_o you_o may_v see_v by_o sundry_a instance_n in_o scripture_n i_o can_v but_o mention_v they_o hose_n 7.14_o they_o have_v not_o cry_v unto_o i_o with_o their_o heart_n isa_n 58.5_o you_o fast_o for_o strife_n and_o debate_n etc._n etc._n zach._n 7.5_o when_o you_o fast_v you_o do_v not_o fast_o unto_o i_o etc._n etc._n second_o in_o pretence_n to_o reformation_n when_o people_n make_v as_o if_o they_o will_v reform_v but_o intend_v nothing_o less_o reformation_n 2._o in_o pretence_n to_o reformation_n as_o those_o in_o jeremy_n cap._n 42._o ver_fw-la 20_o 21._o you_o dissemble_v in_o your_o heart_n when_o you_o send_v i_o to_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n say_v pray_v for_o we_o to_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n and_o according_a to_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n shall_v say_v and_o declare_v that_o will_v we_o do_v and_o so_o again_o those_o in_o ezekiel_n cap_n 33.31_o they_o coin_n as_o the_o people_n come_v and_o with_o their_o mouth_n show_v much_o love_n but_o their_o heart_n run_v after_o their_o covetousness_n this_o be_v that_o which_o lie_v heavy_a upon_o ourselves_o our_o miscarriage_n in_o this_o particular_a if_o we_o will_v deal_v plain_o and_o free_o with_o god_n and_o tell_v he_o what_o we_o be_v resolve_v on_o as_o indeed_o we_o show_v by_o our_o practice_n namely_o to_o live_v as_o we_o listen_v and_o to_o do_v whatsoever_o seem_v good_a in_o our_o own_o eye_n it_o may_v be_v he_o will_v take_v it_o better_o at_o our_o hand_n 33.5_o exod._n 33.5_o if_o we_o will_v put_v off_o our_o ornament_n from_o we_o be_v may_v know_v what_o 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