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matth._n 18.10_o their_o angel_n not_o their_o angel_n behold_v the_o face_n of_o my_o father_n 5._o to_o guide_v and_o lead_v the_o godly_a in_o good_a and_o safe_a way_n gen._n 24.7_o he_o shall_v send_v his_o angel_n before_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v take_v a_o wife_n unto_o my_o son_n from_o thence_o so_o for_o 40._o he_o will_v send_v his_o angel_n with_o thou_o and_o prosper_v thy_o way_n the_o business_n of_o marriage_n be_v so_o weighty_a and_o honourable_a that_o angel_n presence_n and_o assistance_n be_v in_o it_o angel_n be_v present_a and_o precedent_n over_o that_o work_n psal_n 91.11_o 12._o they_o be_v charge_v to_o keep_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o way_n to_o bear_v thou_o up_o in_o their_o arm_n that_o be_v their_o strength_n shall_v be_v employ_v to_o uphold_v and_o lead_v thou_o in_o a_o good_a way_n god_n beget_v child_n to_o himself_o by_o the_o word_n and_o spirit_n and_o put_v they_o forth_o to_o angel_n to_o nurse_n to_o guide_v and_o lead_v it_o be_v a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o nurse_n that_o bear_v their_o child_n upon_o their_o arm_n and_o lift_v they_o over_o threshold_n exod._n 32.34_o behold_v regunt_fw-la angeli_fw-la reges_fw-la &_o domini_fw-la eorum_fw-la sunt_fw-la quos_fw-la regunt_fw-la say_v god_n to_o moses_n my_o angel_n shall_v go_v before_o thou_o he_o be_v to_o go_v to_o canaan_n and_o a_o angel_n be_v to_o lead_v he_o that_o way_n angel_n be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n if_o you_o will_v go_v that_o way_n you_o be_v sure_a to_o meet_v with_o angel_n 6._o to_o comfort_v next_o christ_n and_o the_o spirit_n angel_n be_v the_o best_a comforter_n because_o they_o stand_v near_o god_n always_o before_o his_o face_n and_o they_o be_v
and_o see_v far_o they_o be_v light_n to_o the_o godly_a when_o angel_n execute_v god_n judgement_n upon_o sinner_n the_o saint_n see_v much_o in_o it_o they_o see_v matter_n of_o fear_n and_o praise_n of_o fear_n in_o that_o god_n power_n wrath_n and_o hatred_n be_v manifest_v in_o they_o against_o sin_n and_o sinner_n of_o praise_n in_o that_o themselves_o be_v deliver_v and_o justice_n be_v perform_v psal_n 58.10_o 11._o the_o righteous_a shall_v rejoice_v when_o he_o see_v the_o vengeance_n he_o shall_v wash_v his_o foot_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o wicked_a when_o the_o wicked_a be_v take_v away_o by_o a_o divine_a stroke_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o justice_n and_o god_n have_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o justice_n the_o righteous_a rejoice_v at_o it_o but_o be_v that_o all_o no_o he_o wash_v his_o foot_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o wicked_a that_o be_v by_o this_o judgement_n he_o fear_v and_o reform_v it_o be_v a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o the_o practice_n of_o those_o part_n where_o they_o go_v barefoot_a or_o with_o sandal_n and_o so_o contract_v much_o filth_n and_o use_v to_o wash_v and_o cleanse_v their_o foot_n when_o they_o come_v in_o so_o here_o the_o godly_a see_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o wicked_a fear_n and_o judge_n himself_o for_o his_o sin_n purge_v his_o conscience_n and_o affection_n and_o stand_v now_o in_o awe_n of_o that_o god_n who_o have_v strike_v the_o wicked_a for_o those_o sin_n which_o he_o himself_o in_o part_n be_v guilty_a of_o waldus_n a_o man_n of_o note_n in_o lion_n see_v one_o strike_v dead_a in_o his_o presence_n he_o wash_v his_o hand_n in_o his_o blood_n for_o present_o he_o give_v alm_n to_o the_o poor_a instruct_v his_o family_n in_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o exhort_v all_o come_v unto_o he_o to_o repentance_n and_o holiness_n of_o life_n they_o be_v lightning_n to_o the_o wicked_a that_o be_v dreadful_a and_o confound_a in_o this_o work_n of_o execute_v judgement_n as_o they_o be_v lamp_n to_o light_v the_o godly_a so_o they_o be_v burn_a coal_n and_o lightning_n to_o destroy_v the_o wicked_a how_o terrible_a be_v the_o destroy_a angel_n when_o the_o plague_n be_v in_o david_n day_n rev._n 16._o when_v the_o angel_n pour_v out_o their_o vial_n of_o wrath_n how_o dreadful_a be_v they_o man_n blaspheme_v and_o repent_v not_o to_o give_v glory_n to_o god_n verse_n 15._o now_o as_o i_o behold_v the_o live_a creature_n behold_v one_o wheel_n upon_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o live_a creature_n with_o his_o four_o face_n we_o have_v do_v through_o divine_a virtue_n two_o part_n of_o the_o vision_n and_o now_o be_v come_v to_o the_o three_o that_o of_o the_o wheel_n which_o have_v its_o darkness_n and_o difficulty_n and_o here_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o his_o providence_n be_v considerable_a from_o earthly_a thing_n and_o second_o cause_n in_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o wheel_n two_o thing_n i_o shall_v present_v unto_o you_o first_o the_o signification_n second_o the_o description_n of_o these_o wheel_n what_o these_o wheel_n may_v signify_v there_o be_v great_a variety_n of_o opinion_n with_o all_o which_o i_o will_v not_o trouble_v you_o wheel_n by_o a_o synecdoche_n some_o think_v be_v put_v for_o a_o chariot_n in_o which_o god_n be_v present_v to_o the_o prophet_n guard_v with_o angel_n on_o every_o side_n who_o stand_v with_o great_a reverence_n and_o readiness_n to_o do_v his_o will_n and_o by_o this_o chariot_n they_o understand_v the_o majesty_n glory_n providence_n and_o kingdom_n of_o god_n in_o which_o he_o rule_v all_o thing_n at_o his_o pleasure_n as_o a_o waggoner_n or_o pilot_n auriga_fw-la quasi_fw-la auriga_fw-la and_o by_o the_o wheel_v the_o immensity_n eternity_n celerity_n perspicacity_n and_o efficacy_n of_o god_n in_o his_o operation_n some_o think_v by_o chariot_n be_v mean_v the_o church_n and_o by_o the_o wheel_v the_o apostle_n these_o be_v thought_n of_o man_n we_o will_v therefore_o labour_v to_o give_v you_o the_o thought_n and_o intention_n of_o god_n spirit_n so_o near_o as_o we_o can_v by_o the_o wheel_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v this_o visible_a world_n with_o all_o thing_n in_o it_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o condition_n of_o all_o humane_a thing_n which_o be_v all_o in_o motion_n and_o uncertain_a and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o wheel_n may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o 10_o chapter_n and_o 13_o verse_n where_o it_o be_v say_v jun._n ipsis_fw-la nomen_fw-la vocatum_fw-la est_fw-la hic_fw-la orbis_fw-la or_o ipsae_fw-la vocatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la orbis_fw-la jun._n as_o for_o the_o wheel_n it_o be_v cry_v unto_o they_o in_o my_o hear_n o_o wheel_n o_o world_n their_o name_n be_v the_o or_o this_o world_n the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v haggalgal_n and_o not_o the_o same_o with_o the_o usual_a word_n for_o wheel_n and_o it_o be_v both_o substantive_o and_o distinctive_o use_v and_o note_n out_o this_o world_n in_o which_o we_o live_v in_o which_o ezekiel_n be_v it_o be_v not_o galgal_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o haggalgal_a which_o be_v demonstrative_a and_o distinguish_a psal_n 77.18_o there_o be_v the_o same_o word_n and_o it_o be_v not_o render_v in_o the_o wheel_n 3.6_o illuxerunt_fw-la coruscationes_fw-la orbiterae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o greek_n do_v absolute_o take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o world_n heins_n in_o jacob_n 3.6_o but_o in_o the_o heaven_n or_o in_o the_o round_a that_o be_v the_o air_n and_o the_o vulgar_a translate_v it_o the_o lightning_n have_v shine_v in_o the_o world_n and_o so_o the_o septuagint_n see_v its_o evident_a that_o by_o the_o wheel_n be_v mean_v the_o world_n and_o thing_n therein_o it_o be_v needful_a to_o examine_v the_o fitness_n of_o this_o comparison_n and_o so_o to_o see_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n spirit_n in_o it_o micant_fw-la orb_n rotundato_fw-la sydera_fw-la quaeque_fw-la micant_fw-la 1._o the_o wheel_n or_o wheel_n be_v round_o such_o be_v the_o form_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v call_v orbis_fw-la globus_fw-la from_o the_o roundness_n 2._o a_o wheel_n be_v movable_a and_o mutable_a that_o part_n be_v on_o high_a be_v present_o at_o the_o bottom_n and_o that_o which_o be_v at_o the_o bottom_n be_v quick_o again_o at_o the_o top_n and_o this_o inform_v we_o in_o the_o mobility_n and_o mutability_n of_o all_o humane_a and_o mundane_a thing_n and_o be_v principal_o intend_v by_o this_o vision_n of_o the_o wheel_n kingdom_n church_n family_n volvuntur_fw-la revolvuntur_fw-la be_v daily_o wheel_v about_o move_v change_v and_o never_o long_o permanent_a in_o any_o condition_n the_o four_o great_a monarchy_n the_o babylonian_a persian_a grecian_a roman_a how_o be_v they_o kick_v like_o football_n and_o toss_v like_o tennis-ball_n from_o one_o to_o another_o and_o at_o last_o devour_v by_o each_o other_o after_o that_o great_a rent_n make_v in_o the_o house_n of_o david_n by_o jeroboam_n what_o change_v what_o war_n and_o famine_n be_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n you_o find_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o king_n and_o chronicle_n you_o may_v see_v the_o relation_n of_o these_o wheel_n in_o one_o chapter_n 1_o king_n 16._o you_o shall_v find_v that_o in_o twelve_o or_o thirteen_o year_n of_o asa_n reign_n king_n of_o judah_n there_o be_v the_o death_n of_o baasha_n elah_n zimri_n tibni_n omri_n that_o be_v wretched_a king_n and_o make_v fearful_a stir_n and_o murder_n in_o israel_n and_o beside_o wicked_a ahab_n in_o that_o time_n begin_v his_o reign_n and_o trouble_v all_o israel_n the_o church_n what_o a_o low_a ebb_n be_v it_o at_o in_o elijah_n day_n when_o he_o complain_v god_n covenant_n be_v forsake_v his_o altar_n throw_v down_o his_o prophet_n slay_v himself_o leave_v alone_o and_o his_o life_n also_o seek_v for_o 1_o king_n 19.14_o the_o church_n now_o when_o ezekiel_n have_v this_o vision_n be_v in_o captivity_n without_o a_o temple_n altar_n sacrifice_n and_o the_o church_n be_v never_o long_o in_o any_o settle_a condition_n rev._n 8.1_o there_o be_v silence_n in_o heaven_n about_o the_o space_n of_o half_a a_o hour_n under_o the_o ten_o fiery_a persecution_n the_o church_n have_v no_o rest_n but_o in_o constantine_n time_n it_o have_v a_o little_a but_o present_o the_o arrian_n heresy_n break_v out_o and_o do_v more_o mischieve_v the_o church_n than_o all_o the_o persecution_n before_o the_o church_n be_v wheel_v about_o from_o condition_n to_o condition_n sometime_o it_o be_v in_o egypt_n sometime_o in_o the_o wilderness_n sometime_o in_o canaan_n and_o sometime_o in_o babylon_n it_o be_v noah_n ark_n that_o ride_v upon_o rough_a water_n and_o be_v not_o like_a to_o take_v harbour_n before_o
five_o yeeer_n pass_v in_o that_o condition_n chapt._n 1.2_o and_o yet_o their_o proud_a heart_n not_o humble_v their_o old_a enmity_n to_o the_o prophet_n not_o wear_v out_o 2_o chron._n 36.15_o 16_o 17._o god_n send_v they_o messenger_n prophet_n and_o they_o mock_v they_o misuse_v they_o till_o the_o wrath_n come_v and_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n and_o therefore_o he_o bring_v upon_o they_o the_o chaldean_n who_o lead_v they_o into_o captivity_n where_o they_o be_v servant_n and_o slave_n their_o wrong_v of_o the_o prophet_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o suffering_n and_o yet_o all_o their_o suffering_n do_v not_o subdue_v their_o spirit_n and_o work_v they_o to_o entertain_v the_o truth_n and_o walk_v peaceable_o towards_o the_o prophet_n they_o bound_v he_o in_o the_o land_n of_o bondage_n the_o plough_n break_v the_o earth_n in_o many_o place_n but_o do_v not_o better_v it_o but_o leave_v it_o as_o it_o be_v nothing_o be_v put_v in_o by_o the_o plough_n if_o the_o master_n dung_n it_o and_o sow_v good_a seed_n in_o it_o when_o the_o plough_n have_v break_v it_o than_o there_o be_v like_a to_o be_v a_o harvest_n but_o if_o nothing_o be_v sow_o weed_n nettle_n thorn_n will_v grow_v where_o the_o plough_n have_v be_v and_o so_o affliction_n may_v break_v our_o estate_n our_o body_n our_o sleep_n yet_o if_o nothing_o be_v add_v if_o god_n do_v not_o sanctify_v they_o the_o harvest_n will_v be_v tare_n and_o not_o wheat_n 6._o it_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n for_o prophet_n and_o minister_n to_o be_v rough_o entreat_v and_o lay_v by_o as_o useless_a thing_n ezekiel_n 400._o year_n before_o christ_n be_v shut_v up_o bind_v keep_v from_o come_v among_o the_o people_n and_o this_o misery_n have_v befall_v the_o prophet_n in_o several_a age_n 1_o kin._n 18.4_o jezabel_n cut_v off_o the_o prophet_n and_o then_o they_o be_v hide_v by_o fifty_n in_o cave_n jeremy_n be_v shut_v up_o in_o the_o prison_n in_o the_o king_n court_n jer._n 32.2_o most_o of_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n be_v restrain_v from_o their_o public_a employment_n shut_v up_o in_o prison_n banish_v or_o drive_v into_o corner_n and_o that_o prove_v oft_o a_o great_a sad_v to_o ingenuous_a spirit_n not_o so_o much_o in_o that_o they_o suffer_v but_o because_o they_o be_v out_o of_o employment_n but_o let_v those_o be_v in_o such_o condition_n or_o may_v short_o be_v consider_v it_o be_v no_o strange_a unwonted_a thing_n such_o affliction_n have_v be_v former_o 1_o pet._n 5.9_o the_o same_o affliction_n be_v accomplish_v in_o your_o brethren_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n beside_o god_n have_v need_n of_o no_o man_n nor_o any_o of_o their_o part_n ver_fw-la 26._o and_o i_o will_v make_v thy_o tongue_n cleave_v to_o the_o roof_n of_o thy_o mouth_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v dumb_a and_o shall_v not_o be_v to_o they_o a_o reprover_n for_o they_o be_v a_o rebellious_a house_n here_o be_v a_o far_o and_o full_a manifestation_n of_o his_o silence_n but_o there_o be_v doubt_n concern_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n the_o septuagint_n have_v it_o i_o will_v bind_v thy_o tongue_n and_o this_o bond_n it_o be_v conceive_v be_v a_o divine_a precept_n god_n command_v he_o to_o be_v silent_a and_o thereupon_o it_o be_v that_o he_o forbear_v to_o speak_v unto_o they_o other_o take_v the_o word_n literal_o and_o hold_v that_o the_o use_n of_o his_o tongue_n be_v take_v away_o so_o that_o neither_o in_o public_a nor_o in_o private_a he_o may_v speak_v unto_o they_o but_o be_v a_o wordless_a and_o tongueless_a man_n among_o they_o whereupon_o they_o be_v trouble_v and_o wonder_v at_o what_o have_v befall_v ezekiel_n may_v search_v out_o the_o cause_n and_o become_v more_o willing_a to_o hear_v those_o sad_a message_n he_o have_v to_o deliver_v but_o salve_n aliorum_fw-la judicio_fw-la i_o conceive_v the_o word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v in_o their_o literal_a sense_n 1._o because_o the_o prophet_n be_v bid_v in_o the_o the_o next_o chapter_n verse_n 9_o to_o prepare_v he_o meat_n and_o to_o eat_v thereof_o which_o he_o can_v not_o do_v if_o his_o tongue_n have_v cleaved_a to_o the_o roof_n of_o his_o mouth_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o tongue_n be_v needful_a to_o that_o action_n 2._o it_o be_v plain_a from_o the_o 14_o verse_n of_o that_o 4_o chapter_n that_o it_o can_v be_v mean_v literal_o for_o there_o the_o prophet_n speak_v then_o say_v i_o ah_o lord_n god_n behold_v my_o soul_n have_v not_o be_v pollute_v etc._n etc._n we_o be_v then_o to_o take_v the_o word_n figurative_o thus_o thou_o shall_v be_v as_o a_o man_n who_o tongue_n cleave_v to_o his_o mouth_n as_o a_o man_n that_o be_v dumb_a such_o a_o one_o shall_v thou_o be_v among_o they_o and_o this_o sense_n the_o word_n follow_v infer_v thou_o shall_v not_o be_v to_o they_o a_o reprover_n they_o will_v not_o have_v thou_o to_o tell_v they_o of_o their_o sin_n of_o my_o judgement_n and_o the_o danger_n thereupon_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o reprover_n unto_o they_o and_o it_o be_v 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come_v there_o and_o the_o prophet_n bring_v in_o the_o lord_n swear_v as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n sure_o because_o thou_o have_v do_v so_o i_o will_v therefore_o diminish_v thou_o here_o be_v the_o certainty_n of_o judgement_n neither_o shall_v my_o eye_n spare_v neither_o will_v i_o have_v any_o pity_n here_o be_v the_o severity_n of_o it_o god_n worship_n and_o the_o ordinance_n of_o it_o be_v his_o name_n mal._n 1.11_o 12._o exod._n 20.24_o in_o all_o place_n where_o i_o record_v my_o name_n that_o be_v where_o god_n put_v his_o worship_n 1_o kin._n 14.21_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o city_n that_o god_n choose_v out_o of_o all_o tribe_n to_o put_v his_o name_n in_o 1_o king_n 8.29_o my_o name_n shall_v be_v there_o hence_o say_v david_n psal_n 76.1_o in_o judah_n be_v god_n know_v his_o name_n be_v great_a in_o israel_n the_o gentile_n know_v not_o god_n they_o have_v not_o his_o name_n among_o they_o nothing_o of_o his_o worship_n no_o true_a prayer_n and_o that_o be_v his_o 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host_n shall_v do_v it_o 2_o king_n 19.31_o so_o here_o be_v intense_a hatred_n wrath_n against_o his_o enemy_n therefore_o god_n beat_v they_o off_o from_o their_o own_o invention_n in_o the_o second_o command_n by_o this_o consideration_n that_o he_o be_v a_o jealous_a god_n and_o his_o jealousy_n extensive_a to_o the_o 4_o generation_n and_o deut._n 32.22_o say_v god_n a_o fire_n be_v kindle_v in_o my_o anger_n and_o shall_v burn_v unto_o the_o low_a hell_n and_o shall_v consume_v the_o earth_n with_o her_o increase_n and_o set_v on_o fire_n the_o foundation_n of_o the_o mountain_n and_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o indignation_n its_o give_v in_o vers_n 21._o they_o have_v move_v i_o to_o jealousy_n with_o that_o which_o be_v not_o
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they_o say_v the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o 24_o 25_o 26_o 27_o 28._o verse_n of_o the_o same_o chapter_n you_o shall_v find_v that_o shemaiah_n the_o nehelamite_n send_v letter_n from_o babylon_n to_o all_o the_o priest_n and_o to_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n accuse_v jeremiah_n for_o a_o mad_a man_n for_o make_v himself_o a_o prophet_n for_o send_v letter_n to_o they_o in_o babylon_n for_o lengthen_v out_o the_o captivity_n to_o seventy_o year_n for_o encourage_v they_o to_o build_v house_n to_o plant_v garden_n to_o eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o they_o he_o will_v have_v jeremiah_n imprison_v and_o set_v in_o the_o stock_n thus_o jeremiah_n be_v accuse_v cry_v down_o at_o home_n and_o abroad_o his_o prophecy_n be_v slight_v scorn_v by_o many_o and_o most_o be_v trouble_v at_o what_o jeremiah_n have_v prophesy_v this_o make_v such_o work_n both_o at_o jerusalem_n and_o at_o babylon_n that_o the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v much_o despondent_a and_o their_o enemy_n 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into_o babylon_n and_o ezekiel_n deny_v that_o he_o shall_v see_v babylon_n chapt._n 12.13_o hereupon_o say_v zedekiah_n they_o be_v both_o false_a here_o be_v a_o contradiction_n the_o one_o say_v i_o shall_v be_v carry_v into_o babylon_n the_o other_o say_v i_o shall_v not_o see_v babylon_n but_o god_n quick_o make_v this_o good_a 25.7_o 2_o king_n 25.7_o for_o short_o after_o nabuchadnezzar_n come_v besiege_v jerusalem_n take_v zedekiah_n captive_a put_v out_o both_o his_o eye_n bind_v he_o with_o fetter_n of_o brass_n carry_v he_o to_o babylon_n which_o he_o never_o see_v from_o hence_o by_o the_o way_n you_o may_v observe_v first_o upon_o what_o sleight_n and_o weak_a ground_n prince_n and_o people_n will_v cast_v off_o prophecy_n and_o truth_n of_o god_n even_o upon_o mistake_n and_o misapprehension_n zedekiah_n can_v not_o apprehend_v what_o truth_n there_o be_v in_o these_o two_o prophecy_n have_v he_o compare_v one_o thing_n with_o another_o he_o may_v easy_o have_v see_v 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and_o justify_v jeremy_n take_v this_o observation_n that_o it_o be_v good_a for_o minister_n to_o strengthen_v the_o doctrine_n work_n hand_n and_o heart_n one_o of_o another_o a_o prophet_n be_v question_v tread_v under_o foot_n his_o prophecy_n throw_v out_o as_o false_a a_o ezekiel_n be_v stir_v up_o to_o justify_v a_o jeremy_n when_o minister_n justify_v one_o another_o the_o work_n go_v on_o with_o more_o strength_n when_o there_o be_v a_o double_a witness_n to_o a_o truth_n it_o will_v seal_v it_o more_o strong_o to_o the_o heart_n god_n give_v four_o evangelist_n one_o have_v be_v a_o great_a mercy_n but_o that_o thing_n may_v be_v ratify_v in_o your_o heart_n seal_v up_o in_o your_o conscience_n you_o have_v four_o evangelist_n each_o one_o strengthen_v the_o doctrine_n and_o thing_n of_o another_o so_o the_o consent_n of_o minister_n and_o prophet_n be_v a_o great_a matter_n to_o ratify_v truth_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o conscience_n of_o people_n and_o to_o establish_v the_o 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