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1._o 13._o exod._n 10._o 3._o 7._o 8._o 11._o 24._o exod._n 12._o 31._o jer._n 11._o 4._o dan._n 9_o 12._o be_v resolve_v to_o venture_v his_o all_o before_o they_o shall_v have_v their_o freedom_n and_o liberty_n to_o serve_v their_o god_n upon_o this_o god_n follow_v he_o with_o plague_n upon_o plague_n and_o never_o leave_v spend_v of_o his_o plague_n upon_o he_o till_o he_o have_v overthrow_v he_o and_o through_o his_o ruin_n bring_v about_o the_o freedom_n and_o liberty_n of_o his_o poor_a people_n the_o babylonian_n be_v cruel_a enemy_n to_o god_n poor_a israel_n and_o keep_v they_o in_o bondage_n yea_o in_o a_o fiery_a furnace_n seventy_o year_n at_o last_o god_n stir_v up_o the_o spirit_n of_o cyrus_n for_o his_o church_n sake_n and_o he_o by_o fiâ—e_n and_o sword_n lay_v babylon_n waste_v and_o take_v they_o captive_n who_o have_v hold_v his_o people_n in_o a_o long_a captivity_n now_o he_o by_o break_v the_o babylonian_n in_o piece_n like_o a_o potter_n vessel_n bring_v about_o as_o as_o instrument_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n the_o freedom_n and_o liberty_n of_o god_n poor_a people_n as_o you_o may_v see_v by_o compare_v that_o 45._o of_o isa_n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o with_o that_o 1._o chapter_n of_o ezra_n god_n stir_v up_o the_o spirit_n of_o cyrus_n to_o put_v forth_o a_o proclamation_n â—â—r_fw-fr liberty_n for_o the_o jew_n to_o go_v to_o their_o own_o land_n and_o to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n and_o then_o he_o graâ—â—â—â—â—ly_o stir_v up_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o people_n wise_o and_o soberty_n to_o improve_v chapter_n turn_v to_o obadiah_n and_o read_v from_o vers_n 11._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n â—he_v liberty_n he_o have_v proclaim_v jer._n 49._o 1._o concerâ—â—â—â—_n the_o ammonite_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n have_v israel_n no_o son_n have_v he_o no_o heir_n why_o then_o do_v their_o king_n inherit_v gad_n and_o 〈◊〉_d people_n dwell_v in_o his_o city_n when_o the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v carry_v away_o captive_a the_o ammonite_n who_o dwell_v near_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n intrude_v into_o it_o and_o the_o city_n of_o it_o but_o mark_v what_o god_n say_v in_o verse_n 2._o therefore_o behold_v the_o day_n come_v say_v the_o lord_n that_o i_o will_v cause_v 〈◊〉_d â—â—arm_n of_o war_n to_o be_v hear_v in_o rabbah_n of_o the_o ammonite_n that_o be_v their_o chief_a city_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o desolate_a heap_n and_o her_o daughter_n that_o be_v lesser_a town_n shall_v be_v burn_v with_o fire_n then_o shall_v israel_n be_v heir_n unto_o they_o that_o be_v his_o heir_n say_v the_o lord_n god_n by_o fire_n and_o sword_n they_o here_o be_v lex_fw-la talionis_fw-la observe_v they_o that_o invade_v the_o inheritance_n of_o other_o have_v their_o own_o invade_v by_o they_o will_v lay_v desolate_a the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o ammonite_n and_o her_o town_n and_o village_n that_o do_v belong_v to_o she_o and_o by_o these_o dreadful_a dispensation_n he_o will_v make_v 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5._o hos_fw-la 2._o 6_o 7._o burn_a child_n dread_v the_o fire_n sin_n be_v but_o a_o bitter_a sweet_a it_o be_v a_o evil_a worse_o than_o hell_n itself_o salt_n brine_n preserve_v from_o putrefaction_n and_o salt_n marsh_n keep_v the_o sheep_n from_o rot_v and_o so_o sharp_a trial_n severe_a providence_n preserve_v the_o saint_n from_o spiritual_a putrefying_a and_o from_o spiritual_a rot_v the_o rabbin_n to_o keep_v their_o scholar_n from_o sin_n be_v wont_a to_o tell_v they_o that_o sin_n make_v god_n head_n ache_v and_o saint_n under_o fiery_a trial_n do_v find_v by_o experience_n that_o sin_n make_v not_o only_o their_o head_n but_o also_o their_o heart_n ache_v and_o by_o this_o mean_v god_n preserve_v his_o people_n from_o many_o sin_n which_o otherwise_o they_o will_v certain_o fall_v into_o belove_a god_n by_o his_o fiery_a dispensation_n have_v destroy_v many_o or_o most_o of_o your_o outward_a comfort_n but_o little_o do_v you_o know_v the_o horrible_a sin_n that_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o lord_n have_v preserve_v you_o from_o a_o full_a estate_n lay_v man_n most_o open_a to_o the_o great_a sin_n the_o worst_a of_o share_n and_o the_o deadly_a temptation_n the_o best_a of_o man_n have_v fall_v foul_a under_o their_o high_a worldly_a enjoyment_n witness_n david_n solomon_n hezekiah_n etc._n etc._n under_o your_o outward_a fullness_n how_o low_o be_v your_o communion_n with_o god_n how_o languish_v be_v your_o grace_n how_o lean_a be_v your_o soul_n and_o how_o be_v your_o spring_n of_o inward_a comfort_n dry_v up_o how_o little_o have_v god_n of_o your_o thought_n your_o heart_n your_o time_n your_o strength_n o_o sir_n how_o bad_a will_v you_o have_v be_v by_o this_o time_n if_o god_n have_v not_o remove_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v but_o fuel_n to_o your_o lust_n and_o quench-coal_n to_o your_o grace_n well_o often_o think_v of_o this_o it_o be_v a_o great_a mercy_n to_o be_v preserve_v from_o sin_n yea_o from_o the_o least_o sin_n then_o it_o be_v to_o enjoy_v the_o whole_a world_n but_o three_o by_o severe_a providence_n and_o by_o fiery_a trial_n god_n design_v the_o embitter_a of_o sin_n to_o his_o people_n when_o god_n shall_v come_v and_o burn_v up_o man_n comfort_n round_o about_o they_o than_o they_o will_v cry_v out_o ah_o what_o a_o bitter_a thing_n be_v sin_n that_o put_v god_n upon_o burn_a work_n then_o they_o will_v speak_v that_o language_n to_o their_o own_o soul_n that_o the_o prophet_n once_o speak_v to_o the_o jew_n jer._n 2._o 15._o they_o make_v his_o land_n waste_v his_o city_n be_v burn_v with_o fire_n verse_n 17._o have_v thou_o not_o procure_v these_o thing_n to_o thyself_o verse_n 19_o thou_o own_o wickedness_n shall_v correct_v thou_o and_o thy_o backslide_n shall_v reprove_v thou_o know_v therefore_o and_o see_v that_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a thing_n and_o bitter_a that_o thou_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o that_o my_o fear_n be_v not_o in_o thou_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o host_n so_o chap._n 4._o 18._o thy_o way_n and_o thy_o do_n have_v procure_v these_o thing_n unto_o thou_o this_o be_v thy_o wickedness_n because_o it_o be_v bitter_a because_o it_o reach_v unto_o thy_o heart_n yea_o now_o they_o will_v say_v that_o sin_n be_v bitterness_n in_o the_o abstract_n and_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n also_o according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n hosea_n hos_n 12._o 14._o ephraim_n provoke_v he_o to_o anger_v most_o bitter_o or_o with_o bitterness_n as_o the_o hebrew_n have_v it_o relation_n and_o friend_n may_v tell_v we_o that_o sin_n be_v a_o bitter_a thing_n and_o conscience_n may_v tell_v we_o that_o sin_n be_v a_o bitter_a thing_n and_o good_a book_n may_v tell_v we_o that_o sin_n be_v a_o bitter_a thing_n and_o man_n under_o terror_n and_o horror_n of_o spirit_n may_v tell_v we_o that_o sin_n be_v a_o bitter_a thing_n and_o the_o fore_n and_o heavy_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o other_o may_v tell_v we_o that_o sin_n be_v a_o bitter_a thing_n and_o the_o spirit_n by_o his_o secret_a whisper_n may_v tell_v we_o that_o sin_n be_v a_o bitter_a thing_n and_o minister_n may_v tell_v we_o that_o sin_n be_v a_o bitter_a thing_n they_o may_v tell_v you_o that_o it_o be_v bitter_a to_o god_n it_o be_v the_o only_a thing_n in_o all_o the_o world_n that_o he_o have_v reveal_v his_o wrath_n from_o heaven_n against_o and_o that_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n the_o law_n of_o god_n the_o be_v of_o god_n the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o grand_a design_n of_o god_n they_o may_v tell_v you_o that_o it_o be_v bitter_a to_o christ_n witness_v his_o cry_v out_o in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o his_o soul_n my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o and_o witness_v the_o sorrow_n and_o heaviness_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o his_o sweat_a clod_n of_o blood_n when_o he_o hang_v upon_o the_o cross_n they_o give_v he_o gall_n and_o vinegar_n to_o drink_v but_o no_o gall_n be_v so_o bitter_a to_o he_o as_o your_o sin_n they_o 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than_o any_o city_n under_o heaven_n for_o gospel_n light_n and_o for_o the_o power_n of_o religion_n and_o real_a holiness_n psal_n 76._o 1_o 2._o in_o judah_n be_v god_n know_v his_o name_n be_v great_a in_o israel_n in_o salem_n also_o be_v his_o tabernacle_n and_o his_o dwell_a place_n in_o zion_n in_o london_n be_v god_n know_v his_o name_n be_v great_a in_o london_n and_o in_o london_n also_o be_v his_o tabernacle_n and_o his_o dwell_a place_n and_o as_o god_n be_v know_v in_o judah_n not_o only_o by_o his_o word_n but_o also_o by_o his_o glorious_a work_n so_o god_n be_v know_v in_o london_n not_o only_o by_o his_o word_n but_o also_o by_o his_o glorious_a work_n and_o as_o god_n be_v know_v in_o judah_n first_o by_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o mercy_n but_o afterward_o by_o the_o severity_n of_o his_o judgement_n so_o god_n be_v know_v in_o london_n first_o by_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o mercy_n but_o afterward_o by_o the_o severity_n of_o his_o judgement_n witness_v the_o 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optimi_fw-la est_fw-la pâ—ssima_fw-la or_o as_o we_o find_v that_o the_o sweet_a wine_n become_v the_o tarte_v vinegar_n so_o god_n heavenly_a favour_n and_o indulgency_n be_v long_o abuse_v they_o at_o last_o turn_v into_o storm_n of_o wrath_n and_o vengeance_n what_o english_a man_n do_v look_v upon_o 24_o psal_n 101._o 8._o isa_n 60._o 14._o psal_n 48._o 1._o 8_o etc._n etc._n neh._n 11._o 1._o isa_n 18._o 52._o dan._n 1._o 9_o 24_o london_n as_o the_o city_n of_o the_o great_a god_n as_o a_o holy_a city_n as_o that_o city_n wherein_o god_n be_v as_o glorious_o make_v know_v and_o wherein_o christ_n be_v as_o much_o exalt_v and_o religion_n be_v as_o high_o prize_v as_o in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o world_n beside_o and_o not_o mourn_v over_o it_o now_o it_o be_v lay_v desolate_a it_o be_v long_a since_o say_v of_o athens_n and_o sparta_n that_o they_o be_v the_o eye_n of_o greece_n be_v not_o london_n the_o eye_n of_o england_n and_o who_o then_o can_v but_o weep_v to_o see_v 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hatred_n against_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o prophet_n know_v by_o revelation_n from_o heaven_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v king_n over_o syria_n and_o that_o he_o have_v as_o cruel_a and_o as_o bloody_a a_o mind_n against_o god_n israel_n as_o any_o of_o the_o former_a king_n of_o syria_n have_v now_o to_o evidence_n this_o the_o prophet_n instance_n in_o those_o particular_a excessive_a act_n of_o cruelty_n that_o he_o shall_v practice_v upon_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n their_o strong_a hold_n will_v thou_o set_v on_o fire_n hazael_n will_v not_o think_v it_o enough_o to_o enter_v into_o their_o strong_a town_n and_o city_n and_o fort_n and_o castle_n and_o other_o strong_a hold_n and_o spoil_v and_o plunder_v they_o of_o their_o treasure_n and_o good_n but_o he_o will_v burn_v all_o down_o to_o the_o ground_n that_o so_o he_o may_v daunt_v they_o and_o weaken_v they_o and_o render_v they_o the_o more_o uncapable_a of_o make_v any_o resistance_n against_o he_o but_o 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