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judah_n p._n 365_o in_o this_o sin_n we_o seem_v far_o to_o exceed_v they_o in_o the_o day_n of_o josiah_n p._n 366_o 367_o yet_o the_o vengeance_n come_v on_o they_o present_o after_o the_o death_n of_o josiah_n and_o principal_o for_o this_o sin_n among_o other_o p._n 366_o certain_a point_n to_o be_v serious_o think_v of_o by_o all_o the_o favourer_n of_o popery_n among_o we_o and_o by_o all_o who_o stand_v in_o suspense_n p._n 367_o 1._o the_o occasion_n and_o manner_n of_o cast_v popery_n out_o of_o our_o land_n p._n 367_o 2._o the_o blood_n of_o so_o many_o learned_a and_o most_o holy_a martyr_n as_o cranmer_n etc._n etc._n witness_v against_o it_o p._n 367_o answer_v concern_v their_o pretend_a martyr_n p._n 369_o 3._o so_o many_o worthy_a preacher_n in_o each_o part_n of_o our_o land_n convince_a all_o ever_n since_o then_o p._n 369_o 4._o so_o many_o learned_a writer_n unanswerable_a confute_v it_o and_o every_o piece_n of_o it_o p._n 369_o 5._o the_o discovery_n of_o their_o index_n expurgatorius_fw-la for_o their_o wicked_a deal_n against_o the_o gospel_n and_o for_o uphold_v popery_n p._n 370_o 6._o so_o many_o discovery_n of_o their_o unnatural_a cruelty_n the_o fruit_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o for_o the_o support_v thereof_o p._n 370_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o make_v trumpeter_n of_o the_o abomination_n of_o their_o religion_n p._n 370_o our_o saviour_n argument_n most_o strong_a against_o that_o religion_n to_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v a_o principal_a religion_n of_o satan_n under_o a_o show_n of_o holiness_n especial_o the_o jesuited_a papist_n religion_n p._n 371_o 7._o their_o religion_n teach_v these_o thing_n witness_v those_o evidence_n which_o follow_v in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o abomination_n viz._n p._n 371_o abomination_n 32._o this_o alone_a sufficient_a to_o cause_v all_o not_o utter_o give_v up_o to_o fly_v out_o of_o babylon_n p._n 372_o 8._o miraculous_a deliverance_n and_o preservation_n of_o our_o prince_n religion_n and_o we_o all_o at_o the_o spanish_a invasion_n the_o death_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_o so_o wonderful_o bring_v in_o the_o lord_n anoint_v among_o we_o and_o at_o the_o gunpowder_n treason_n p._n 372_o 9_o the_o wonderful_a bring_v the_o gospel_n again_o after_o queen_n mary_n with_o the_o admirable_a preservation_n of_o the_o lady_n elizabeth_n p._n 372_o 10._o the_o wonderful_a continuance_n of_o the_o gospel_n since_o notwithstanding_o so_o innumerable_a stratagem_n against_o it_o p._n 372_o these_o as_o infallible_a argument_n of_o god_n favour_n and_o love_n towards_o we_o as_o they_o be_v towards_o judea_n and_o aught_o as_o much_o to_o knit_v our_o heart_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o truth_n and_o to_o a_o detestation_n of_o that_o bloody_a religion_n p._n 373_o our_o happiness_n if_o we_o have_v heart_n to_o meditate_v of_o these_o thing_n p._n 373_o 374_o to_o think_v what_o it_o be_v to_o take_v the_o mark_n of_o the_o beast_n chief_o after_o these_o conviction_n p._n 373_o 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but_o execute_v the_o lord_n most_o terrible_a vengeance_n according_a to_o all_o that_o which_o in_o his_o law_n he_o have_v threaten_v long_o afore_o come_v for_o present_o within_o three_o month_n after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o worthy_a king_n josiah_n who_o jeremie_n so_o much_o bewail_v in_o his_o lamentation_n call_v he_o the_o breath_n of_o their_o nostril_n begin_v all_o those_o plague_n of_o this_o people_n 33._o for_o jehoahaz_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o josiah_n be_v take_v captive_a of_o pharaoh_n necho_n and_o carry_v into_o egypt_n death_n which_o can_v not_o be_v do_v without_o much_o bloodshed_n there_o land_n also_o become_v tributary_n to_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n and_o that_o tribute_n which_o be_v very_o great_a be_v to_o be_v levy_v upon_o every_o man_n of_o the_o land_n according_a to_o their_o estimation_n 35._o whereby_o all_o of_o they_o become_v servant_n unto_o he_o accomplish_v in_o the_o place_n of_o jehoahaz_n do_v the_o king_n of_o egypt_n set_v up_o eliakim_n his_o brother_n who_o he_o name_v jehoiakim_n so_o he_o and_o his_o people_n remain_v servant_n to_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n until_o they_o be_v soon_o after_o conquer_v again_o by_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n who_o prevail_v against_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n they_o all_o become_v tributary_n to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n 26._o afterwards_o eliakim_n rebel_n against_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n nabuchadnezzar_n come_v against_o he_o with_o great_a power_n take_v he_o bind_v he_o with_o chain_n carry_v he_o into_o babel_n with_o many_o of_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n 10._o in_o his_o place_n do_v the_o king_n of_o babel_n set_v up_o jehoiakim_n his_o son_n to_o reign_v in_o his_o stead_n who_o reign_v but_o three_o month_n but_o he_o also_o be_v carry_v away_o into_o babylon_n with_o other_o precious_a vessel_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n 13._o and_o zedechiah_n his_o uncle_n set_v in_o his_o place_n who_o rebel_a in_o like_a manner_n against_o nabuchadnezzar_n who_o have_v cause_v he_o to_o swear_v by_o god_n and_o not_o humble_v himself_o at_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n jeremie_n but_o harden_v his_o neck_n and_o make_v his_o heart_n obstinate_a that_o he_o may_v not_o return_v to_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n the_o chief_a also_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o of_o the_o people_n sin_v wonderful_o and_o not_o harken_v to_o god_n messenger_n he_o likewise_o be_v take_v his_o son_n slay_v before_o his_o eye_n his_o own_o eye_n put_v out_o he_o bind_v in_o chain_n and_o carry_v into_o babel_n and_o all_o this_o desolation_n foreshow_v be_v full_o accomplish_v all_o this_o come_v upon_o they_o 16._o as_o the_o lord_n himself_o say_v plain_o partly_o for_o the_o sin_n commit_v long_o before_o the_o