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rise_v a_o flame_n that_o will_v devour_v they_o quite_o then_z lord_n for_o we_o thou_o will_v procure_v that_o we_o in_o peace_n may_v be_v because_o that_o every_o work_n of_o our_o be_v wrought_v for_o we_o by_o thou_o and_o lord_n our_o god_n though_o we_o be_v bring_v to_o other_o lord_n in_o thrall_n of_o thou_o alone_o shall_v be_v our_o thought_n upon_o thy_o name_n to_o call_v they_o be_v decease_v and_o never_o shall_v a_o far_a life_n obtain_v they_o die_v and_o shall_v not_o rise_v at_o all_o to_o tyrannize_v again_o for_o to_o that_o end_n thou_o visit_v and_o wide_o disperse_v they_o haste_n until_o their_o fame_n be_v perish_v and_o utter_o defac'st_a but_o lord_n increase_v thy_o people_n be_v increase_v they_o be_v by_o thou_o and_o thou_o be_v glorify_v as_o far_o as_o any_o land_n there_o be_v for_o lord_n in_o their_o distress_n when_o thy_o chast'ning_n on_o they_o lay_v they_o unto_o thou_o do_v hasten_v then_o and_o without_o cease_v pray_v as_o she_o with_o 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conceal_v but_o she_o shall_v be_v compel_v all_o her_o murder_n to_o reveal_v the_o prayer_n of_o hezekiah_n isaiah_n 37.15_o the_o argument_n and_o the_o use_n it_o be_v record_v in_o the_o 36._o and_o 37._o of_o isaiah_n that_o senacharib_n king_n of_o asiria_n send_v a_o army_n against_o jerusalem_n and_o that_o rabshakah_n his_o principal_a commander_n not_o only_o threaten_v to_o take_v it_o but_o blaspheme_v also_o against_o the_o power_n of_o god_n which_o when_o hezekiah_n receive_v notice_n of_o it_o be_v say_v he_o repair_v unto_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o make_v this_o prayer_n there_o wherein_o have_v by_o the_o attribute_n there_o give_v he_o acknowledge_v how_o able_a god_n be_v to_o be_v avenge_v he_o desire_v the_o lord_n both_o to_o hear_v he_o and_o to_o consider_v the_o blasphemy_n of_o his_o adversary_n then_o to_o manifest_v the_o necessity_n of_o assistance_n he_o urge_v the_o power_n of_o that_o foe_n over_o those_o that_o serve_v not_o the_o true_a god_n and_o as_o it_o seem_v desire_v deliverance_n not_o so_o much_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o own_o safety_n as_o that_o the_o blasphemer_n and_o all_o the_o world_n may_v know_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o power_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o arrogant_a brag_v of_o man._n this_o prayer_n may_v be_v use_v by_o the_o church_n whensoever_o her_o powerful_a and_o open_a adversary_n the_o turk_n or_o any_o other_o adversary_n who_o god_n have_v suffer_v to_o prevail_v against_o false_a worshipper_n shall_v thereupon_o grow_v proud_a and_o threaten_v she_o also_o as_o if_o in_o despite_n of_o god_n he_o have_v former_o prevail_v by_o his_o own_o strength_n and_o the_o name_n of_o senacharib_n may_v be_v mystical_o apply_v to_o any_o such_o enemy_n moreover_o it_o may_v serve_v any_o of_o we_o christian_n for_o a_o prayer_n against_o those_o secret_a blasphemy_n which_o the_o devil_n whisper_v unto_o our_o soul_n or_o when_o by_o temptation_n he_o seek_v to_o make_v we_o despair_v and_o threaten_v to_o be_v our_o ruin_n maugre_o our_o redeemer_n lay_v before_o our_o eye_n how_o many_o other_o he_o have_v destroy_v who_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o as_o good_a estate_n as_o we_o for_o this_o be_v indeed_o the_o enemy_n who_o have_v overthrow_v whole_a country_n and_o nation_n and_o he_o do_v at_o this_o day_n ruin_v many_o thousand_o with_o their_o god_n even_o the_o mean_n whereby_o they_o trust_v to_o be_v safe_a for_o strength_n temporal_a power_n riches_n superstitious_a worship_n the_o wisdom_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n unsanctified_a moral_a virtue_n worldly_a policy_n idol_n &_o such_o like_a wherein_o many_o put_v their_o trust_n be_v the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n and_o may_v he_o right_o term_v the_o god_n which_o that_o mystical_a asirian_a prince_n and_o our_o adversary_n have_v power_n to_o destroy_v the_o song_n and_o hezâ—kiah_n pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n say_v o_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o god_n of_o isra-el_a thou_o who_o between_o the_o cherubin_n do_v dwell_v of_o all_o the_o world_n thou_o god_n alone_a art_n king_n and_o heaven_n and_o earth_n unto_o their_o form_n do_v bring_v lord_n bow_v thy_o ear_n to_o hear_v attentive_a be_v lift_v up_o thy_o eye_n and_o deign_v oh_o lord_n to_o see_v what_o word_n senacharib_n have_v cast_v abroad_o and_o his_o proud_a message_n to_o the_o live_a god_n truth_n lord_n it_o be_v that_o land_n and_o kingdom_n all_o have_v to_o the_o king_n of_o ashur_n be_v a_o thrall_n yea_o they_o their_o god_n into_o the_o fire_n have_v throw_v for_o god_n they_o be_v not_o but_o of_o wood_n and_o stone_n man_n work_v they_o be_v man_n therefore_o spoil_v they_o have_v then_o from_o his_o power_n we_o lord_n our_o god_n now_o save_v that_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n may_v see_v thou_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o only_o thou_o be_v he_o hezekiahs_n song_n of_o thanksgiving_n isaiah_n 38.10_o the_o argument_n and_o use_n we_o find_v this_o song_n in_o the_o 38._o chapter_n of_o isaiah_n where_o be_v set_v before_o it_o this_o title_n the_o writing_n of_o hezekiah_n king_n of_o juda_n when_o he_o have_v be_v sick_a and_o be_v recover_v of_o his_o sickness_n by_o which_o you_o may_v perceive_v the_o occasion_n of_o it_o and_o if_o you_o consider_v the_o song_n itself_o many_o particular_a circumstance_n be_v remarkable_a whereby_o the_o author_n show_v god_n mercy_n to_o have_v be_v exceed_v great_a unto_o he_o first_o in_o respect_n that_o he_o shall_v else_o have_v be_v cut_v off_o in_o the_o best_a of_o his_o age_n and_o perhaps_o when_o his_o sin_n may_v have_v make_v he_o ripe_a aswell_o for_o hell_n as_o the_o grave_n second_o in_o regard_n he_o shall_v never_o have_v see_v again_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o praise_v he_o there_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o people_n three_o if_o he_o have_v be_v then_o take_v away_o his_o dwelling_n that_o be_v his_o posterity_n have_v be_v cut_v off_o for_o at_o that_o time_n he_o have_v no_o child_n and_o so_o he_o have_v not_o lose_v his_o life_n only_o but_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o messiah_n his_o redeemer_n four_o his_o disease_n be_v so_o violent_a and_o unsufferable_a that_o he_o think_v not_o to_o have_v live_v out_o one_o day_n five_o god_n deliver_v he_o when_o he_o be_v not_o torment_v in_o body_n only_o but_o when_o he_o suffer_v also_o extreme_a agony_n of_o the_o soul_n last_o the_o greatness_n of_o god_n mercy_n be_v here_o praise_v in_o that_o when_o be_v deliver_v he_o from_o the_o terror_n of_o death_n he_o forgive_v he_o also_o his_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o sickness_n then_o seem_v to_o have_v enter_v into_o a_o serious_a consideration_n of_o all_o this_o he_o confess_v who_o they_o be_v
isra'l_n through_o those_o country_n all_o in_o which_o they_o far_o or_o nigh_o disperse_v be_v because_o of_o that_o transgression_n wherewithal_o they_o have_v transgress_v and_o offend_v thou_o to_o we_o our_o king_n our_o duke_n and_o father_n do_v disgrace_n pertain_v oh_o lord_n for_o anger_v thou_o yet_o mercy_n lord_n our_o god_n and_o pardon_n both_o to_o thou_o belong_v though_o we_o rebellious_a be_v for_o as_o for_o we_o we_o sore_o have_v disobey_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n his_o voice_n and_o will_v not_o hear_v to_o keep_v his_o law_n which_o he_o before_o we_o lay_v by_o those_o his_o servant_n which_o his_o prophetâ—_n be_v yea_o all_o that_o of_o the_o race_n of_o isra'l_n be_v against_o thy_o law_n extreme_o have_v misdo_v and_o that_o they_o may_v not_o â—isten_v unto_o thou_o they_o from_o thy_o voice_n oh_o lord_n be_v backward_o go_v which_o make_v both_o curse_n and_o oath_n on_o they_o descend_v that_o in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n write_v be_v the_o servant_n 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and_o commit_v ill_o yet_o lord_n by_o all_o that_o righteousness_n in_o thou_o from_o thy_o jerusalem_n thy_o holy_a hill_n oh_o let_v thy_o wrath_n and_o anger_n turn_v be_v for_o by_o those_o wicked_a thing_n which_o we_o have_v do_v and_o through_o our_o father_n sin_n jerusalem_n yea_o thy_o own_o people_n have_v the_o hatred_n win_v and_o the_o reproach_n of_o all_o that_o neighbour_n they_o now_o therefore_o to_o thy_o servant_n suit_n incline_v his_o prayer_n hear_v our_o god_n and_o let_v thy_o face_n even_o for_o the_o lord_n dear_a sake_n vouchsafe_v to_o shine_v upon_o thy_o now_o forsake_v holy_a place_n thy_o ear_n incline_v thou_o oh_o my_o god_n and_o hear_v lift_v up_o thy_o eye_n and_o we_o oh_o look_v upon_o we_o who_o forsake_v with_o thy_o city_n be_v the_o city_n where_o thy_o name_n be_v call_v on_o for_o we_o upon_o ourselves_o presume_v not_o thus_o before_o thy_o presence_n our_o request_n to_o make_v for_o any_o righteousness_n that_o be_v in_o we_o but_o for_o thy_o great_a and_o tender_a mercy_n sake_n lord_n hear_v forgive_v oh_o lord_n and_o weigh_v the_o same_o oh_o lord_n perform_v it_o and_o no_o more_o defer_v for_o thy_o own_o sake_n my_o god_n for_o by_o thy_o name_n thy_o city_n and_o thy_o people_n call_v be_v the_o prayer_n of_o jonah_n jonah_n 2._o the_o argument_n and_o use_n as_o jonah_n flee_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v follow_v by_o a_o tempest_n who_o fury_n will_v not_o be_v allay_v until_o the_o offender_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o sea_n where_o god_n have_v mercy_n on_o he_o and_o send_v a_o fish_n to_o preserve_v he_o which_o in_o humane_a reason_n seem_v a_o more_o terrible_a danger_n then_o that_o he_o be_v deliver_v from_o but_o the_o safety_n which_o at_o his_o first_o entrance_n he_o find_v in_o so_o unsafe_a a_o place_n make_v he_o sensible_a of_o god_n favour_n and_o beget_v in_o he_o a_o firm_a belief_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v total_o deliver_v and_o thereupon_o be_v yet_o in_o the_o fish_n belly_n make_v this_o prayer_n to_o praise_n god_n for_o deliver_v he_o in_o so_o great_a a_o extremity_n and_o he_o do_v it_o as_o speak_v of_o a_o thing_n already_o do_v the_o better_a to_o show_v we_o the_o soundness_n of_o his_o faith_n the_o thing_n remarkable_a be_v these_o the_o place_n where_o he_o pray_v the_o terrible_a and_o unaviodable_a danger_n that_o compass_v he_o the_o despair_n he_o be_v nigh_o fall_v into_o the_o timely_a application_n of_o god_n mercy_n the_o comfort_n it_o infuse_v into_o he_o the_o occasion_n which_o draw_v man_n into_o these_o peril_n the_o vow_n make_v upon_o this_o deliverance_n and_o last_o the_o reason_n of_o that_o vow_n now_o this_o burial_n of_o jonas_n in_o the_o fish_n belly_n and_o his_o delivery_n from_o thence_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o burial_n and_o resurrection_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n mat._n 12.40_o and_o therefore_o we_o must_v not_o think_v he_o make_v this_o prayer_n only_o in_o his_o own_o person_n but_o in_o the_o mystical_a body_n of_o jesus_n christ_n also_o for_o by_o contemplate_v the_o circumstance_n of_o his_o danger_n and_o deliverance_n and_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n he_o apprehend_v the_o mystery_n of_o our_o redemption_n by_o the_o ship_n ready_a to_o be_v sink_v through_o that_o tempest_n in_o which_o he_o be_v cast_v away_o he_o conceive_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o the_o world_n for_o sin_n and_o that_o it_o will_v not_o be_v appease_v without_o satisfaction_n by_o his_o own_o offence_n he_o foresee_v hâ—w_o christ_n have_v take_v our_o sin_n upon_o he_o shall_v to_o bring_v peace_n unto_o the_o world_n be_v deliver_v over_o unto_o the_o rage_n of_o pilate_n and_o the_o jew_n by_o his_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o fish_n belly_n and_o there_o preserve_v alive_a he_o foresee_v how_o christ_n shall_v be_v swallow_v up_o of_o the_o grave_n and_o yet_o remain_v uncorrupted_a and_o by_o the_o foresight_n he_o have_v of_o his_o own_o come_v safe_a to_o 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