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who_o do_v devour_v and_o tear_v the_o people_n in_o piece_n chap._n 9.3_o 6_o and_o therefore_o he_o take_v up_o a_o lamentation_n over_o they_o ver_fw-la 1._o and_o say_v that_o they_o be_v destroy_v just_a as_o they_o use_v to_o do_v wild_a beast_n which_o they_o take_v in_o pit_n make_v for_o that_o purpose_n the_o one_o of_o they_o be_v take_v by_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n ver_fw-la 4._o and_o the_o other_o by_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n ver_fw-la 9_o that_o they_o may_v no_o more_o catch_v any_o prey_n upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o israel_n and_o hereby_o the_o strength_n and_o power_n of_o that_o nation_n be_v much_o impair_v there_o be_v no_o strong_a rod_n to_o be_v a_o sceptre_n to_o rule_v v._o 14._o as_o shall_v further_o appear_v in_o the_o next_o observation_n it_o be_v such_o a_o monstrous_a thing_n for_o those_o who_o be_v the_o conservator_n of_o right_a and_o justice_n to_o transgress_v it_o that_o god_n can_v but_o punish_v such_o misdemeanour_n he_o be_v the_o supreme_a moderator_n of_o all_o who_o will_v see_v that_o right_o take_v place_n they_o be_v god_n here_o below_o and_o shall_v act_v his_o part_n among_o man_n which_o if_o they_o do_v not_o it_o belong_v proper_o to_o he_o to_o chastise_v they_o and_o turn_v they_o out_o of_o their_o office_n and_o he_o will_v do_v it_o because_o they_o commit_v sin_n so_o contrary_a to_o the_o end_n of_o their_o institution_n and_o so_o disagree_v to_o the_o nature_n and_o be_v of_o the_o office_n they_o bear_v so_o strange_a and_o monstrous_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v for_o ruler_n to_o violate_v justice_n that_o the_o son_n of_o sirach_n say_v eccles_n 20.4_o it_o be_v like_o the_o lust_n of_o a_o eunuch_n to_o deflower_v a_o virgin_n i._n e._n not_o only_o a_o treacherous_a but_o a_o most_o unnatural_a thing_n justice_n be_v ordinary_o compare_v by_o all_o author_n to_o a_o virgin_n and_o therefore_o 1_o it_o must_v be_v keep_v pure_a chaste_a and_o uncorrupted_a and_o 2_o for_o that_o end_n it_o 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note_v out_o of_o jansenius_n and_o other_o 5._o and_o now_o for_o the_o second_o captivity_n of_o judah_n we_o shall_v soon_o see_v to_o what_o cause_n it_o be_v to_o be_v impute_v ezekiel_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o 17_o chapter_n of_o his_o pprophecy_n thar_z nabuchadnezzar_n like_o a_o great_a eagle_n have_v carry_v away_o to_o his_o own_o country_n the_o high_a branch_n of_o the_o cedar_n in_o lebanon_n i._n e._n jeconiah_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n who_o be_v first_o carry_v captive_a by_o he_o v._o 3._o and_o this_o eagle_n only_o leave_v a_o little_a seed_n which_o be_v zedekiah_n who_o kingdom_n can_v not_o grow_v any_o strong_a or_o high_a than_o a_o vine_n because_o overtop_v and_o oppress_v by_o the_o chaldaean_n who_o cast_n a_o dark_a and_o cold_a shadow_n upon_o it_o ver_fw-la 5_o 6._o now_o zedekiah_n take_v a_o oath_n to_o be_v true_a to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n who_o have_v plant_v he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n as_o you_o may_v see_v for_o 13_o 14._o but_o he_o hope_v to_o rise_v to_o a_o great_a strength_n and_o talness_n than_o the_o stature_n of_o a_o vine_n and_o behold_v another_o eagle_n which_o be_v the_o king_n of_o egypt_n under_o who_o protection_n he_o imagine_v that_o he_o may_v spread_v and_o dilate_v himself_o we_o read_v v._o 7_o 8_o 15._o that_o this_o vine_n incline_v her_o branch_n and_o shoot_v her_o root_n towards_o he_o that_o he_o may_v water_v it_o and_o make_v it_o grow_v great_a by_o help_v it_o from_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o chaldean_n but_o for_o this_o falseness_n and_o breach_n of_o covenant_n god_n be_v no_o less_o angry_a than_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o threaten_v to_o pull_v it_o up_o by_o the_o root_n and_o make_v every_o leaf_n of_o it_o wither_v v._o 9_o i._n e._n utter_o destroy_v the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o to_o leave_v none_o of_o they_o to_o bear_v rule_n in_o the_o land_n as_o you_o may_v read_v from_o the_o 15_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o one_o and_o twenty_o ver_fw-la where_o you_o may_v see_v the_o sin_n that_o he_o denounce_v this_o judgement_n upon_o be_v breach_n of_o promise_n and_o much_o more_o violation_n of_o his_o eath_n and_o covenant_n which_o he_o take_v so_o heinous_o that_o it_o be_v repeat_v five_o time_n as_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o ruin_n ver_fw-la 15_o 16_o 18_o 19_o 20._o and_o god_n call_v it_o not_o only_a nebuchadnezar_n oath_n ver_fw-la 16._o but_o his_o own_o oath_n which_o be_v despise_v ver_fw-la 19_o and_o it_o be_v again_o repeat_v ezek._n 21.23_o as_o a_o thing_n that_o god_n can_v not_o forget_v but_o for_o which_o he_o bring_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n against_o they_o and_o if_o you_o compare_v hos_n 10.4_o with_o 2_o king_n 17.4_o you_o will_v find_v that_o this_o piece_n of_o unjustice_n in_o swear_v false_o and_o break_v covenant_n be_v a_o sin_n that_o bring_v israel_n also_o to_o ruin_v there_o be_v but_o one_o place_n more_o that_o i_o shall_v note_v which_o concern_v this_o captivity_n of_o judah_n and_o it_o be_v jer._n 34._o where_o the_o prophet_n call_v upon_o they_o to_o let_v the_o bondman_n of_o the_o hebrew_n nation_n go_v free_a according_a to_o the_o law_n in_o that_o behalf_n and_o they_o promise_v by_o a_o solemn_a covenant_n that_o they_o will_v yield_v obedience_n but_o afterward_o become_v double_o guilty_a by_o break_v their_o promise_n and_o keep_v their_o brethren_n still_o in_o slavery_n now_o see_v what_o god_n threaten_v because_o of_o this_o oppression_n and_o transgression_n of_o their_o covenant_n ver_fw-la 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o etc._n etc._n no_o less_o than_o a_o total_a extirpation_n of_o they_o out_o of_o their_o land_n if_o not_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n by_o the_o sword_n pestilence_n and_o famine_n and_o to_o this_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v that_o passage_n relate_v which_o we_o meet_v withal_o in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o jeremy_n lamentation_n judah_n be_v go_v into_o captiulty_n because_o of_o affliction_n and_o because_o of_o great_a servitude_n 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where_o these_o sin_n be_v find_v take_v further_o into_o your_o consideration_n what_o god_n say_v of_o ninive_n which_o city_n have_v be_v a_o great_a hammer_n or_o maul_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o assyrian_a king_n unto_o judea_n and_o other_o country_n and_o you_o find_v that_o these_o sin_n beat_v she_o to_o dust_n and_o slay_v those_o lion-like_o king_n though_o they_o fill_v their_o hole_n with_o prey_n and_o their_o den_n with_o ravine_n and_o think_v to_o bring_v up_o their_o whelp_n i._n e._n their_o son_n to_o the_o same_o trade_n of_o devour_a nahum_n 2.11_o 12_o 13._o and_o nahum_n 3.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n god_n send_v one_o of_o those_o lion_n viz._n senacherib_n against_o the_o hypocritical_a nation_n that_o i_o have_v be_v describe_v and_o give_v he_o charge_n to_o take_v the_o spoil_n and_o the_o prey_n of_o it_o isa_n 10.56_o but_o he_o think_v of_o nothing_o but_o destroy_v and_o cut_v off_o nation_n not_o a_o few_o ver_fw-la 7_o etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o god_n threaten_v to_o destroy_v he_o utter_o and_o to_o take_v off_o his_o burden_n and_o yoke_n from_o his_o people_n neck_n v._o 26_o 27._o this_o he_o do_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n who_o break_v the_o assyrian_a empire_n in_o piece_n but_o yet_o succeed_v they_o in_o cruelty_n and_o raven_a covetousness_n and_o unmercifulness_n take_v all_o for_o fish_n that_o come_v to_o their_o net_n according_a as_o the_o king_n of_o nineve_n do_v hab._n 1.15_o and_o therefore_o they_o drink_v of_o the_o same_o cup_n of_o his_o indignation_n as_o you_o may_v read_v isa_n 13.19_o 20_o etc._n etc._n and_o isa_n 14.3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o where_o he_o note_v the_o hard_a bondage_n wherewith_o he_o make_v the_o conquer_v to_o serve_v and_o their_o oppression_n and_o rule_v the_o nation_n in_o anger_n as_o cause_n of_o their_o destruction_n to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v that_o most_o evident_a place_n isa_n 47.56_o where_o he_o say_v plain_o that_o cruelty_n and_o oppression_n towards_o 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of_o it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o we_o meet_v withal_o in_o the_o case_n of_o judah_n viz._n the_o base_a flatter_a humour_n of_o their_o soothsayer_n the_o men-pleasing_a prophecy_n of_o such_o diviner_n and_o watchman_n as_o they_o have_v though_o pitiful_a one_o they_o be_v who_o have_v tell_v they_o lie_n just_a as_o the_o watchman_n of_o god_n people_n have_v do_v to_o they_o which_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o that_o isa_n 47._o do_v give_v we_o reason_n to_o take_v for_o a_o truth_n 8._o how_o long_o shall_v i_o make_v this_o discourse_n if_o i_o shall_v multiply_v more_o particular_n from_o damascus_n gaza_n edom_n ammon_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n mention_v together_o with_o israel_n in_o the_o first_o &_o second_o chapter_n of_o amos_n who_o be_v all_o threaten_a for_o their_o oppression_n &_o cruelty_n to_o be_v punish_v without_o any_o mercy_n he_o say_v there_o that_o for_o 3._o yea_o for_o 4._o transgression_n i._n e._n for_o a_o great_a many_o he_o will_v reckon_v with_o they_o but_o he_o instance_n only_o in_o this_o one_o of_o cruelty_n as_o if_o this_o be_v the_o principal_a and_o that_o which_o excel_v all_o the_o rest_n in_o provocation_n and_o i_o will_v only_o desire_v you_o to_o consider_v as_o you_o read_v those_o chapter_n whether_o you_o can_v refuse_v to_o assent_v to_o this_o as_o a_o true_a observation_n that_o one_o great_a destroy_v if_o not_o the_o chief_a sin_n of_o all_o those_o nation_n be_v this_o piece_n of_o unmercifulness_n their_o cruel_a deal_n with_o those_o who_o they_o have_v conquer_v and_o get_v into_o their_o power_n i_o be_o sure_a that_o edom_n four_o transgression_n be_v so_o near_o of_o kin_n to_o this_o that_o we_o can_v scarce_o make_v they_o any_o more_o than_o four_o degree_n of_o this_o one_o sin_n viz._n want_v of_o kindness_n compassion_n and_o mercy_n to_o those_o who_o it_o be_v natural_a for_o he_o to_o pity_n especial_o when_o he_o have_v the_o better_a of_o they_o amos_n 1.11_o he_o do_v 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