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jeremy_n do_v not_o desire_v the_o evil_a day_n to_o come_v on_o other_o yet_o when_o the_o evil_a day_n be_v come_v upon_o himself_o we_o find_v he_o vent_v strange_a and_o strong_a desire_n of_o that_o kind_n chap._n 9.2_o o_o that_o my_o head_n be_v a_o fountain_n and_o my_o eye_n river_n of_o tear_n that_o i_o may_v weep_v night_n and_o day_n for_o the_o slay_v of_o the_o daughter_n of_o my_o people_n he_o have_v vision_n of_o slaughter_n and_o he_o do_v even_o beg_v a_o head_n melt_v into_o water_n for_o abundant_a mourning_n over_o that_o day_n but_o what_o be_v his_o other_o what_o be_v his_o further_a wish_n with_o respect_n to_o himself_o at_o that_o time_n we_o have_v they_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n o_o that_o i_o have_v in_o the_o wilderness_n a_o lodging_n place_n of_o a_o wayfaring_a man_n that_o i_o may_v leave_v my_o people_n and_o go_v from_o they_o for_o they_o be_v all_o adulterer_n a_o company_n of_o treacherous_a man_n what_o uncomfortable_a desire_n have_v 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be_v have_v their_o life_n be_v worse_o than_o death_n who_o only_o wish_v to_o die_v what_o nonsense_n wish_n and_o desire_n have_v they_o also_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n anger_n mention_v in_o the_o same_o book_n chap._n 6.16_o who_o say_v to_o the_o mountain_n and_o to_o the_o rock_n fall_v on_o we_o and_o hide_v we_o from_o the_o face_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n and_o from_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lamb._n it_o be_v possible_a for_o good_a man_n sometime_o to_o have_v strange_a wish_n but_o o_o how_o lamentable_a be_v the_o wish_n of_o wicked_a man_n and_o unbeliever_n who_o have_v no_o part_n nor_o interest_n in_o jesus_n christ_n in_o those_o time_n when_o conscience_n be_v wound_v and_o awaken_v or_o when_o a_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n wrath_n or_o judgement_n from_o the_o lord_n appear_v when_o christ_n the_o lamb_n shall_v sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n and_o call_v they_o to_o give_v a_o account_n o_o then_o they_o will_v wish_v for_o rock_n and_o 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the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n or_o we_o hope_v this_o will_v excuse_v we_o if_o we_o do_v not_o know_v he_o see_v we_o can_v take_v heed_n of_o such_o reason_n for_o though_o god_n can_v be_v know_v to_o the_o utmost_a of_o what_o himself_o be_v yet_o god_n may_v be_v know_v so_o far_o as_o be_v needful_a for_o we_o and_o that_o be_v very_o far_o we_o may_v know_v god_n so_o far_o as_o concern_v our_o duty_n to_o he_o and_o our_o happiness_n by_o he_o we_o may_v know_v god_n so_o far_o as_o to_o honour_v he_o and_o to_o enjoy_v he_o and_o we_o must_v labour_v to_o know_v he_o perfect_o though_o we_o can_v the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n eph._n 3.17_o will_v have_v we_o labour_n to_o comprehend_v with_o all_o saint_n the_o height_n the_o breadth_n the_o depth_n the_o length_n and_o to_o know_v the_o love_n of_o christ_n that_o pass_v knowledge_n that_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n pass_v knowledge_n that_o it_o exceed_v our_o understanding_n shall_v not_o discourage_v 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