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3.2_o 3._o &_o 57.1_o isa_n 3.2_o 3._o &_o 57.1_o when_o the_o fair_a flower_n in_o the_o garden_n be_v pluck_v up_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o god_n intend_v to_o lay_v it_o waste_v and_o turn_v it_o into_o a_o wilderness_n no_o church_n nor_o state_n can_v long_o stand_v when_o the_o main_a pillar_n be_v undermine_v the_o heartstring_n hold_v not_o long_o after_o the_o eyestring_n be_v break_v second_o if_o in_o case_n that_o he_o remove_v not_o such_o out_o of_o the_o way_n but_o suffer_v such_o to_o live_v and_o be_v eye-witness_n of_o those_o misery_n that_o befall_v the_o land_n or_o nation_n then_o god_n make_v way_n for_o judgement_n enlighten_v donn'_v serm._n 1628._o jer._n 7.14_o 15._o enlighten_v by_o restrain_v they_o from_o pray_v for_o such_o a_o people_n sometime_o inhibit_v they_o as_o he_o do_v jeremiah_n cap._n 7.14_o 15_o 16._o pray_v not_o for_o this_o people_n for_o i_o will_v not_o hear_v thou_o god_n will_v not_o that_o such_o precious_a breath_n as_o that_o of_o prayer_n shall_v be_v in_o vain_a or_o without_o success_n and_o therefore_o he_o acquaint_v he_o with_o his_o resolution_n and_o irrevocable_a decree_n and_o purpose_n which_o he_o before_o have_v affirm_v with_o many_o word_n of_o most_o earnest_n and_o vehement_a asseveration_n cap._n 4.28_o 22.5_o jer._n 4.28_o cap._n 22.5_o and_o afterward_o do_v ratify_v and_o confirm_v by_o oath_n cap._n 22.5_o whereby_o the_o prophet_n do_v evident_o perceive_v that_o it_o be_v a_o absolute_a interdiction_n and_o not_o like_o that_o inhibition_n give_v to_o moses_n 32.10_o exod._n 32.10_o exod._n 32.10_o which_o carry_v with_o it_o the_o force_n of_o a_o mild_a instruction_n and_o intimate_v that_o it_o be_v in_o moses_n power_n to_o give_v way_n to_o god_n wrath_n or_o not_o so_o as_o moses_n thereby_o receive_v encouragement_n to_o pray_v for_o they_o calv._n non_fw-la debuit_fw-la pro_fw-la statu_fw-la regni_fw-la orare_fw-la calv._n but_o shall_v jeremiah_n have_v go_v about_o 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