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prophet_n their_o prophecy_n be_v often_o or_o once_o utter_v by_o mouâ—â—_n according_o as_o god_n command_v be_v afterward_o by_o they_o pâ—â—_n in_o writing_n 2._o chron._n 9.29_o &_o cap._n 12._o ver_fw-la 15._o so_o the_o thing_n whiâ—â—_n shall_v come_v to_o pass_v unto_o joram_n elias_n write_v out_o in_o a_o epistle_n elias_n elias_n the_o which_o afterwards_o be_v send_v unto_o joram_n by_o the_o prophet_n the_o disciple_n of_o elias_n by_o who_o it_o be_v keep_v and_o be_v not_o gather_v together_o or_o keep_v by_o the_o priest_n or_o minister_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n hereof_o read_v 2._o chr._n 21._o from_o the_o 12._o unto_o the_o 16._o ver_fw-la so_o isaias_n first_o take_v faithful_a witness_n do_v open_o pronounce_v or_o speak_v those_o thing_n esaias_n esaias_n the_o which_o by_o revelation_n from_o god_n he_o be_v command_v to_o foretell_v to_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o afterward_o he_o write_v they_o out_o himself_o seal_v they_o and_o deliver_v they_o to_o 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after_o that_o they_o be_v write_v by_o jeremie_n himself_o jere._n 36.23_o but_o by_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o jeremie_n tell_v he_o what_o to_o write_v the_o second_o time_n the_o self_n same_o thing_n be_v write_v again_o by_o baruch_n his_o minister_n as_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n appear_v the_o like_a may_v any_o man_n easy_o gather_v out_o of_o the_o same_o jeremy_n cap._n 29._o out_o of_o ezec._n cap._n 12._o &_o 14._o final_o thus_o the_o apostle_n as_o paul_n peter_n and_o the_o evangelist_n matthew_n john_n mark_v and_o luke_n have_v leave_v unto_o we_o their_o writing_n the_o which_o be_v another_o part_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o this_o their_o doctrine_n the_o which_o they_o afterward_o put_v in_o writing_n they_o do_v first_o along_o time_n and_o often_o utter_v by_o mouth_n and_o then_o write_v it_o and_o impart_v it_o unto_o nation_n unto_o the_o everlasting_a glory_n of_o god_n and_o edify_v of_o his_o church_n and_o this_o in_o my_o judgement_n 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it_o be_v true_a and_o be_v not_o lie_v and_o it_o teach_v you_o you_o shall_v abide_v in_o he_o if_o they_o have_v in_o such_o sort_n be_v gâ—â—thered_v together_o as_o we_o have_v show_v even_o out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o gâ—â—_n itself_o objection_n there_o remain_v yet_o one_o thing_n the_o which_o may_v be_v object_v lay_v against_o we_o namely_o how_o then_o fall_v out_o this_o disorder_n chapter_n &_o time_n which_o be_v see_v in_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o prophet_n if_o the_o prophet_n themselves_o gather_v together_o their_o own_o write_v answer_n but_o the_o answer_n be_v easy_a and_o at_o hand_n to_o wit_n command_v the_o prophecy_n be_v put_v in_o writing_n not_o as_o the_o prophet_n will_v but_o as_o god_n command_v that_o every_o several_a prophesy_n be_v not_o always_o in_o such_o sort_n write_v by_o the_o prophet_n aâ—_n be_v first_o foretell_v and_o foreshow_v by_o they_o but_o they_o be_v coâ—â—manded_v by_o god_n to_o commit_v every_o one_o to_o writing_n 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miserable_a servitude_n slavery_n or_o bondage_n together_o so_o company_n cap._n 2._o verse_n 1._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n for_o three_o transgression_n of_o moab_n and_o for_o four_o i_o will_v not_o turn_v unto_o it_o because_o it_o burn_v the_o bone_n of_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n into_o lime_n moabite_n the_o sixth_o example_n of_o the_o judgment_n of_o god_n against_o the_o moabite_n the_o sixth_o example_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n against_o the_o nation_n border_v upon_o the_o israclite_n that_o they_o thereby_o may_v be_v terrify_v fear_v with_o these_o threaten_n of_o god_n and_o so_o consequent_o repent_v and_o it_o be_v of_o the_o moabite_n the_o cousin_n and_o kinsman_n of_o the_o ammonite_n and_o also_o of_o the_o israelite_n themselves_o and_o here_o be_v express_v a_o singular_a or_o peculiar_a kind_n of_o cruelty_n in_o they_o above_o the_o other_o nation_n before_o not_o against_o the_o church_n of_o god_n indeed_o but_o yet_o notwithstanding_o against_o 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again_o repeat_v the_o calamity_n or_o plague_n past_a and_o those_o also_o which_o be_v present_a in_o the_o which_o they_o be_v then_o exercise_v or_o which_o then_o they_o present_o feel_v that_o the_o prophet_n may_v the_o more_o deep_o move_v or_o touch_v they_o as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o view_n and_o behold_v of_o the_o thing_n itself_o verse_n 12._o when_o zerubbabel_n the_o son_n of_o shealtiel_n and_o jehoshua_n the_o son_n of_o jehozadak_v the_o high_a priest_n with_o all_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o people_n hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n haggai_n as_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n have_v send_v he_o then_o the_o people_n do_v fear_n before_o the_o lord_n exhortation_n the_o fruit_n of_o the_o former_a exhortation_n he_o show_v what_o and_o how_o great_a the_o fruit_n of_o the_o former_a exhortation_n be_v &_o how_o obedient_a unto_o god_n the_o prince_n themselves_o together_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o 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with_o the_o strength_n of_o man_n first_o of_o all_o here_o in_o this_o place_n from_o the_o nature_n and_o power_n of_o god_n himself_o the_o which_o be_v propound_v or_o set_v forth_o by_o compare_v of_o it_o with_o the_o strength_n of_o man_n for_o albeit_o the_o fulfil_n of_o so_o hard_a and_o royal_a promise_n seem_v nay_o be_v unto_o man_n not_o only_o admirable_a or_o wonderful_a but_o also_o impossible_a shall_v the_o same_o therefore_o be_v unpossible_a unto_o god_n himself_o who_o be_v both_o jehovah_n and_o also_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n that_o be_v almighty_a therefore_o the_o word_n wonderful_a in_o this_o place_n be_v put_v for_o impossible_a jippalle_v jippalle_v as_o it_o be_v luk._n cap._n 1._o ver_fw-la 13._o for_o with_o god_n nothing_o shall_v be_v impossible_a and_o jerem._n 32._o for_o 27._o behold_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n of_o all_o flesh_n be_v there_o any_o thing_n to_o hard_a for_o i_o itself_o 2._o from_o experience_n itself_o the_o second_o solution_n or_o 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