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service_n he_o have_v for_o paul_n to_o do_v for_o his_o name_n they_o present_o persuade_v he_o to_o favour_n himself_o to_o decline_v it_o not_o to_o come_v upon_o the_o stage_n where_o he_o be_v to_o act_v that_o part_n not_o to_o come_v near_o where_o the_o danger_n be_v a_o ordinary_a thing_n for_o some_o or_o other_o thus_o to_o attempt_v to_o pull_v the_o cup_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n servant_n which_o he_o have_v give_v they_o to_o drink_v but_o what_o say_v paul_n to_o the_o motion_n what_o ear_n do_v he_o lend_v they_o what_o answer_n do_v he_o return_v they_o you_o may_v read_v it_o in_o the_o verse_n follow_v v._n 13._o what_o do_v you_o weep_v and_o break_v my_o heart_n i_o be_o ready_a not_o only_o to_o be_v bind_v but_o to_o die_v at_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n see_v how_o this_o service_n of_o carnal_a love_n in_o they_o for_o such_o it_o be_v meet_v with_o a_o check_n a_o rebuke_n from_o he_o and_o no_o better_a entertainment_n 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that_o it_o may_v be_v soon_o than_o they_o be_v aware_a of_o express_v to_o this_o purpose_n be_v that_o know_a text_n which_o i_o wish_v all_o of_o this_o rank_n may_v take_v notice_n of_o deut._n 29.19_o 20._o where_o the_o lord_n tell_v his_o people_n israel_n that_o if_o there_o shall_v be_v among_o they_o a_o root_n that_o bear_v gall_n and_o wormwood_n any_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a person_n who_o sin_n be_v as_o distasteful_a unto_o god_n as_o the_o bitter_a gall_n or_o wormwood_n be_v unto_o man_n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v say_v the_o text_n when_o he_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o this_o curse_n that_o he_o bless_v himself_o in_o his_o heart_n say_v i_o shall_v have_v peace_n though_o i_o walk_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o my_o heart_n to_o add_v drunkenness_n to_o thirst_n one_o sin_n to_o another_o then_o mark_v what_o follow_v the_o lord_n will_v not_o spare_v he_o but_o then_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o jealousy_n shall_v smoke_v like_o fire_n against_o 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jeremy_n there_o say_v of_o himself_o in_o that_o text_n forecited_a jer._n 25._o a_o cup_n of_o wrath_n and_o fury_n which_o they_o hold_v forth_o unto_o they_o threaten_v they_o with_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n yet_o few_o of_o they_o give_v credit_n to_o what_o they_o say_v but_o what_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o they_o for_o this_o you_o may_v read_v it_o as_o often_o elsewhere_o so_o amos_n 9.10_o all_o the_o sinner_n of_o my_o people_n shall_v die_v by_o the_o sword_n which_o say_v the_o evil_n shall_v not_o overtake_v nor_o prevent_v we_o the_o sinner_n of_o my_o people_n presumptuous_a sinner_n such_o as_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o be_v though_o god_n have_v threaten_v his_o judgement_n against_o that_o nation_n yet_o they_o neither_o fear_v nor_o care_v for_o they_o they_o will_v believe_v no_o more_o than_o they_o feel_v still_o they_o flatter_v themselves_o that_o the_o judgement_n threaten_v either_o shall_v not_o come_v or_o not_o come_v at_o they_o they_o shall_v 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