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god_n proceed_n if_o so_o alas_o who_o or_o what_o be_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v dare_v to_o quarrel_v with_o that_o god_n in_o who_o hand_n we_o be_v as_o clay_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o potter_n who_o be_v thou_o o_o man_n that_o â—epliest_v against_o god_n that_o quarrell_a with_o he_o say_v the_o apostle_n shall_v the_o thing_n form_v say_v to_o he_o that_o form_v it_o why_o have_v thou_o make_v i_o thus_o rom._n 9_o 9.20_o however_o god_n be_v please_v to_o deal_v with_o we_o what_o ever_o his_o administration_n be_v towards_o ourselves_o or_o other_o yet_o who_o or_o what_o be_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v dare_v to_o murmur_v against_o he_o i_o know_v what_o will_v here_o present_o be_v reply_v superior_n it_o be_v not_o against_o god_n that_o we_o murmur_v against_o who_o then_o why_o against_o those_o who_o we_o apprehend_v to_o have_v be_v or_o like_o to_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o our_o woe_n first_o and_o who_o or_o what_o be_v they_o it_o be_v moses_n his_o 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out_o off_o and_o keep_v they_o out_o of_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n for_o forty_o year_n together_o beside_o the_o many_o difficulty_n and_o hardship_n which_o they_o meet_v with_o for_o all_o which_o they_o may_v thank_v their_o murmur_a no_o such_o way_n to_o lay_v block_n in_o the_o way_n of_o mercy_n to_o keep_v off_o mercy_n at_o least_o to_o retard_v they_o as_o this_o three_o in_o the_o three_o place_n judgement_n as_o it_o will_v keep_v off_o mercy_n so_o it_o be_v a_o ready_a way_n to_o pull_v down_o judgement_n judgement_n and_o that_o both_o temporal_a and_o eternal_a temporal_a not_o upon_o our_o own_o head_n only_o but_o also_o upon_o the_o place_n where_o we_o live_v eternal_a upon_o our_o own_o head_n without_o repentance_n it_o be_v a_o branch_n of_o enoch_n prophecy_n with_o saint_n jude_n gloss_n upon_o it_o jude_n ver._n 15.16_o 15._o behold_v the_o lord_n come_v with_o ten_o thousand_o of_o his_o saint_n to_o execute_v judgement_n upon_o all_o 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