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the_o same_o time_n speak_v the_o lord_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o isaiah_n the_o son_n of_o amoz_fw-mi say_v goâ—_n and_o lose_v the_o sackcloth_n from_o thy_o loin_n and_o put_v off_o thy_o shoe_n from_o thy_o foot_n and_o he_o do_v so_o walk_v naked_a and_o barefoot_a to_o the_o end_n the_o lord_n may_v confirm_v this_o pprophecy_n by_o some_o external_a sign_n he_o command_v isaiah_n to_o walk_v naked_a for_o if_o the_o prophet_n have_v do_v this_o of_o his_o own_o head_n he_o have_v justly_o deserve_v to_o have_v be_v mock_v for_o his_o labour_n but_o in_o regard_n he_o do_v it_o at_o god_n bid_v there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v see_v in_o he_o which_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o admiration_n yea_o of_o great_a fear_n under_o this_o nakedness_n and_o such_o other_o sign_n there_o be_v weighty_a matter_n include_v beside_o god_n never_o do_v any_o thing_n either_o immediate_o by_o himself_o neither_o yet_o by_o any_o of_o his_o servant_n but_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v forthwith_o 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to_o be_v scourge_v for_o their_o cruelty_n in_o regard_n they_o whole_o bend_v themselves_o to_o seek_v the_o overthrow_n and_o destruction_n of_o their_o brethren_n and_o neighbour_n now_o howsoever_o it_o be_v doubtful_a whether_o the_o prophet_n speak_v here_o of_o elf_n of_o lady_n of_o the_o fairy_n or_o elf_n fate_n bird_n fate_n a_o skritch-owle_n or_o a_o unlucky_a kind_n of_o bird_n hobgoblin_n or_o goat_n or_o god_n of_o the_o wood_n have_v the_o head_n of_o a_o man_n and_o body_n of_o a_o goat_n satyr_n yet_o all_o agree_v that_o these_o word_n signify_v such_o beast_n as_o have_v the_o face_n of_o man_n we_o also_o see_v how_o cunning_a the_o devil_n be_v by_o diverse_a illusion_n ghost_n and_o fearful_a apparition_n by_o sound_n and_o hideous_a noise_n to_o inchant_v desolat_a place_n but_o of_o this_o we_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o 13._o chap._n now_o this_o vice_n which_o god_n have_v so_o sharp_o punish_v in_o one_o people_n be_v almost_o common_a to_o all_o for_o 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in_o john_n 4.21_o say_v the_o hour_n be_v come_v and_o now_o be_v when_o you_o shall_v neither_o in_o this_o mountain_n nor_o in_o jerusalem_n worship_v the_o father_n and_o saint_n paul_n will_v that_o man_n in_o every_o place_n do_v lift_v up_o pure_a hand_n unto_o heaven_n without_o wrath_n or_o doubt_v 1._o tim._n 2.8_o he_o oppose_v the_o word_n earth_n here_o then_o which_o signify_v all_o the_o world_n unto_o the_o land_n of_o judeah_n to_o bless_v and_o swear_v be_v take_v for_o the_o whole_a service_n of_o god_n swear_v be_v one_o branch_n of_o this_o service_n as_o we_o have_v see_v in_o chap._n 19.18_o and_o 48.1_o for_o thereby_o we_o leave_v all_o judgement_n unto_o god_n and_o acknowledge_v he_o the_o true_a witness_n of_o whatsoever_o be_v do_v or_o speak_v we_o be_v say_v to_o bless_v when_o we_o look_v for_o all_o prosperity_n from_o his_o hand_n &_o give_v he_o thanks_n after_o we_o have_v receive_v the_o same_o in_o a_o word_n when_o we_o acknowledge_v that_o all_o benefit_n flow_v in_o unto_o we_o from_o his_o mere_a liberality_n by_o the_o true_a god_n that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o he_o who_o be_v faithful_a in_o his_o promise_n and_o steadfast_a in_o his_o counsel_n though_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o there_o may_v be_v a_o close_a opposition_n understand_v between_o the_o true_a god_n and_o the_o false_a god_n of_o the_o gentile_n the_o trouble_n be_v forget_v and_o pass_v this_o promise_n appertain_v only_o to_o the_o faithful_a god_n meaning_n be_v that_o he_o will_v put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o anguish_v &_o affliction_n that_o the_o church_n may_v know_v her_o calamity_n shall_v not_o endure_v for_o ever_o now_o this_o promise_n begin_v to_o take_v effect_n when_o the_o people_n return_v from_o babylon_n for_o howsoever_o they_o be_v trouble_v as_o well_o in_o the_o way_n as_o in_o their_o country_n yet_o their_o affliction_n be_v never_o so_o sharp_a but_o god_n keep_v a_o measure_n in_o they_o because_o at_o their_o return_n home_o the_o re-edify_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o restore_n of_o the_o politic_a estate_n assuage_v the_o sorrow_n and_o cheer_v up_o their_o heart_n in_o good_a hope_n until_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n verse_n 17._o for_o lo_o i_o will_v create_v new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n and_o the_o former_a shall_v not_o be_v remember_v nor_o come_v into_o mind_n by_o these_o similitude_n he_o promise_v a_o notable_a change_n promise_v a_o notable_a change_n promise_v as_o if_o god_n shall_v have_v say_v i_o have_v both_o will_n and_o power_n to_o restore_v my_o church_n yea_o &_o that_o in_o such_o wise_a that_o she_o shall_v seem_v to_o have_v recover_v new_a force_n and_o have_v a_o habitation_n in_o a_o new_a world_n these_o be_v excessive_a manner_n of_o speech_n but_o the_o excellency_n of_o this_o benefit_n which_o shall_v be_v offer_v at_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n can_v not_o otherwise_o be_v express_v neither_o do_v the_o prophet_n mean_v this_o alone_a of_o christ_n first_o come_v but_o of_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o kingdom_n until_o his_o last_o appear_v as_o we_o have_v often_o say_v in_o other_o place_n the_o world_n therefore_o you_o see_v be_v create_v anew_o as_o you_o will_v say_v by_o christ_n christ_n the_o world_n create_v anew_o by_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n for_o which_o cause_n also_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o the_o new_a world_n heb._n 2.5_o neither_o be_v it_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o he_o allude_v to_o this_o text_n notwithstanding_o the_o prophet_n speak_v here_o of_o the_o restauration_n of_o the_o church_n after_o their_o return_n out_o of_o babylon_n this_o i_o grant_v to_o be_v true_a but_o yet_o this_o restauration_n be_v imperfect_a unless_o it_o be_v extend_v unto_o christ_n we_o be_v but_o in_o our_o course_n thitherward_o as_o yet_o neither_o shall_v these_o thing_n be_v full_o accomplish_v until_o the_o last_o resurrection_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o utmost_a bound_n and_o limit_n of_o this_o course_n where_o he_o 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