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great_a enemy_n come_v against_o thou_o yet_o remember_v still_o that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a than_o they_o suppose_v nation_n all_o nation_n shall_v come_v against_o thou_o yet_o compare_v to_o god_n they_o be_v but_o as_o the_o drop_n of_o a_o busket_n nothing_o less_o than_o nothing_o isaiah_n 40.12_o &c_n &c_n &_o 51.12_o 13._o rom._n 8.30_o there_o be_v more_o with_o we_o than_o be_v with_o they_o with_o they_o be_v but_o a_o arm_n of_o flesh_n but_o with_o we_o be_v the_o almighty_a not_o as_o a_o bare_a spectator_n but_o as_o a_o assister_n and_o fighter_n for_o we_o 2_o chron._n 32.7_o 8._o 2_o it_o may_v be_v thou_o be_v trouble_v with_o strong_a corruption_n why_o go_v unto_o this_o strong_a god_n there_o be_v nothing_o too_o hard_o for_o he_o though_o thy_o sin_n have_v be_v habitual_a customary_a con-natural_a sin_n yet_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o nature_n and_o can_v change_v nature_n though_o we_o can_v make_v a_o black-more_a white_a yet_o he_o can_v jer._n 13.23_o though_o thy_o sin_n have_v be_v of_o a_o crimson_a dye_n yet_o he_o be_v able_a to_o make_v they_o white_a as_o snow_n isaiah_n 1.18_o 3_o be_v thou_o trouble_v with_o great_a tentation_n and_o sad_a affliction_n yet_o remember_v god_n be_v almighty_a and_o can_v make_v medicine_n of_o these_o poison_n and_o will_v in_o the_o conclusion_n turn_v all_o to_o thy_o good_a rom._n 8.28_o and_o therefore_o be_v strong_a in_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o power_n of_o his_o might_n 6.10_o ephes._n 6.10_o 4_o it_o may_v comfort_v we_o against_o apostasy_n thou_o fear_v that_o thou_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o hold_v out_o walk_v humble_o with_o thy_o god_n and_o then_o thou_o need_v not_o fear_v what_o man_n or_o devil_n can_v do_v unto_o thou_o for_o strong_a be_v he_o that_o be_v in_o we_o than_o he_o that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n aug._n 1_o joh._n 4.4_o do_v we_o stand_v by_o our_o own_o strength_n we_o be_v undo_v for_o in_o his_o own_o strength_n shall_v no_o man_n be_v strong_a but_o we_o be_v keep_v by_o the_o mighty_a power_n of_o god_n through_o faith_n unto_o salvation_n 1_o pet._n 1.5_o though_o we_o be_v weak_a yet_o our_o redeemer_n be_v strong_a jer._n 50.33_o 34._o and_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o we_o let_v the_o world_n rage_n the_o devil_n roar_v and_o corruption_n fret_v yet_o god_n be_v great_a than_o all_o and_o none_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o pull_v they_o out_o of_o his_o hand_n joh._n 10.28_o 29._o he_o that_o have_v call_v we_o have_v promise_v to_o keep_v we_o he_o be_v both_o able_a and_o willing_a to_o do_v it_o isaiah_n 42.5_o 6._o 5_o it_o may_v comfort_v we_o against_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n what_o though_o
and_o their_o idol_n shall_v perish_v for_o gilgal_n shall_v sure_o go_v into_o captivity_n that_o be_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o gilgal_n met._n subj_fw-la go_v they_o shall_v go_v i._n e._n they_o shall_v sudden_o and_o certain_o go_v into_o captivity_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o assyrian_a paranomasia_fw-la there_o be_v a_o elegant_a paranomasia_n in_o the_o word_n gilgal_n signify_v roll_a gilgal_n shall_v roll_v to_o ruin_v or_o roll_a he_o shall_v speedy_o roll_v into_o captivity_n they_o trust_v in_o this_o place_n for_o safety_n but_o both_o they_o and_o it_o shall_v perish_v and_o bethel_n shall_v come_v to_o nought_o bethel_n signify_v the_o house_n of_o god_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o idolatry_n it_o be_v call_v beth-aven_a hos._n 4.15_o a_o house_n of_o vanity_n and_o iniquity_n hos._n 5.8_o and_o 10.5_o aven_n signify_v a_o idol_n inanitaâ—_n vanity_n inanity_n and_o nought_o and_o therefore_o the_o ruin_n of_o bethel_n be_v set_v forth_o by_o this_o title_n bethel_n shall_v be_v aven_n or_o be_v bring_v to_o nought_o that_o be_v it_o shall_v be_v total_o ruin_v and_o nothing_o shall_v remain_v of_o it_o but_o the_o print_n of_o god_n indignation_n against_o it_o so_o that_o it_o be_v great_a folly_n for_o any_o to_o run_v to_o such_o idolatrous_a place_n for_o shelter_n which_o can_v neither_o defend_v themselves_o from_o ruin_n nor_o their_o idol_n from_o spoil_n hos._n 10.5_o 6._o observation_n 1_o idolatrous_a place_n must_v be_v shun_v as_o they_o may_v not_o go_v to_o bethel_n gilgal_n or_o beersheba_n so_o we_o may_v not_o go_v to_o spain_n italy_n france_n etc._n etc._n with_o the_o least_o hanker_a after_o their_o idol_n if_o you_o do_v satan_n will_v quick_o make_v a_o prey_n of_o you_o for_o sin_n especial_o the_o sin_n of_o idolatry_n be_v like_o birdlime_n if_o a_o man_n go_v once_o to_o touch_v it_o he_o will_v be_v so_o entangle_v in_o it_o that_o he_o can_v easy_o be_v shut_v of_o it_o etc._n hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o lord_n 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strong_o incline_v unto_o by_o nature_n and_o those_o idolatrous_a and_o superstitious_a practice_n which_o we_o be_v bring_v up_o in_o we_o must_v renounce_v they_o all_o and_o give_v up_o ourselves_o entire_o to_o christ_n our_o spiritual_a husband_n then_o and_o not_o till_o then_o will_v he_o take_v pleasure_n in_o we_o and_o desire_v our_o beauty_n such_o as_o desire_v to_o have_v communion_n with_o god_n must_v first_o put_v away_o their_o idol_n gen._n 35.1_o 2._o josh._n 24.22_o 23._o judg._n 10.16_o 1_o sam._n 7.3_o psal._n 16.4_o 5._o true_a convert_v turn_v from_o those_o vanity_n to_o the_o live_a god_n act._n 14.15_o and_o have_v a_o special_a command_n give_v they_o to_o keep_v themselves_o pure_a from_o idol_n 1_o joh._n 5.21_o they_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o jealous_a god_n and_o can_v endure_v corrival_n not_o to_o have_v his_o worship_n mix_v with_o the_o invention_n and_o fancy_n of_o man_n as_o i_o have_v show_v at_o large_a before_o on_o amos_n 4.4_o 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country_n and_o go_v a_o peregrination_n to_o beersheba_n so_o mad_a be_v man_n upon_o idol_n that_o they_o be_v not_o content_a with_o those_o at_o home_n but_o they_o must_v be_v gad_v abroad_o after_o more_o thus_o the_o papist_n at_o this_o day_n 88_o though_o they_o have_v idol_n more_o than_o a_o good_a many_o at_o home_n yet_o must_v go_v a_o peregrination_n after_o more_o and_o here_o see_v the_o perverse_a nature_n of_o man_n how_o direct_o opposite_a it_o be_v to_o god_n he_o bid_v we_o go_v one_o way_n and_o we_o go_v quite_o another_o he_o bid_v we_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o they_o go_v one_o to_o dan_n another_o to_o bethel_n another_o to_o gilgal_n and_o a_o four_o to_o beersheba_n so_o true_a be_v that_o homo_fw-la est_fw-la inversus_fw-la decalogus_fw-la man_n be_v a_o perverse_a cross-grained-peece_n to_o all_o god_n holy_a command_n 4_o obs._n idolatry_n bring_v desolation_n and_o ruin_n upon_o city_n and_o kingdom_n gilgal_n shall_v go_v into_o captivity_n and_o bethel_n shall_v come_v to_o nought_o and_o the_o virgin_n of_o israel_n shall_v fall_v when_o bethel_n god_n house_n shall_v become_v beth-aven_a a_o house_n of_o idol_n and_o vanity_n then_o follow_v beth-any_a a_o house_n of_o misery_n and_o affliction_n they_o that_o follow_v such_o lie_a vanity_n forsake_v their_o own_o mercy_n idol_n themselves_o be_v most_o vain_a vanity_n and_o thing_n of_o nought_o and_o nothing_o do_v they_o bring_v but_o nought_o with_o they_o hence_o the_o scripture_n call_v they_o elilim_n thing_n of_o nought_o levit._n 19.4_o 1_o chron._n 16.26_o psal._n 96.5_o 2_o gnatsabim_n sorrow_n because_o they_o bring_v man_n to_o sorrow_n captivity_n and_o misery_n 1_o sam._n 31.9_o psal._n 16.4_o &_o 115.4_o 3_o gillulim_n filthy_a dung_n and_o excrement_n because_o they_o be_v loathsome_a to_o god_n levit._n 26.30_o deut._n 29.17_o ezek._n 6.4_o 5_o 6._o 4_o shiâ—utsim_n detestable_a loathsome_a abominition_n ezek._n 7.20_o &_o 11.21_o &_o 20.8_o jer._n 32.34_o 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409._o to_o the_o omega_n of_o our_o salvation_n all_o be_v freegrace_n as_o i_o have_v show_v elsewhere_o 6_o obs._n in_o time_n of_o distress_n god_n usual_o give_v his_o people_n some_o ground_n of_o hope_n and_o some_o glimpse_n of_o comfort_n to_o quicken_v they_o to_o duty_n hence_o he_o so_o oft_o come_v with_o a_o peradventure_o god_n may_v give_v repentance_n 2_o tim._n 2.25_o who_o can_v tell_v and_o who_o know_v whether_o god_n may_v not_o repent_v of_o the_o evil_a that_o he_o intend_v against_o we_o joel_n 2.14_o jonah_n 3.9_o let_v we_o then_o use_v the_o mean_n and_o commit_v the_o success_n to_o god_n take_v away_o hope_n and_o you_o take_v away_o endeavour_v impossibility_n of_o obtain_v break_v the_o heart_n though_o thy_o sin_n have_v be_v great_a and_o grievous_a yet_o pray_v and_o use_v the_o mean_n peradventure_o they_o may_v be_v pardon_v act_v 8.22_o 23._o arise_v and_o be_v do_v and_o say_v as_o jonathan_n do_v when_o he_o go_v up_o against_o the_o philistine_n 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32.39_o act._n 9.2_o &_o 18.25_o &_o 24.14_o thus_o we_o see_v how_o the_o whole_a land_n be_v infect_v with_o idolatry_n from_o one_o side_n to_o another_o there_o be_v no_o sound_a part_n in_o it_o which_o serve_v to_o justify_v god_n justice_n in_o their_o universal_a ruin_n observation_n 1_o idolatry_n it_o be_v a_o sin_v sin_n it_o be_v the_o sin_n with_o a_o emphasis_n and_o by_o way_n of_o eminency_n which_o destroy_v a_o land_n deut._n 9.21_o it_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n in_o itself_o and_o the_o root_n of_o many_o other_o abomination_n 160._o whatever_o sin_n god_n bear_v withal_o yet_o he_o can_v he_o will_v not_o bear_v with_o this_o as_o i_o have_v show_v at_o
mighty_a hunter_n before_o the_o lord_n so_o many_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v mighty_a drunkard_n mighty_a swearer_n liar_n cheater_n dissembler_n etc._n etc._n before_o the_o lord_n but_o let_v it_o always_o be_v our_o care_n to_o lead_v a_o life_n worthy_a of_o such_o a_o presence_n pass_v the_o time_n of_o our_o sojourn_v in_o god_n fear_n this_o may_v be_v 1._o a_o spur_n to_o duty_n 2._o a_o motive_n to_o sincerity_n 3._o a_o corrosive_n to_o sin_n 4._o a_o cordial_a in_o affliction_n remember_v in_o all_o thy_o distress_n he_o be_v a_o omnipresent_v friend_n he_o be_v with_o joseph_n in_o the_o prison_n with_o jeremy_n in_o the_o dungeon_n with_o jonah_n in_o the_o whale_n belly_n with_o daniel_n in_o the_o lion_n den_n with_o israel_n in_o egypt_n exod._n 3.9_o and_o with_o paul_n before_o nero_n 2_o tim._n 4.17_o he_o know_v our_o tentation_n our_o adversary_n our_o ability_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o be_v tempt_v above_o our_o strength_n rev._n 2.3_o verse_n 4._o 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certain_o bring_v to_o pass_v what_o ever_o he_o have_v threaten_v against_o they_o to_o this_o end_n we_o often_o find_v moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n set_v forth_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n by_o his_o title_n &_o work_n as_o that_o he_o be_v the_o mighty_a god_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n the_o king_n of_o king_n etc._n etc._n sinner_n be_v hardly_o draw_v to_o consider_v the_o glory_n and_o majesty_n of_o that_o god_n with_o who_o they_o have_v to_o do_v and_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n so_o oft_o touch_v on_o this_o string_n amos_n 3.6.8_o and_o 4._o ult_n and_o 5.8_o 9_o in_o this_o verse_n and_o the_o next_o we_o have_v a_o elegant_a description_n of_o god_n power_n and_o glory_n
the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n for_o in_o christ_n time_n there_o be_v no_o other_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n extant_a but_o that_o and_o that_o also_o be_v very_o low_a when_o christ_n come_v as_o i_o have_v show_v on_o amos_n 9.11_o and_o by_o a_o master_n in_o israel_n be_v mean_v no_o more_o but_o a_o teacher_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n for_o the_o church_n be_v oft_o call_v israel_n psal._n 115.12_o galat._n 6.16_o obj._n it_o be_v foretold_v that_o the_o ten_o tribe_n shall_v be_v make_v one_o with_o judah_n and_o shall_v return_v with_o they_o ezek._n 37.16_o 17_o 19_o 22._o a._n this_o be_v speak_v of_o gospel_n time_n and_o imply_v a_o spiritual_a not_o a_o corporal_n return_v of_o a_o remnant_n of_o those_o despise_a and_o disperse_v one_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o messiah_n who_o shall_v be_v unite_v to_o judah_n and_o by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n she_o be_v forsake_v upon_o she_o land_n she_o have_v forsake_v god_n projecta_fw-la and_o now_o all_o desert_n and_o forsake_v she_o she_o have_v lay_v piety_n and_o justice_n in_o the_o dust_n and_o now_o god_n resolve_v to_o lay_v she_o in_o the_o dust_n she_o shall_v be_v smite_v to_o the_o earth_n and_o dash_v against_o it_o by_o the_o assyrian_a with_o such_o force_n that_o like_o a_o earthen_a pot_n it_o shall_v never_o be_v solder_a together_o again_o and_o which_o great_o aggravate_v their_o misery_n all_o this_o shall_v happen_v to_o they_o in_o their_o own_o land_n they_o shall_v want_v man_n to_o help_v they_o in_o their_o own_o land_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n they_o shall_v be_v afflict_v and_o bring_v low_a not_o in_o a_o enemy_n country_n but_o even_o in_o their_o own_o they_o shall_v be_v slaughter_v and_o enslave_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o own_o country_n which_o have_v be_v like_o a_o mother_n and_o nurse_n unto_o they_o and_o be_v dear_o belove_v of_o they_o it_o aggravate_v a_o virgin_n misery_n 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