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those_o that_o turn_v unto_o he_o as_z appeareth_z by_o the_o mouth_n of_o ezechiell_n i_o will_v not_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n but_o rather_o that_o he_o turn_v from_o his_o wickedness_n and_o live_v wherefore_o ionas_n fear_v in_o vain_a that_o god_n in_o spare_v the_o ninivet_n shall_v lose_v the_o credit_n and_o authority_n of_o his_o word_n and_o as_o touch_v the_o circumcision_n and_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v adventure_v because_o god_n receive_v the_o ninivet_n into_o his_o favour_n without_o those_o ionas_n declare_v again_o his_o ignorance_n for_o circumcision_n and_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n so_o far_o as_o it_o contain_v the_o ceremonial_a and_o judicial_a right_n pertain_v not_o to_o the_o gentile_n but_o only_o to_o the_o extern_a posterity_n of_o abraham_n and_o god_n be_v not_o only_o the_o god_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o also_o the_o god_n of_o the_o gentile_n for_o although_o the_o jew_n only_o have_v a_o promise_n that_o christ_n shall_v 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strength_n and_o turn_v away_o his_o eye_n from_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o great_o err_v in_o the_o understanding_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n he_o understand_v not_o the_o true_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o law_n namely_o that_o the_o law_n bring_v not_o death_n but_o to_o impenitent_a person_n only_o he_o understand_v not_o the_o condition_n of_o christ_n namely_o that_o he_o pertain_v to_o all_o nation_n which_o by_o faith_n in_o he_o repent_v they_o of_o their_o sin_n therefore_o let_v we_o not_o be_v proud_a of_o our_o gift_n but_o let_v we_o walk_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o persist_v in_o his_o call_n let_v we_o be_v thankful_a to_o god_n for_o his_o benefit_n lest_o by_o our_o ingratitude_n he_o take_v they_o from_o we_o this_o be_v also_o to_o be_v note_v that_o we_o must_v not_o trust_v to_o our_o good_a intention_n as_o some_o term_v they_o but_o we_o must_v direct_v all_o our_o do_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n ionas_n in_o this_o his_o indignation_n and_o displeasure_n have_v as_o seem_v unto_o he_o a_o very_a good_a intention_n and_o meaning_n he_o persuade_v himself_o to_o have_v just_a cause_n of_o offence_n but_o when_o they_o be_v examine_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n they_o shall_v be_v find_v manifest_o repugnant_a against_o the_o same_o whereupon_o it_o be_v say_v in_o deuteronomie_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v do_v that_o which_o seem_v right_a to_o be_v do_v in_o his_o own_o eye_n let_v we_o take_v heed_n therefore_o in_o all_o our_o action_n that_o we_o take_v nothing_o in_o hand_n contrary_a to_o the_o call_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god._n but_o the_o title_n and_o epithytes_n of_o god_n which_o ionas_n here_o rehearse_v be_v not_o to_o be_v pretermit_v for_o although_o he_o recite_v these_o