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have_v ear_n to_o hear_v must_v hear_v quod_fw-la spiritus_fw-la dicit_fw-la what_o the_o spirit_n speak_v when_o we_o tell_v the_o house_n of_o jacob_n of_o their_o sin_n this_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n when_o we_o say_v unto_o you_o go_v in_o a_o evil_a way_n as_o lot_n to_o the_o sodomite_n do_v not_o so_o wicked_o do_v not_o say_v duruâ—_n est_fw-la hic_fw-la sermo_fw-la he_o rail_v to_o day_n against_o swear_v or_o against_o drunkenness_n etc._n etc._n i_o will_v tell_v you_o how_o you_o shall_v receive_v both_o comfort_n and_o great_a profit_n by_o our_o ministry_n and_o the_o word_n be_v give_v to_o profit_v withal_o 2.7_o mich._n 2.7_o do_v not_o my_o word_n do_v good_a to_o he_o that_o walk_v upright_o recto_fw-la judicio_fw-la rectis_fw-la moribus_fw-la i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o fair_a example_n israel_n say_v to_o moses_n go_v thou_o now_o near_o 27.28_o deu._n 5_o 27.28_o and_o hear_v all_o that_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n shall_v say_v and_o speak_v thou_o 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of_o the_o lord_n which_o we_o bring_v to_o they_o will_v prove_v a_o rod_n correction_n to_o chastise_v they_o and_o although_o they_o feel_v not_o the_o pain_n present_o it_o will_v be_v owe_v to_o they_o till_o affliction_n or_o death_n assault_v they_o and_o then_o they_o will_v remember_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o much_o horror_n obadiah_n v._n 1._o we_o have_v hear_v a_o rumour_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o a_o ambassador_n be_v send_v among_o the_o heathen_a arise_v you_o and_o let_v we_o arise_v against_o she_o in_o battle_n we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o prophecy_n itself_o which_o hold_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o sixteenth_o verse_n the_o part_n whereof_o be_v four_o 1._o the_o judgement_n intend_v against_o edom_n v._o 1.2_o 2._o all_o the_o hope_n of_o edom_n despair_v v._o 3.4.5.6.7.8.9_o 3._o the_o cause_n provoke_v god_n to_o this_o severe_a process_n against_o they_o v._o 10.11.12.13.14_o 4._o god_n revenge_n upon_o they_o v._o 15.16_o 1._o in_o the_o judgement_n intend_v observe_v 1._o the_o discovery_n thereof_o 2._o the_o effect_n of_o it_o 1._o in_o the_o discovery_n observe_v 1._o by_o who_o it_o be_v discover_v 2._o how_o two_o way_n 1._o by_o a_o rumour_n from_o the_o lord_n 2._o by_o ambassador_n 1._o to_o who_o this_o threaten_a judgement_n be_v discover_v we_o have_v hear_v we_o that_o be_v the_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o although_o obadiah_n write_v this_o present_a prophecy_n yet_o be_v not_o this_o judgement_n only_o reveal_v to_o he_o but_o to_o many_o more_o of_o the_o holy_a prophet_n for_o so_o say_v the_o prophet_n amos_n sure_o the_o lord_n will_v do_v nothing_o but_o he_o reveal_v his_o secret_n to_o his_o servant_n the_o prophet_n not_o unto_o one_o only_a but_o to_o more_o and_o so_o full_o be_v this_o reveal_v to_o jeremiah_n 3.7_o amos_n 3.7_o that_o he_o do_v prophesy_v even_o in_o the_o same_o word_n against_o edom_n but_o under_o the_o name_n of_o bozrah_n which_o be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o 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perpetual_o and_o keep_v his_o wrath_n for_o ever_o which_o cause_n be_v after_o in_o this_o prophecy_n allege_v but_o i_o will_v send_v fire_n upon_o teman_fw-mi which_o shall_v devour_v the_o palace_n of_o bozrah_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n 25.12_o ezech._n cap._n 25.12_o because_o that_o edom_n have_v deal_v against_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n by_o take_v vengeance_n and_o have_v revenge_v himself_o upon_o they_o i_o v._o 13._o will_v also_o stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n upon_o edom_n and_o i_o will_v cut_v off_o man_n and_o beast_n from_o it_o and_o i_o will_v make_v it_o desolate_a from_o teman_fw-mi and_o they_o of_o dedan_n shall_v fall_v by_o the_o sword_n and_o i_o will_v lay_v my_o vengeance_n upon_o edom_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o my_o people_n israel_n and_o they_o shall_v do_v in_o edom_n according_a to_o my_o anger_n and_o according_a to_o my_o fury_n and_o they_o shall_v know_v my_o vengeance_n say_v the_o lord_n son_n of_o man_n set_v thy_o face_n against_o mount_n seir_n 35.2_o cap._n 35.2_o and_o prophesy_v against_o it_o and_o say_v unto_o it_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n behold_v o_o mount_v seir_n i_o be_o against_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n against_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v make_v thou_o most_o desolate_a etc._n etc._n i_o may_v say_v now_o as_o the_o messenger_n send_v to_o bring_v michaias_n to_o king_n ahab_n say_v but_o in_o a_o contrary_a 22.13_o 1_o reg._n 22.13_o behold_v the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n declare_v evil_a unto_o edom_n with_o one_o mouth_n and_o now_o you_o see_v what_o reason_n this_o prophet_n have_v to_o say_v we_o have_v hear_v for_o god_n have_v reveal_v this_o threaten_a judgement_n to_o his_o servant_n the_o prophet_n and_o with_o one_o mouth_n they_o declare_v it_o from_o whence_o we_o be_v teach_v doctr._n 1._o that_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n judgement_n upon_o the_o wicked_a be_v constant_a and_o unchangeable_a reason_n 1_o 1._o for_o god_n be_v without_o variableness_n and_o 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