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the_o day_n of_o adversity_n than_o this_o of_o a_o serious_a consideration_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o almighty_a god_n commend_v it_o unto_o we_o so_o much_o in_o scripture_n as_o a_o singular_a mean_n to_o help_v and_o direct_v we_o how_o to_o steer_v our_o course_n aright_o as_o deut._n 32.29_o oh_o that_o they_o be_v wise_a that_o they_o understand_v this_o that_o they_o will_v consider_v their_o latter_a end_n psal_n 4.4_o stand_v in_o awe_n and_o sin_v not_o common_a with_o your_o own_o heart_n and_o be_v still_o prov._n 4.26_o ponder_v the_o path_n of_o thy_o foot_n and_o let_v all_o thy_o way_n be_v establish_v and_o hag._n 1.5_o 7._o now_o therefore_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n consider_v your_o way_n in_o which_o remarkable_a place_n the_o adverb_n now_o and_o conjunction_n therefore_o plain_o point_v out_o the_o time_n and_o occasion_n when_o and_o wherefore_o god_n require_v they_o to_o practice_v this_o duty_n of_o consideration_n the_o child_n of_o 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which_o the_o prophet_n haggai_n seem_v to_o look_v back_o upon_o as_o a_o instar_fw-la omnium_fw-la and_o therefore_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o he_o press_v no_o other_o duty_n upon_o they_o in_o the_o whole_a prophecy_n neither_o do_v he_o content_v himself_o to_o deliver_v his_o message_n authoritatiuè_fw-fr with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n as_o here_o in_o this_o chapter_n but_o again_o afterward_o to_o enforce_v the_o same_o he_o earnest_o pray_v and_o entreat_v they_o to_o fall_v upon_o the_o speedy_a performance_n of_o it_o as_o chap._n 2._o v._n 15._o to_o 20._o which_o frequent_a inculcation_n of_o the_o precept_n serve_v to_o teach_v we_o two_o thing_n by_o the_o way_n 1._o the_o strange_a stupidity_n of_o the_o people_n in_o that_o they_o be_v no_o more_o affect_v with_o those_o manifest_a mark_n and_o token_n of_o god_n indignation_n no_o though_o he_o have_v snatch_v their_o very_a meat_n out_o of_o their_o 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