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6.10_o 11_o â—â—_o 13._o 〈◊〉_d which_o their_o obstinacy_n be_v to_o continue_v so_o long_o until_o their_o city_n be_v waste_v without_o inhabitant_n and_o the_o house_n without_o man_n and_o the_o land_n be_v utter_o desolate_a desolate_a with_o desolation_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v remove_v man_n far_o away_o and_o there_o be_v a_o great_a forsake_v in_o the_o land_n such_o desolation_n must_v they_o expect_v at_o length_n who_o neglect_v lesser_a warning_n and_o who_o harden_v themselves_o against_o the_o word_n mercy_n judgement_n and_o forget_v their_o vow_n promise_n and_o covenant_n with_o god_n and_o man_n for_o this_o be_v that_o sin_n here_o which_o add_v to_o their_o former_a sin_n make_v they_o ripe_a for_o destruction_n and_o for_o which_o this_o great_a desolation_n by_o the_o return_n of_o the_o babylonish_n army_n come_v upon_o they_o now_o from_o the_o whole_a verse_n observe_v doctrine_n breach_n of_o covenant_n be_v a_o heinous_a sin_n which_o god_n will_v by_o 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approve_v of_o they_o as_o true_a prophet_n and_o all_o other_o to_o be_v time-servers_a sho_v â—ust_z 〈◊〉_d take_v warning_n be_v threaten_v and_o not_o to_o sho_v jer._n 28.8_o 9_o it_o will_v father_n concern_v we_o all_o of_o this_o nation_n from_o the_o experience_n we_o have_v have_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o such_o forewarning_n of_o the_o sword_n now_o fulfil_v and_o come_v to_o pass_v whereby_o he_o have_v confirm_v the_o word_n of_o his_o servant_n and_o vouch_v they_o to_o be_v true_a prophet_n though_o for_o their_o faithfulness_n in_o this_o kind_n their_o mouth_n have_v be_v stop_v and_o they_o force_v by_o the_o tyrannical_a power_n of_o the_o high_a commission_n and_o otherwise_o to_o keep_v silence_n for_o any_o public_a discharge_n of_o their_o duty_n i_o say_v now_o that_o the_o evil_n foretell_v be_v come_v to_o pass_v and_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n faithful_a one_o be_v open_v again_o as_o ezekiel_n be_v upon_o the_o take_n of_o jerusalem_n or_o the_o news_n of_o 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