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unlamented_a in_o the_o dust_n but_o woe_n be_v to_o they_o that_o be_v at_o ease_n in_o zion_n 6.1_o amos_n 6.1_o the_o lord_n suffer_v sometime_o himself_o to_o take_v wrong_a to_o see_v how_o man_n will_v take_v it_o but_o when_o he_o see_v that_o none_o regard_v it_o he_o will_v quit_v himself_o by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o own_o arm_n and_o when_o he_o rekon_v with_o the_o coward_n and_o the_o careless_a he_o will_v pity_v they_o as_o little_a as_o they_o do_v pity_v he_o yea_o what_o reckon_n can_v our_o state_n make_v who_o help_v to_o deface_v the_o honour_n of_o god_n by_o suffer_v our_o people_n to_o serve_v god_n enemy_n against_o those_o that_o fight_v the_o battle_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o this_o be_v a_o great_a mass_n of_o mischief_n than_o we_o be_v aware_a of_o for_o beside_o the_o set_a subject_n against_o subject_n blood_n against_o blood_n yea_o brother_n against_o brother_n which_o be_v worse_o than_o toleration_n of_o duel_n it_o smite_v at_o god_n cause_n it_o make_v his_o honour_n bleed_v it_o hearten_v and_o harden_v god_n enemy_n it_o grieu_v the_o heart_n and_o weaken_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n force_n it_o proclaim_v that_o we_o be_v not_o god_n friend_n indeed_o what_o show_v soever_o we_o make_v and_o it_o threaten_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o we_o i_o can_v but_o with_o grief_n and_o fear_n make_v use_v again_o of_o god_n anger_n threaten_v against_o jehoshaphats_n sin_n of_o this_o kind_n shall_v thou_o help_v the_o ungodly_a etc._n etc._n therefore_o be_v wrath_n upon_o thou_o from_o before_o the_o lord_n let_v we_o humble_a then_o ourselves_o unfayned_o let_v we_o afflict_v ourselves_o and_o pour_v out_o our_o heart_n before_o our_o god_n and_o do_v no_o more_o so_o let_v we_o sow_v in_o tear_n for_o this_o especial_o if_o ever_o we_o mean_v to_o reap_v in_o joy_n god_n honour_n in_o the_o dust_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o former_a motive_n call_v we_o to_o mourning_n and_o baldness_n and_o gird_v with_o sackcloth_n if_o we_o will_v not_o seek_v god_n with_o sorrow_n in_o affliction_n we_o will_v never_o seek_v he_o it_o be_v no_o time_n to_o hang_v our_o heart_n upon_o the_o merry_a pin_n when_o we_o shall_v hang_v up_o our_o harp_n upon_o the_o willow_n tree_n &_o if_o we_o do_v the_o lord_n have_v threaten_v we_o as_o i_o have_v former_o show_v not_o to_o purge_v this_o iniquity_n till_o we_o die_v let_v we_o do_v as_o the_o israelite_n do_v when_o the_o lord_n do_v rebuke_v they_o by_o his_o angel_n for_o not_o overthrow_v of_o the_o canaanite_n altar_n and_o that_o therefore_o he_o will_v not_o cast_v out_o the_o canaanite_n but_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o thorn_n in_o their_o side_n 2.2_o judg._n 2.2_o and_o their_o god_n shall_v be_v snare_n to_o they_o all_o the_o people_n upon_o this_o lift_v up_o their_o voice_n and_o weep_v and_o from_o their_o weep_v call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n bochin_n so_o let_v we_o weep_v much_o for_o weâ—_n have_v much_o matter_n of_o weep_v but_o we_o must_v not_o only_o weep_v bitter_o for_o sin_n but_o we_o must_v abandon_v sin_n there_o must_v be_v a_o total_a change_n of_o the_o inward_a and_o outward_a man_n we_o must_v cease_v to_o do_v evil_a and_o learn_v to_o do_v well_o the_o golden_a calf_n must_v be_v beat_v to_o powder_n yea_o and_o the_o powder_n must_v be_v drink_v as_o moses_n make_v the_o israelite_n to_o do_v with_o thâ—_n golden_a calf_n divers_a reason_n whereof_o be_v give_v by_o the_o father_n partly_o to_o put_v away_o all_o impression_n and_o relic_n of_o idolatry_n partly_o to_o show_v the_o vile_a and_o base_a esteem_n that_o weâ—_n shall_v have_v of_o idol_n as_o of_o thing_n to_o be_v carry_v into_o the_o draught_n and_o by_o the_o bitterness_n of_o the_o water_n they_o may_v partly_o be_v admonish_v of_o the_o bitter_a curse_n whereunto_o all_o by_o nature_n without_o christ_n be_v subject_n and_o partly_o how_o sin_n by_o the_o bitterness_n of_o repentance_n must_v be_v do_v away_o i_o will_v not_o with_o some_o of_o the_o learned_a chemist_n take_v this_o act_n of_o moses_n as_o a_o instance_n of_o chemical_a projection_n but_o i_o be_o sure_a that_o out_o of_o it_o we_o may_v pick_v the_o true_a projection_n of_o repentance_n ezekiah_n must_v break_v the_o brazen_a serpent_n into_o piece_n josua_n must_v find_v out_o the_o excommunicate_a thing_n and_o consume_v it_o with_o fire_n for_o so_o long_o as_o it_o be_v with_o we_o god_n will_v not_o be_v with_o we_o habemus_fw-la non_fw-la unum_fw-la tantum_fw-la vitulum_fw-la sed_fw-la multos_fw-la habemus_fw-la as_o ferus_fw-la do_v wish_v for_o the_o romish_a synagogue_n i_o woâ—ld_v we_o have_v some_o moses_n say_v he_o to_o take_v away_o