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purge_v in_o the_o melt_a pot_n isaiah_n i._n vers_fw-la 25_o 26._o and_o i_o will_v turn_v my_o hand_n upon_o thou_o and_o pure_o purge_v away_o thy_o dross_n and_o take_v away_o all_o thy_o tin_n and_o i_o will_v restore_v thy_o judge_n as_o at_o the_o first_o and_o thy_o counsellor_n as_o at_o the_o beginning_n afterward_o thou_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o righteousness_n the_o faithful_a city_n the_o context_n run_v thus_o verse_n 21._o how_o be_v the_o faithful_a city_n become_v a_o harlot_n it_o be_v full_a of_o judgement_n righteousness_n lodge_v in_o it_o but_z now_o murderer_n 22._o thy_o silver_n be_v become_v dross_n thy_o wine_n mix_v with_o water_n 23._o thy_o prince_n be_v rebellious_a and_o companion_n of_o thief_n every_o one_o love_v gift_n and_o follow_v after_o reward_n they_o judge_v not_o the_o
fatherless_a neither_o do_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o widow_n come_v unto_o they_o 24._o therefore_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n the_o mighty_a one_o of_o israel_n ah_o i_o will_v ease_v i_o of_o my_o adversary_n and_o avenge_v i_o of_o my_o enemy_n 25._o and_o i_o will_v turn_v my_o hand_n upon_o thou_o etc._n etc._n 27._o zion_n shall_v be_v redeem_v with_o judgement_n and_o her_o convert_n with_o righteousness_n the_o word_n indeed_o be_v a_o prophecy_n concern_v judah_n and_o jerusalem_n 1._o jerusalem_n esay_n 1._o 1._o for_o 1._o but_o fit_v and_o calculate_v for_o every_o meridian_n and_o country_n where_o god_n have_v a_o church_n 11._o church_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 11._o these_o thing_n say_v the_o apostle_n happen_v to_o they_o for_o ensample_n and_o be_v 11._o be_v rom._n 15._o 4._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 9_o 10._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 11._o write_v for_o our_o instruction_n and_o though_o this_o be_v god_n constant_a method_n yet_o no_o nation_n under_o heaven_n 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to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o lord_n though_o secundaty_o and_o in_o type_n it_o refer_v to_o all_o such_o future_a restauration_n in_o the_o church_n compare_v 2_o chron._n cap._n 29._o 30_o 31._o and_o 2_o king_n 18._o and_o the_o story_n of_o vzziah_n jotham_n ahaz_n with_o the_o first_o chap._n of_o isaiah_n man_n of_o lawful_a authority_n for_o commission_n and_o of_o solid_a integrity_n for_o execution_n such_o judge_n as_o they_o have_v at_o first_o and_o such_o counsellor_n as_o at_o the_o beginning_n the_o one_o to_o shape_n and_o dress_v they_o by_o judgement_n and_o justice_n in_o punish_v offender_n and_o 8._o and_o psal_n 101._o 8._o cut_v off_o all_o evil_a doer_n from_o the_o city_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o other_o to_o scour_v and_o polish_v they_o by_o sound_a doctrine_n 17._o doctrine_n 2_o tim._n 3._o 15_o 16_o 17._o and_o seasonable_a reproof_n by_o wholesome_a correction_n and_o instruction_n in_o righteousness_n and_o i_o will_v restore_v unto_o thou_o thy_o judge_n etc._n etc._n and_o then_o the_o issue_n and_o event_n be_v which_o be_v the_o three_o branch_n of_o the_o text_n the_o vessel_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n thus_o purify_v and_o fashion_v become_v sanctify_v indeed_o and_o vessel_n unto_o honour_n afterward_o thou_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o righteousness_n the_o faithful_a city_n or_o according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n idiom_n thou_o shall_v real_o be_v as_o thou_o be_v call_v or_o as_o calvin_n thou_o shall_v be_v so_o eminent_o a_o just_a and_o religious_a people_n that_o all_o nation_n round_o about_o shall_v take_v notice_n and_o speak_v of_o it_o and_o call_v thou_o as_o thou_o be_v of_o these_o in_o the_o order_n propose_v and_o first_o of_o the_o first_o god_n purify_n of_o his_o people_n from_o their_o dross_n and_o their_o tin_n by_o the_o fire_n of_o affliction_n and_o i_o will_v turn_v my_o hand_n upon_o thou_o etc._n etc._n it_o begin_v with_o a_o copulative_a and_o this_o show_v the_o lxxii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lxxii_o connexion_n and_o dependence_n of_o this_o act_n and_o operation_n on_o the_o former_a at_o the_o same_o instant_n that_o god_n will_v avenge_v himself_o upon_o his_o adversary_n he_o will_v turn_v his_o hand_n on_o zion_n whence_o observe_v that_o when_o the_o sin_n of_o a_o nation_n be_v at_o the_o height_n god_n bring_v a_o national_a judgement_n he_o kindle_v a_o fire_n in_o zion_n and_o it_o devour_v the_o very_a 11._o lam._n 4._o 11._o foundation_n thereof_o in_o common_a calamity_n all_o suffer_v alike_o the_o plague_n the_o sword_n the_o famine_n god_n national_a whip_n and_o scourge_n make_v no_o distinction_n the_o good_a and_o bad_a be_v equal_o expose_v unto_o their_o fury_n the_o fire_n in_o the_o furnace_n as_o well_o furious_o scorch_v the_o precious_a metal_n as_o the_o tin_n and_o dross_n the_o only_a difference_n be_v in_o the_o issue_n of_o the_o work_n and_o the_o design_n of_o the_o artificer_n and_o god_n with_o the_o selfsame_a judgement_n wherewith_o he_o ease_v himself_o of_o his_o adversary_n refine_v and_o melt_v his_o people_n that_o be_v in_o covenant_n with_o he_o whence_o learn_v we_o not_o to_o pass_v censure_n on_o private_a person_n in_o common_a calamity_n let_v we_o not_o think_v they_o worse_o on_o who_o the_o tower_n in_o siloe_n fall_v than_o the_o 4._o luke_n 13._o 4._o rest_n of_o jerusalem_n that_o escape_v or_o that_o those_o be_v 2_o luke_n 13._o 2_o the_o very_o worst_a and_o most_o seditious_a of_o all_o the_o galilean_n who_o blood_n pilate_n mingle_v with_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o so_o perish_v in_o their_o rebellion_n but_o consider_v we_o what_o our_o saviour_n have_v tell_v we_o luk._n 13._o 3._o 5._o against_o such_o censurer_n i_o tell_v you_o nay_o but_o except_o you_o repent_v you_o shall_v all_o likewise_o perish_v he_o that_o sink_v in_o a_o common_a calamity_n may_v be_v better_o than_o any_o that_o be_v spare_v nay_o sometime_o the_o best_a and_o chief_a in_o a_o nation_n fall_v soon_o under_o the_o burden_n but_o then_o many_o time_n this_o happen_v not_o for_o their_o own_o but_o other_o sin_n even_o of_o those_o that_o be_v often_o spare_v in_o the_o judgement_n when_o the_o people_n murmur_v 32_o psal_n 106._o 32_o against_o god_n he_o be_v angry_a say_v the_o psalmist_n with_o moses_n their_o ruler_n for_o their_o sake_n a_o pious_a kâ—ng_n may_v be_v destroy_v by_o and_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o those_o that_o conspire_v his_o destruction_n or_o second_o god_n sometime_o take_v away_o the_o goodman_n from_o the_o evil_a yet_o to_o come_v when_o he_o have_v great_a plague_n in_o store_n or_o three_o that_o the_o wicked_a may_v have_v no_o mediator_n no_o intercessor_n leave_v to_o bind_v his_o hand_n and_o wrestle_v with_o he_o in_o prayer_n as_o 23._o as_o exod._n 32._o 10_o 11._o psal_n 106
vid._n grot._n in_o loc_fw-la god_n himself_o by_o his_o all_o wise_a providence_n shall_v guide_v he_o to_o destroy_v 16._o destroy_v esay_n 37._o 33_o 34_o 35._o esay_n 54._o 16._o therefore_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n concern_v the_o king_n of_o assyria_n he_o shall_v not_o come_v into_o this_o city_n nor_o shoot_v a_o arrow_n there_o nor_o come_v before_o it_o with_o shield_n nor_o cast_v a_o bank_n against_o it_o by_o the_o way_n that_o he_o come_v by_o the_o same_o shall_v he_o return_v and_o shall_v not_o come_v into_o this_o city_n say_v the_o lord_n for_o i_o will_v defend_v this_o city_n to_o save_v it_o for_o my_o own_o sake_n and_o for_o my_o servant_n david_n sake_n so_o again_o esay_n 54._o 16._o behold_v say_v god_n i_o have_v create_v the_o smith_n that_o blow_v the_o coal_n in_o the_o fire_n and_o that_o bring_v forth_o his_o instrument_n for_o his_o work_n and_o i_o have_v create_v the_o waster_n to_o destroy_v but_o can_v he_o go_v further_o than_o god_n please_v 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