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unfeigned_a penitence_n of_o prince_n and_o people_n become_v the_o object_n of_o god_n antecedent_n will_v and_o fall_v under_o the_o former_a part_n of_o god_n covenant_n with_o david_n the_o enemy_n shall_v not_o exact_v upon_o he_o nor_o the_o son_n of_o wickedness_n afflict_v he_o and_o i_o will_v beat_v down_o his_o foe_n before_o his_o face_n and_o plague_v they_o that_o hate_v he_o psal_n 89._o vers_fw-la 22_o 23._o the_o assyrian_a by_o go_v beyond_o his_o commission_n in_o dare_a not_o hezekiah_n only_o but_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n unto_o who_o protection_n hezekiah_n have_v flee_v become_v the_o object_n of_o god_n consequent_a will_n which_o by_o divine_a appointment_n he_o be_v at_o that_o time_n to_o execute_v upon_o jerusalem_n but_o upon_o jerusalem_n fall_v away_o by_o disobedience_n not_o upon_o jerusalem_n return_v in_o heart_n unto_o she_o god_n 6_o that_o this_o people_n may_v have_v some_o time_n of_o breathe_v and_o respite_n to_o gather_v themselves_o for_o 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wait_v careful_o for_o good_a but_o evil_a come_v down_o from_o the_o lord_n unto_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n thither_o it_o come_v but_o it_o find_v no_o entrance_n in_o for_o the_o present_a as_o it_o do_v into_o the_o gate_n of_o other_o city_n of_o judah_n lachish_n of_o all_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n be_v the_o first_o which_o take_v the_o impression_n of_o israel_n idolatry_n and_o do_v in_o part_n derive_v it_o unto_o zion_n and_o as_o she_o be_v the_o first_o and_o principal_n in_o sin_n so_o she_o be_v the_o first_o in_o the_o plague_n here_o threaten_v the_o chariot_n of_o ashur_n do_v first_o triumph_n in_o her_o street_n and_o her_o inhabitant_n feel_v the_o dint_n of_o the_o assyrian_a sword_n when_o 33_o jerusalem_n escape_v with_o the_o lash_n of_o rabshakehs_n tongue_n that_o which_o be_v afterward_o relate_v in_o the_o sacred_a story_n concern_v jerusalem_n
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and_o his_o heritage_n waste_v for_o the_o dragon_n of_o the_o wilderness_n whereas_o edom_n say_v we_o be_v impoverish_v we_o will_v return_v and_o build_v the_o desolate_a place_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n they_o shall_v build_v but_o i_o will_v throw_v down_o and_o they_o shall_v call_v they_o the_o border_n of_o wickedness_n and_o the_o people_n against_o who_o the_o lord_n have_v indignation_n for_o ever_o mal._n 1._o 2_o etc._n etc._n some_o good_a expositor_n have_v from_o the_o literal_a sense_n of_o this_o place_n collect_v that_o edom_n not_o long_o after_o the_o babilonish_a captivity_n do_v utter_o cease_v to_o be_v a_o nation_n and_o whether_o any_o of_o esau_n posterity_n be_v leave_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n some_o have_v question_v and_o to_o my_o remembrance_n determine_v for_o the_o negative_a these_o whatsoever_o beside_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n profess_a hate_n to_o esau_n but_o there_o be_v a_o seed_n or_o nation_n yet_o on_o 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jerusalem_n and_o judah_n be_v just_o punish_v for_o their_o offence_n against_o the_o righteous_a lord_n and_o themselves_o to_o be_v the_o appoint_a executioner_n of_o his_o justice_n yet_o all_o this_o do_v no_o way_n excuse_v they_o for_o their_o presumption_n in_o the_o manner_n of_o execution_n my_o people_n have_v be_v lose_v sheep_n their_o shepherd_n have_v cause_v they_o to_o go_v astray_o etc._n etc._n all_o that_o find_v they_o have_v devour_v they_o and_o their_o adversary_n say_v we_o offend_v not_o because_o they_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n the_o habitation_n of_o justice_n even_o the_o lord_n the_o hope_n of_o their_o father_n yet_o all_o this_o acquit_v not_o babylon_n from_o guilt_n of_o god_n judgement_n in_o spoil_v god_n people_n for_o so_o it_o follow_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o babylon_n and_o go_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n and_o be_v as_o the_o hee-goat_n before_o the_o flock_n jer._n 50._o 6_o 7_o 8._o and_o again_o verse_n 10_o 11._o caldea_n shall_v be_v a_o spoil_n all_o that_o spoil_v she_o shall_v be_v satisfy_v say_v the_o lord_n because_o you_o be_v glad_a because_o you_o rejoice_v o_o you_o destroyer_n of_o my_o heritage_n not_o only_o the_o practice_n or_o real_a intention_n of_o mischief_n but_o the_o delight_n or_o joy_n which_o man_n take_v in_o the_o calamity_n of_o other_o by_o whosoever_o it_o be_v procure_v or_o intend_v do_v make_v man_n liable_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o retaliation_n for_o every_o degree_n of_o delight_n or_o joy_n in_o other_o misery_n include_v a_o breach_n of_o that_o fundamental_a law_n of_o equity_n quod_fw-la tibi_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la vis_fw-la alteri_fw-la ne_fw-la feceris_fw-la whatsoever_o we_o will_v not_o have_v do_v unto_o ourselves_o we_o shall_v be_v unwilling_a to_o do_v or_o to_o see_v do_v unto_o other_o and_o all_o visitation_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o counterpassion_n as_o it_o concern_v wrong_n intend_v or_o do_v by_o one_o man_n to_o another_o be_v but_o a_o resarcination_n or_o make_v up_o of_o that_o breach_n which_o have_v be_v make_v in_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o equity_n that_o be_v of_o do_v as_o we_o will_v be_v do_v unto_o 8_o but_o beside_o the_o wrong_n which_o potentate_n or_o private_a man_n practice_v upon_o or_o intend_v to_o other_o there_o be_v a_o peculiar_a disposition_n which_o make_v man_n liable_a to_o the_o judgement_n which_o they_o fear_v or_o at_o least_o hasten_v the_o execution_n of_o judgement_n otherwise_o deserve_v and_o that_o be_v a_o tempt_a god_n by_o the_o curiosity_n of_o superstitious_a fear_n or_o by_o dissimulation_n a_o instance_n to_o this_o purpose_n and_o that_o be_v all_o which_o at_o this_o time_n i_o mean_v to_o use_v we_o have_v in_o 2._o jeroboam_fw-la and_o his_o wife_n who_o go_v disguise_v unto_o the_o prophet_n ahijah_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v unto_o some_o cunning_a man_n to_o know_v what_o shall_v become_v of_o her_o young_a son_n abijah_n then_o visit_v with_o sickness_n the_o doom_n or_o punishment_n do_v so_o well_o befit_v the_o temptation_n that_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o time_n and_o place_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o the_o discovery_n of_o her_o dissemble_n be_v by_o the_o spirit_n reveal_v unto_o the_o prophet_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v suggest_v unto_o he_o the_o time_n of_o the_o child_n death_n with_o other_o circumstance_n the_o prophet_n eye_n be_v dim_a that_o he_o can_v not_o discern_v she_o by_o sight_n but_o the_o lord_n so_o supply_v this_o defect_n that_o he_o know_v she_o by_o the_o sound_n of_o her_o foot_n before_o she_o come_v in_o at_o the_o door_n the_o etc._n lord_n say_v unto_o ahijah_n behold_v the_o wife_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la come_v to_o ask_v a_o thing_n of_o thou_o for_o her_o son_n for_o he_o be_v sick_a thus_o and_o thus_o shall_v thou_o say_v unto_o she_o for_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o she_o come_v in_o that_o she_o will_v feign_v herself_o to_o be_v another_o woman_n and_o it_o be_v so_o 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