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of_o which_o ephraim_n be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a so_o hos._n 4._o 17._o and_o 5._o 3._o and_o 6._o 4._o and_o 7._o 8_o 11._o and_o their_o first_o king_n after_o the_o division_n be_v a_o ephraimite_n be_v bind_v up_o 4._o the_o metaphor_n imply_v special_a care_n and_o custody_n and_o be_v borrow_v from_o the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n who_o be_v careful_a to_o lock_v up_o their_o money_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lose_v the_o like_a expression_n you_o may_v read_v deut._n 32._o 34._o job_n 14._o 17._o and_o 22._o 19_o lam._n 1._o 14._o so_o the_o iniquity_n of_o ephraim_n be_v seal_v and_o keep_v safe_a to_o be_v bring_v forth_o in_o due_a time_n as_o a_o charge_n against_o he_o though_o man_n scatter_v their_o sin_n abroad_o and_o forget_v they_o yet_o god_n bundle_v they_o up_o and_o remember_v they_o and_o as_o pardon_v grace_n do_v loose_v the_o sinner_n so_o sin_v unpardoned_a be_v say_v to_o be_v bind_v up_o and_o reserve_v for_o punishment_n mat._n 16._o 19_o his_o sin_n i._n 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many_o sin_n as_o man_n commit_v so_o many_o damnation_n they_o deserve_v but_o with_o much_o patience_n and_o great-long-suffering_a he_o bear_v with_o the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n rom._n 9_o 22._o he_o bear_v with_o the_o old_a world_n many_o hundred_o year_n even_o till_o the_o whole_a earth_n be_v corrupt_v before_o he_o and_o his_o spirit_n tire_v out_o as_o it_o be_v with_o strive_v with_o they_o gen._n 6._o 3._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 20._o he_o spareâ—_n sodom_n so_o long_o that_o their_o sin_n cry_v to_o heaven_n for_o vengeance_n against_o they_o gen._n 18._o 20_o 21._o he_o spare_v israel_n here_o three_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o year_n ere_o he_o send_v they_o into_o captivity_n ezek._n 4._o 4_o 5_o 6._o he_o spare_v the_o gentile_n four_o thousand_o year_n act._n 14._o 16._o and_o bear_v with_o jerusalem_n till_o they_o stone_v his_o prophet_n and_o will_v not_o nee_v reclaim_v matth._n 23._o 37._o and_o spareâ—_n amalech_n four_o hundred_o year_n l_o â—am_n 15._o 2_o 3._o his_o vial_n of_o wrath_n be_v vessel_n of_o large_a extent_n but_o narrow_a mouth_n they_o pour_v our_o slow_o but_o drench_v deep_o and_o distil_v effectual_o god_n wrath_n on_o the_o head_n of_o his_o enemy_n rev._n 16._o 1._o and_o 18_o 19_o though_o we_o provoke_v he_o daily_o yet_o he_o be_v patient_a towards_o we_o not_o willing_a that_o we_o shall_v perish_v but_o come_v to_o repentance_n 2_o per._n 3._o 9_o rev._n 2._o 21._o he_o send_v his_o messenger_n in_o great_a compassion_n to_o we_o rife_v early_o to_o stop_v we_o in_o our_o sinful_a course_n and_o so_o prevent_v our_o destruction_n 2_o chron._n 36._o 15._o jer._n 25._o 4._o yea_o he_o be_v not_o only_a patient_n but_o long_o suffer_v which_o be_v a_o further_a degree_n of_o patience_n it_o be_v patience_n lengthen_v our_o exod._n 34._o 6._o psal_n 103._o 8._o jonah_n 4._o 2._o he_o wait_v and_o wait_v long_o for_o our_o return_v crying_z oh_o when_o will_v you_o be_v make_v clean_o when_o shall_v it_o once_o be_v jer._n 13._o ult_n if_o some_o good_a man_n shall_v sit_v but_o one_o hour_n in_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n and_o look_v down_o upon_o the_o earth_n as_o god_n do_v continual_o and_o shall_v see_v what_o abominable_a idolatry_n witchcraft_n blasphemy_n heresy_n homicide_n perjury_n adultery_n persecution_n oppression_n etc._n etc._n be_v commit_v in_o that_o hour_n he_o will_v undoubred_o in_o the_o next_o set_v all_o the_o world_n on_o fire_n it_o be_v well_o in_o this_o respect_n that_o we_o have_v to_o do_v with_o god_n and_o not_o with_o man_n hos._n 11._o 9_o i_o will_v not_o execute_v the_o fierceness_n of_o my_o anger_n i_o will_v not_o destroy_v ephraim_n why_o so_o for_o i_o be_o god_n most_o true_a in_o my_o promise_n and_o of_o infinite_a patience_n and_o not_o man_n who_o be_v mutable_a and_o passionate_a and_o can_v not_o bear_v the_o daily_a indignity_n and_o provocation_n which_o be_v commit_v against_o i_o great_a then_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o those_o who_o abuse_v the_o patience_n and_o long-suffering_a of_o the_o lord_n add_v sin_n 〈◊〉_d drunkenness_n to_o thirst_n that_o draw_v on_o iniquity_n with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d vanity_n and_o so_o treasure_n up_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o 〈◊〉_d munity_n breed_v in_o they_o impenitency_n because_o punishment_n be_v not_o speedy_o execute_v therefore_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v full_o seâ—_n in_o they_o to_o do_v evil_a eccles._n 8._o 11._o every_o word_n have_v its_o weight_n these_o indulge_v sinner_n do_v not_o bare_o practice_v sin_n but_o their_o heart_n be_v set_v on_o it_o the_o very_a bend_v of_o their_o spirit_n be_v to_o evil_n indefinite_o i._n e._n to_o all_o manner_n of_o evil_n â—and_v that_o with_o resolution_n and_o full_a purpose_n of_o heart_n they_o follow_v it_o full_o as_o good_a man_n cleave_v to_o god_n and_o his_o way_n with_o full_a purpose_n of_o heart_n act._n 11._o 23._o and_o be_v marry_v to_o he_o cant._n 2._o 16._o so_o do_v these_o to_o sin_n and_o satan_n they_o be_v marry_v to_o they_o hos._n 4._o 17._o it_o be_v this_o impunity_n and_o prosperous_a wickedness_n which_o make_v man_n insolent_a psal._n 73._o 8_o 9_o impudent_a isaiah_n 3._o 9_o and_o resolute_a in_o sin_n jer._n 44._o 16_o 17._o such_o be_v apt_a to_o think_v there_o be_v no_o god_n or_o at_o least_o that_o he_o regard_v not_o thing_n below_o or_o that_o he_o be_v like_o themselves_o approve_v of_o their_o way_n and_o that_o which_o they_o do_v be_v no_o sin_n psal._n 50._o 16_o to_o 22._o those_o gross_a hypocrite_n that_o talk_v so_o much_o of_o god_n word_n but_o deny_v he_o in_o their_o work_n be_v slanderer_n adulterer_n thief_n think_v that_o
their_o obscene_a word_n they_o corrupt_v good_a manner_n and_o rather_o incite_v than_o suppress_v sin_n if_o man_n must_v answer_v for_o every_o idle_a word_n much_o more_o for_o sinful_a and_o immodest_a one_o 3._o obs._n it_o be_v a_o point_n of_o great_a folly_n to_o lie_v long_o under_o conviction_n and_o yet_o never_o proceed_v to_o a_o thorough_a conversion_n the_o world_n be_v full_a of_o such_o unwise_a ephraim_n that_o be_v of_o a_o laodicaean_a temper_n neither_o hot_a nor_o cold_a that_o halt_v between_o two_o or_o rather_o twenty_o opinion_n their_o heart_n be_v divide_v between_o god_n and_o the_o world_n god_n and_o their_o idol_n hos._n 10._o 2._o they_o have_v their_o understanding_n enlighten_v their_o affection_n stir_v and_o they_o be_v strong_o convince_v of_o the_o truth_n and_o comfort_n that_o be_v in_o god_n way_n and_o yet_o there_o they_o stick_v they_o never_o proceed_v to_o a_o thorough_a conversion_n etc._n they_o be_v almost_o but_o not_o altogether_o 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city_n and_o yet_o for_o want_v of_o go_v that_o mile_n never_o come_v there_o a_o man_n may_v bid_v within_o a_o shilling_n of_o some_o good_a bargain_n and_o yet_o for_o want_v of_o that_o shilling_n lose_v it_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n go_v as_o far_o as_o kadesh_n barnea_n and_o be_v within_o eleven_o day_n journey_n of_o canaan_n and_o yet_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o sin_n many_o of_o they_o perish_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o never_o come_v there_o save_v only_a caleb_n and_o joshua_n who_o follow_v the_o lord_n full_o and_o sincere_o numb_a 14._o 24._o and_o 32._o 8_o 11_o 12_o 13._o it_o be_v sad_a when_o a_o man_n shall_v come_v near_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o yet_o never_o come_v there_o mark_n 12._o 34._o to_o sink_v within_o sight_n of_o the_o harbour_n and_o with_o rachel_n to_o die_v within_o a_o mile_n of_o ephrath_n gen._n 35._o 16._o and_o to_o come_v within_o one_o stride_n of_o the_o mark_n and_o yet_o miss_v it_o that_o torment_v the_o soul._n many_o purpose_n well_o and_o promise_v well_o they_o begin_v to_o repent_v and_o begin_v to_o reform_v but_o they_o be_v ever_o beginning_n and_o never_o bring_v any_o thing_n to_o perfection_n like_o those_o silly_a woman_n that_o be_v always_o learning_n seneca_n yet_o never_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n 2_o tim._n 3._o 7._o like_o that_o hypocritical_a son_n that_o say_v he_o will_v go_v but_o never_o do_v matth._n 22._o 30._o their_o cold_a velleity_n and_o heartless_a essay_n come_v to_o nothing_o these_o lose_a heaven_n many_o time_n for_o some_o one_o lust_n as_o judas_n for_o his_o covetousness_n esau_n for_o a_o mess_n of_o pottage_n and_o the_o young_a man_n that_o have_v do_v much_o yet_o one_o thing_n be_v lack_v which_o mar_v all_o mark_n 10._o 21._o if_o they_o can_v but_o have_v part_v with_o that_o they_o may_v have_v have_v christ_n and_o happiness_n oh_o then_o deny_v yourselves_o universal_o sell_v all_o for_o the_o pearl_n of_o price_n you_o may_v buy_v gold_n too_o dear_a but_o you_o can_v never_o buy_v christ_n too_o dear_a what_o if_o thou_o part_v with_o riches_n pleasure_n friend_n thou_o fhalt_v have_v better_a riches_n pleasure_n and_o friend_n all_o shall_v be_v make_v up_o in_o a_o better_a kind_n yea_o thy_o friend_n and_o riches_n if_o god_n see_v it_o good_a for_o thou_o shall_v be_v give_v thou_o into_o the_o bargain_n matth._n 6._o 33._o it_o be_v true_a conviction_n be_v very_o necessary_a and_o a_o excellent_a preparative_a to_o conversion_n as_o plough_v fit_v the_o ground_n for_o sow_v so_o do_v this_o fit_a the_o heart_n for_o grace_n and_o therefore_o the_o first_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v etc._n to_o convince_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n john_n 16._o 8._o a_o man_n must_v by_o the_o law_n be_v convince_v of_o his_o misery_n before_o ever_o he_o will_v beg_v for_o mercy_n and_o though_o all_o be_v not_o convert_v who_o be_v convince_v yet_o all_o be_v convince_v who_o be_v convert_v man_n will_v 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baasha_n slay_v jeroboam'_v posterity_n and_o zimri_n slay_v he_o etc._n etc._n thus_o it_o be_v among_o the_o roman_n julius_n caesar_n root_v up_o pompey_n brutus_n and_o cassius_n julius_n and_o augâ—â—tus_n root_n up_o they_o the_o senate_n pursue_v nero_n otho_n galba_n vitellius_n otho_n vespasian_n vitellus_n domitian_n titus_n nerva_n and_o trajan_n domitian_n tyrant_n seldom_o die_v in_o peace_n 8_o obs._n ruler_n must_v destroy_v all_o the_o monument_n of_o idolatry_n it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a that_o they_o destroy_v baal_n but_o they_o must_v down_o with_o his_o temple_n image_n grove_n priest_n and_o all_o his_o appurtenance_n so_o do_v johu_n here_o and_o so_o do_v god_n command_v deut._n 12._o 2_o 3._o hebraism_n you_o shall_v utter_o destroy_v all_o the_o place_n wherein_o the_o nation_n serve_v their_o god_n etc._n etc._n every_o word_n have_v its_o weight_n you_o shall_v destroy_v utter_o destroy_v the_o place_n all_o the_o place_n where_o menserved_a idol_n you_o 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head_n of_o these_o his_o enemy_n and_o the_o hairy_a pate_n of_o such_o as_o walk_v on_o in_o such_o path_n of_o libertinism_n and_o profaneness_n 9_o the_o service_n that_o man_n do_v for_o god_n shall_v be_v reward_v if_o jehu_n cut_v off_o ahab'_v posterity_n destroy_v baal_n and_o his_o worshipper_n and_o execute_v god_n command_n though_o it_o be_v but_o hypocritical_o yet_o it_o shall_v be_v reward_v with_o a_o temporal_a reward_n answerable_a to_o his_o service_n his_o son_n shall_v sit_v upon_o his_o throne_n to_o the_o four_o generation_n 2_o king_n 10._o 30._o ahab_n hypocritical_a humiliation_n obtain_v a_o reprival_n the_o king_n of_o babylon_n though_o a_o heathen_a yet_o be_v reward_v by_o god_n for_o the_o service_n he_o do_v he_o ezek._n 29._o 18_o 19_o 20._o yea_o and_o those_o wicked_a one_o malipiero_n 1._o 10._o but_o especial_o such_o as_o serve_v he_o sincere_o shall_v be_v reward_v full_o numb_a 14._o 24._o rev._n 14._o 13._o he_o never_o say_v to_o the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n seek_v my_o face_n in_o vain_a isa._n 45._o 19_o we_o can_v lose_v though_o we_o shall_v lose_v all_o by_o serve_v he_o not_o only_o for_o but_o in_o the_o very_a keep_n of_o his_o commandment_n there_o be_v great_a reward_n psal._n 19_o 11_o all_o the_o good_a we_o have_v do_v in_o secret_a shall_v at_o last_o be_v acknowledge_v and_o open_o reward_v even_o to_o a_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n matth._n 6._o 6._o and_o 10._o 41_o 42._o pharaoh_n butler_n may_v forget_v the_o kindness_n of_o joseph_n and_o the_o saint_n themselves_o may_v forget_v the_o good_a which_o they_o have_v do_v but_o their_o god_n do_v not_o mal._n 3._o 16._o matth._n 25._o 34._o etc._n etc._n 10_o god_n may_v reward_v man_n for_o the_o matter_n of_o their_o service_n yet_o punish_v they_o for_o the_o manner_n of_o do_v it_o jehu_n be_v command_v to_o destroy_v the_o house_n of_o ahab_n and_o god_n commend_v he_o for_o it_o and_o reward_v his_o service_n bene._n for_o the_o act_n in_o itself_o be_v good_a yet_o because_o jehu_n do_v it_o hypocritical_o and_o by_o half_n and_o though_o he_o destroy_v ahab_n house_n yet_o he_o follow_v he_o in_o his_o idolatry_n and_o do_v cut_v off_o the_o posterity_n of_o ahab_n for_o self-end_n viz._n to_o settle_v the_o kingdom_n on_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n the_o sure_a and_o do_v not_o primary_o look_v at_o god_n glory_n therein_o therefore_o god_n call_v it_o murder_n and_o threaten_v to_o avenge_v the_o blood_n of_o ahab_n on_o the_o house_n of_o jehu_n hosea_n 1._o 4._o because_o he_o do_v not_o god_n work_n for_o god_n but_o for_o himself_o to_o settle_v the_o crown_n fast_o on_o his_o own_o head_n and_o so_o do_v god_n work_n for_o base_a self-end_n his_o great_a care_n be_v to_o settle_v the_o state_n and_o kingdom_n and_o that_o he_o do_v thorough_o but_o when_o he_o come_v to_o reform_v the_o church_n that_o he_o do_v halt_o and_o halve_o he_o destory_n the_o priest_n and_o idol_n of_o baal_n but_o not_o the_o priest_n and_o idol_n of_o dan_n and_o bethel_n he_o be_v not_o sincere_a in_o what_o he_o do_v he_o pick_v and_o choose_v his_o way_n so_o as_o might_n best_o stand_v with_o his_o own_o politic_a interest_n he_o suppress_v one_o false_a way_n and_o do_v tolerate_v another_o and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n put_v a_o but_o upon_o he_o 2_o king_n 10._o 31._o but_o jehu_n take_v no_o heed_n to_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n for_o he_o depart_v not_o from_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la who_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n 5._o this_o but_o spoil_v all_o a_o man_n may_v do_v much_o go_v far_o and_o show_v much_o zeal_n for_o god_n as_o jehu_n do_v here_o and_o yet_o be_v nothing_o how_o fat_a a_o hypocrite_n may_v go_v be_v abundant_o show_v by_o other_o the_o papist_n boast_v much_o of_o their_o zeal_n in_o convert_v the_o indian_n when_o they_o pervert_v they_o rather_o and_o turn_v they_o from_o one_o kind_n of_o idolatty_n to_o another_o and_o under_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n draw_v they_o to_o antichrist_n flay_v and_o massacre_a those_o poor_a soul_n in_o a_o most_o inhuman_a 358._o barbarous_a manner_n seek_v their_o gold_n rather_o than_o their_o good_a as_o appear_v by_o history_n 11_o the_o better_a man_n be_v the_o long_o many_o time_n they_o live_v jehu_n be_v one_o of_o the_o best_a king_n that_o ever_o israel_n have_v since_o the_o tribe_n be_v divide_v and_o he_o reign_v long_o than_o any_o king_n of_o israel_n before_o he_o do_v and_o but_o one_o after_o he_o that_o reign_v long_o and_o that_o be_v jeroboam_fw-la the_o second_o iehu_n grand_a child_n who_o reign_v one_o and_o forty_o year_n when_o jehu_n reign_v but_o eight_o and_o twenty_o piety_n have_v the_o promise_n of_o long_a life_n prov._n 22._o 4._o and_o if_o such_o as_o honour_v their_o natural_a father_n shall_v have_v their_o day_n prolong_v how_o much_o more_o such_o as_o honour_v their_o heavenly_a father_n 12._o death_n spare_v none_o jehu_n valiant_a 7._o 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nihil_fw-la jam_fw-la refrigerii_fw-la nâ—hil_fw-la solatii_fw-la omne_fw-la hostess_fw-la auferet_fw-la merc._n otsar_n thesaurus_fw-la pâ—oprie_fw-la dicitur_fw-la pecunia_fw-la in_o tâ—rra_fw-la abscondita_fw-la &_o latiori_fw-la forma_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quicquid_fw-la pretiosum_fw-la est_fw-la sive_fw-la illud_fw-la in_o pecuniis_fw-la sive_fw-la in_o bonis_fw-la quocunque_fw-la modo_fw-la numeretur_fw-la ezek._n 38_o 13._o nahum_n 2._o 9_o sanctius_n in_o locum_fw-la cheli_n chemdah_n vasa_fw-la desiderii_fw-la cheli_n significat_fw-la vas_fw-la vestem_fw-la oâ—namentum_fw-la supellectilem_fw-la arma_fw-la &_o quicquid_fw-la in_o usum_fw-la hominum_fw-la paratur_fw-la v._o rauâ—nel_n in_o v._o thesaur_n v._o plura_fw-la apud_fw-la ravanel_n in_o v._o dâ—siderium_fw-la v._o school_n guard_n rule_n 12._o p._n 85._o see_v more_o in_o mr._n jenkin_n on_o judas_n 11._o p._n 72._o â—ol_n memorabilia_fw-la sunt_fw-la illa_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la benephantisabilia_fw-la juvil_n hâ—nce_o it_o be_v that_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v historical_a that_o the_o heart_n of_o people_n may_v be_v the_o take_v with_o it_o and_o delight_n in_o it_o see_v mr._n sam._n smith_n on_o psal._n 23._o 1._o p._n 61._o and_o mr._n robinson_n on_o eph._n 6._o lect._n 8._o p._n 106._o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d aranea_fw-la retiformis_fw-la wea_z cornâ—a_o &_o adnata_fw-la see_v mr_n hieron_n bargain_n of_o sal._n p._n 493._o etc._n etc._n the_o word_n be_v chi_fw-mi licet_fw-la not_o quia_fw-la or_o quoniam_fw-la as_o the_o vulgar_a though_o the_o particle_n will_v bear_v both_o yet_o our_o translation_n be_v most_o genuine_a ingentia_fw-la â—eneficia_fw-la ingâ—ntia_fw-la vitia_fw-la ingentia_fw-la supplicia_fw-la see_v mr._n carpenter_n ser._n on_o mat._n 11._o 21._o &_o mr._n strong_a in_o his_o 31._o ser._n p._n 309_o he_o sunt_fw-la christiani_n ad_fw-la contumeliam_fw-la christi_fw-la salvian_n vall_n be_v visioniâ—_n i_o e._n prophetiae_fw-la quia_fw-la jerusalem_fw-la fuit_fw-la parens_fw-la &_o nutrix_fw-la omnium_fw-la fere_n prophetarum_fw-la a_o lap._n professio_fw-la religionis_fw-la non_fw-la aâ—fert_fw-la debitum_fw-la sed_fw-la auget_fw-la salviaâ—_n proâ—ul_a a_o jove_n pâ—oâ—ui_fw-la a_o fulmine_n see_v ten_o reason_n why_o god_n be_v so_o severe_a against_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o own_o people_n mr._n ant._n burges_n of_o sâ—lâ—-jâ—dging_a p._n 88_o etc._n etc._n hildâ—â—sham_n on_o psal_n 51_o 6._o lect._n 114_o p._n 571_o 572._o reliqua_fw-la numina_fw-la sunt_fw-la tantum_fw-la nomina_fw-la nihil_fw-la sunt_fw-la nihil_fw-la possunt_fw-la nihil_fw-la prosunt_fw-la tarnov_n mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la civilitâ—r_fw-la quia_fw-la amisit_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la &_o in_o varias_fw-la calamitaâ—es_fw-la incidit_fw-la adeo_fw-la ut_fw-la pro_fw-la mortuo_fw-la habitus_fw-la sit_fw-la nullius_fw-la pretii_fw-la nullarum_fw-la virium_fw-la paulatim_fw-la consumebatur_fw-la ac_fw-la tandâ—m_fw-la penitus_fw-la delebaâ—ur_fw-la tarnovius_n in_o locum_fw-la see_v how_o mercy_n abuse_v increase_v wrath_n babington_n on_o gen._n 49._o 3_o 4._o caryl_n on_o â—ob_v 11._o 11._o p._n 81._o iâ—nkin_n on_o judas_n 2._o p._n 48._o folio_n manâ—on_n on_o judas_n 5._o p._n 257._o see_v more_o caryl_n on_o job_n 4._o 9_o obs._n 1._o p._n 57_o 58_o well_fw-mi robur_fw-la hostium_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la teret_fw-la terror_n &_o tremor_n erat_fw-la i._n e._n populus_fw-la eum_fw-la reverebatur_fw-la quia_fw-la ad_fw-la summam_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la evectus_fw-la â—â—at_fw-la riuâ—t_n nostris_fw-la peccatis_fw-la barbari_fw-la fortes_fw-la sunt_fw-la nostris_fw-la peccatis_fw-la romanus_n superatur_fw-la exercitus_fw-la omnia_fw-la bona_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o summo_fw-la bono_fw-mi omnia_fw-la mala_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o summo_fw-la malo_fw-la see_v the_o vanity_n of_o the_o creature_n in_o my_o comment_n on_o 2_o tim._n 3._o 2._o p._n 38._o see_v more_o full_o in_o trapp_n on_o mat._n 6._o 19_o 10._o teosham_n desolabitur_fw-la â—rom_fw-la asham_fw-la desolari_fw-la devastare_fw-la perire_fw-la peccare_fw-la quia_fw-la peccatum_fw-la est_fw-la desolationis_fw-la causa_fw-la a_o lap._n v._o lâ—ights_n crit._n s._n in_o v._o asham_n beae_n lo_o have_fw-mi in_o 〈…〉_z pâ—onomen_fw-la quia_fw-la obliteraverant_fw-la sua_fw-la ingratitudine_fw-la adoptionis_fw-la divinae_fw-la beneficiâ—m_fw-la 〈◊〉_d urbs_fw-la amplissimâ—_n ut_fw-la quam_fw-la viginti_fw-la stadioruâ—_n ambitum_fw-la comprebendisse_fw-la â—xistimant_fw-la câ—m_fw-la arte_fw-la tâ—m_fw-la natura_fw-la loci_fw-la munita_fw-la meton_n subjecti_fw-la locus_fw-la pro_fw-la incolis_fw-la samaria_n i._n e._n â—otum_fw-la regnum_fw-la israelis_fw-la ab_fw-la assyria_n evertetur_fw-la luther_n martha_n &_o moraâ—_n significant_a rebellare_fw-la apostatare_fw-la exacerbare_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la amaritudinem_fw-la concitare_fw-la ruth_n 1._o 20._o lam._n 1._o 18._o cadit_fw-la &_o ripheus_n justissimus_fw-la unus_fw-la qui_fw-la fuit_fw-la in_o teucrâ—s_fw-la virg._n gâ—olah_n pver_fw-la parvulus_fw-la recens_fw-la ablactatus_fw-la see_v eight_o voice_n by_o which_o god_n warn_v england_n in_o that_o elaborate_a sermon_n of_o mr_n calamy_n on_o jer._n 18._o 8._o preach_v 1641._o mr._n gataker_n sermon_n on_o heb._n 11._o 7._o mr._n greenhil_n on_o ezek._n 9_o 1._o p._n 205._o and_o my_o comment_n on_o 2_o tim._n 3._o 1._o p._n 6_o 7._o paenas_fw-la minatur_fw-la ne_fw-la paenas_fw-la inferat_fw-la calamitas_fw-la dicitur_fw-la ventura_fw-la ut_fw-la agente_fw-la populo_fw-la paenitentiam_fw-la non_fw-la veniat_fw-la hietom_n see_v grâ—â—nâ—il_n ezek._n 17._o p._n 427._o see_v more_o at_o large_a in_o my_o com._n on_o 2_o tim._n 4._o obs._n 2._o p._n 421_o see_v more_o in_o b._n babington_n on_o exod._n 11._o 1._o p._n 221_o 222_o 223_o fol._n quid_fw-la sit_fw-la sacturus_fw-la tacet_fw-la ut_fw-la dum_fw-la ad_fw-la singâ—la_fw-la paenarum_fw-la genera_fw-la pendent_fw-la incerti_fw-la paenitentiam_fw-la aganâ—_n ne_fw-la inferat_fw-la quae_fw-la minatur_fw-la hieron_n miâ—tamus_fw-la preces_fw-la &_o lachâ—ymas_fw-la cordis_fw-la legatos_fw-la cyprian_n asiam_fw-la nunquam_fw-la vidisse_fw-la nulla_fw-la laus_fw-la est_fw-la uâ—rum_fw-la summa_fw-la laud_fw-la dignum_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la pie_n &_o pudice_fw-la in_o asia_n vixâ—rit_fw-la vixit_fw-la noah_n non_fw-la aetate_fw-la unt_fw-la sed_fw-la multis_fw-la non_fw-la cum_fw-la bonis_fw-la sed_fw-la cum_fw-la hominibus_fw-la corrupâ—issimis_fw-la junius_n v._o ravanel_n in_o v._o babylon_n irritavit_fw-la ephraim_n deus_n tameruâ—im_n amaritudiâ—â—bus_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o amaritudines_fw-la i._n e._n ad_fw-la iram_fw-la amarulentam_fw-la provocavit_fw-la eum_fw-la idolis_fw-la suis_fw-la quae_fw-la &_o deo_fw-la &_o cultoribus_fw-la suis_fw-la amaritudinem_fw-la afferunt_fw-la rivet_n v._o school_n guard_n rulâ—_n 12._o p._n 85_o 86._o see_v mr._n caryl_n on_o that_o text._n v._o bolton_n comfort_v afflict_v consc._n part_n 2_o chap._n 2_o p._n 90_o 91_o etc._n etc._n elementum_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la loco_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la ponderosum_fw-la ariâ—t_n see_v mr._n fenner_n his_o sermon_n on_o rom._n 8._o 22._o p._n 295._o fol._n ipsae_fw-la creature_n irrationale_n svo_fw-la creatori_fw-la semper_fw-la obedientes_fw-la detestantur_fw-la detestatione_n &_o appetitu_fw-la naturali_fw-la quo_fw-la iâ—_n 〈…〉_z totiusque_fw-la universi_fw-la ac_fw-la dei_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la implâ—ndam_fw-la feruntur_fw-la atque_fw-la aâ—versantur_fw-la câ—_n que_fw-la sunt_fw-la his_fw-la coâ—traria_fw-la idemâ—_fw-la facture_n appetitus'_a rationali_fw-la sieum_fw-la haberent_fw-la a_o lapide_fw-la v._o daveâ—â—nt_v determine_v q._n 30._o see_v the_o mischief_n that_o sin_n do_v we_o in_o about_o twenty_o particular_n in_o dr._n preston_n paul_n conversion_n on_o aâ—_n 9_o 6._o p._n 172._o to_o 29â—_n v._o my_o comment_n on_o 2_o tim._n 4._o 1._o p._n 308._o scrâ—pâ—losi_fw-la non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_z deus_fw-la illorum_fw-la esse_fw-la dicâ—tur_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la foederis_fw-la nexu_fw-la conjuâ—ctus_fw-la sit_fw-la â—ll_o be_v quem_fw-la jure_fw-la societatis_fw-la colere_fw-la debebant_fw-la a_o quo_fw-la non_fw-la poterant_fw-la citra_fw-la perfidiae_fw-la crimâ—n_fw-la deâ—icere_fw-la wolphius_n in_o 2_o reg._n 17._o see_v my_o comment_n on_o 2_o tim._n 3._o 3_o p._n 77_o 78._o etc._n etc._n see_v the_o evil_n of_o war_n in_o ten_o particular_n d._n gouge_n his_o arrow_n on_o exod._n 17_o 16._o sect_n 85._o p._n 342_o etc._n etc._n mr._n clerk_n mirror_n i_o 134._o p._n 688_o see_v mr._n hildersham_n on_o psal._n 51._o 5._o tract_n 55._o p._n 277._o etc._n etc._n god_n may_v jure_fw-la dominii_fw-la as_o absolure_v lord_n inflict_v temporal_a evil_n on_o the_o sâ—n_n for_o the_o father_n sin_n without_o injustice_n for_o it_o be_v only_o a_o affliction_n to_o the_o son_n which_o god_n can_v turn_v to_o his_o good_a but_o a_o punishment_n to_o his_o father_n who_o be_v punish_v in_o his_o son_n b._n andrews_n in_o 2._o command_n see_v the_o large_a annot._n on_o josh._n 7._o 15._o est_fw-fr syâ—â—ecdoche_n frâ—quens_n in_o scripture_n be_v per_fw-la quam_fw-la factum_fw-la unius_fw-la in_o ceatu_fw-la aliquo_fw-la vel_fw-la societate_fw-la toti_fw-la caetui_fw-la vel_fw-la societati_fw-la ascribitur_fw-la quia_fw-la tanta_fw-la est_fw-la inter_fw-la eos_fw-la â—onjunctio_fw-la ut_fw-la sint_fw-la veluti_fw-la unum_fw-la corpus_fw-la lavater_n in_o josh._n infant_n sunt_fw-la pars_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la opâ—rtet_fw-la eos_fw-la cum_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la affligi_fw-la ut_fw-la reddantur_fw-la conform_v filio_fw-la dei_fw-la luther_n v._o pemble_n on_o neh._n 1._o 1._o p._n 365_o fol._n see_v this_o point_n more_o full_o clear_v in_o eight_o particular_n and_o all_o cavil_v answer_v by_o mr._n love_n i_o sermon_n on_o lam._n 5._o 7_o 8._o p._n 2._o to_o 12._o and_o mr._n cudworth_n on_o gal._n 6._o