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both_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n be_v charge_v by_o god_n own_o testimony_n to_o have_v play_v the_o revolter_n against_o he_o p._n 278._o verse_n 12_o for_o in_o plain_a term_n they_o affirm_v that_o though_o the_o lord_n by_o jeremiah_n have_v threaten_v they_o thus_o sharp_o yet_o they_o shall_v speed_v well_o enough_o for_o all_o that_o p._n 279._o 280._o verse_n 13_o and_o therefore_o conclude_v that_o if_o any_o go_v to_o the_o wall_n it_o must_v be_v jeremiah_n himself_o as_o for_o his_o word_n against_o they_o they_o shall_v pass_v away_o with_o the_o wind_n without_o take_v any_o effect_n at_o all_o p._n 281._o 282._o which_o intolerable_a pride_n of_o they_o in_o insult_v over_o the_o word_n verse_n 14_o of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o prophet_n he_o can_v no_o long_o endure_v and_o therefore_o as_o one_o take_v his_o part_n against_o they_o denounce_v that_o the_o word_n of_o his_o mouth_n which_o they_o esteem_v as_o wind_n shall_v become_v after_o to_o consume_v they_o even_o as_o the_o stubble_n p._n 283._o 284._o 285._o which_o metaphor_n of_o fire_n and_o stubble_n be_v here_o in_o plain_a term_n verse_n 15_o explain_v p._n 286._o 287_o the_o one_o and_o twenty_o lecture_n here_o under_o another_o metaphor_n he_o show_v how_o the_o enemy_n verse_n 16_o shall_v devour_v all_o p._n 288._o 289._o the_o which_o he_o lay_v forth_o in_o the_o particular_n show_v how_o verse_n 17_o it_o shall_v reach_v to_o their_o defence_a city_n and_o so_o to_o the_o person_n even_o of_o their_o son_n and_o daughter_n as_o also_o to_o their_o sustenance_n and_o substance_n p._n 289._o and_o yet_o the_o lord_n tell_v they_o they_o must_v expect_v no_o truce_n because_o verse_n 18_o his_o wrath_n be_v not_o turn_v away_o from_o they_o but_o shall_v be_v stretch_v forth_o still_o p._n 290_o 291._o and_o if_o they_o will_v needs_o have_v he_o to_o give_v they_o a_o account_n verse_n 19_o of_o handle_v they_o thus_o severe_o he_o shape_v they_o a_o ready_a answer_n to_o their_o demand_n p._n 292_o 293._o 294._o but_o lest_o he_o may_v be_v think_v to_o affright_v they_o with_o verse_n 20_o word_n only_o he_o show_v his_o word_n shall_v be_v no_o less_o effectual_a than_o if_o the_o enemy_n have_v already_o sound_v a_o alarm_n to_o the_o battle_n p._n 295._o which_o they_o can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a of_o but_o that_o they_o be_v become_v verse_n 21_o mere_o senseless_a and_o heartless_a p._n 295._o 296._o now_o lest_o they_o shall_v make_v their_o reply_n god_n convince_v verse_n 22_o they_o by_o a_o comparison_n take_v from_o the_o boisterous_a sea_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v calm_v at_o his_o only_a beck_n and_o command_n but_o such_o be_v their_o rebellion_n that_o nothing_o will_v daunt_v they_o p._n 297._o 298._o here_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o similitude_n former_o mention_v be_v verse_n 23_o apply_v home_n to_o the_o jew_n p._n 299._o 300._o and_o though_o god_n come_v near_o to_o they_o by_o his_o benefit_n in_o verse_n 24_o give_v they_o the_o former_a and_o the_o latter_a rain_n yet_o all_o be_v one_o they_o remain_v insensible_a and_o ungrateful_a still_o they_o can_v not_o conceive_v so_o much_o as_o a_o thought_n tend_v to_o thankfulness_n 300._o verse_n 25_o 301._o 302._o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o lecture_n therefore_o if_o they_o find_v god_n to_o restrain_v his_o benefit_n from_o verse_n 26_o such_o as_o restrain_v their_o thanks_n from_o he_o they_o be_v not_o to_o think_v it_o strange_a they_o may_v thank_v themselves_o for_o it_o p._n 304._o 305._o for_o their_o wickedness_n be_v grow_v so_o apparent_a that_o the_o verse_n 27_o very_a fact_n itself_o convince_v they_o thereof_o to_o their_o very_a face_n p._n 305._o 306._o show_v that_o fowler_n cage_n be_v not_o common_o more_o replenish_v with_o bird_n than_o their_o house_n be_v fill_v with_o the_o verse_n 28_o booty_n they_o have_v filsh_v from_o the_o poor_a by_o their_o craft_n and_o subtlety_n p._n 307._o neither_o be_v this_o to_o be_v find_v among_o the_o common_a sort_n but_o among_o the_o judge_n and_o magistrate_n who_o because_o they_o be_v verse_n 29_o grow_v great_a by_o their_o oppression_n neglect_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o fatherless_a in_o judgement_n p._n 309._o to_o which_o purpose_n he_o take_v up_o his_o speech_n again_o use_v vers_fw-la 9_o which_o show_v that_o the_o jew_n be_v grow_v to_o be_v so_o harden_v in_o verse_n 30_o sin_n that_o god_n must_v at_o once_o avenge_v himself_o upon_o they_o unless_o he_o shall_v cease_v to_o be_v the_o just_a judge_n of_o the_o world_n p._n 310._o verse_n 31_o as_o before_o he_o have_v tax_v they_o in_o the_o magistracy_n so_o now_o by_o way_n of_o admiration_n at_o so_o horrible_a a_o impiety_n he_o tax_v they_o in_o the_o ministry_n both_o priest_n and_o prophet_n in_o that_o by_o their_o flattery_n and_o lie_n they_o make_v the_o people_n their_o prey_n who_o yet_o be_v willing_a enough_o for_o their_o part_n to_o be_v so_o abuse_v by_o they_o p._n 311._o 312._o 313._o conclude_v the_o whole_a with_o this_o that_o see_v there_o be_v such_o disorder_n among_o all_o sort_n both_o high_a and_o low_a therefore_o they_o must_v in_o the_o end_n look_v for_o a_o miserable_a downfall_n p._n 314._o 315._o finis_fw-la