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and_o you_o shall_v sow_v your_o seed_n in_o vain_a for_o your_o enemy_n shall_v eat_v it_o but_o i_o shall_v speak_v full_o to_o the_o cause_n of_o affliction_n in_o the_o twenty_o second_o sign_n and_o therefore_o proceed_v no_o further_o here_o but_o come_v to_o the_o second_o calamity_n that_o scripture_n ignorance_n bring_v second_o that_o your_o uneven_a walk_n with_o god_n may_v bring_v upon_o yourselves_o death_n before_o its_o time_n this_o particular_a be_v prove_v thus_o long_a life_n promise_v to_o the_o obedient_a exod._n 20._o 12._o honour_n thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v long_o in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o also_o deut._n 32._o 46_o 47._o set_a your_o heart_n to_o all_o the_o word_n which_o i_o testify_v among_o you_o this_o day_n &_o command_v they_o your_o child_n for_o it_o be_v not_o in_o vain_a because_o that_o through_o this_o thing_n mark_v that_o you_o shall_v prolong_v your_o day_n in_o the_o land_n whither_o you_o go_v over_o into_o jordan_n to_o possess_v it_o this_o be_v also_o prove_v by_o the_o contrary_n which_o come_v upon_o the_o disobedient_a deut._n 11._o 16_o 17._o take_v heed_n to_o yourselves_o that_o your_o heart_n be_v not_o deceive_v and_o you_o turn_v aside_o and_o serve_v other_o god_n and_o then_o the_o lord_n wrath_n be_v kindle_v against_o you_o and_o you_o perish_v quick_o from_o off_o the_o good_a land_n which_o the_o lord_n give_v you_o eccles_n 8._o 13._o but_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v well_o with_o the_o wicked_a neither_o shall_v he_o prolong_v his_o day_n which_o be_v as_o a_o shadow_n because_o he_o fear_v not_o before_o god_n so_o chap._n 7._o 17._o be_v not_o over_o much_o wicked_a neither_o be_v thou_o foolish_a why_o shall_v thou_o die_v before_o thy_o time_n three_o by_o mean_n of_o scripture_n ignorance_n you_o can_v know_v to_o ask_v in_o faith_n the_o thing_n you_o want_v for_o soul_n or_o body_n that_o be_v you_o will_v not_o know_v where_o to_o be_v absolute_a or_o positive_a in_o your_o ask_n and_o whereto_o be_v submissive_a and_o conditional_a in_o your_o ask_n now_o the_o scripture_n give_v direction_n as_o to_o the_o put_v up_o petition_n to_o god_n and_o man_n may_v easy_o err_v by_o not_o observe_v they_o gen._n 32._o 26._o and_o he_o say_v to_o wit_n the_o angel_n let_v i_o go_v for_o the_o day_n brea_v and_o he_o answer_v to_o wit_n jacob_n i_o will_v not_o let_v thou_o go_v except_o thou_o bless_v i_o so_o exod._n 32._o 12._o wherefore_o shall_v the_o egyptian_n say_v for_o mischief_n do_v he_o bring_v they_o out_o to_o slay_v they_o in_o the_o mountain_n and_o to_o consume_v they_o from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n turn_v from_o thy_o fierce_a wrath_n and_o repent_v of_o this_o evil_n against_o thy_o people_n so_o act_v 12._o 5._o peter_n therefore_o be_v keep_v in_o prison_n but_o prayer_n be_v make_v without_o cease_v unto_o god_n for_o he_o by_o these_o scripture_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o 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16._o 14._o but_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n depart_v from_o saul_n and_o a_o evil_a spirit_n from_o the_o lord_n trouble_v he_o psal_n 51._o 7._o take_v not_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n from_o i_o neh._n 9_o 30._o yet_o many_o year_n do_v thou_o for_o bear_v they_o and_o testify_v against_o they_o by_o thy_o spirit_n in_o thy_o prophet_n yet_o will_v they_o not_o give_v ear_n therefore_o give_v thou_o they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n but_o they_o rebel_v and_o vex_v his_o holy_a spirit_n therefore_o be_v he_o turn_v to_o be_v their_o enemy_n and_o fight_v against_o they_o by_o these_o scripture_n we_o may_v see_v that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n company_n may_v be_v put_v away_o from_o we_o through_o ungracious_a
to_o powder_v exod._n 32._o so_o phineas_n in_o his_o zeal_n to_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o see_v the_o evil_n that_o be_v commit_v in_o the_o camp_n arise_v and_o slay_v both_o the_o man_n and_o the_o woman_n and_o so_o the_o plague_n be_v stay_v but_o second_o want_v of_o become_a love_n to_o other_o eternal_a welfare_n be_v a_o cause_n of_o our_o not_o sorrow_v at_o their_o sinning_n that_o good_a man_n jeremiah_n chap._n 13._o 17._o if_o they_o will_v not_o hear_v but_o persist_v in_o their_o evil_a way_n his_o soul_n shall_v weep_v in_o secret_a place_n for_o their_o pride_n see_v this_o also_o in_o jesus_n christ_n that_o have_v such_o love_n to_o perish_v jerusalem_n that_o when_o he_o be_v come_v near_o and_o be_v hold_v the_o city_n he_o weep_v over_o it_o luke_n 19_o 41._o as_o remedy_n against_o this_o decay_n first_o consider_v what_o a_o wide_a breach_n it_o make_v in_o our_o spiritual_a state_n and_o whither_o in_o a_o little_a time_n it_o will_v bring_v we_o repent_v or_o 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