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mercifulness_n and_o righteousness_n that_o they_o will_v go_v on_o to_o practise_v they_o and_o in_o those_o way_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n tell_v they_o that_o it_o be_v probable_a but_o not_o certain_a that_o they_o may_v be_v secure_v in_o that_o deluge_n of_o misery_n that_o be_v like_a to_o overflow_v the_o whole_a land_n chap._n 2._o ver_fw-la 3._o and_o afterward_o chap._n 3.12_o 13._o he_o prophecy_v that_o the_o poor_a and_o the_o afflict_a they_o that_o have_v be_v oppress_v and_o strip_v naked_a by_o the_o great_a and_o the_o rich_a be_v the_o person_n that_o shall_v escape_v and_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o land_n when_o all_o those_o man_n possession_n be_v take_v from_o they_o and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o remnant_n as_o shall_v not_o do_v iniquity_n nor_o speak_v lie_n nor_o have_v a_o deceitful_a tongue_n in_o their_o mouth_n but_o shall_v trust_v in_o god_n and_o not_o in_o these_o evil_a art_n 7._o jeremiah_n also_o who_o prophesy_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o same_o josiah_n and_o likewise_o of_o jehoiakim_n and_o zedekiah_n in_o the_o time_n of_o both_o the_o first_o and_o second_o captivity_n and_o afterward_o also_o he_o i_o say_v speak_v the_o very_a same_o word_n as_o will_v be_v very_o evident_a to_o those_o who_o will_v do_v themselves_o so_o much_o right_n for_o the_o understanding_n of_o this_o truth_n as_o to_o ponder_v these_o place_n of_o his_o pprophecy_n he_o tell_v we_o in_o the_o 3._o chap._n ver_fw-la 10._o that_o judah_n do_v not_o return_v to_o god_n with_o her_o whole_a heart_n but_o fained_o which_o word_n be_v speak_v as_o you_o may_v see_v for_o 6._o in_o the_o day_n of_o josiah_n who_o have_v make_v a_o covenant_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o all_o their_o soul_n and_o all_o the_o people_n stand_v unto_o it_o 2_o king_n 23.3_o this_o be_v the_o return_v which_o the_o prophet_n say_v be_v but_o feign_v because_o notwithstanding_o this_o great_a profession_n they_o be_v not_o 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that_o a_o man_n shall_v have_v such_o strange_a art_n of_o abuse_v himself_o as_o to_o make_v himself_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n and_o in_o a_o safe_a condition_n while_o he_o live_v in_o the_o violation_n of_o all_o these_o know_a principle_n there_o must_v be_v some_o notable_a blind_a some_o very_a plausible_a trick_n that_o can_v cast_v such_o a_o mist_n before_o his_o eye_n and_o juggle_v he_o into_o such_o a_o conceit_a belief_n which_o here_o i_o think_v we_o have_v discover_v they_o have_v high_a thought_n of_o their_o divine_a worship_n and_o look_v upon_o their_o religious_a service_n as_o huge_o please_v unto_o god_n and_o they_o know_v themselves_o to_o be_v very_a earnest_n it_o be_v like_o in_o this_o piece_n of_o reformation_n and_o so_o they_o judge_v themselves_o to_o be_v the_o people_n of_o god_n the_o right_a worship_n be_v restore_v the_o altar_n be_v cleanse_v and_o the_o temple_n repair_v by_o their_o mean_n now_o their_o great_a zeal_n in_o 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gloriata_fw-la es_fw-la do_v thou_o think_v thy_o holy_a flesh_n i._n e._n thy_o sacrifice_n shall_v take_v away_o the_o wickedness_n wherein_o thou_o glory_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v thou_o can_v not_o expiate_v for_o thy_o belove_a sin_n by_o make_v god_n many_o oblation_n as_o thou_o think_v to_o do_v no_o never_o dream_v of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v a_o very_a deceit_n 4._o yet_o know_v themselves_o to_o be_v very_o zealous_a in_o their_o worship_n they_o have_v the_o confidence_n to_o come_v and_o challenge_n god_n as_o though_o they_o have_v wrong_o do_v they_o and_o have_v hard_a measure_n at_o his_o hand_n in_o not_o be_v save_v by_o he_o from_o their_o enemy_n wherefore_o have_v we_o fast_v say_v they_o and_o thou_o see_v not_o wherefore_o have_v
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