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in_o the_o camp_n of_o the_o assyrian_n a_o hundred_o fourscore_o and_o five_o thousand_o and_o when_o they_o arise_v early_o in_o the_o morning_n behold_v they_o be_v all_o dead_a corpse_n isaiah_n 37._o vers_fw-la 36._o the_o noise_n of_o this_o great_a overthrow_n be_v as_o the_o joyful_a sound_n of_o a_o jubilee_n unto_o jerusalem_n and_o do_v portend_v another_o more_o admirable_a and_o victorious_a jubilee_n to_o be_v accomplish_v in_o the_o same_o place_n of_o which_o john_n elsewhere_o this_o for_o the_o present_n may_v witness_v to_o hezekiah_n and_o the_o people_n that_o rather_o than_o one_o tittle_n of_o god_n covenant_n with_o david_n shall_v fall_v to_o the_o ground_n the_o host_n of_o heaven_n shall_v leave_v their_o station_n and_o keep_v garrison_n on_o earth_n a_o little_a after_o this_o miraculous_a deliverance_n the_o sun_n be_v compel_v to_o go_v fifteen_o degree_n backward_o for_o set_v forward_o the_o course_n of_o hezekiah_n his_o life_n who_o death_n and_o fate_n have_v now_o in_o the_o world_n sight_n arrest_v god_n hereby_o testify_v unto_o prince_n and_o people_n that_o if_o they_o will_v continue_v such_o in_o health_n as_o they_o be_v in_o sickness_n so_o well-minded_a in_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n as_o they_o have_v be_v in_o strait_a siege_n or_o other_o distress_n of_o war_n jerusalem_n good_a day_n may_v become_v as_o certain_a and_o constant_a as_o the_o day_n of_o heaven_n see_v that_o great_a light_n which_o be_v appoint_v from_o the_o beginning_n to_o rule_v the_o day_n do_v now_o give_v place_n to_o hezekiahs_n prayer_n but_o most_o of_o this_o people_n be_v most_o unlike_o their_o prince_n albeit_o even_o he_o after_o he_o have_v receive_v those_o two_o miraculous_a pledge_n of_o god_n love_n do_v not_o render_v according_a to_o the_o reward_n bestow_v upon_o he_o 2_o chron._n 32._o v_o 25._o for_o his_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o therefore_o there_o be_v wrath_n upon_o he_o and_o upon_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n notwithstanding_o hezekiah_n humble_v himself_o for_o the_o pride_n of_o his_o heart_n both_o he_o and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n so_o that_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v not_o upon_o they_o in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n 7_o after_o the_o yoke_n of_o ashur_n be_v take_v from_o off_o this_o people_n neck_n many_o of_o they_o become_v wanton_a other_o secure_a as_o not_o suspect_v that_o a_o cockatrice_n shall_v spring_v out_o of_o this_o serpent_n root_n that_o his_o fruit_n shall_v be_v a_o fiery_a fly_a serpent_n isai_n 14._o v._n 29._o unto_o hezekiah_n himself_o though_o a_o most_o wise_a and_o prudent_a king_n the_o babylonian_a tyranny_n be_v now_o in_o his_o infancy_n do_v seem_v by_o nature_n morâ—_n mild_a and_o gentle_a than_o the_o assyrian_a have_v be_v and_o not_o content_a to_o entertain_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n ambassador_n with_o courtesy_n suitable_a to_o their_o congratulation_n he_o show_v they_o his_o treasury_n and_o all_o the_o good_a thing_n wherewith_o the_o lord_n have_v bless_v he_o will_v perhaps_o to_o give_v their_o master_n and_o the_o world_n to_o wit_n that_o notwithstanding_o the_o former_a war_n and_o exaction_n he_o be_v no_o beggar_n but_o a_o fit_a confederate_n for_o neighbour_n prince_n to_o curb_v the_o insolency_n of_o the_o assyrian_a who_o strength_n though_o much_o abate_v by_o the_o terrible_a blow_n which_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v senacheribs_n host_n be_v not_o quite_o break_v till_o many_o year_n after_o but_o the_o prophet_n know_v this_o fawn_a whelp_n to_o be_v of_o wolvish_a kind_n and_o discover_v those_o implant_v seed_n of_o cruelty_n in_o he_o which_o when_o they_o come_v to_o be_v ripe_a will_v be_v more_o noisome_a to_o the_o king_n and_o prince_n of_o judah_n than_o his_o predecessor_n the_o assyrian_a have_v be_v isaiah_n say_v unto_o hezekiah_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n behold_v the_o day_n come_v that_o all_o that_o be_v in_o thy_o house_n and_o that_o which_o thy_o father_n have_v lay_v up_o in_o store_n unto_o this_o day_n shall_v be_v carry_v unto_o babylon_n nothing_o shall_v be_v leave_v say_v the_o lord_n and_o of_o thy_o son_n that_o shall_v issue_v from_o thou_o which_o thou_o shall_v beget_v shall_v they_o take_v away_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v eunuch_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n 2_o king_n chapter_n 20._o vers_fw-la 17_o 18._o 8_o any_o heathen_a which_o have_v hold_v esaias_n for_o a_o undoubted_a soothsayer_n will_v instant_o have_v conclude_v hence_o that_o the_o captivity_n of_o hezekiahs_n successor_n and_o all_o the_o misery_n which_o the_o babylonian_a afterward_o bring_v upon_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n be_v absolute_o fatal_a altogether_o impossible_a to_o be_v avoid_v and_o many_o good_a christian_n perhaps_o will_v question_v whether_o the_o plague_n here_o threaten_v be_v not_o from_o this_o point_n of_o time_n necessary_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o divine_a decree_n to_o answer_v this_o question_n by_o interrogation_n why_o shall_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n be_v as_o true_o subject_a to_o the_o former_a prophetical_a rule_n as_o micahs_n be_v now_o god_n according_a to_o that_o rule_n be_v ready_a to_o repent_v he_o of_o all_o the_o evil_a which_o he_o have_v threaten_v whensoever_o the_o people_n shall_v repent_v they_o of_o whatsoever_o they_o have_v do_v the_o lord_n have_v give_v hezekiah_n and_o his_o successor_n a_o far_o large_a and_o long_a time_n for_o prevent_v the_o evil_a which_o isaiah_n threaten_v than_o they_o have_v for_o avoid_v the_o doom_n denounce_v by_o micah_n the_o very_a tenor_n of_o the_o denunciation_n make_v by_o isaiah_n show_v they_o a_o ready_a mean_n for_o prevent_v the_o woe_n denounce_v so_o they_o will_v have_v lay_v it_o to_o their_o heart_n or_o follow_v the_o advice_n of_o succeed_a prophet_n but_o mortality_n must_v needs_o be_v rife_a where_o variety_n of_o disease_n and_o multitude_n of_o unskilful_a empyrick_n do_v mere_a the_o common_a transgression_n of_o the_o people_n be_v the_o epidemical_a disease_n of_o state_n and_o such_o project_n as_o prince_n or_o statesman_n without_o the_o prescript_n of_o god_n word_n or_o suggestion_n of_o his_o providence_n use_v for_o their_o recovery_n be_v like_o unseasonable_a ministration_n of_o empyricall_a or_o old_a wife_n medicine_n to_o craze_a body_n they_o usual_o invite_v or_o entertain_v the_o destruction_n or_o ruin_n of_o kingdom_n otherwise_o ready_a to_o depart_v not_o the_o best_a among_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n but_o be_v smatterer_n in_o empyricall_a or_o secular_a policy_n some_o be_v more_o some_o less_o all_o too_o much_o give_v to_o put_v confidence_n in_o multitude_n of_o man_n and_o store_n of_o treasure_n and_o for_o increase_v this_o suppose_a sinew_n of_o war_n and_o nutriment_n of_o peace_n they_o use_v mean_n neither_o warrantable_a by_o god_n write_v law_n nor_o by_o the_o rule_n
assure_o go_v forth_o unto_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n prince_n than_o thy_o soul_n shall_v live_v and_o this_o city_n shall_v not_o be_v burn_v with_o fire_n and_o thou_o shall_v live_v and_o thy_o house_n but_o if_o thou_o will_v not_o go_v forth_o to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n prince_n then_o shall_v this_o city_n be_v give_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o chaldean_n and_o they_o shall_v burn_v it_o with_o fire_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o escape_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n jer._n 38._o ver_fw-la 17_o 18_o and_o zedekiah_n the_o king_n say_v unto_o jeremiah_n i_o be_o afraid_a of_o the_o jew_n that_o be_v fall_v to_o the_o chaldean_n lest_o they_o deliver_v i_o into_o their_o hand_n and_o they_o mock_v i_o but_o jeremiah_n say_v they_o shall_v not_o deliver_v thou_o obey_v i_o beseech_v thou_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o i_o speak_v unto_o thou_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v well_o unto_o thou_o and_o thy_o soul_n shall_v live_v but_o if_o thou_o refuse_v to_o go_v forth_o this_o be_v the_o word_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v show_v i_o and_o behold_v all_o the_o woman_n that_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o king_n of_o judahs_n house_n shall_v be_v bring_v forth_o unto_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n prince_n and_o those_o woman_n shall_v say_v thy_o friend_n have_v set_v thou_o on_o and_o have_v prevail_v against_o thou_o thy_o foot_n be_v sink_v in_o the_o mire_n and_o they_o be_v turn_v away_o back_o so_o they_o shall_v bring_v out_o all_o thy_o wife_n and_o thy_o child_n to_o the_o chaldean_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o escape_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n but_o shall_v be_v take_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o thou_o shall_v cause_v this_o city_n to_o be_v burn_v with_o fire_n etc._n etc._n vers_fw-la 19_o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o 11_o this_o last_o neglect_n of_o god_n antecedent_n will_v so_o often_o reveal_v for_o his_o good_a procure_v the_o speedy_a execution_n of_o his_o consequent_a will_n without_o all_o possibility_n to_o 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