in_o regard_n they_o always_o pretend_v as_o if_o they_o seek_v the_o lord_n thus_o they_o think_v then_o you_o shall_v say_v indeed_o behold_v we_o come_v unto_o thou_o thou_o be_v our_o god_n as_o if_o he_o condemn_v their_o hypocrisy_n because_o they_o always_o make_v fair_a show_n in_o seek_v god_n but_o i_o think_v they_o be_v far_o wide_a from_o the_o prophet_n meaning_n i_o make_v no_o doubt_n then_o but_o jeremiah_n here_o set_v that_o before_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o in_o a_o glass_n which_o shall_v great_o affect_v they_o so_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o addict_v to_o their_o former_a vice_n and_o wickedness_n 27.8_o see_v psal_n 27.8_o behold_v say_v he_o god_n be_v ready_a press_v to_o receive_v your_o brethren_n to_o mercy_n albeit_o they_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n utter_o forlorn_v and_o past_a recovery_n and_o they_o again_o for_o their_o part_n shall_v no_o soon_o hear_v and_o understand_v this_o voice_n of_o god_n in_o call_v and_o invite_v they_o thus_o gracious_o unto_o he_o but_o they_o without_o let_v shall_v joyful_o return_v and_o be_v convert_v unto_o god_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n what_o will_v you_o do_v in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o add_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n 23._o verse_n 23._o certain_o deceit_n come_v from_o the_o hill_n and_o from_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o mountain_n the_o prophet_n do_v here_o in_o more_o word_n set_v forth_o the_o testimony_n of_o their_o repentance_n as_o if_o they_o shall_v have_v say_v the_o hill_n have_v deceive_v we_o and_o the_o multitude_n of_o mountain_n have_v beguile_v we_o that_o be_v we_o have_v rather_o wait_v for_o great_a defence_n from_o a_o multitude_n of_o god_n than_o by_o give_v ourselves_o to_o rest_v whole_o upon_o one_o god_n this_o deceit_n be_v it_o that_o have_v overthrow_v we_o away_o therefore_o with_o all_o such_o lie_a vanity_n henceforth_o we_o will_v content_v ourselves_o to_o have_v the_o lord_n only_o for_o our_o god_n in_o a_o word_n by_o these_o 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and_o shame_n or_o reproach_n have_v devour_v our_o father_n labour_n from_o our_o youth_n their_o sheep_n their_o cattle_n their_o son_n and_o their_o daughter_n he_o here_o confirm_v the_o same_o thing_n more_o at_o large_a to_o wit_n how_o god_n show_v by_o evident_a sign_n that_o the_o people_n have_v much_o offend_v because_o he_o consume_v their_o labour_n that_o be_v to_o say_v whatsoever_o they_o have_v get_v and_o gather_v together_o by_o their_o labour_n for_o he_o join_v sheep_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o cattle_n together_o and_o then_o their_o son_n and_o their_o daughter_n now_o he_o attribute_n not_o this_o consumption_n unto_o god_n but_o it_o be_v a_o much_o more_o emphatical_a manner_n of_o speech_n when_o he_o faith_n shame_n have_v consume_v our_o father_n labour_n from_o our_o youth_n sin_n shame_n take_v for_o sin_n for_o by_o this_o word_n shame_n he_o understand_v the_o wickedness_n whereof_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v ashamed_a the_o meaning_n than_o be_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o their_o evil_n which_o they_o suffer_v be_v not_o to_o be_v attribute_v to_o any_o thing_n else_o whatsoever_o because_o it_o be_v whole_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o their_o own_v iniquity_n our_o shame_n then_o that_o be_v to_o say_v our_o insupportable_a sin_n have_v consume_v our_o father_n labour_n verse_n 25._o we_o have_v be_v deject_a in_o our_o shame_n and_o our_o ignominy_n have_v overwhelm_v we_o because_o we_o have_v carry_v ourselves_o wicked_o against_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n we_o and_o our_o father_n from_o our_o youth_n even_o to_o this_o day_n and_o we_o have_v not_o hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n because_o the_o israelite_n repeat_v no_o new_a thing_n here_o but_o only_o continue_v on_o their_o former_a speech_n my_o purpose_n be_v brief_o to_o pass_v over_o this_o whole_a verse_n lest_o i_o shall_v fill_v this_o volume_n with_o needless_a repetition_n they_o say_v then_o that_o they_o be_v deject_a in_o their_o misery_n why_o so_o because_o they_o have_v behave_v themselves_o wicked_o against_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n here_o we_o see_v how_o that_o which_o they_o confess_v before_o be_v now_o expound_v namely_o that_o their_o father_n labour_n have_v be_v consume_v by_o their_o shame_n that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o their_o iniquity_n now_o they_o charge_v upon_o themselves_o the_o evil_n which_o may_v have_v be_v impute_v to_o their_o father_n because_o they_o know_v well_o enough_o they_o be_v the_o heir_n of_o their_o father_n iniquity_n we_o have_v be_v deject_a out_o they_o in_o our_o shame_n so_o that_o here_o in_o one_o word_n they_o confess_v they_o be_v thus_o afflict_v for_o just_a cause_n neither_o can_v they_o accuse_v god_n of_o cruelty_n as_o if_o he_o have_v chastise_v they_o over_o severe_o why_o so_o because_o they_o be_v humble_v in_o their_o shame_n and_o be_v cover_v over_o with_o their_o own_o ignominy_n as_o if_o they_o shall_v say_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o our_o misery_n ought_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o our_o sin_n neither_o ought_v the_o same_o to_o be_v seek_v elsewhere_o for_o say_v they_o we_o have_v deal_v wicked_o we_o and_o our_o father_n 〈◊〉_d even_o from_o our_o youth_n by_o which_o word_n they_o signify_v that_o they_o have_v provoke_v god_n to_o wrath_n not_o only_o for_o one_o day_n but_o that_o they_o persist_v in_o this_o their_o rebellion_n and_o from_o their_o childhood_n cease_v not_o to_o nourish_v in_o they_o the_o iniquity_n of_o their_o father_n add_v sin_n unto_o sin_n they_o say_v before_o 24._o verse_n 24._o that_o their_o father_n labour_n be_v consume_v from_o their_o youth_n by_o which_o word_n they_o signify_v that_o the_o misery_n have_v continue_v long_o for_o god_n have_v not_o chastise_v they_o for_o one_o day_n only_o but_o have_v redouble_v the_o same_o correction_n and_o yet_o without_o any_o fruit_n now_o they_o add_v further_o even_o as_o we_o have_v wicked_o behave_v ourselves_o against_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n from_o our_o youth_n so_o also_o have_v he_o even_o from_o our_o youth_n admonish_v we_o to_o return_v unto_o he_o neither_o do_v he_o endeavour_v any_o thing_n more_o than_o to_o effect_v the_o same_o for_o he_o call_v us._n see_v then_o we_o have_v be_v thus_o obstinate_a against_o he_o god_n have_v according_o prosecute_v we_o in_o his_o wrath_n and_o that_o most_o just_o after_o they_o say_v to_o this_o day_n by_o which_o word_n they_o confirm_v that_o which_o i_o say_v before_o to_o wit_n they_o be_v so_o obstinate_a that_o they_o never_o desist_v from_o their_o ungodly_a course_n and_o therewithal_o he_o note_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o this_o mischief_n namely_o because_o they_o hearken_v not_o to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n for_o have_v they_o err_v and_o god_n have_v not_o speak_v unto_o they_o their_o fault_n may_v have_v be_v either_o some_o way_n excuse_v or_o lessen_v but_o see_v god_n send_v his_o prophet_n unto_o they_o daily_o one_o after_o another_o who_o cease_v not_o to_o call_v they_o to_o repentance_n and_o yet_o they_o hearken_v not_o at_o all_o there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o appearance_n of_o a_o excuse_n to_o be_v make_v in_o their_o behalf_n who_o have_v thus_o harden_v their_o heart_n in_o follow_v their_o evil_a way_n thus_o than_o we_o see_v how_o he_o amplify_v their_o fault_n yet_o further_o by_o this_o circumstance_n that_o they_o hear_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v god_n be_v not_o want_v to_o they_o on_o his_o part_n to_o withdraw_v they_o from_o perdition_n but_o so_o far_o be_v they_o harden_v in_o their_o impiety_n that_o they_o despise_v this_o mercy_n which_o god_n offer_v they_o just_o it_o be_v with_o god_n then_o not_o
he_o have_v finish_v that_o race_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v he_o to_o run_v for_o we_o know_v that_o such_o who_o otherwise_o be_v resolve_v frank_o and_o willing_o to_o obey_v desire_v notwithstanding_o to_o have_v a_o set_a time_n prefix_v that_o afterward_o they_o may_v have_v leisure_n to_o repose_v themselves_o as_o old_a soldier_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v who_o common_o have_v liberty_n to_o tarry_v at_o home_n after_o they_o have_v spend_v their_o strength_n in_o service_n but_o god_n tell_v his_o prophet_n here_o that_o after_o he_o have_v valiant_o carry_v himself_o in_o his_o call_n till_o the_o death_n of_o one_o king_n that_o his_o condition_n shall_v be_v no_o whit_n the_o better_a for_o all_o that_o because_o other_o shall_v succeed_v in_o their_o room_n against_o who_o he_o must_v of_o necessity_n bend_v all_o his_o force_n in_o regard_n he_o shall_v meet_v with_o the_o like_a perversity_n and_o obstinacy_n even_o in_o they_o also_o with_o king_n he_o join_v priest_n and_o prince_n prince_n prince_n and_o in_o conclusion_n all_o the_o people_n though_o some_o one_o king_n forget_v his_o duty_n become_v a_o tyrant_n and_o make_v his_o lust_n a_o law_n yet_o it_o often_o fall_v out_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v some_o good_a ruler_n and_o magistrate_n who_o will_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o moderate_v his_o unbridled_a appetite_n if_o they_o can_v whole_o reform_v they_o for_o we_o see_v that_o even_o the_o most_o cruel_a tyrant_n be_v often_o bring_v to_o be_v calm_v and_o make_v peaceable_a by_o good_a counsellor_n but_o god_n here_o advertise_v that_o thing_n be_v now_o become_v so_o desperate_a in_o judeah_n that_o if_o the_o king_n be_v mischievous_a and_o wicked_a they_o shall_v also_o have_v perverse_a counsellor_n who_o in_o every_o thing_n shall_v be_v just_a of_o the_o same_o stamp_n that_o they_o be_v that_o which_o follow_v of_o the_o priest_n priest_n priest_n may_v yet_o seem_v much_o more_o prodigious_a but_o that_o the_o scripture_n in_o every_o place_n testify_v that_o the_o leviticall_a priest_n be_v all_o in_o a_o manner_n degenerate_a and_o become_v apostate_n so_o as_o scarce_o one_o of_o a_o hundred_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o who_o the_o least_o spark_n of_o god_n fear_v appear_v for_o as_o much_o then_o as_o this_o state_n be_v thus_o corrupt_v be_v it_o any_o marvel_n if_o jeremiah_n be_v here_o command_v to_o proclaim_v open_a war_n against_o the_o priest_n but_o in_o the_o further_a progress_n of_o the_o text_n we_o shall_v see_v then_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v people_n people_n now_o because_o it_o may_v seem_v the_o common_a people_n be_v somewhat_o more_o worthy_a of_o excuse_n there_o be_v often_o more_o simplicity_n to_o be_v find_v in_o they_o than_o in_o prince_n and_o man_n of_o place_n for_o such_o as_o bear_v rule_n common_o fail_v either_o through_o pride_n or_o cruelty_n or_o they_o give_v themselves_o the_o reins_n too_o much_o trust_v in_o their_o greatness_n and_o dignity_n but_o as_o i_o have_v say_v for_o the_o most_o part_n there_o be_v more_o modesty_n in_o outward_a show_n in_o those_o of_o the_o common_a sort_n yet_o god_n here_o witness_v that_o impiety_n have_v get_v such_o a_o head_n throughout_o all_o the_o land_n of_o judeah_n that_o from_o the_o very_a lest_o to_o the_o great_a of_o they_o all_o be_v become_v notorious_o wicked_a it_o be_v needful_a then_o that_o the_o prophet_n shall_v be_v thorough_o arm_v as_o i_o say_v erewhile_o for_o what_o thought_n will_v have_v invade_v he_o have_v he_o not_o at_o the_o first_o receive_v this_o advertisement_n when_o afterward_o he_o find_v by_o woeful_a experience_n such_o pride_n yea_o rage_n and_o fury_n to_o possess_v the_o heart_n both_o of_o great_a and_o small_a that_o as_o a_o adversary_n he_o be_v to_o encounter_v against_o god_n choose_a people_n no_o less_o than_o if_o he_o have_v have_v to_o deal_v against_o so_o many_o devil_n it_o follow_v verse_n 19_o they_o shall_v indeed_o fight_v against_o thou_o but_o they_o shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o thou_o for_o i_o be_o with_o thou_o to_o deliver_v thou_o say_v the_o lord_n in_o this_o verse_n god_n in_o a_o word_n admonish_v his_o prophet_n that_o howsoever_o he_o shall_v be_v fortify_v with_o invincible_a power_n yet_o there_o be_v many_o bicker_n prepare_v for_o he_o lest_o peradventure_o he_o may_v think_v to_o pass_v over_o his_o charge_n in_o sport_n as_o they_o say_v here_o than_o he_o show_v wherefore_o he_o be_v liken_v to_o a_o brazen_a wall_n to_o a_o iron_n pillar_n and_o to_o a_o city_n unexpugnable_a 18._o verse_n 18._o namely_o that_o he_o may_v buckle_v himself_o manful_o to_o the_o fight_n and_o not_o to_o cast_v far_o from_o he_o the_o fear_n of_o all_o danger_n combat_n or_o whatsoever_o may_v annoy_v or_o be_v tedious_a to_o his_o flesh_n to_o be_v short_a we_o see_v whereunto_o the_o use_n of_o this_o promise_n tend_v to_o wit_n that_o jeremiah_n be_v uphold_v by_o the_o aid_n and_o power_n of_o the_o almighty_a shall_v not_o fear_v to_o oppose_v himself_o against_o the_o jew_n for_o what_o rage_n or_o fury_n soever_o it_o be_v that_o possess_v they_o yet_o he_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o be_v out_o of_o heart_n for_o all_o that_o hence_o we_o may_v gather_v a_o very_a fruitful_a doctrine_n doct._n namely_o that_o as_o oft_o as_o god_n promise_v his_o servant_n victory_n against_o their_o enemy_n they_o must_v not_o by_o and_o by_o gather_v this_o conclusion_n thence_o we_o may_v therefore_o become_v careless_a or_o idle_a but_o the_o rather_o to_o gather_v in_o their_o spirit_n unto_o they_o that_o they_o may_v walk_v in_o their_o vocation_n and_o call_n with_o invincible_a constancy_n never_o be_v weary_a of_o well_o do_v in_o a_o word_n god_n promise_v he_o will_v deliver_v he_o but_o therewithal_o he_o also_o exhort_v he_o manful_o to_o sustain_v all_o the_o assault_n of_o his_o enemy_n he_o say_v then_o they_o shall_v fight_v against_o the_o but_o they_o shall_v not_o overcome_v thou_o because_o i_o be_o with_o thou_o to_o deliver_v thou_o hence_o we_o learn_v that_o jeremiah_n be_v in_o such_o wise_a arm_a that_o he_o need_v not_o to_o fear_v doct._n although_o he_o see_v present_a cause_n of_o fear_n before_o his_o eye_n for_o god_n testify_v not_o here_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v like_o a_o wall_n as_o if_o therefore_o he_o shall_v be_v free_a from_o all_o assault_n but_o he_o say_v to_o deliver_v thou_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v be_v prepare_v to_o meet_v with_o encounter_n for_o if_o i_o shall_v not_o deliver_v thou_o thy_o life_n be_v go_v and_o thou_o shall_v perish_v a_o hundred_o time_n but_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o thousand_o death_n thou_o need_v fear_v no_o danger_n see_v i_o be_o ever_o at_o hand_n to_o deliver_v thou_o it_o follow_v the_o second_o chapter_n verse_n 1._o and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v unto_o i_o say_v 2_o go_v and_o cry_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o jerusalem_n say_v thus_o say_v the_o lord_n i_o remember_v thou_o according_a to_o the_o compassion_n of_o thy_o youth_n and_o for_o the_o love_n i_o bear_v thou_o when_o thou_o follow_v i_o in_o the_o desert_n when_o thou_o come_v after_o i_o in_o a_o land_n that_o be_v not_o sow_v 18._o see_v verse_n 18._o now_o god_n give_v unto_o his_o servant_n that_o commission_n which_o he_o be_v to_o make_v report_n of_o to_o the_o king_n prince_n priest_n and_o to_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n for_o by_o the_o ear_n of_o jerusalem_n he_o mean_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n but_o god_n here_o close_o intimate_v that_o the_o jew_n be_v unworthy_a he_o shall_v any_o long_o be_v careful_a of_o their_o estate_n what_o then_o there_o be_v some_o other_o consideration_n which_o move_v he_o not_o utter_o to_o reject_v they_o that_o be_v he_o wait_v to_o see_v whether_o they_o be_v become_v whole_o incurable_a as_o touch_v their_o wickedness_n or_o no._n thus_o he_o begin_v then_o i_o remember_v thou_o with_o the_o kindness_n or_o for_o the_o 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that_o there_o be_v no_o power_n nor_o strength_n in_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n yea_o and_o the_o israelite_n themselves_o often_o expostulate_v the_o matter_n with_o god_n as_o if_o he_o have_v give_v they_o just_a cause_n so_o to_o do_v as_o how_o god_n promise_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v make_v mirror_n of_o his_o blessing_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o we_o lie_v open_a here_o to_o all_o the_o injury_n profane_a people_n can_v lade_v we_o withal_o how_o hang_v these_o thing_n together_o because_o the_o israelite_n than_o murmur_v thus_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o condition_n and_o thus_o wrong_v the_o lord_n the_o prophet_n answer_v they_o the_o nation_n shall_v be_v bless_v in_o god_n and_o shall_v glory_v in_o he_o some_o refer_v this_o to_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n but_o very_o unapt_o i_o grant_v he_o promise_v abraham_n that_o all_o nation_n shall_v be_v bless_v or_o shall_v bless_v themselves_o in_o his_o seed_n but_o this_o blessing_n have_v not_o his_o 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and_o he_o repeat_v that_o which_o he_o say_v when_o he_o say_v they_o refuse_v to_o return_v for_o he_o signify_v that_o they_o sin_v not_o now_o through_o error_n or_o ignorance_n neither_o be_v they_o go_v astray_o through_o weakness_n but_o that_o voluntary_o and_o of_o set_a purpose_n they_o cast_v off_o all_o care_n of_o their_o salvation_n and_o witttng_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n so_o as_o they_o will_v suffer_v neither_o his_o word_n nor_o work_n to_o take_v any_o place_n in_o they_o the_o prayer_n almighty_a god_n and_o heavenly_a father_n for_o as_o much_o as_o satan_n cease_v not_o so_o to_o allure_v we_o to_o himself_o by_o his_o enticement_n that_o we_o become_v like_o those_o that_o be_v senseless_a of_o thy_o judgement_n grant_v we_o the_o grace_n good_a lord_n that_o thy_o word_n may_v shine_v into_o our_o mind_n and_o heart_n that_o we_o sleep_v not_o in_o darkness_n and_o therewithal_o so_o awaken_v we_o by_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n that_o we_o may_v attentive_o 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vice_n have_v reign_v in_o all_o age_n namely_o man_n have_v either_o little_a respect_a or_o rather_o utter_o contemn_v god_n servant_n now_o saint_n paul_n see_v the_o gospel_n despise_v of_o many_o say_v that_o he_o and_o his_o fellow-minister_n have_v vengeance_n ready_a as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v all_o the_o word_n we_o utter_v shall_v be_v as_o so_o many_o sword_n to_o overthrow_n and_o destroy_v the_o wicked_a though_o now_o through_o their_o malepertnesse_n they_o dare_v repulse_n god_n judgement_n such_o a_o rebellion_n shall_v stand_v they_o in_o no_o stead_n they_o then_o shall_v feel_v no_o less_o efficacy_n in_o my_o word_n then_o if_o god_n from_o heaven_n have_v open_o
be_v too_o deaf_a in_o harken_v to_o so_o many_o exhortation_n as_o also_o to_o those_o threaten_n whereby_o thou_o have_v more_o sharp_o prick_v we_o forward_o to_o repentance_n grant_v that_o this_o our_o obstinacy_n may_v not_o always_o remain_v in_o we_o but_o that_o in_o the_o end_n we_o may_v subject_v ourselves_o unto_o thou_o and_o that_o not_o by_o fit_n or_o for_o a_o moment_n but_o with_o a_o constant_a resolution_n that_o we_o may_v for_o ever_o give_v ourselves_o whole_o to_o thy_o service_n and_o that_o we_o may_v also_o so_o glorify_v thy_o name_n that_o in_o the_o end_n we_o may_v attain_v that_o glory_n which_o thou_o have_v purchase_v for_o we_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o only_a son_n jesus_n christ._n amen_o the_o end_n of_o master_n caluins_n lecture_n upon_o the_o five_o first_o chapter_n of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jeremiah_n the_o sum_n and_o order_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v handle_v by_o the_o author_n in_o his_o lecture_n on_o the_o former_a chapter_n of_o jeremiah_n his_o pprophecy_n the_o figure_n in_o the_o margin_n point_n to_o the_o chapter_n and_o verse_n the_o residue_n to_o the_o page_n or_o page_n where_o the_o thing_n themselves_o be_v to_o be_v find_v the_o first_o lecture_n the_o first_o thing_n note_v in_o this_o lecture_n be_v the_o time_n when_o jeremiah_n begin_v to_o execute_v his_o prophetical_a office_n namely_o in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o josiah_n his_o reign_n over_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n page_n 2._o in_o the_o next_o place_n be_v note_v how_o long_o he_o continue_v to_o execute_v his_o charge_n to_o wit_n until_o the_o jew_n be_v carry_v away_o captive_a into_o babylon_n which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v for_o the_o space_n of_o forty_o year_n together_o p._n 3._o see_v vers_fw-la 3._o of_o this_o chapter_n whence_o be_v also_o note_v his_o invincible_a constancy_n first_o if_o regard_n be_v have_v to_o the_o message_n on_o which_o he_o be_v send_v second_o to_o the_o party_n unto_o who_o it_o be_v 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