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thy_o father_n child_n shall_v bow_v down_o before_o thou_o etc._n etc._n gen._n 49.48_o whence_o and_o from_o several_a other_o scripture_n may_v appear_v that_o judah_n have_v the_o first_o place_n in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n before_o any_o other_o tribe_n or_o family_n then_o upon_o earth_n yet_o god_n will_v not_o bear_v their_o wickedness_n but_o be_v provoke_v by_o it_o so_o as_o he_o slay_v er_fw-mi the_o first_o bear_v son_n of_o this_o great_a father_n of_o the_o tribe_n and_o from_o who_o it_o take_v its_o denomination_n and_o in_o aftertime_n when_o their_o king_n do_v wicked_o god_n be_v provoke_v with_o it_o as_o appear_v particular_o in_o the_o instance_n of_o manasseh_n who_o do_v evil_a above_o all_o that_o the_o amorites_n do_v which_o be_v before_o he_o for_o which_o cause_n god_n say_v he_o will_v bring_v such_o evil_a upon_o jerusalem_n and_o judah_n that_o whosoever_o shall_v hear_v of_o it_o both_o his_o ear_n shall_v tingle_v and_o further_o i_o will_v forsake_v the_o remnant_n of_o my_o inheritance_n and_o deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o they_o shall_v become_v a_o prey_n and_o a_o spoil_n unto_o all_o their_o enemy_n because_o they_o have_v do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a in_o my_o sight_n and_o provoke_v i_o to_o anger_n etc._n etc._n and_o notwithstanding_o the_o great_a reformation_n soon_o wrought_v in_o judah_n by_o that_o good_a king_n josiah_n who_o be_v this_o wicked_a king_n grandchild_n of_o who_o it_o be_v record_v that_o like_v unto_o he_o be_v no_o king_n before_o he_o that_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n neither_o after_o he_o arise_v there_o any_o like_o he_o yet_o so_o far_o be_v the_o lord_n provoke_v upon_o so_o great_a a_o defection_n of_o the_o people_n that_o he_o turn_v not_o from_o the_o fierceness_n of_o his_o wrath_n wherewith_o his_o anger_n be_v kindle_v etc._n etc._n but_o say_v i_o will_v remove_v judah_n also_o out_o of_o my_o sight_n as_o i_o have_v remove_v 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death_n of_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n aaron_n hold_v his_o peace_n this_o high_a priest_n can_v not_o deny_v the_o exposition_n levit._fw-la 20.1_o 2_o 3._o so_o for_o people_n to_o take_v a_o great_a liberty_n in_o their_o word_n action_n and_o conversation_n because_o of_o a_o opinion_n of_o their_o being_n more_o belove_v of_o god_n and_o his_o people_n in_o a_o more_o peculiar_a manner_n than_o other_o be_v exceed_v foolish_a and_o erroneous_a this_o have_v introduce_v that_o evil_a licentiousness_n with_o some_o people_n that_o they_o can_v think_v those_o thing_n tolerable_a in_o themselves_o which_o they_o condemn_v in_o other_o and_o have_v find_v out_o that_o hurtful_a distinction_n between_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o have_v bring_v a_o strange_a species_n of_o sin_n for_o they_o will_v not_o allow_v it_o to_o be_v of_o the_o common_a fort_n into_o the_o prayer_n and_o best_a duty_n of_o the_o saint_n which_o many_o will_v plead_v 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of_o the_o earth_n have_v neither_o king_n or_o nation_n of_o their_o their_o own_o for_o as_o levi_n have_v lose_v his_o dedicate_v thing_n so_o have_v judah_n his_o regalia_z the_o sceptre_n be_v depart_v from_o he_o &_o the_o lawgiver_n from_o between_o his_o knee_n chap._n v._n be_v 1._o a_o inquiry_n into_o the_o infamous_a race_n and_o posterity_n of_o wicked_a ham_n who_o their_o father_n noah_n curse_v with_o great_a bondage_n and_o servitude_n notwithstanding_o which_o curse_n and_o rejection_n many_o good_a people_n be_v find_v among_o they_o 2._o that_o their_o general_n restoration_n be_v hold_v forth_o in_o scripture_n §_o 1._o have_v take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o two_o most_o honour_a and_o belove_a family_n upon_o earth_n let_v we_o next_o take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o most_o accurse_a and_o infamous_a family_n upon_o earth_n that_o of_o ham_n not_o exclude_v even_o those_o that_o wear_v the_o black_a badge_n of_o darkness_n in_o the_o surface_n of_o their_o skin_n the_o 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