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he_o contain_v a_o curse_n against_o all_o thief_n which_o shall_v certain_o light_v upon_o they_o and_o the_o other_o side_n of_o it_o against_o all_o false_a swearer_n which_o shall_v also_o come_v upon_o they_o according_a as_o be_v threaten_v and_o therefore_o he_o go_v on_o further_o to_o denounce_v god_n judgement_n upon_o such_o person_n v._o 4._o and_o speak_v of_o the_o woman_n that_o sit_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o epaph_n ver_fw-la 7._o by_o who_o be_v shadow_v the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n who_o iniquity_n shall_v be_v bear_v withal_o but_o to_o a_o certain_a measure_n he_o say_v ver_fw-la 8._o this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wickedness_n i._n e._n iniquity_n itself_o the_o mother_n of_o all_o deceit_n theft_n and_o perjury_n and_o for_o this_o he_o threaten_v again_o unto_o they_o another_o expulsion_n and_o dispersion_n into_o another_o babylon_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o the_o chapter_n and_o afterward_o god_n have_v most_o 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universal_o and_o so_o much_o to_o the_o injury_n of_o their_o wife_n that_o they_o cause_v the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v cover_v with_o tear_n with_o weeping_z and_o with_o cry_v out_o insomuch_o that_o he_o regard_v not_o their_o offering_n any_o more_o etc._n etc._n mal._n 2.13_o i_o e._n their_o wife_n make_v such_o grievous_a complaint_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o violence_n that_o be_v offer_v they_o so_o it_o be_v call_v ver_fw-la 16._o that_o it_o cause_v he_o to_o despise_v all_o their_o gift_n that_o they_o bring_v he_o he_o look_v more_o at_o the_o other_o tear_n then_o at_o all_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o yet_o they_o have_v the_o front_n to_o come_v and_o ask_v god_n wherefore_o he_o will_v not_o receive_v they_o ver_fw-la 14._o to_o which_o he_o answer_v that_o he_o must_v deal_v righteous_o though_o they_o will_v not_o and_o he_o can_v not_o but_o take_v notice_n how_o treacherous_o they_o have_v deal_v with_o their_o wife_n who_o as_o they_o have_v be_v 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sarah_n though_o she_o be_v barren_a which_o to_o you_o will_v seem_v a_o just_a cause_n nor_o match_v with_o a_o idolater_n that_o he_o may_v have_v issue_n or_o if_o we_o receive_v that_o render_n of_o the_o word_n which_o the_o learned_a de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr prefer_v above_o all_o the_o rest_n it_o argue_v they_o of_o great_a inhumanity_n and_o that_o they_o have_v not_o common_a good_a nature_n in_o they_o which_o make_v the_o sin_n still_o great_a no_o one_o will_v do_v thus_o that_o have_v but_o any_o relic_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o he_o and_o therefore_o much_o less_o they_o that_o seek_v a_o godly_a seed_n as_o you_o pretend_v to_o do_v you_o see_v that_o he_o may_v well_o call_v this_o cover_a violence_n with_o his_o garment_n ver_fw-la 16._o because_o it_o be_v such_o a_o wrong_n to_o those_o that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n deserve_v better_a at_o their_o hand_n to_o spread_v one_o garment_n or_o one_o skirt_n over_o a_o woman_n be_v a_o phrase_n 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people_n he_o compare_v their_o shepherd_n i._n e._n governor_n as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o unto_o young_a lion_n who_o do_v not_o use_v to_o protect_v but_o to_o devour_v the_o sheep_n zach._n 11.3_o and_o he_o call_v the_o people_n the_o flock_n of_o slaughter_n ver_fw-la 4._o who_o he_o be_v bid_v to_o instruct_v either_o because_o they_o be_v to_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o army_n of_o their_o enemy_n or_o because_o they_o be_v a_o prey_n unto_o their_o governor_n according_a as_o it_o follow_v ver_fw-la 5._o their_o possessor_n slay_v they_o and_o they_o hold_v themselves_o not_o guilty_a yea_o to_o such_o a_o confidence_n be_v they_o arrive_v in_o these_o sin_n that_o they_o bless_v god_n for_o the_o riches_n which_o they_o have_v get_v in_o this_o sort_n they_o have_v some_o devotion_n you_o see_v leave_v though_o no_o honesty_n nor_o goodness_n god_n be_v entitle_v to_o all_o wicked_a possession_n and_o acquisition_n that_o he_o may_v make_v they_o good_a and_o defend_v 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