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a_o hypocrite_n under_o the_o lash_n will_v make_v to_o god_n the_o israelite_n when_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n be_v about_o their_o ear_n 1_o sam._n 12.19_o oh_o we_o have_v sin_v in_o ask_v a_o king_n beside_o all_o our_o other_o sin_n these_o be_v there_o flatter_a profession_n second_o as_o they_o flatter_v in_o their_o profession_n so_o they_o be_v false_a in_o their_o promise_n repentance_n will_v make_v vow_n and_o promise_n and_o so_o will_v this_o false_a and_o counterfeit_a repentance_n abound_v in_o promise_n ask_v pharaoh_n if_o god_n spare_v thou_o this_o time_n will_v thou_o let_v israel_n go_v o_o yes_o no_o long_o stay_v a_o hypocrite_n will_v bribe_v god_n with_o promise_n spare_v i_o this_o one_o time_n yet_o all_o false_a here_o observe_v a_o double_a falseness_n false_a in_o intention_n say_v what_o he_o never_o mean_v his_o tongue_n contradict_v his_o head_n second_o false_a in_o performance_n he_o never_o make_v good_a what_o he_o say_v david_n call_v it_o lie_v feign_a obedience_n psalm_n 63.3_o through_o the_o greatness_n of_o thy_o power_n shall_v thy_o enemy_n yield_v feign_v obedience_n to_o these_o false_a and_o counterfeit_n so_o then_o in_o that_o these_o jew_n be_v thus_o false_a and_o fraudulent_a in_o their_o repentance_n it_o will_v discover_v to_o we_o the_o dangerous_a condition_n of_o this_o sin_n of_o hypocrisy_n first_o see_v the_o guilt_n of_o hypocrisy_n rather_o than_o fail_v it_o will_v counterfeit_n and_o act_v any_o duty_n though_o never_o so_o unacceptable_a as_o repentance_n be_v no_o duty_n in_o religion_n go_v down_o so_o hard_a with_o hypocrisy_n as_o repentance_n repentance_n be_v a_o shame_n duty_n a_o penitent_a must_v confess_v and_o acknowledge_v he_o have_v sin_v take_v shame_n and_o confession_n to_o himself_o cry_v out_o with_o the_o leper_n i_o be_o unclean_a now_o hypocrite_n be_v animalia_fw-la gloriae_fw-la all_o for_o their_o credit_n and_o reputation_n in_o matter_n of_o opinion_n they_o be_v in_o no_o error_n quod_fw-la volumus_fw-la sanctum_fw-la est_fw-la joh._n 9.40_o what_o be_v we_o ignorant_a and_o blind_a also_o in_o matter_n of_o conversation_n they_o be_v without_o spot_n or_o wrinkle_n you_o be_v they_o which_o justify_v yourselves_o before_o man_n luke_n 16.14_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o bring_v they_o to_o acknowledge_v either_o error_n or_o fault_n but_o yet_o if_o it_o stand_v for_o their_o turn_n they_o will_v even_o act_v a_o penitent_n part_n and_o confess_v and_o recant_v and_o seem_v to_o be_v sorry_a for_o sin_n so_o do_v simon_n magus_n and_o king_n saul_n second_o see_v the_o pertinacy_n and_o obstinacy_n of_o hypocrisy_n it_o will_v act_v and_o counterfeit_v and_o never_o give_v over_o no_o not_o in_o the_o great_a affliction_n cum_fw-la occideret_fw-la when_o god_n hand_n be_v in_o slay_v they_o yet_o than_o they_o will_v counterfeit_v neither_o mercy_n not_o miracle_n nor_o chastisement_n nor_o plague_n will_v alter_v or_o change_v they_o isaiah_n 26.10_o let_v favour_n be_v show_v to_o he_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o learn_v righteousness_n nay_o let_v god_n hand_n be_v lift_v up_o yet_o they_o will_v not_o see_v it_o of_o all_o other_o sin_n the_o hypocrite_n be_v the_o most_o hopeless_a and_o incorrigible_a affliction_n have_v bring_v home_o profane_a sinner_n but_o a_o hypocrite_n will_v stand_v to_o that_o too_o either_o accuse_v god_n for_o afflict_v he_o or_o dissemble_o accuse_v himself_o like_o some_o desperate_a cutpurse_n that_o will_v steal_v and_o pilfer_v in_o the_o session_n house_n or_o at_o the_o gallow_n three_o see_v the_o brutish_a and_o stupid_a sottishness_n of_o hypocrisy_n it_o will_v not_o only_o undertake_v to_o deceive_v man_n but_o god_n also_o think_v to_o mock_v he_o with_o flattery_n and_o lie_n as_o ahaz_n how_o do_v he_o cover_v his_o infidelity_n oh_o he_o will_v not_o tempt_v god_n what_o say_v isaiah_n chap._n 7.13_o be_v it_o a_o small_a thing_n to_o weary_a man_n but_o will_v you_o weary_v my_o god_n also_o a_o hypocrite_n will_v not_o only_o falter_v with_o man_n seek_v to_o delude_v the_o world_n but_o they_o be_v lie_v child_n to_o god_n isaiah_n 30.9_o thus_o peter_n charge_v ananias_n and_o saphira_n that_o they_o lie_v not_o to_o man_n but_o to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n act_v 5.4_o thus_o isaiah_n bring_v in_o the_o hypocrite_n of_o his_o time_n boast_v even_o to_o god_n of_o their_o hypocritical_a service_n and_o devotion_n wherefore_o have_v we_o fast_v and_o thou_o see_v it_o not_o wherefore_o have_v we_o afflict_v our_o soul_n and_o thou_o take_v no_o knowledge_n isaiah_n 58.3_o indeed_o hypocrite_n be_v in_o truth_n secret_a atheist_n they_o turn_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n into_o a_o idol_n so_o hope_v to_o put_v he_o off_o with_o vizard_n and_o counterfeit_n worse_o than_o jacob_n towards_o isaac_n god_n can_v neither_o see_v nor_o feel_v nor_o find_v out_o their_o mockery_n that_o be_v the_o three_o the_o falseness_n of_o their_o repentance_n come_v we_o to_o the_o four_o defect_n of_o their_o repentance_n and_o conversion_n it_o be_v momentary_a and_o unconstant_a their_o heart_n be_v not_o right_a with_o he_o verse_n 37._o neither_o be_v they_o steadfast_a in_o his_o covenant_n and_o this_o clause_n come_v in_o as_o proof_n of_o the_o former_a it_o be_v a_o conviction_n of_o their_o unsound_a and_o hypocritical_a repentance_n and_o here_o be_v a_o double_a conviction_n by_o which_o a_o hypocrite_n may_v judge_v of_o himself_o their_o repentance_n be_v false_a and_o feign_a first_o because_o it_o be_v not_o hearty_a true_a repentance_n be_v hearty_a repentance_n if_o the_o heart_n be_v want_v it_o be_v counterfeit_a and_o hypocritical_a their_o heart_n be_v not_o right_a with_o he_o second_o because_o it_o be_v not_o last_a and_o durable_a they_o be_v not_o steadfast_a in_o his_o covenant_n first_o it_o be_v hypocritical_a because_o it_o be_v not_o cordial_a and_o hearty_a how_o be_v
desire_v it_o must_v be_v like_o the_o fast_o of_o expiation_n which_o be_v the_o yearly_a fast_o in_o israel_n all_o must_v numble_a themselves_o it_o be_v a_o day_n of_o atonement_n levit._n 23.28_o 29._o for_o to_o make_v a_o atonement_n for_o you_o before_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n whatsoever_o soul_n it_o shall_v be_v that_o shall_v not_o be_v afflict_v in_o the_o same_o day_n he_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o his_o people_n personal_a and_o private_a humiliation_n be_v not_o of_o that_o prevail_a efficacy_n in_o general_a danger_n god_n tell_v the_o jew_n that_o the_o prayer_n of_o two_o or_o three_o though_o never_o so_o righteous_a man_n ezek._n 14.14_o as_o noah_n daniel_n and_o job_n shall_v not_o divert_v a_o judgement_n from_o a_o whole_a nation_n they_o may_v escape_v themselves_o but_o if_o the_o nation_n repent_v not_o the_o whole_a land_n shall_v perish_v there_o be_v more_o must_v go_v to_o the_o remove_n of_o a_o general_a judgement_n we_o may_v spit_v 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protest_v our_o unworthiness_n of_o the_o least_o support_n of_o life_n or_o refresh_n not_o worthy_a of_o the_o portion_n of_o whelp_n of_o the_o crumb_n that_o fall_v from_o the_o table_n three_o to_o express_v our_o earnestness_n and_o importunity_n of_o prayer_n and_o call_v upon_o god_n that_o we_o will_v lie_v prostrate_a before_o god_n take_v no_o denial_n not_o eat_v bread_n till_o he_o grant_v our_o petition_n as_o saul_n vow_v not_o once_o to_o eat_v till_o he_o have_v obtain_v his_o victory_n as_o david_n vow_v not_o to_o sleep_v or_o slumber_n till_o he_o have_v effect_v his_o desire_n now_o this_o duty_n of_o repentance_n and_o humiliation_n it_o be_v press_v upon_o they_o by_o a_o double_a motive_n the_o first_o be_v the_o denounce_v of_o judgement_n and_o that_o not_o bare_o foretell_v but_o exact_o describe_v in_o a_o dreadful_a manner_n the_o more_o to_o affect_v they_o god_n muster_v up_o his_o force_n and_o set_v they_o in_o battle_n array_n from_o the_o 2._o verse_n to_o the_o 12._o the_o chariot_n of_o god_n be_v 20._o thousand_o even_o thousand_o of_o judgement_n and_o the_o lord_n be_v among_o they_o to_o turn_v the_o battle_n to_o the_o gate_n ah_o this_o will_v work_v fear_n and_o fear_n be_v a_o good_a ingredient_n to_o repentance_n thus_o he_o urge_v his_o people_n to_o repentance_n by_o the_o present_n of_o terror_n amos_n 4.12_o therefore_o thus_o will_v i_o do_v unto_o thou_o o_o israel_n and_o because_o i_o will_v do_v this_o unto_o thou_o prepare_v to_o meet_v thy_o god_n o_o israel_n thus_o habbakuk_n be_v afflict_v with_o the_o threaten_n of_o judgement_n ch_n 3.16_o when_o i_o hear_v my_o belly_n tremble_v my_o lip_n quiver_v at_o the_o voice_n rottenness_n enter_v into_o my_o bone_n and_o i_o tremble_v in_o myself_o god_n look_v for_o this_o submission_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v startle_v at_o his_o judgement_n the_o lion_n have_v roar_v who_o will_v not_o fear_v amos_n the_o 3.8_o move_v with_o fear_n that_o be_v one_o motive_n 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his_o repent_v first_o in_o all_o their_o affliction_n he_o be_v afflict_v esay_n 63.9_o how_o do_v he_o seem_v to_o condole_v their_o punishment_n she_o have_v receive_v of_o the_o lord_n hand_n double_a for_o all_o her_o sin_n isa_n 40.2_o how_o shall_v i_o give_v thou_o up_o ephraim_n my_o heart_n be_v turn_v within_o i_o my_o repenting_n be_v kindle_v together_o second_o that_o be_v another_o expression_n of_o repentance_n to_o break_v off_o the_o curse_n that_o be_v intend_v thus_o god_n assume_v repentance_n if_o he_o have_v punish_v he_o will_v cease_v from_o punish_v if_o he_o have_v threaten_v he_o will_v cancel_v his_o threaten_n if_o he_o have_v pass_v sentence_n he_o will_v reverse_v it_o he_o desire_v to_o repent_v of_o the_o evil_n he_o have_v purpose_v against_o they_o three_o he_o that_o repent_v be_v angry_a with_o all_o that_o provoke_v he_o to_o do_v what_o he_o repent_v of_o or_o be_v helper_n or_o instrument_n in_o the_o do_n of_o it_o thus_o do_v god_n all_o 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