for_o why_o will_v you_o die_v o_o you_o house_n of_o israel_n ezech._n 33_o 1â—_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v more_o belove_v in_o christ_n jesus_n god_n be_v the_o same_o god_n unto_o we_o all_o as_o he_o be_v unto_o they_o &_o there_o be_v not_o one_o to_o be_v find_v in_o this_o great_a congregation_n from_o the_o most_o ancient_a father_n to_o the_o young_a child_n but_o in_o some_o measure_n have_v have_v experience_n of_o these_o thing_n every_o one_o have_v feel_v in_o himself_o god_n to_o be_v a_o god_n of_o much_o mercy_n &_o expectation_n for_o when_o his_o angel_n have_v offend_v he_o stay_v not_o at_o all_o for_o he_o but_o throw_v he_o down_o to_o hell_n when_o adam_n have_v transgress_v he_o defer_v not_o his_o punishment_n but_o drive_v he_o straight_o way_n out_o of_o paradise_n but_o if_o we_o examine_v ourselves_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o he_o wait_v for_o every_o one_o of_o we_o indeed_o and_o forbear_v we_o some_o ten_o year_n some_o twenty_o some_o to_o 30._o 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and_o thy_o father_n house_n that_o trouble_n israel_n 1._o reg._n 18.18_o they_o must_v with_o jehu_n tell_v jehoshaphat_n that_o for_o his_o wickedness_n the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o he_o 2._o chron._n 19.2_o they_o must_v with_o the_o prophet_n tel_fw-fr amasiah_n the_o king_n of_o juda_n that_o for_o his_o sin_n god_n have_v determine_v to_o destroy_v he_o 2._o chron._n 25.16_o they_o must_v with_o azariah_n the_o priest_n tel_fw-fr vzziah_n the_o king_n that_o for_o his_o transgression_n he_o shall_v have_v none_o honour_v of_o the_o lord_n 2._o chron._n 26.18_o they_o must_v with_o nehemiah_n rebuke_v the_o prince_n and_o ruler_n of_o israel_n for_o lay_v such_o heavy_a burden_n upon_o their_o brethren_n nehem._n 5.7_o final_o they_o must_v with_o jonas_n in_o my_o text_n tell_v niniveh_n yea_o glorious_a &_o goodly_a niniveh_n yea_o stout_a and_o stately_a niniveh_n yea_o proud_a and_o populous_a niniveh_n that_o for_o her_o sin_n it_o shall_v be_v quite_o 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we_o as_o it_o be_v tell_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n that_o our_o candle_n stick_n shall_v be_v remove_v revel_v 2.5_o lest_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n be_v take_v from_o we_o as_o it_o be_v from_o the_o israelit_n 1._o sam._n 4.12_o lest_o as_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n say_v to_o the_o jew_n to_o you_o be_v the_o word_n of_o this_o salvation_n send_v but_o see_v you_o put_v it_o from_o you_o lo_o we_o turn_v unto_o the_o gentile_n act._n 13.46_o so_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o england_n to_o thou_o o_o england_n have_v i_o give_v my_o word_n but_o because_o thou_o have_v cast_v it_o away_o from_o thou_o &_o iudge_v thyself_o unworthy_a of_o everlasting_a life_n lo_o i_o will_v take_v it_o away_o and_o give_v it_o to_o a_o barbarous_a nation_n that_o shall_v bring_v forth_o the_o frunit_v thereof_o math._n 21.43_o yet_o the_o lord_n offer_v his_o grace_n unto_o we_o o_o then_o let_v we_o according_a to_o st._n augustine_n council_n in_o tract_n 33._o in_o johan._n 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