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&_o miraculous_o bring_v to_o pass_v these_o enrich_a more_o wonderful_o this_o which_o the_o prophet_n now_o remember_v be_v more_o than_o the_o other_o and_o therefore_o he_o say_v the_o lord_n show_v the_o strength_n &_o power_n of_o his_o work_n in_o give_v unto_o they_o the_o heritage_n of_o the_o heathen_a as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v although_o thus_o wonderful_o and_o miraculous_o thy_o hand_n oh_o lord_n deliver_v thy_o child_n although_o so_o merciful_o thou_o bring_v they_o forth_o in_o great_a substance_n yet_o these_o be_v little_a in_o thine_o eye_n thine_o hand_n &_o thine_o arm_n provide_v for_o they_o beside_o all_o these_o a_o perpetual_a heritage_n let_v we_o therefore_o examine_v this_o miracle_n &_o see_v whether_o it_o so_o exceed_v as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v for_o thereby_o see_v the_o love_n the_o tender_a &_o exceed_a love_n that_o the_o lord_n bear_v to_o his_o church_n we_o may_v draw_v &_o receive_v great_a comfort_n if_o we_o also_o be_v of_o the_o same_o 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prisoner_n his_o nature_n be_v invulnerable_a yet_o by_o our_o sin_n we_o pierce_v he_o he_o be_v life_n 12.10_o &_o yet_o by_o our_o ungodliness_n i_o speak_v a_o horrible_a thing_n we_o slay_v he_o here_o be_v therefore_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o lord_n reveal_v that_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o rock_n and_o crag_n as_o the_o prophet_n amos_n speak_v the_o course_n of_o the_o lord_n benefit_n be_v not_o hinder_v his_o hand_n not_o bind_v his_o light_n not_o darken_v his_o love_n not_o quench_v his_o strength_n not_o weaken_v his_o will_n nothing_o change_v it_o repent_v he_o not_o of_o his_o promise_n as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n &_o that_o he_o make_v not_o a_o utter_a consumption_n of_o this_o sinful_a people_n this_o may_v be_v well_o note_v for_o the_o set_n forth_o of_o this_o great_a benefit_n beside_o this_o we_o may_v also_o remember_v the_o unfitness_n of_o this_o people_n for_o battle_n 5.18_o they_o have_v be_v bring_v up_o in_o kilnes_n among_o the_o brick_n 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that_o the_o miracle_n in_o egypt_n and_o their_o spoil_n may_v be_v forget_v in_o respect_n of_o this_o great_a and_o wonderful_a work_n moses_n not_o speak_v of_o in_o comparison_n of_o jehosua_n by_o who_o hand_n the_o lord_n bring_v this_o work_n to_o pass_v in_o their_o deliverance_n he_o shake_v the_o earth_n but_o in_o their_o place_n he_o move_v the_o heaven_n 10.22_o the_o day_n be_v turn_v into_o night_n in_o egypt_n but_o here_o the_o whole_a course_n and_o order_n of_o the_o world_n both_o in_o the_o heaven_n &_o earth_n be_v change_v at_o the_o stand_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o as_o astonish_v at_o this_o work_n at_o this_o great_a work_n stand_v and_o forget_v to_o run_v his_o course_n 12.29_o the_o first_o bear_v be_v but_o destroy_v in_o egypt_n but_o all_o their_o child_n from_o the_o first_o bear_v to_o the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n be_v here_o destroy_v there_o they_o be_v spoil_v only_o of_o their_o richesse_n and_o jewel_n but_o here_o of_o their_o richesse_n and_o inheritance_n there_o one_o king_n be_v destroy_v here_o the_o lord_n scatter_v many_o king_n for_o their_o sake_n and_o make_v jehosuah_n to_o tread_v upon_o their_o king_n neck_n and_o profane_v all_o their_o crown_n this_o do_v the_o wonderful_a zeal_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n bring_v to_o pass_v for_o his_o promise_n sake_n and_o show_v as_o the_o prophet_n say_v even_o his_o power_n and_o his_o strength_n in_o this_o work_n 15._o to_o give_v his_o people_n the_o heritage_n of_o the_o heathen_a see_v then_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n bring_v all_o these_o thing_n to_o pass_v for_o they_o not_o only_o to_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o iron_n furnace_n but_o to_o place_v they_o in_o a_o paradise_n not_o to_o begin_v to_o be_v merciful_a but_o to_o bring_v it_o to_o a_o end_n and_o as_o the_o prophet_n ezechiel_n compare_v it_o 16.4_o not_o only_o to_o cut_v the_o navel_n of_o this_o woman_n child_n to_o wash_v it_o to_o salt_n it_o to_o say_v unto_o it_o live_v 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