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continue_v while_o any_o considerable_a part_n among_o they_o be_v disunited_a in_o any_o of_o especial_o if_o in_o all_o these_o four_o consider_v that_o since_o the_o time_n of_o our_o peace_n we_o have_v have_v many_o change_n we_o have_v be_v empty_v from_o vessel_n to_o vessel_n from_o hand_n to_o hand_n from_o government_n to_o government_n and_o from_o governor_n to_o governor_n and_o be_v it_o not_o matter_n of_o astonishment_n as_o well_o as_o of_o thanksgiving_n that_o yet_o we_o have_v quietness_n how_o many_o have_v wait_v and_o hope_v yea_o desire_a and_o long_v for_o our_o day_n of_o trouble_n by_o these_o change_n revolution_n and_o vicissitude_n but_o yet_o we_o have_v peace_n must_v we_o not_o then_o conclude_v if_o god_n give_v quietness_n none_o can_v make_v trouble_n neither_o our_o sin_n nor_o our_o division_n nor_o our_o animosity_n nor_o our_o change_n shall_v put_v it_o into_o any_o man_n power_n though_o they_o put_v a_o advantage_n into_o many_o man_n hand_n 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of_o god_n face_n upon_o they_o so_o the_o hiding_n of_o his_o face_n from_o they_o do_v not_o god_n hide_v his_o face_n from_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n his_o peculiar_a people_n when_o they_o be_v though_o a_o profess_v people_n yet_o a_o very_a sinful_a &_o provoke_a people_n isa_n 59.2_o be_v it_o not_o say_v jer_n 7.12.14_o 15._o go_v you_o now_o unto_o my_o place_n which_o be_v in_o shiloh_n where_o i_o set_v my_o name_n at_o the_o first_o and_o see_v what_o i_o do_v to_o it_o for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o my_o people_n israel_n god_n will_v not_o always_o own_o that_o place_n which_o he_o signal_o call_v his_o own_o and_o have_v set_v his_o name_n there_o and_o that_o at_o first_o which_o be_v a_o great_a endearment_n of_o it_o to_o he_o but_o when_o they_o sin_v much_o against_o he_o he_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o give_v they_o a_o look_v of_o favour_n no_o nor_o of_o pity_n till_o they_o turn_v from_o their_o wickedness_n yea_o he_o make_v his_o severe_a proceed_n with_o they_o a_o precedent_n to_o his_o people_n in_o another_o generation_n as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o same_o place_n therefore_o will_v i_o do_v unto_o this_o house_n which_o be_v call_v by_o my_o name_n wherein_o you_o trust_v and_o unto_o the_o place_n which_o i_o give_v to_o you_o and_o to_o your_o father_n as_o i_o have_v do_v to_o shiloh_n and_o i_o will_v cast_v you_o out_o of_o my_o sight_n as_o i_o have_v cast_v out_o all_o your_o brethren_n even_o the_o whole_a seed_n of_o ephraim_n there_o be_v a_o nation_n cast_v out_o of_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n to_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o god_n sight_n be_v more_o if_o more_o can_v be_v than_o god_n hide_v his_o face_n from_o a_o people_n the_o church_n complain_v bitter_o of_o this_o latter_a ps_n 44.24_o wherefore_o hide_v thou_o thy_o face_n and_o forget_v our_o affliction_n and_o our_o oppression_n we_o use_v to_o say_v out_o of_o sight_n out_o of_o mind_n and_o when_o god_n leave_v a_o nation_n under_o affliction_n as_o if_o he_o do_v not_o mind_v they_o nor_o care_v what_o become_v of_o they_o than_o the_o scripture_n say_v he_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o they_o or_o cast_v they_o out_o of_o his_o sight_n i_o shall_v only_o add_v three_o thing_n about_o this_o hide_v of_o the_o face_n of_o god_n from_o a_o nation_n first_o this_o hide_v of_o his_o face_n be_v not_o a_o sudden_a act_n of_o god_n he_o do_v not_o present_o nor_o easy_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o a_o people_n he_o tell_v they_o often_o he_o will_v do_v it_o before_o he_o do_v it_o once_o the_o lord_n warn_v the_o old_a world_n long_o before_o he_o bring_v the_o flood_n gen_n 6.3_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v my_o spirit_n shall_v not_o always_o strive_v with_o man_n for_o that_o he_o also_o be_v flesh_n yet_o his_o day_n wherein_o i_o will_v spare_v he_o and_o wait_v for_o his_o repentance_n shall_v be_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o this_o patience_n the_o apostle_n speak_v tell_v we_o 1_o pet_n 3.19_o 20._o that_o christ_n by_o the_o spirit_n which_o quicken_v he_o go_v and_o preach_v to_o the_o â—_z in_o prison_n not_o in_o prison_n when_o he_o preach_v to_o they_o but_o in_o prison_n ever_o since_o for_o not_o obey_v what_o he_o preach_v as_o the_o text_n say_v which_o sometime_o be_v disobedient_a when_o once_o the_o long_a suffering_n of_o god_n wait_v in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n while_o the_o ark_n be_v a_o prepare_v wherein_o few_o that_o be_v eight_o soul_n be_v save_v by_o water_n god_n do_v not_o present_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o that_o debauch_a generation_n who_o have_v corrupt_v all_o their_o way_n but_o give_v they_o long_a warning_n even_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n and_o how_o often_o do_v god_n give_v warning_n before_o he_o withdraw_v or_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n his_o special_a people_n he_o send_v his_o prophet_n rise_v early_o and_o send_v they_o say_v oh_o do_v not_o this_o abominable_a thing_n that_o i_o hate_v jer._n 44.4_o and_o in_o another_o place_n o_o jerusalem_n be_v instruct_v lest_o my_o soul_n depart_v or_o be_v disjoint_v from_o thou_o jer._n 6.8_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o be_o loath_a to_o depart_v yea_o i_o will_v not_o depart_v if_o thou_o will_v but_o now_o at_o length_n hearken_v to_o my_o voice_n and_o receive_v instruction_n second_o as_o god_n be_v long_o before_o he_o begin_v to_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o a_o nation_n so_o he_o do_v it_o not_o all_o at_o once_o but_o gradual_o or_o by_o several_a step_n we_o read_v ezek._n 9.3_o how_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n be_v go_v up_o from_o the_o cherub_n whereupon_o he_o be_v to_o the_o threshold_n of_o the_o house_n then_o chap._n 10.18_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n depart_v from_o off_o the_o threshold_n of_o the_o house_n and_o stand_v over_o the_o cherubim_n and_o then_o chap._n 11.23_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n go_v up_o from_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o city_n and_o stand_v upon_o the_o mountain_n which_o be_v on_o the_o east_n side_n of_o the_o city_n when_o the_o lord_n be_v depart_v from_o they_o he_o do_v it_o by_o degree_n he_o withdraw_v and_o hide_v himself_o by_o little_a and_o little_a as_o in_o the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n whether_o partial_a or_o total_a we_o observe_v the_o light_n gradual_o shut_v in_o and_o hide_a from_o we_o three_o as_o god_n be_v long_o before_o he_o hide_v his_o face_n and_o long_o in_o hide_v it_o from_o a_o nation_n so_o which_o make_v it_o dreadful_a his_o face_n be_v once_o hide_v continue_v long_o hide_v from_o nation_n he_o do_v not_o return_v present_o to_o they_o as_o he_o often_o do_v to_o particular_a person_n
man_n at_o once_o to_o rule_v over_o they_o and_o entangle_v they_o with_o the_o snare_n of_o those_o suffering_n which_o be_v most_o proper_a to_o their_o sin_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v conceive_v elihu_n answer_v those_o expostulate_v demand_n which_o job_n put_v chap._n 21.7_o wherefore_o do_v the_o wicked_a live_v become_v old_a yea_o be_v mighty_a in_o power_n here_o be_v three_o question_n first_o why_o do_v they_o live_v they_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o breathe_v second_o why_o become_v they_o old_a they_o deserve_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o in_o their_o youth_n and_o not_o to_o live_v out_o half_a their_o day_n three_o why_o be_v they_o mighty_a why_o do_v they_o command_v all_o who_o use_v their_o might_n only_o to_o do_v mischief_n elihu_n answer_v these_o question_n in_o a_o word_n god_n give_v power_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o evil_a man_n because_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v if_o at_o any_o time_n you_o see_v the_o wicked_a in_o great_a power_n and_o prosperity_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n the_o people_n be_v very_o wicked_a and_o god_n will_v punish_v and_o scourge_v they_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o such_o for_o their_o wickedness_n this_o be_v a_o truth_n and_o much_o be_v say_v by_o some_o interpreter_n for_o the_o make_n of_o it_o out_o from_o the_o text_n but_o take_v it_o as_o it_o be_v give_v i_o shall_v only_o give_v you_o two_o note_n from_o it_o first_o bad_a prince_n be_v set_v up_o by_o the_o permission_n yea_o disposition_n of_o god_n he_o make_v evil_a man_n to_o reign_v the_o same_o power_n which_o bring_v wicked_a man_n into_o the_o world_n set_v wicked_a man_n high_a in_o the_o woâ—ld_n it_o be_v of_o god_n that_o any_o wicked_a man_n have_v a_o place_n in_o the_o woe_n l_o and_o it_o be_v of_o god_n that_o any_o wicked_a man_n get_v into_o the_o high_a place_n of_o the_o world_n all_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n from_o first_o to_o last_o be_v stark_o naught_o 24._o cujus_fw-la jussu_fw-la homines_fw-la nascuntur_fw-la huius_fw-la jussu_fw-la &_o reges_fw-la constituuntur_fw-la apti_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la tempore_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la regnantur_fw-la irene_n l._n 5._o c._n 24._o and_o very_o wicked_a yet_o they_o be_v all_o of_o god_n set_v up_o though_o their_o own_o ambition_n or_o the_o satisfy_n of_o some_o lust_n put_v most_o of_o they_o upon_o aspire_v to_o get_v up_o in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o king_n chap._n 11.29_o 30_o 31._o ahijah_n the_o prophet_n find_v jeroboam_n the_o first_o and_o worst_a of_o they_o in_o the_o way_n catch_v the_o new_a garment_n that_o be_v on_o he_o and_o rend_v it_o into_o twelve_o piece_n and_o he_o say_v unto_o jeroboam_n take_v thou_o ten_o pâ—eces_n for_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n behold_v i_o will_v rend_v the_o kingdom_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o solomon_n and_o will_v give_v ten_o tribe_n to_o thou_o this_o jeroboam_n be_v so_o bad_a a_o man_n that_o he_o be_v not_o content_a to_o sin_v alone_o but_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n yet_o even_o he_o do_v god_n set_v up_o and_o send_v a_o prophet_n to_o he_o to_o tell_v he_o so_o how_o unholy_a soever_o man_n be_v in_o their_o place_n and_o how_o unjust_a soever_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o power_n yet_o the_o holy_a and_o just_a god_n for_o reason_n know_v to_o himself_o place_v they_o in_o power_n second_o observe_v god_n permit_v wicked_a prince_n to_o reign_v as_o a_o punishment_n of_o the_o reign_a sin_n and_o wickedness_n of_o the_o people_n the_o power_n of_o wicked_a prince_n be_v the_o punishment_n of_o a_o wicked_a people_n 25._o quidam_fw-la reges_fw-la ad_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la subjectorum_fw-la dantur_fw-la &_o conservationem_fw-la justitiae_fw-la quidam_fw-la autem_fw-la ad_fw-la poenam_fw-la dei_fw-la justo_fw-la judicio_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la aequaliter_fw-la superveniente_fw-la irene_n l._n 5._o c._n 25._o some_o prince_n and_o magistrate_n be_v give_v as_o a_o blessing_n for_o the_o protection_n peace_n and_o profit_n of_o a_o nation_n and_o for_o the_o exaltation_n of_o righteousness_n in_o it_o other_o be_v give_v as_o a_o curse_n for_o the_o vexation_n trouble_n and_o impoverish_v of_o a_o nation_n the_o lord_n take_v this_o full_o upon_o himself_o hos_fw-la 13.11_o i_o give_v they_o a_o king_n in_o my_o anger_n etc._n etc._n angry_a providence_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o sin_n god_n give_v saul_n in_o anger_n he_o give_v jeroboam_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o israelitish_n king_n in_o anger_n and_o as_o he_o give_v they_o in_o anger_n so_o he_o take_v they_o away_o in_o wrath_n the_o sin_n both_o of_o prince_n and_o people_n produce_v mutual_a ill_a effect_n towards_o one_o another_o first_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n be_v the_o cause_n sometime_o why_o good_a prince_n be_v immature_o or_o sudden_o take_v away_o from_o they_o josiah_n that_o good_a king_n be_v remove_v very_o early_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o judah_n pharaoh_n necho_n have_v never_o slay_v 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