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most_o conspicuous_a viz._n in_o moses_n when_o they_o have_v make_v and_o worship_v their_o golden_a calf_n exod._n 32._o 10._o let_v i_o alone_o that_o my_o wrath_n may_v wax_v hot_a against_o they_o and_o censure_v they_o and_o deut._n 9_o 14._o add_v that_o i_o may_v blot_v out_o their_o name_n from_o under_o heaven_n and_o yet_o at_o that_o time_n when_o immediate_a and_o irrevocable_a destruction_n seem_v to_o attend_v that_o whole_a nation_n how_o sweet_o and_o excellent_o do_v moses_n intercede_v for_o they_o and_o god_n wrath_n be_v pacify_v so_o at_o other_o time_n also_o deut._n 9_o from_o verse_n 22._o to_o the_o end_n compare_v with_o numb_a 11._o 10_o 11._o another_o instance_n we_o have_v in_o phineas_n numb_a 25._o 11._o and_o in_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n 12._o 23._o and_o in_o jeremy_n chap_n 4._o 19_o chap._n 9_o â—_o 10._o chap._n 13_o 17._o and_o in_o isaiah_n chap._n 22._o 4._o and_o in_o ezek._n chap._n 21._o 6._o and_o in_o micah_n chap._n 1._o 8._o and_o god_n himself_o put_v his_o backsliden_fw-mi child_n even_a they_o when_o lie_v under_o his_o severe_a and_o most_o positive_a threaten_n into_o the_o right_a way_n of_o prevent_v the_o desolation_n threaten_v jer._n 4._o 8._o chap._n 6._o 26._o chap._n 7._o 29._o 2._o or_o whether_o consider_v as_o against_o the_o grand_a enemy_n of_o his_o church_n and_o here_o n._n b._n first_o god_n put_v they_o also_o into_o the_o right_a way_n of_o prevent_v their_o ruin_n threaten_v isa_n 13._o 6._o we_o will_v have_v heal_v babylon_n what_o babylon_n that_o curse_a nation_n sentence_v to_o utter_a desolation_n yes_o this_o babylon_n but_o she_o will_v not_o compare_v with_o jer._n 51._o 9_o thus_o god_n stir_v up_o ninive_n to_o repentance_n exhort_v they_o to_o turn_v from_o their_o violence_n etc._n etc._n jonah_n 3._o 2_o 8._o and_o pharaoh_n also_o even_o after_o that_o god_n have_v express_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v raise_v he_o up_o to_o show_v his_o wondrous_a power_n or_o justice_n on_o he_o 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