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the_o meeting_n of_o elisha_n and_o hazael_n the_o text_n say_v v._o 11_o 12_o 13._o the_o man_n of_o god_n weep_v and_o when_o hazael_n ask_v he_o why_o weep_v my_o lord_n the_o prophet_n answer_v because_o i_o know_v the_o evil_a that_o thou_o wiâ—t_v do_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n their_o strong_a hold_n thou_o will_v set_v on_o fire_n and_o their_o young_a man_n thou_o will_v slay_v with_o the_o sword_n and_o will_v dash_v their_o child_n and_o rip_v up_o their_o woman_n with_o child_n what_o do_v hazael_n now_o think_v even_o think_v himself_o as_o innocent_a as_o those_o child_n what_o be_v thy_o servant_n a_o dog_n that_o he_o shall_v do_v this_o thing_n shall_v the_o same_o weep_a prophet_n have_v weep_v out_o such_o a_o prophecy_n to_o some_o of_o after_o age_n and_o have_v tell_v they_o thus_o and_o thus_o you_o shall_v do_v action_n that_o have_v no_o savour_n of_o man_n or_o christian_n action_n which_o the_o angel_n desire_v not_o to_o look_v upon_o and_o which_o man_n themselves_o tremble_v to_o think_v on_o will_v they_o not_o have_v reply_v as_o hazael_n do_v be_v we_o dog_n and_o devil_n that_o we_o shall_v do_v such_o thing_n and_o yet_o we_o know_v such_o thing_n have_v be_v do_v i_o may_v here_o enlarge_v myself_o and_o proceed_v to_o discover_v yet_o a_o further_a danger_n for_o error_n be_v fruitful_a and_o multiply_v itself_o it_o seldom_o end_n where_o it_o begin_v but_o steal_v upon_o we_o as_o the_o night_n first_o in_o a_o twilight_n then_o in_o thick_a darkness_n only_o the_o difference_n be_v it_o be_v common_o night_n with_o we_o when_o the_o sun_n be_v up_o and_o in_o our_o hemisphere_n we_o run_v upon_o error_n when_o light_n itself_o be_v our_o companion_n and_o guide_v first_o we_o deceive_v ourselves_o with_o some_o gloss_n some_o pretence_n of_o our_o own_o our_o passion_n our_o lust_n our_o own_o corrupt_a heart_n deceive_v we_o and_o anon_o our_o night_n be_v dark_a as_o hell_n itself_o and_o we_o be_v willing_a to_o think_v that_o god_n may_v be_v of_o our_o mind_n well_o please_v with_o our_o error_n now_o against_o this_o we_o must_v set_v up_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o deceive_v it_o be_v not_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n be_v not_o mock_v say_v our_o apostle_n this_o i_o call_v the_o vindication_n of_o god_n wisdom_n my_o second_o part_n of_o which_o in_o the_o next_o place_n the_o nine_o and_o twenty_o sermon_n part_n ii_o galat._n vi_o 7._o be_v not_o deceive_v god_n be_v not_o mock_v for_o whatsoever_o a_o man_n sow_v that_o shall_v he_o also_o reap_v have_v do_v with_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o text_n a_o dehortation_n from_o error_n in_o these_o word_n be_v not_o deceive_v i_o proceed_v to_o the_o second_o which_o i_o call_v a_o vindication_n of_o god_n wisdom_n in_o the_o next_o word_n god_n be_v not_o mock_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o undeniable_a position_n the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v the_o prophet_n 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