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people_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o froward_a carriage_n of_o that_o people_n towards_o he_o first_o he_o puts_z they_o in_o mind_n how_o god_n have_v choose_v they_o for_o his_o peculiar_a people_n and_o have_v by_o a_o signal_n care_n and_o providence_n conduct_v they_o all_o that_o tedious_a journey_n for_o the_o space_n of_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n 8._o vol._n 8._o till_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o to_o the_o promise_a land_n which_o they_o have_v now_o begin_v to_o take_v possession_n of_o and_o then_o he_o foretell_v how_o they_o will_v behave_v themselves_o after_o all_o this_o mercy_n and_o kindness_n god_n have_v show_v to_o they_o ver_fw-la 15._o jesurun_n wax_v fat_a and_o kick_v and_o forsake_v god_n which_o make_v he_o and_o light_o esteem_v the_o rock_n of_o his_o salvation_n upon_o this_o he_o tell_v they_o god_n will_v be_v extreme_o displease_v with_o they_o and_o will_v multiply_v his_o judgement_n upon_o they_o ver_fw-la 19_o 20._o when_o the_o lord_n see_v it_o he_o abhor_v they_o because_o of_o the_o provoke_a of_o his_o son_n and_o of_o his_o daughter_n and_o he_o say_v i_o will_v hide_v my_o face_n from_o they_o i_o will_v see_v what_o their_o end_n shall_v be_v for_o they_o be_v a_o very_a froward_a generation_n child_n in_o who_o be_v no_o faith_n and_n ver_fw-la 23._o i_o will_v heap_v mischief_n upon_o they_o i_o will_v spend_v my_o arrow_n upon_o they_o and_o then_o enumerate_v the_o particular_a judgement_n which_o he_o will_v send_v upon_o they_o nay_o he_o declare_v he_o will_v have_v utter_o consume_v they_o but_o that_o he_o be_v loath_a to_o give_v occasion_n of_o so_o much_o triumph_n to_o he_o and_o their_o enemy_n ver_fw-la 26_o 27._o i_o say_v i_o will_v scatter_v they_o into_o corner_n i_o will_v make_v the_o remembrance_n of_o they_o to_o cease_v from_o among_o man_n be_v it_o not_o that_o i_o fear_v the_o wrath_n of_o the_o enemy_n lest_o their_o adversary_n shall_v behave_v themselves_o strange_o and_o lest_o they_o shall_v say_v our_o hand_n be_v high_a and_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o do_v all_o this_o and_o he_o add_v the_o reason_n of_o all_o this_o severity_n because_o they_o be_v so_o very_o stupid_a and_o inconsiderate_a ver_fw-la 28._o for_o they_o be_v a_o nation_n void_a of_o counsel_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o understanding_n in_o they_o and_o in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o all_o he_o represent_v god_n as_o it_o be_v break_v out_o into_o this_o vehement_a and_o affectionate_a wish_n o_o that_o they_o be_v wise_a that_o they_o understand_v this_o that_o they_o will_v consider_v their_o latter_a end_n o_o that_o they_o be_v wise_a that_o they_o understand_v this_o what_o be_v that_o this_o may_v refer_v to_o all_o that_o go_v before_o o_o that_o they_o be_v wise_a to_o consider_v what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o they_o and_o what_o they_o have_v do_v against_o he_o and_o what_o he_o will_v do_v against_o they_o if_o they_o continue_v or_o renew_v their_o former_a provocation_n o_o 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