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of_o god_n continue_v there_o see_v 2_o chron._n 13.9_o 10_o 11._o and_o some_o good_a king_n there_o be_v in_o judah_n that_o renew_v their_o covenant_n with_o god_n and_o reform_v many_o abuse_n that_o be_v creep_v in_o among_o they_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o asa_n and_o jehoshaphat_n 2_o chron._n 15_o 12-15_a &_o 17.3_o 4._o whence_o be_v that_o of_o the_o prophet_n hos_n 11.12_o ephraim_n compass_v i_o about_o with_o lie_n and_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n with_o deceit_n but_o judah_n rule_v with_o god_n and_o be_v faithful_a with_o the_o saint_n well_o but_o now_o it_o seem_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o prophet_n even_o in_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n idolatry_n and_o all_o kind_n of_o wickedness_n do_v abound_v it_o be_v full_a of_o judgement_n that_o be_v there_o be_v nothing_o else_o to_o be_v see_v in_o it_o so_o constant_o be_v justice_n and_o judgement_n exercise_v and_o execute_v under_o her_o good_a king_n see_v 2_o chron._n 19.5_o etc._n etc._n righteousness_n lodge_v in_o it_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o all_o thing_n both_o in_o place_n of_o judicature_n and_o private_a commerce_n be_v carry_v so_o just_o and_o equal_o as_o if_o justice_n have_v take_v up_o her_o abode_n there_o but_o now_o murderer_n for_o which_o see_v the_o note_n above_o ver_fw-la 15._o ver._n 22._o thy_o silver_n be_v become_v dross_n thy_o wine_n mix_v with_o water_n some_o understand_v this_o passage_n literal_o as_o a_o complaint_n of_o the_o injustice_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o that_o they_o do_v counterfeit_a or_o embase_v their_o coin_n or_o sell_v silver_n mix_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o dross_n for_o pure_a silver_n and_o wine_n mingle_v with_o water_n for_o pure_a wine_n and_o so_o likewise_o in_o all_o other_o merchandize_n do_v defraud_v those_o that_o trade_v with_o they_o but_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o almost_o all_o expositor_n the_o word_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v take_v figurative_o and_o so_o the_o 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rebellious_a etc._n etc._n because_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o prince_n in_o a_o land_n be_v usual_o the_o main_a cause_n of_o all_o the_o lewdness_n that_o be_v among_o the_o people_n therefore_o the_o prophet_n here_o lay_v all_o the_o blame_n upon_o they_o and_o have_v say_v of_o jerusalem_n v._o 25._o that_o now_o murderer_n lodge_v in_o it_o he_o now_o show_v who_o the_o murderer_n be_v that_o he_o intend_v thy_o prince_n be_v rebellious_a and_o companion_n of_o thief_n to_o wit_n because_o by_o their_o pill_n and_o poll_n their_o oppress_a and_o impoverish_n of_o the_o people_n they_o be_v in_o god_n account_n as_o very_a thief_n as_o those_o cutthroat_n be_v that_o rob_v by_o the_o highway_n or_o by_o thief_n here_o may_v be_v mean_v all_o such_o as_o by_o any_o way_n of_o fraud_n or_o violence_n do_v wrong_v their_o brethren_n and_o bereave_v they_o of_o their_o livelihood_n according_a to_o what_o our_o saviour_n say_v of_o those_o that_o be_v find_v buy_v and_o sell_v in_o the_o temple_n matth._n 25.13_o it_o be_v write_v my_o house_n shall_v be_v call_v the_o house_n of_o prayer_n but_o you_o have_v make_v it_o a_o den_n of_o thief_n and_o so_o the_o prince_n be_v charge_v to_o be_v companion_n of_o these_o thief_n because_o by_o not_o punish_v they_o and_o much_o more_o by_o countenance_v and_o justify_v they_o and_o take_v their_o part_n in_o the_o seat_n of_o judgement_n they_o do_v encourage_v they_o in_o their_o extortion_n and_o rapine_n but_o especial_o because_o by_o do_v these_o thing_n for_o bribe_n which_o they_o receive_v from_o such_o man_n they_o make_v a_o gain_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o become_v sharer_n and_o partaker_n with_o they_o in_o their_o theft_n see_v the_o note_n also_o psal_n 50.18_o and_o prov._n 29.24_o every_o one_o love_v gift_n and_o follow_v after_o reward_n that_o be_v they_o all_o general_o covet_v bribe_n and_o seek_v only_o the_o enrich_n of_o themselves_o thereby_o so_o that_o i_o conceive_v the_o same_o 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a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o wealth_n for_o pious_a use_n as_o may_v be_v most_o for_o god_n glory_n and_o for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o church_n and_o people_n and_o indeed_o we_o find_v in_o the_o first_o spread_v of_o the_o gospel_n the_o apostle_n paul_n find_v some_o at_o tyre_n that_o have_v already_o embrace_v the_o christian_a faith_n act._n 21.3_o 4._o see_v also_o the_o note_n psal_n 87.4_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v treasure_v nor_o lay_v up_o that_o be_v they_o shall_v not_o covetous_o hoard_v up_o all_o they_o get_v mere_o for_o themselves_o as_o former_o they_o have_v do_v for_o her_o merchandise_n shall_v be_v for_o they_o that_o dwell_v before_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v lay_v out_o very_o much_o of_o their_o wealth_n for_o the_o relief_n and_o support_v of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o other_o the_o poor_a member_n of_o christ_n for_o though_o the_o prophet_n express_v this_o according_a to_o the_o language_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n 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purpose_v to_o bring_v ruin_n and_o devastation_n upon_o the_o whole_a earth_n in_o a_o manner_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o because_o the_o prophet_n in_o foretell_v this_o to_o the_o jew_n do_v more_o especial_o aim_v at_o the_o awaken_n of_o they_o and_o the_o call_n of_o they_o to_o repentance_n therefore_o in_o this_o general_a denunciation_n he_o insert_v many_o passage_n with_o respect_n to_o they_o particular_o who_o be_v include_v among_o the_o rest_n as_o appear_v ver_fw-la 2_o and_o 5._o where_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o their_o priest_n and_o law_n and_o covenant_n but_o yet_o questionless_a the_o prophecy_n be_v intend_v concern_v that_o havoc_n that_o be_v to_o be_v make_v among_o the_o nation_n before_o several_o threaten_v and_o it_o may_v be_v other_o also_o even_o all_o that_o be_v seat_v in_o those_o part_n of_o the_o world_n first_o by_o the_o assyrian_n and_o then_o by_o the_o chaldean_n and_o then_o after_o that_o by_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n there_o be_v a_o prophecy_n much_o like_o to_o this_o jer._n 25.9_o behold_v the_o lord_n make_v the_o earth_n empty_a and_o make_v it_o waste_v that_o be_v he_o will_v empty_v the_o earth_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o and_o of_o all_o wherewith_o it_o be_v replenish_v and_o adorn_v and_o leave_v it_o quite_o desolate_a see_v the_o note_n chap._n 3.26_o it_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v even_o overburden_a with_o a_o innumerable_a company_n of_o wicked_a wretch_n and_o therefore_o god_n will_v ease_v she_o of_o her_o burden_n and_o turn_v it_o upside_o down_o which_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o pervert_v the_o face_n thereof_o that_o be_v it_o shall_v be_v so_o ruinate_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o have_v the_o face_n that_o former_o it_o have_v and_o scatter_v abroad_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o that_o be_v some_z fleeing_z and_o some_o be_v carry_v away_o captive_n they_o shall_v be_v disperse_v abroad_o among_o several_a nation_n ver._n 2._o and_o it_o 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forsake_v see_v the_o note_n upon_o the_o like_a expression_n chap._n 13.11_o and_o see_v also_o chap._n 16.8_o the_o haughty_a people_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v languish_v that_o be_v the_o great_a and_o lofty_a one_o among_o the_o people_n see_v the_o note_n chap._n 2.11_o 12._o yet_o because_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o height_n of_o the_o people_n do_v languish_v therefore_o some_o do_v understand_v hereby_o the_o jew_n who_o god_n have_v advance_v by_o spiritual_a privilege_n above_o all_o other_o people_n ver._n 5._o the_o earth_n also_o be_v defile_v under_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o etc._n etc._n to_o wit_n by_o the_o blood_n and_o carcase_n of_o man_n slay_v or_o rather_o by_o the_o abominable_a wickedness_n that_o be_v commit_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n levit._n 18.25_o that_o it_o be_v defile_v by_o the_o horrid_a sin_n that_o be_v commit_v therein_o by_o the_o canaanite_n in_o the_o exposition_n there_o seem_v 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