father_n my_o father_n the_o charet_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o horseman_n thereof_o the_o word_n be_v good_a the_o tear_n be_v pious_a but_o where_o be_v the_o action_n o_o joash_n if_o the_o prophet_n be_v thy_o father_n where_o be_v thy_o filial_a obedience_n he_o cry_v down_o thy_o calf_n thou_o upheld_v they_o he_o counsel_v thou_o to_o good_a thou_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n if_o the_o prophet_n be_v the_o charet_n and_o horseman_n of_o israel_n why_o do_v thou_o fight_v against_o his_o holy_a doctrine_n if_o thou_o weep_v for_o his_o loss_n why_o do_v thou_o not_o weep_v for_o those_o sin_n of_o thou_o that_o procure_v it_o have_v thy_o hand_n answer_v thy_o tongue_n israel_n have_v be_v happy_a in_o elisha_n elisha_n have_v be_v happy_a in_o israel_n and_o thou_o word_n be_v no_o good_a trial_n of_o profession_n the_o worst_a man_n may_v speak_v well_o action_n have_v only_o the_o power_n to_o descry_v hypocrite_n yet_o even_o a_o joash_n thus_o comply_v shall_v not_o go_v away_o unblessed_a this_o outward_a kindness_n shall_v receive_v a_o outward_a retribution_n these_o few_o drop_n of_o warm_a water_n shed_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o a_o prophet_n shall_v not_o lose_v their_o reward_n the_o spirit_n of_o pprophecy_n forsake_v not_o the_o deathbed_n of_o elisha_n he_o call_v for_o bow_n and_o arrow_n and_o put_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o joash_n and_o put_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o king_n hand_n he_o bid_v to_o shoot_v eastward_o and_o while_o the_o shaft_n fly_v and_o light_n he_o say_v the_o arrow_n of_o the_o lord_n deliverance_n from_o syria_n for_o thou_o shall_v smite_v the_o syrian_n in_o aphek_n till_o thou_o have_v consume_v they_o if_o the_o weak_a and_o wither_a hand_n of_o the_o prophet_n have_v not_o be_v upon_o the_o youthful_a and_o vigorous_a hand_n of_o the_o king_n this_o bow_n have_v be_v draw_v in_o vain_a the_o strength_n be_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n the_o blessing_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o prophet_n he_o who_o real_a parable_n have_v make_v the_o earth_n to_o be_v syria_n the_o arrow_n revenge_n the_o archer_n joash_n have_v obtain_v for_o his_o last_o boon_n from_o god_n to_o israel_n that_o this_o archer_n shall_v shoot_v this_o arrow_n of_o revenge_n into_o the_o heart_n of_o syria_n and_o wound_v it_o to_o death_n when_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n and_o of_o the_o prophet_n draw_v together_o there_o can_v choose_v but_o success_n must_v follow_v how_o ready_o do_v elisha_n now_o make_v good_a the_o word_n of_o joash_n how_o true_o be_v he_o the_o charet_n and_o horseman_n of_o israel_n israel_n have_v not_o fight_v without_o he_o much_o less_o have_v be_v victorious_a if_o they_o be_v the_o endeavour_n the_o success_n be_v he_o even_o the_o die_a prophet_n put_v life_n and_o speed_n into_o the_o force_n of_o israel_n and_o while_o he_o be_v dig_v his_o own_o grave_n be_v raise_v trophy_n to_o god_n people_n he_o have_v receive_v kindness_n from_o the_o syrian_n among_o they_o be_v he_o harbour_v in_o the_o dearth_n and_o from_o some_o of_o their_o noble_n be_v present_v with_o rich_a gift_n but_o their_o enmity_n to_o israel_n drown_v all_o his_o private_a respect_n he_o can_v but_o profess_v hostility_n to_o the_o public_a enemy_n of_o the_o church_n neither_o can_v he_o content_v himself_o with_o a_o single_a prediction_n of_o their_o ruin_n he_o bid_v joash_n to_o take_v the_o arrow_n and_o smite_v upon_o the_o ground_n he_o set_v no_o number_n of_o those_o stroke_n as_o suppose_v the_o frequency_n of_o those_o blow_n which_o joash_n may_v well_o upon_o his_o former_a parabolicall_a act_n understand_v to_o be_v significant_a the_o slack_a hand_n of_o the_o king_n smite_v but_o thrice_o so_o apt_a we_o be_v to_o be_v want_v to_o ourselves_o so_o cold_o do_v we_o execute_v the_o command_n of_o god_n the_o sick_a prophet_n be_v not_o more_o grieve_v then_o angry_a at_o this_o dull_a negligence_n doubtless_o god_n have_v reveal_v to_o he_o for_o his_o last_o gratification_n that_o upon_o his_o fervent_a prayer_n so_o oft_o as_o joash_n shall_v voluntary_o after_o his_o general_a charge_n smite_v the_o earth_n so_o oft_o shall_v israel_n smite_v syria_n elishaes_n zeal_n do_v not_o languish_v with_o his_o body_n with_o a_o fatherly_a authority_n he_o chide_v he_o who_o have_v style_v he_o father_n not_o fear_v to_o spend_v some_o of_o his_o last_o wind_n in_o a_o mild_a reproof_n thou_o shall_v have_v smite_v five_o or_o six_o time_n than_o thou_o have_v smite_v syria_n till_o thou_o have_v consume_v it_o whereas_o now_o thou_o shall_v smite_v syria_n but_o thrice_o not_o that_o the_o unchangeable_a decree_n of_o the_o almighty_a mean_v to_o suspend_v itself_o upon_o the_o uncertain_a issue_n of_o joash_n will_v but_o he_o that_o put_v this_o word_n into_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o prophet_n put_v this_o motion_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n which_o do_v not_o more_o willing_o stay_v then_o necessary_o obey_v that_o providence_n whereby_o it_o be_v stir_v even_o while_o we_o have_v our_o free_a choice_n we_o fall_v upon_o those_o action_n and_o circumstance_n whereby_o the_o just_a and_o holy_a will_n of_o our_o god_n be_v bring_v about_o our_o very_a neglect_n our_o ignorances_n shall_v fulfil_v his_o eternal_a counsel_n elisha_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v his_o miracle_n do_v not_o cease_v with_o his_o life_n who_o can_v marvel_v that_o his_o live_a prayer_n raise_v the_o son_n of_o the_o shunamite_n when_o his_o dead_a bone_n raise_v the_o carcase_n that_o touch_v they_o god_n will_v be_v free_a in_o his_o work_n he_o that_o must_v die_v himself_o yet_o shall_v revive_v another_o the_o same_o power_n may_v have_v continue_v life_n to_o he_o that_o give_v it_o by_o his_o bone_n israel_n shall_v well_o see_v that_o he_o live_v by_o who_o virtue_n elisha_n be_v both_o in_o life_n and_o death_n miraculous_a while_o the_o prophet_n be_v alive_a the_o impetration_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v his_o though_o the_o power_n be_v god_n now_o that_o he_o be_v dead_a the_o bone_n can_v challenge_v nothing_o but_o send_v the_o wonder_a israelite_n to_o that_o almighty_a agent_n to_o who_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o work_v by_o the_o quick_a or_o dead_a be_v not_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n more_o dead_a than_o the_o carcase_n thus_o bury_v how_o can_v they_o choose_v but_o see_v in_o this_o reviue_v corpse_n a_o emblem_n of_o their_o own_o condition_n how_o can_v they_o choose_v but_o think_v if_o we_o adhere_v to_o the_o god_n of_o elisha_n he_o shall_v raise_v our_o decay_a estate_n and_o restore_v our_o nation_n to_o the_o former_a glory_n the_o sadducee_n have_v as_o yet_o no_o being_n in_o israel_n with_o what_o face_n can_v that_o heresy_n ever_o after_o look_v into_o the_o world_n when_o before_o the_o birth_n of_o it_o it_o be_v so_o palpable_o convince_v with_o a_o example_n of_o the_o resurrection_n intermission_n of_o time_n and_o degree_n of_o corruption_n add_v nothing_o to_o the_o impossibility_n of_o our_o rise_n the_o body_n that_o be_v once_o cold_a in_o death_n have_v no_o more_o aptitude_n to_o a_o reanimation_n then_o that_o which_o be_v moldr_v into_o dust_n only_o the_o divine_a power_n of_o the_o maker_n must_v restore_v either_o can_v restore_v both_o when_o we_o be_v dead_a and_o bury_v in_o the_o grave_n of_o our_o sin_n it_o be_v only_o the_o touch_n of_o god_n prophet_n apply_v unto_o we_o the_o death_n and_o resurrection_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o can_v put_v new_a life_n into_o we_o no_o less_o true_a though_o spiritual_a be_v the_o miracle_n of_o our_o raise_n up_o from_o a_o estate_n of_o inward_a corruption_n to_o a_o life_n of_o grace_n yet_o all_o this_o prevail_v not_o with_o israel_n no_o bone_n of_o elisha_n can_v raise_v they_o from_o their_o wicked_a idolatry_n and_o notwithstanding_o their_o gross_a sin_n joash_n their_o king_n prosper_v whether_o it_o be_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o jehu_n who_o grand-chyld_n he_o be_v or_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o elisha_n who_o face_n he_o weep_v upon_o his_o hand_n be_v notable_o successful_a not_o only_o against_o the_o son_n of_o hazael_n king_n of_o syria_n who_o he_o beat_v out_o of_o the_o city_n of_o israel_n but_o against_o amaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n who_o he_o take_v prisoner_n beat_v down_o the_o very_a wall_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o return_v lade_v with_o the_o sacred_a and_o rich_a spoil_n both_o of_o the_o temple_n and_o court_n to_o his_o samaria_n oh_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o divine_a justice_n and_o wisdom_n in_o these_o outward_a administration_n the_o best_a cause_n the_o best_a man_n do_v not_o ever_o fare_v best_a amaziah_n do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n joash_n
a_o soft_a hart_n be_v the_o best_a temper_v for_o god_n so_o physician_n be_v wont_a to_o like_v those_o body_n best_o which_o be_v easy_a to_o work_v upon_o o_o god_n make_v our_o clay_n wax_n and_o our_o wax_n pliable_a to_o thy_o hand_n so_o shall_v we_o be_v sure_a to_o be_v free_a either_o from_o sin_n or_o from_o the_o hurt_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v no_o holy_a sorrow_n that_o send_v we_o not_o to_o god_n josiah_n be_v not_o mope_v with_o a_o distractive_a grief_n or_o a_o astonish_a fear_n but_o in_o the_o height_n of_o his_o passion_n send_v five_o choice_a messenger_n to_o huldah_n the_o prophetess_n to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n for_o himself_o for_o judah_n it_o be_v a_o happy_a trouble_n that_o drive_v we_o to_o this_o refuge_n i_o do_v not_o hear_v any_o of_o these_o courtier_n reply_n to_o this_o godly_a motion_n of_o their_o young_a king_n alas_o sir_n what_o mean_v this_o deep_a perplexity_n what_o need_v all_o this_o busy_a inquisition_n if_o your_o father_n be_v idolatrous_a what_o be_v that_o to_o you_o who_o have_v abandon_v his_o sin_n if_o your_o people_n be_v once_o idolatrous_a what_o be_v that_o to_o you_o yea_o to_o they_o who_o have_v expiate_v these_o crime_n by_o their_o repentance_n have_v you_o not_o careful_o reform_v all_o those_o abuse_n have_v not_o your_o happy_a reformation_n make_v a_o abundant_a amends_o for_o those_o wrong_n spare_v your_o tear_n and_o save_v the_o labour_n of_o your_o messenger_n all_o be_v well_o all_o shall_v be_v well_o these_o judgement_n be_v for_o the_o obstinate_a have_v we_o be_v still_o guilty_a these_o fear_n have_v be_v just_a be_v we_o still_o in_o danger_n what_o have_v we_o gain_v by_o our_o conversion_n rather_o as_o glad_a to_o second_v the_o religious_a care_n of_o their_o young_a king_n they_o feed_v his_o holy_a anxiety_n with_o a_o just_a aggravation_n of_o peril_n and_o by_o their_o good_a counsel_n whet_v these_o his_o zealous_a desire_n of_o a_o speedy_a resolution_n that_o state_n can_v but_o be_v happy_a who_o priest_n and_o peer_n be_v ready_a as_o to_o suggest_v so_o to_o cherish_v and_o execute_v the_o devout_a project_n of_o their_o sovereign_n the_o grave_a priest_n the_o learned_a scribe_n the_o honourable_a courtier_n do_v not_o disdain_v to_o knock_v at_o the_o door_n of_o a_o prophetess_n neither_o do_v any_o of_o they_o say_v it_o be_v hard_a if_o we_o shall_v not_o have_v as_o much_o acquaintance_n with_o god_n as_o a_o woman_n but_o in_o a_o humble_a acknowledgement_n of_o her_o grace_n they_o come_v to_o learn_v the_o will_n of_o god_n from_o her_o mouth_n true_a piety_n be_v modest_a and_o stand_v not_o upon_o term_n of_o reputation_n in_o the_o business_n of_o god_n but_o willing_o honour_v his_o gift_n in_o any_o subject_n lest_o of_o all_o in_o itself_o the_o sex_n be_v not_o more_o note_v in_o huldah_n than_o the_o condition_n as_o she_o be_v a_o woman_n so_o a_o wife_n the_o wife_n of_o shallum_n holy_a matrimony_n be_v no_o hindrance_n to_o her_o divine_a revelation_n she_o be_v at_o once_o a_o prophetess_n in_o her_o college_n a_o huswife_n in_o her_o family_n it_o be_v never_o the_o practice_n of_o god_n to_o confine_v his_o grace_n to_o virginity_n at_o this_o very_a time_n the_o famous_a prophet_n jeremy_n flourish_v some_o year_n have_v he_o already_o spend_v in_o this_o public_a service_n why_o be_v not_o he_o rather_o consult_v by_o josiah_n it_o be_v not_o unlike_a that_o some_o prophetical_a employment_n call_v he_o away_o at_o this_o time_n from_o jerusalem_n his_o presence_n can_v not_o have_v be_v balk_v purposely_o doubtless_o do_v god_n cast_v this_o message_n upon_o the_o point_n of_o that_o absence_n that_o he_o may_v honour_v the_o weak_a vessel_n with_o his_o divine_a oracle_n and_o exercise_v the_o humility_n of_o so_o great_a client_n in_o the_o answer_n of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v regard_v who_o speak_v but_o from_o who_o the_o injury_n redound_v to_o god_n if_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o person_n cause_v we_o to_o undervalue_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o function_n as_o josiah_n and_o his_o messenger_n do_v not_o despise_v huldah_n because_o she_o be_v a_o woman_n so_o huldah_n do_v not_o flatter_v josiah_n because_o a_o king_n go_v tell_v the_o man_n that_o send_v you_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n behold_v i_o will_v bring_v evil_a upon_o this_o place_n loe_o he_o that_o be_v as_o god_n to_o his_o subject_n be_v but_o as_o a_o man_n to_o the_o prophetess_n neither_o be_v the_o message_n ever_o the_o sweet_a because_o it_o be_v require_v by_o a_o prince_n no_o circumstance_n may_v vary_v the_o form_n of_o divine_a truth_n evil_a must_v befall_v jerusalem_n and_o judah_n yea_o all_o the_o word_n of_o that_o book_n must_v allight_z upon_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o both_o in_o how_o bad_a a_o case_n we_o may_v be_v and_o yet_o think_v ourselves_o not_o safe_a only_o but_o happy_a these_o jew_n have_v forget_v their_o old_a revolt_n and_o now_o have_v frame_v themselves_o to_o holy_a course_n promise_v themselves_o nothing_o but_o peace_n when_o the_o prophetess_n foresee_v and_o foretell_v their_o approach_a ruin_n even_o their_o old_a score_n must_v be_v pay_v after_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o clear_a agreement_n in_o vain_a shall_v we_o hope_v to_o quit_v our_o arrearage_n by_o prorogation_n this_o prophetess_n have_v immediate_a vision_n from_o god_n yet_o she_o must_v speak_v out_o of_o the_o book_n there_o be_v never_o any_o revelation_n from_o the_o lord_n that_o cross_v his_o write_n his_o hand_n and_o his_o tongue_n agree_v eternal_o if_o that_o book_n have_v curse_v judah_n she_o may_v not_o absolve_v it_o yet_o what_o a_o gracious_a mixture_n be_v here_o of_o mercy_n with_o soverity_n severity_n to_o judah_n mercy_n to_o josiah_n judah_n shall_v be_v plague_v and_o shall_v become_v a_o desolation_n and_o a_o curse_n josiah_n shall_v be_v quiet_o house_v in_o his_o grave_n before_o this_o storm_n fall_v upon_o judah_n his_o eye_n shall_v not_o see_v what_o his_o people_n shall_v feel_v it_o be_v enough_o that_o the_o expectation_n of_o these_o evil_n afflict_v he_o the_o sense_n shall_v not_o whence_o be_v this_o indulgence_n because_o thy_o heart_n be_v tender_a and_o thou_o have_v humble_v thyself_o before_o the_o lord_n how_o happy_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o reed_n unto_o god_n judgement_n rather_o than_o a_o oak_n the_o meek_a and_o gentle_a reed_n stoop_v and_o therefore_o stand_v the_o oak_n stand_v stiff_o out_o against_o the_o strong_a gust_n and_o therefore_o be_v turn_v up_o by_o the_o root_n at_o least_o let_v we_o lament_v those_o sin_n we_o have_v not_o avoid_v and_o mourn_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o while_o we_o hate_v our_o own_o he_o that_o find_v himself_o exempt_v from_o this_o vengeance_n by_o his_o repentance_n and_o deep_a humiliation_n will_v fain_o find_v the_o fame_n way_n for_o the_o deliverance_n of_o his_o people_n the_o same_o word_n of_o the_o law_n therefore_o that_o have_v wrought_v upon_o his_o heart_n be_v by_o he_o cause_v to_o be_v public_o read_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n the_o assembly_n be_v universal_a of_o priest_n prophet_n people_n both_o small_a and_o great_a because_o the_o sin_n be_v such_o the_o danger_n be_v such_o that_o no_o man_n may_v complain_v to_o want_v information_n the_o law_n of_o god_n sound_v in_o every_o ear_n if_o our_o ear_n be_v shut_v to_o the_o law_n the_o sin_n be_v we_o but_o if_o the_o law_n be_v shut_v to_o our_o ear_n the_o sin_n be_v of_o our_o governor_n woe_n be_v to_o they_o that_o hide_v god_n book_n from_o the_o people_n as_o they_o will_v do_v ratsbane_n from_o the_o eye_n of_o child_n ignorant_a soul_n can_v perish_v without_o their_o murder_n there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o know_v too_o much_o there_o be_v too_o much_o fear_n of_o practise_v too_o little_a now_o if_o the_o people_n do_v not_o imitate_v their_o king_n in_o relent_v they_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o partake_v with_o he_o in_o his_o impunity_n howsoever_o they_o shall_v not_o want_v a_o great_a example_n as_o of_o sorrow_n so_o of_o amendment_n good_a josiah_n stand_v by_o the_o pillar_n and_o solemn_o renew_v his_o covenant_n with_o his_o god_n the_o people_n can_v for_o shame_n refuse_v to_o second_v he_o even_o they_o that_o look_v for_o a_o destruction_n yet_o do_v not_o withdraw_v their_o obedience_n god_n child_n may_v not_o be_v sullen_a under_o his_o correction_n but_o whether_o they_o expect_v or_o feel_v smart_n be_v no_o other_o than_o dutiful_a to_o his_o awful_a hand_n as_o a_o man_n that_o find_v he_o have_v do_v something_o that_o may_v endanger_v the_o forfeit_n of_o his_o favour_n put_v himself_o into_o some_o deserve_a action_n whereby_o he_o may_v hope_v
heart_n by_o the_o wise_a and_o godly_a there_o and_o thus_o ezra_n sit_v astonish_v until_o the_o evening_n sacrifice_n other_o resort_v to_o he_o the_o while_n even_o all_o that_o tremble_v at_o the_o word_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n but_o to_o help_v on_o his_o sorrow_n not_o to_o relieve_v it_o neither_o do_v any_o man_n with_o a_o mitigation_n of_o his_o own_o or_o other_o grief_n at_o last_o he_o rise_v up_o from_o his_o heaviness_n and_o cast_v himself_o upon_o his_o knee_n and_o spread_v out_o his_o hand_n unto_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n wherefore_o be_v all_o that_o pensivenesse_n fast_v silence_n tear_v of_o hair_n and_o clothes_n but_o to_o serve_v as_o a_o meet_a preface_n to_o his_o prayer_n wherein_o he_o so_o free_o power_v out_o his_o hart_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v all_o dissolve_a into_o devotion_n profess_v his_o shame_n to_o lift_v up_o his_o face_n towards_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n confess_v the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o people_n which_o be_v increase_v over_o their_o head_n and_o grow_v up_o unto_o heaven_n fetch_v their_o trespass_n far_o and_o charge_v they_o deep_a feel_o acknowledge_v the_o just_a hand_n that_o have_v follow_v they_o in_o all_o their_o judgement_n and_o the_o just_a confusion_n wherein_o they_o now_o stand_v before_o the_o face_n of_o their_o god_n tear_n and_o sigh_n and_o groveling_n accompany_v his_o prayer_n the_o example_n and_o noise_n whereof_o draw_v israel_n into_o a_o participation_n of_o this_o public_a mourning_n for_o the_o people_n weep_v very_o sore_o how_o can_v they_o choose_v but_o think_v if_o he_o thus_o lament_v for_o we_o how_o shall_v we_o grieve_v for_o ourselves_o all_o judah_n go_v away_o merry_o with_o their_o sin_n till_o this_o check_n of_o ezra_n now_o they_o be_v afflict_v have_v not_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o peer_n be_v in_o this_o trespass_n the_o people_n have_v not_o be_v guilty_a have_v not_o the_o cheek_n of_o ezra_n be_v first_o drench_v with_o tear_n the_o people_n have_v not_o be_v penitent_a it_o can_v be_v speak_v what_o power_n there_o be_v in_o a_o great_a example_n whether_o to_o evil_n or_o good_a prayer_n and_o tear_n be_v nothing_o without_o endeavour_n shechaniah_n the_o son_n of_o jehiel_n put_v the_o first_o life_n into_o this_o business_n have_v second_v the_o complaint_n of_o ezra_n he_o now_o add_v yet_o there_o be_v hope_n in_o israel_n concern_v this_o thing_n now_o therefore_o let_v we_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o our_o god_n to_o put_v away_o all_o the_o wife_n and_o such_o as_o be_v bear_v of_o they_o arise_v for_o this_o matter_n belong_v to_o thou_o we_o also_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o be_v of_o good_a courage_n and_o do_v it_o when_o mischief_n be_v once_o do_v the_o chief_a care_n be_v how_o to_o redress_v it_o the_o best_a way_n of_o redress_n be_v the_o deliberate_a undo_n of_o that_o which_o we_o have_v rash_o commit_v the_o sure_a obligation_n to_o the_o undo_n of_o a_o evil_a act_n be_v a_o oath_n or_o covenant_n make_v with_o god_n for_o the_o performance_n there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o wise_a but_o he_o may_v make_v use_n of_o good_a counsel_n there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o forward_o but_o he_o may_v abide_v incitation_n it_o be_v no_o small_a encouragement_n to_o see_v a_o hearty_a assistance_n in_o a_o envious_a and_o difficult_a service_n then_o arise_v ezra_n and_o make_v the_o chief_a priest_n the_o levite_n and_o all_o israel_n to_o swear_v that_o they_o shall_v do_v according_a to_o this_o word_n it_o be_v half_o do_v that_o be_v thus_o assure_v there_o be_v need_n of_o a_o strong_a power_n to_o dissolve_v a_o matrimonial_a though_o inordinate_a love_n doubtless_o these_o man_n have_v marry_v out_o of_o affection_n their_o heart_n be_v no_o less_o set_v upon_o these_o wife_n though_o heathenish_a then_o if_o they_o have_v be_v of_o their_o own_o tribe_n neither_o be_v their_o child_n thus_o beget_v less_o dear_a unto_o they_o then_o if_o they_o have_v lie_v in_o jewish_a womb_n nothing_o less_o than_o a_o oath_n of_o god_n therefore_o can_v quit_v these_o passion_n that_o be_v both_o require_v and_o take_v now_o begin_v ezra_n to_o conceive_v some_o hope_n of_o present_a redress_n the_o comfort_n whereof_o yet_o can_v turn_v off_o his_o sorrow_n for_o the_o offence_n pass_v he_o neither_o eat_v bread_n nor_o drink_v water_n willing_o punish_v himself_o because_o israel_n have_v sin_v now_o shall_v his_o countryman_n easy_o read_v in_o his_o face_n their_o own_o penance_n and_o just_a humiliation_n and_o say_v this_o man_n take_v no_o joy_n in_o our_o suffering_n he_o will_v not_o smart_v thus_o for_o we_o if_o he_o do_v not_o descry_v more_o danger_n towards_o we_o than_o we_o can_v apprehend_v proclamation_n be_v make_v through_o judah_n and_o jerursalem_n under_o pain_n of_o forfeiture_n of_o substance_n and_o excommunication_n from_o god_n people_n that_o all_o the_o child_n of_o the_o captivity_n shall_v gather_v themselves_o together_o unto_o jerusalem_n they_o be_v meet_v according_o the_o court_n of_o god_n house_n be_v throng_v with_o penitent_n and_o now_o as_o if_o the_o heaven_n will_v teach_v they_o what_o to_o do_v the_o cloud_n rain_v down_o abundance_n of_o tear_n what_o with_o those_o sad_a shower_n what_o with_o their_o inward_a remorse_n the_o people_n sit_v tremble_v in_o the_o open_a court_n and_o humble_o wait_v for_o the_o reproof_n for_o the_o sentence_n of_o ezra_n he_o rise_v up_o and_o with_o a_o severe_a countenance_n lay_v before_o they_o their_o sin_n their_o amends_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o strange_a wife_n the_o amends_o of_o their_o confession_n of_o their_o separation_n not_o spare_v to_o search_v their_o wound_n not_o neglect_v the_o meet_a plaster_n for_o their_o cure_n the_o people_n as_o willing_a to_o be_v heal_v yield_v themselves_o patient_o to_o that_o rough_a hand_n not_o shrink_v at_o the_o pain_n not_o favour_v the_o sore_a as_o thou_o have_v say_v so_o must_v we_o do_v only_o crave_v a_o fit_a proportion_n of_o time_n and_o a_o due_a assistance_n for_o the_o dispatch_n of_o so_o long_a and_o important_a a_o work_n ezra_n glad_o hearken_v to_o this_o not_o so_o much_o request_n as_o counsel_v of_o israel_n the_o charge_n be_v divide_v to_o man_n and_o day_n for_o two_o month_n space_n the_o commissioner_n sit_v close_o and_o within_o that_o compass_n finish_v this_o business_n not_o more_o thankless_a than_o necessary_a doubtless_o much_o variety_n of_o passion_n meet_v with_o they_o in_o this_o busy_a service_n here_o you_o shall_v have_v see_v a_o affectionate_a husband_n bitter_o weep_v at_o the_o dismission_n of_o a_o love_a wife_n and_o drown_v his_o last_o farewell_n in_o sob_n there_o you_o may_v have_v see_v a_o passionate_a wife_n hang_v upon_o the_o arm_n of_o her_o belove_a husband_n and_o on_o her_o knee_n conjure_v he_o by_o his_o former_a vow_n and_o the_o dear_a pledge_n of_o their_o love_n and_o proffer_v with_o many_o tear_n to_o redeem_v the_o loss_n of_o her_o husband_n with_o the_o change_n of_o her_o religion_n here_o you_o may_v have_v see_v the_o kindred_n and_o parent_n of_o the_o dismiss_v shut_v up_o their_o deny_a suit_n with_o rage_n and_o threat_n there_o the_o abandon_a child_n kneel_v to_o their_o seemingly-cruell_a father_n beseech_v he_o not_o to_o cast_v off_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o own_o loin_n and_o expostulate_v what_o they_o have_v offend_v in_o be_v his_o the_o resolve_a israelite_n must_v be_v deaf_a and_o blind_a to_o these_o move_a object_n and_o so_o far_o forget_v nature_n as_o to_o put_v off_o part_n of_o themselves_o personal_a inconvenience_n have_v reason_n to_o yield_v to_o public_a mischief_n long_a entertainment_n make_v that_o sin_n hard_a to_o be_v eject_v who_o first_o motion_n may_v have_v be_v repel_v with_o ease_n have_v not_o the_o prohibition_n of_o these_o marriage_n be_v express_v and_o their_o danger_n and_o mischief_n palpable_a the_o care_n of_o their_o separation_n have_v not_o breed_v so_o much_o tumult_n in_o israel_n he_o that_o ordain_v matrimony_n have_v upon_o fearful_a curse_n forbid_v a_o unequal_a yoke_n with_o infidel_n beside_o the_o mar_n of_o the_o church_n by_o the_o mixture_n of_o a_o unholy_a seed_n religion_n suffer_v for_o the_o present_a and_o all_o good_a heart_n with_o it_o many_o tear_n many_o sacrifice_n need_v to_o expiate_v so_o foul_a a_o offence_n and_o to_o set_v israel_n straight_o again_o all_o this_o while_n even_o these_o mesline_a jew_n be_v yet_o forward_o to_o build_v the_o temple_n the_o worst_a sinner_n may_v yield_v a_o outward_a conformity_n to_o action_n of_o piety_n ezra_n have_v do_v more_o service_n in_o pull_v down_o than_o the_o jew_n in_o building_n without_o this_o act_n the_o temple_n may_v have_v stand_v religion_n must_v needs_o have_v fall_v bebel_n have_v be_v