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counsellor_n judge_n officer_n and_o other_o wicked_a person_n band_v together_o under_o a_o ungodly_a prince_n say_v they_o hunt_v every_o man_n his_o brother_n with_o a_o net_n that_o they_o may_v do_v evil_a with_o both_o hand_n earnest_o or_o cunning_o the_o prince_n require_v and_o the_o judge_n also_o ask_v for_o a_o reward_n and_o the_o great_a man_n utter_v the_o mischief_n of_o his_o soul_n so_o they_o wrap_v it_o up_o and_o twist_v it_o together_o the_o best_a of_o they_o be_v a_o briar_n the_o most_o upright_o be_v more_o sharp_a and_o prick_a than_o a_o hedge_n of_o thorn_n or_o briar_n also_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n chapt._n 2.6_o say_v of_o such_o man_n that_o they_o be_v brier_n thorn_n and_o scorpion_n and_o thou_o son_n of_o man_n be_v not_o afraid_a of_o they_o or_o of_o their_o great_a word_n though_o briar_n and_o thorn_n be_v with_o thou_o and_o thou_o do_v dwell_v among_o scorpion_n be_v not_o afraid_a of_o their_o word_n nor_o dismay_v at_o 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in_o lie_n conceive_v mischief_n and_o bring_v forth_o iniquity_n that_o they_o hatch_v cockatrice_n egg_n and_o weave_v the_o spider_n web_n he_o that_o eat_v of_o their_o egg_n die_v and_o that_o which_o be_v crush_v break_v out_o into_o a_o viper_n and_o isa._n 27_o 4._o the_o lord_n say_v that_o while_o he_o keep_v the_o church_n his_o vineyard_n of_o red_a wine_n these_o enemy_n of_o it_o be_v briar_n and_o thorn_n set_v against_o he_o in_o battle_n this_o holy_a psalmist_n do_v not_o only_o here_o in_o this_o psalm_n verse_n 4._o call_v they_o deaf_a adder_n and_o say_v their_o poison_n be_v like_o the_o poison_n of_o a_o serpent_n but_o in_o other_o psalm_n also_o he_o call_v they_o dog_n and_o lion_n as_o psal._n 22.16.20_o 21._o many_o dog_n be_v come_v about_o i_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o wicked_a have_v enclose_v i_o and_o verse_n 21._o save_v i_o from_o the_o lion_n mouth_n and_o psalm_n 57.4_o though_o they_o be_v son_n of_o man_n yet_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v soul-hunting_a and_o devour_a lion_n like_o their_o father_n the_o devil_n and_o set_v on_o fire_n of_o hell_n my_o soul_n be_v among_o lion_n and_o i_o lie_v among_o they_o that_o be_v set_v on_o fire_n even_o the_o son_n of_o man_n who_o tooth_n be_v spear_n and_o arrow_n and_o their_o tongue_n a_o sharp_a sword_n and_o psalm_n 140.2.3_o he_o complain_v against_o they_o and_o call_v they_o man_n of_o violence_n gather_v together_o to_o do_v mischief_n who_o have_v sharpen_v their_o tongue_n like_o a_o serpent_n and_o adder_n poison_n be_v under_o their_o lip_n and_o ezech._n 22.27_o and_o zeph._n 3.3_o they_o be_v call_v roar_v lion_n and_o evening_n wolf_n raven_v for_o the_o prey_n to_o shed_v blood_n to_o destroy_v soul_n and_o to_o get_v dishonest_a gain_n beside_o these_o with_o many_o like_o
cast_v out_o from_o their_o communion_n as_o unclean_a dog_n all_o reform_a church_n will_v fight_v for_o any_o reformation_n which_o come_v near_o to_o they_o though_o it_o be_v never_o so_o well_o warrant_v and_o hold_v forth_o in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n we_o read_v of_o manasseh_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n that_o when_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n come_v against_o he_o they_o take_v he_o in_o the_o thorn_n bind_v he_o in_o chain_n and_o carry_v he_o to_o babylon_n where_o he_o be_v in_o great_a affliction_n 2_o chron._n 33.11_o when_o the_o city_n can_v not_o defend_v he_o he_o flee_v for_o shelter_v into_o the_o briar_n bush_n and_o there_o he_o be_v catch_v and_o hold_v fast_o by_o the_o hook_a prick_n for_o the_o enemy_n to_o take_v he_o and_o even_o so_o it_o will_v be_v with_o we_o {non-roman}_o if_o we_o trust_v in_o these_o prick_a thorn_n and_o betake_v ourselves_o to_o they_o for_o help_v they_o will_v betray_v we_o into_o the_o enemy_n hand_n wherefore_o let_v we_o set_v our_o heart_n to_o rest_v whole_o on_o our_o god_n and_o to_o seek_v to_o he_o with_o fast_v prayer_n and_o humiliation_n for_o deliverance_n from_o these_o briar_n and_o thorn_n and_o from_o their_o hook_n and_o snare_n and_o because_o while_o we_o regard_v iniquity_n in_o our_o heart_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v we_o let_v we_o confess_v our_o sin_n with_o mournful_a heart_n and_o forsake_v they_o and_o the_o lord_n will_v forgive_v the_o iniquity_n of_o they_o and_o will_v be_v our_o refuge_n and_o strength_n and_o a_o present_a help_n in_o all_o our_o trouble_n for_o if_o we_o can_v but_o prepare_v our_o heart_n and_o fit_v ourselves_o for_o deliverance_n by_o obtain_v mercy_n to_o have_v our_o sin_n and_o transgression_n blot_v out_o and_o can_v wash_v our_o heart_n from_o wickedness_n and_o put_v away_o by_o repentance_n our_o sin_n which_o do_v strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o our_o enemy_n against_o we_o god_n will_v quick_o scatter_v all_o they_o that_o rise_v up_o to_o vex_v we_o and_o not_o spare_v nor_o endure_v they_o for_o one_o moment_n they_o be_v all_o even_o the_o best_a of_o they_o the_o hateful_a prick_n of_o the_o curse_a briar_n full_o ripe_a for_o destruction_n sin_n be_v that_o which_o bring_v they_o for_o a_o curse_n upon_o the_o ground_n and_o repentance_n and_o put_v away_o of_o our_o sin_n be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o rid_v the_o land_n of_o they_o the_o lord_n be_v ready_a and_o wait_v for_o our_o amendment_n that_o instant_o and_o without_o delay_n he_o may_v scatter_v they_o as_o with_o a_o whirlwind_n both_o the_o green_a and_o the_o dry_a the_o three_o point_n in_o my_o text_n be_v that_o god_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o righteous_a to_o feel_v the_o evil_a and_o mischief_n intend_v and_o plot_v against_o they_o by_o the_o band_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o persecutor_n but_o will_v most_o timely_a and_o seasonable_o take_v away_o and_o destroy_v all_o and_o every_o prick_n of_o that_o curse_a bramble_n and_o spare_v none_o neither_o green_a nor_o dry_a there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o feeling_n one_o be_v by_o outward_a and_o bodily_a sense_n of_o thing_n which_o touch_v we_o and_o we_o touch_v and_o handle_v they_o this_o be_v express_v in_o the_o original_a scripture_n by_o a_o hebrew_n word_n which_o imply_v bodily_a touch_v the_o other_o be_v the_o inward_a sense_n of_o feeling_n by_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n {non-roman}_o this_o feeling_n reach_v beyond_o bodily_a sense_n of_o the_o flesh_n even_o to_o the_o soul_n and_o spirit_n and_o it_o be_v express_v in_o the_o original_a by_o the_o hebrew_n word_v jadagh_n and_o jabin_n {non-roman}_o which_o signify_v to_o know_v and_o understand_v the_o thing_n bodily_a feel_v of_o this_o feeling_n we_o read_v prov._n 23.35_o where_o it_o be_v say_v of_o a_o drunken_a man_n that_o he_o be_v strike_v and_o yet_o be_v not_o sick_a of_o his_o blow_n he_o be_v beat_v but_o he_o feel_v it_o not_o it_o be_v certain_a his_o flesh_n feel_v it_o and_o the_o stripe_n leave_v a_o print_n behind_o but_o he_o have_v not_o for_o the_o present_a the_o use_n of_o his_o reason_n to_o know_v and_o understand_v because_o his_o spirit_n be_v drown_v in_o drink_n and_o oppress_v with_o moist_a vapour_n also_o eccles._n 8.5_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o that_o keep_v the_o commandment_n shall_v not_o feel_v evil_a that_o be_v not_o evil_a as_o a_o plague_n or_o curse_n reach_v to_o the_o soul_n nor_o as_o a_o evil_a of_o wrath_n and_o revenge_n for_o so_o the_o righteous_a do_v not_o feel_v any_o evil_a though_o they_o feel_v in_o the_o flesh_n many_o affliction_n of_o trial_n and_o chastisement_n which_o be_v not_o evil_a but_o good_a to_o they_o we_o read_v that_o isaac_n do_v bodily_a feel_v jacob_n by_o touch_v his_o hand_n and_o neck_n but_o he_o do_v not_o know_v nor_o understand_v that_o it_o be_v jacob_n who_o he_o feel_v and_o so_o he_o have_v a_o feeling_n of_o he_o in_o part_n only_o by_o bodily_a sense_n but_o not_o a_o full_a and_o perfect_a feeling_n of_o he_o in_o soul_n and_o spirit_n by_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n here_o my_o text_n speak_v of_o a_o full_a sense_n and_o feeling_n aswell_o inward_o in_o soul_n and_o spirit_n as_o outward_o in_o the_o flesh_n {non-roman}_o for_o the_o word_n jabiâ—u_fw-la which_o signify_v such_o a_o feeling_n be_v here_o use_v the_o word_n thus_o open_v minister_v the_o three_o doctrine_n viz._n that_o god_n out_o of_o his_o tender_a love_n and_o watchful_a providence_n over_o his_o church_n and_o people_n do_v frustrate_v the_o wicked_a counsel_n and_o purpose_n doctrine_n 3_o of_o their_o enemy_n and_o scatter_v their_o persecutor_n before_o they_o proceed_v and_o prevail_v so_o far_o as_o to_o make_v they_o feel_v the_o evil_a and_o mischief_n which_o they_o be_v sharp_o set_v and_o cruel_o bend_v to_o inflict_v and_o bring_v upon_o they_o the_o full_a scope_n and_o intent_n of_o this_o doctrine_n be_v to_o show_v and_o to_o hold_v out_o unto_o we_o these_o 3_o thing_n first_o that_o god_n be_v ready_a to_o prevent_v the_o evil_n intend_v against_o his_o church_n and_o people_n by_o their_o enemy_n and_o deliver_v they_o from_o they_o oftentimes_o before_o they_o have_v any_o sense_n or_o feeling_n of_o they_o at_o all_o second_o that_o though_o the_o lord_n suffer_v the_o wicked_a to_o afflict_v his_o church_n and_o to_o be_v his_o rod_n to_o scourge_v his_o people_n either_o for_o their_o sin_n by_o way_n of_o sharp_a correction_n or_o for_o trial_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o patience_n yet_o he_o never_o leave_v they_o in_o their_o hand_n to_o feel_v their_o worst_a nor_o give_v they_o to_o their_o lust_n rage_n and_o fury_n to_o be_v devour_v and_o swallow_v up_o of_o they_o or_o to_o be_v put_v to_o sense_n and_o feeling_n of_o pain_n intolerable_a three_o though_o the_o cruel_a enemy_n of_o god_n church_n and_o persecutor_n of_o his_o people_n may_v proceed_v so_o far_o as_o to_o kill_v their_o body_n with_o sense_n of_o outward_a torment_n and_o violence_n do_v to_o the_o flesh_n yet_o they_o shall_v never_o reach_v to_o their_o soul_n and_o spirit_n nor_o prevail_v so_o far_o as_o to_o make_v they_o feel_v the_o evil_a and_o mischief_n intend_v against_o their_o inward_a man_n the_o soul_n and_o spirit_n for_o the_o confirm_n of_o this_o doctrine_n in_o all_o these_o particular_n we_o have_v clear_a testimony_n and_o pregnant_a example_n in_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n first_o that_o god_n prevent_v the_o evil_a intend_a by_o the_o enemy_n against_o his_o people_n so_o that_o they_o do_v not_o feel_v it_o neither_o do_v it_o touch_v they_o at_o all_o it_o be_v plain_o affirm_v psalm_n 91.2_o 3._o where_o it_o be_v say_v of_o they_o that_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o make_v he_o their_o refuge_n that_o he_o will_v deliver_v they_o from_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o fowler_n and_o from_o all_o other_o evil_n which_o be_v most_o terrible_a so_o that_o no_o evil_a shall_v befall_v they_o nor_o plague_v come_v near_o their_o dwell_n only_o with_o their_o eye_n shall_v they_o behold_v and_o see_v the_o reward_n of_o the_o wicked_a their_o enemy_n also_o psalm_n 27.2_o when_o the_o wicked_a even_o my_o enemy_n say_v david_n come_v against_o i_o to_o eat_v up_o my_o flesh_n they_o stumble_v and_o fall_v and_o psalm_n 37._o the_o wicked_a plot_v against_o the_o righteous_a and_o gnash_v upon_o he_o with_o his_o tooth_n he_o have_v draw_v out_o his_o sword_n and_o bend_v his_o bow_n to_o cast_v down_o and_o to_o slay_v such_o as_o be_v upright_o but_o the_o lord_n shall_v laugh_v at_o he_o for_o he_o see_v that_o his_o day_n be_v come_v his_o sword_n shall_v enter_v into_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o his_o bow_n