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12._o behold_v say_v he_o they_o who_o judgement_n be_v not_o to_o drink_v of_o the_o cup_n have_v assure_o drunken_a and_o be_v thou_o he_o that_o shall_v go_v altogether_o unpurish_v thou_o shall_v not_o go_v unpunished_a but_o thou_o shall_v sure_o drink_v of_o it_o the_o one_o explain_v the_o other_o to_o drink_v of_o the_o cup_n be_v to_o seel_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n so_o again_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v you_o able_a to_o drink_v of_o the_o cup_n that_o i_o be_o to_o drink_v of_o say_v our_o saviour_n to_o the_o son_n of_o zebedee_n matth._n 20.22_o that_o be_v to_o suffer_v what_o i_o be_o to_o suffer_v thus_o they_o who_o worship_v the_o beast_n or_o receive_v his_o mark_n the_o follower_n of_o antichrist_n be_v threaten_v rev._n 14.10_o the_o same_o shall_v drink_v of_o the_o wine_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n which_o be_v pour_v out_o without_o mixture_n into_o the_o cup_n of_o his_o indignation_n which_o the_o next_o word_n explain_v an_o he_o shall_v be_v torment_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n thus_o to_o drink_n be_v to_o suffer_v so_o look_v we_o upon_o it_o in_o the_o text._n the_o cup_n which_o my_o father_n have_v give_v i_o shall_v i_o not_o drink_v it_o that_o be_v suffer_v what_o he_o have_v appoint_v and_o lay_v out_o for_o i_o shall_v i_o not_o drink_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d resolution_n this_o interrogation_n contain_v a_o reprehension_n &_o resolution_n the_o interrogation_n be_v emphatical_a carry_v with_o it_o a_o double_a force_n of_o a_o representation_n and_o a_o resolution_n a_o check_n and_o a_o choice_n a_o reprehension_n or_o check_n to_o peter_n and_o that_o a_o tart_a one_o a_o resolution_n or_o choice_n as_o to_o christ_n himself_o and_o that_o a_o strong_a and_o firm_a one_o you_o shall_v find_v they_o both_o in_o the_o handle_n of_o they_o which_o i_o shall_v do_v several_o beginning_n with_o the_o former_a the_o reprehension_n or_o check_v to_o peter_n which_o be_v here_o plain_o intimate_v 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exod._n 15.24_o and_o so_o against_o god_n in_o he_o as_o moses_n tell_v they_o exod._n 16.7_o and_o the_o lord_n himself_o interpret_v it_o numb_a 14.29_o and_o the_o like_a they_o do_v upon_o other_o occasion_n as_o in_o the_o want_n of_o bread_n exod._n 16.2_o thus_o do_v they_o murmur_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o the_o like_a be_v the_o best_a of_o god_n saint_n subject_n to_o if_o god_n bring_v they_o to_o the_o water_n of_o marah_n bitter_a water_n give_v they_o some_o bitter_a cup_n to_o drink_v exercise_v they_o with_o some_o sharp_a afflictious_a their_o gesture_n their_o speech_n their_o action_n be_v too_o ready_a to_o bewray_v the_o secret_a discontent_n and_o impatience_n of_o their_o spirit_n those_o instance_n of_o eliah_n jeremy_n job_n jonah_n be_v all_o obvious_a all_o eminent_a servant_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o how_o be_v they_o surprise_v with_o this_o distemper_n now_o o_o lord_n take_v away_o my_o life_n for_o i_o be_o not_o better_o than_o my_o father_n say_v 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look_v upon_o and_o that_o deserve_o as_o a_o pattern_n of_o patience_n yet_o we_o may_v hear_v he_o vent_v his_o passion_n in_o the_o like_a language_n cap._n 3._o where_o from_o the_o 3d_o verse_n to_o the_o 16_o he_o spend_v himself_o in_o such_o passionate_a expression_n let_v the_o day_n be_v darkness_n wherein_o i_o be_v bear_v etc._n etc._n and_o so_o jonah_n when_o his_o gourd_n be_v wither_v and_o the_o sun_n lie_v hot_a upon_o his_o head_n he_o break_v forth_o in_o passion_n not_o spare_v to_o tell_v god_n to_o his_o face_n that_o he_o do_v well_o to_o be_v angry_a even_o unto_o death_n jon._n 4.9_o strange_a distemper_n to_o be_v find_v in_o sanctify_a heart_n be_v it_o so_o that_o any_o of_o we_o have_v find_v or_o at_o any_o time_n shall_v find_v any_o spice_n hereof_o in_o ourselves_o as_o who_o can_v say_v he_o be_v free_a take_v we_o the_o reproof_n to_o ourselves_o take_v notice_n that_o it_o be_v far_o otherwise_o with_o our_o bless_a saviour_n our_o heavenly_a pattern_n though_o his_o cup_n be_v a_o bitter_a cup_n than_o ever_o any_o man_n upon_o earth_n taste_v yet_o we_o find_v he_o far_o from_o murmur_v or_o repine_v when_o he_o be_v to_o drink_v it_o there_o be_v yet_o a_o three_o sort_n who_o drink_n this_o cup_n sort_v 3_o but_o they_o faint_v in_o the_o drink_n of_o it_o affliction_n such_o as_o faint_a unâ—â—_n affliction_n as_o the_o first_o sort_n make_v their_o suffering_n too_o light_a so_o these_o make_v they_o too_o heavy_a their_o spirit_n droop_v and_o sink_v under_o their_o burden_n a_o weakness_n very_o incident_a even_o to_o god_n own_o people_n yea_o to_o the_o best_a of_o they_o it_o be_v that_o which_o jeremy_n say_v of_o himself_o jer._n 8.18_o when_o i_o will_v comfort_v myself_o against_o sorrow_n my_o heart_n be_v faint_a in_o i_o and_o the_o like_a we_o may_v hear_v from_o the_o church_n in_o her_o captivity_n lam._n 1._o last_o my_o sigh_n be_v many_o and_o my_o heart_n be_v faint_a such_o deliquium_n such_o 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