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arise_v from_o the_o rebellion_n of_o their_o heart_n for_o which_o god_n pay_v they_o home_o and_o shake_v they_o off_o heb._n 8._o 9_o but_o notwithstanding_o that_o they_o through_o their_o wilful_a and_o froward_a covenant-breaking_a become_v altogether_o inexcusable_a yet_o a_o further_a thing_n also_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v to_o wit_n that_o that_o more_o legal_a covenant_n require_v all_o thing_n strict_o but_o give_v not_o from_o itself_o as_o legal_a and_o consider_v as_o separate_v from_o this_o new_a covenant_n strength_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o ministry_n be_v but_o a_o ministry_n of_o the_o letter_n wherein_o they_o may_v read_v
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to_o sustain_v the_o siege_n there_o be_v no_o more_o bread_n in_o the_o city_n v_o 9_o it_o be_v usual_a to_o deliver_v up_o strong_a fort_n that_o can_v be_v keep_v but_o with_o great_a loss_n to_o the_o supreme_a governor_n upon_o the_o best_a condition_n they_o can_v get_v 2._o the_o case_n here_o make_v all_o clear_a for_o whereas_o when_o jerusalem_n be_v besiege_v by_o senacherib_n 2_o king_n 19_o 32_o 33_o 34._o the_o lord_n say_v he_o will_v take_v away_o and_o do_v take_v away_o that_o proud_a enemy_n by_o one_o of_o the_o heavenly_a host_n so_o that_o he_o return_v by_o the_o way_n he_o come_v and_o do_v not_o can_v not_o come_v into_o the_o city_n here_o the_o case_n be_v clean_o contrary_a for_o god_n make_v know_v by_o his_o own_o word_n that_o it_o be_v absolute_o certain_a and_o resolve_v on_o in_o heaven_n that_o the_o army_n of_o the_o chaldean_n shall_v take_v the_o city_n and_o burn_v it_o with_o fire_n if_o they_o stand_v out_o with_o he_o albeit_o therefore_o it_o 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for_o why_o shall_v we_o be_v the_o author_n of_o our_o death_n and_o misery_n by_o our_o obstinacy_n jer._n 27._o 12_o 13._o q._n if_o fall_v to_o the_o chaldean_n be_v according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n why_o do_v jeremiah_n himself_o so_o passionate_o disclaim_v that_o charge_n jer._n 38._o 13_o 14._o a._n it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o go_v forth_o by_o way_n of_o dedition_n and_o a_o voluntary_a yield_n to_o a_o enemy_n that_o can_v be_v resist_v another_o thing_n to_o abide_v in_o the_o city_n and_o act_v there_o for_o the_o enemy_n in_o a_o way_n of_o sedition_n and_o treachery_n this_o last_o be_v that_o which_o jeremy_n disclaim_v he_o act_v not_o for_o the_o chaldean_n in_o what_o he_o say_v but_o for_o his_o own_o people_n who_o have_v no_o better_a way_n to_o save_v themselves_o than_o to_o lay_v aside_o their_o weapon_n and_o animosity_n and_o tender_v their_o submission_n more_o to_o god_n than_o to_o nabuchadnezzar_n q._n but_o what_o shall_v be_v say_v to_o the_o 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matter_n be_v not_o perceive_v qu._n do_v jeremy_n do_v well_o in_o follow_v the_o king_n command_n and_o give_v a_o slide_a answer_n to_o the_o prince_n or_o be_v he_o to_o be_v blame_v for_o it_o a._n 1._o this_o may_v be_v take_v into_o consideration_n and_o serve_v somewhat_o for_o the_o better_a weigh_v of_o this_o question_n that_o albeit_o loc_n jeremy_n in_o his_o discourse_n with_o the_o king_n and_o advice_n to_o he_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n v_o 21._o and_o no_o doubt_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n yet_o we_o do_v not_o find_v that_o he_o have_v any_o special_a command_n from_o god_n to_o go_v and_o deliver_v these_o word_n unto_o he_o though_o he_o have_v former_o show_v and_o say_v from_o god_n the_o same_o thing_n for_o substance_n v_o 21._o jer._n 27._o 12._o it_o be_v one_o thing_n for_o a_o prophet_n to_o deliver_v god_n mind_n when_o a_o question_n be_v propound_v to_o he_o in_o way_n of_o counsel_n v_o 15._o another_o to_o deliver_v it_o 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counsel_n v_o 15._o so_o here_o he_o take_v the_o counsel_n the_o king_n give_v he_o as_o the_o likely_a way_n to_o secure_v it_o with_o the_o prince_n when_o in_o that_o which_o god_n give_v he_o a_o direct_a charge_n to_o speak_v he_o do_v not_o use_v to_o cast_v any_o such_o peril_n but_o show_v himself_o most_o courageous_a in_o the_o confidence_n of_o god_n send_v he_o to_o speak_v all_o that_o he_o speak_v in_o their_o ear_n jer._n 26._o 15._o 2._o for_o the_o thing_n itself_o he_o speak_v that_o which_o be_v true_a for_o we_o find_v before_o chap._n 37._o
a_o perpetual_a covenant_n never_o to_o be_v forget_v which_o be_v true_a of_o every_o covenant_n make_v with_o god_n according_a to_o his_o will_n but_o two_o reason_n may_v be_v give_v why_o this_o expression_n be_v here_o use_v viz._n 1._o because_o the_o old_a covenant_n that_o be_v the_o covenant_n in_o the_o old_a administration_n be_v break_v and_o forget_v by_o the_o body_n of_o the_o jew_n jer._n 31._o 32_o heb._n 8._o 9_o for_o indeed_o they_o turn_v it_o into_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n ro._n 9_o 32_o and_o so_o break_v wilful_o what_o they_o can_v not_o keep_v perfect_o whereby_o they_o be_v disregard_v and_o destroy_v albeit_o it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o those_o time_n with_o the_o faithful_a who_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n do_v by_o grace_n derive_v it_o from_o that_o do_v in_o new-testament-time_n acceptable_o keep_v it_o and_o obtain_v pardon_n through_o christ_n for_o the_o breach_n of_o it_o but_o now_o in_o the_o new-testament_n there_o be_v 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