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this_o be_v a_o â—…urthen_n not_o to_o be_v take_v from_o off_o our_o shoulder_n a_o yoke_n not_o to_o be_v take_v from_o off_o our_o neck_n but_o only_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o messiah_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o jew_n themselves_o for_o so_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n interpret_v those_o word_n isa._n 10_o 27._o the_o yoke_n shall_v be_v destroy_v because_o of_o the_o anoixt_n a_o fancy_n messiae_n vel_fw-la propter_fw-la messiam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o yoke_n shall_v be_v destroy_v because_o of_o the_o messiah_n or_o by_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n our_o own_o hand_n which_o bring_v it_o can_v remove_v it_o our_o own_o hand_n which_o make_v it_o can_v destroy_v it_o we_o may_v struggle_v till_o we_o break_v our_o neck_n nay_o yet_o more_o our_o heart_n but_o we_o can_v break_v our_o yoke_n the_o spiritual_a assyrian_a that_o so_o easy_o bring_v we_o down_o can_v more_o easy_o keep_v we_o under_o none_o can_v break_v his_o army_n but_o he_o that_o 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lord_n but_o with_o israel_n and_o so_o you_o will_v quite_o contradict_v the_o text._n 1_o in_o its_o exhortation_n o_o israel_n trust_v in_o the_o lord_n for_o israel_n may_v trust_v in_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v redeem_v from_o his_o sin_n only_o till_o his_o regeneration_n but_o in_o himself_o after_o it_o 2._o in_o its_o assertion_n for_o with_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v mercy_n and_o with_o he_o be_v plenteous_a redemption_n whereas_o it_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v say_v according_a to_o this_o supposition_n for_o with_o yourselves_o there_o be_v merit_n and_o with_o he_o be_v plenteous_a renumeration_n or_o with_o yourselves_o be_v plenteous_a redemption_n to_o redeem_v you_o from_o your_o great_a sin_n those_o commit_v against_o the_o great_a light_n and_o with_o the_o great_a unthankfulness_n for_o such_o be_v the_o sin_n after_o regeneration_n but_o with_o the_o lord_n be_v only_o a_o â—…cantie_a redempâ—…ion_n to_o redeem_v you_o from_o sin_n before_o your_o regeneration_n when_o you_o neither_o have_v light_a to_o know_v they_o nor_o power_n to_o resist_v they_o by_o which_o mean_v you_o do_v in_o effect_n bid_v israel_n trust_v in_o himself_o all_o his_o life_n long_o and_o in_o god_n only_o some_o sew_v day_n or_o perchance_o hour_n sc_n no_o long_o then_o till_o he_o be_v baptze_v or_o cleanse_v by_o the_o laver_n of_o regeneration_n since_o very_o few_o sober_a christian_n and_o no_o one_o national_a church_n do_v now_o defer_v the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n long_o than_o their_o very_a first_o infancy_n and_o most_o divine_n do_v think_v that_o infant_n be_v regenerate_v when_o they_o be_v baptize_v 3._o you_o will_v contradict_v the_o text_n in_o its_o promise_n and_o he_o shall_v redeem_v israel_n from_o all_o his_o sin_n for_o you_o in_o effect_n say_v that_o israel_n shall_v redeem_v himself_o from_o the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o own_o sin_n therefore_o pray_v let_v this_o redemption_n continue_v till_o the_o last_o minute_n of_o your_o life_n 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