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that_o there_o be_v no_o power_n nor_o strength_n in_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n yea_o and_o the_o israelite_n themselves_o often_o expostulate_v the_o matter_n with_o god_n as_o if_o he_o have_v give_v they_o just_a cause_n so_o to_o do_v as_o how_o god_n promise_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v make_v mirror_n of_o his_o blessing_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o we_o lie_v open_a here_o to_o all_o the_o injury_n profane_a people_n can_v lade_v we_o withal_o how_o hang_v these_o thing_n together_o because_o the_o israelite_n than_o murmur_v thus_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o condition_n and_o thus_o wrong_v the_o lord_n the_o prophet_n answer_v they_o the_o nation_n shall_v be_v bless_v in_o god_n and_o shall_v glory_v in_o he_o some_o refer_v this_o to_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n but_o very_o unapt_o i_o grant_v he_o promise_v abraham_n that_o all_o nation_n shall_v be_v bless_v or_o shall_v bless_v themselves_o in_o his_o seed_n but_o this_o blessing_n have_v not_o his_o 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favourable_a and_o gracious_a unto_o you_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n then_o why_o all_o nation_n bless_v not_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o they_o glory_v not_o in_o he_o that_o be_v to_o say_v conversation_n what_o hurt_v professor_n do_v themselves_o and_o other_o by_o their_o bad_a conversation_n that_o pure_a religion_n spread_v not_o itself_o throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o that_o the_o gentile_n join_v not_o with_o you_o in_o approve_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o only_a true_a god_n even_o your_o impiety_n and_o malicious_a obstinacy_n be_v it_o which_o hinder_v god_n glory_n and_o that_o the_o whole_a world_n ring_v not_o of_o your_o happiness_n and_o felicity_n we_o now_o then_o have_v the_o prophet_n meaning_n namely_o that_o the_o jew_n do_v expostulate_v the_o matter_n with_o god_n without_o cause_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o misery_n and_o calamity_n which_o they_o endure_v because_o themselves_o have_v seek_v out_o and_o also_o heap_v upon_o their_o own_o head_n all_o these_o evil_n and_o have_v therewithal_o give_v the_o profane_a nation_n matter_n and_o occasion_n thus_o wicked_o to_o pollute_v and_o blaspheme_v the_o sacred_a name_n of_o god_n now_o it_o follow_v verse_n 3._o for_o the_o lord_n say_v thus_o to_o to_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n that_o be_v to_o the_o jew_n and_o to_o jerusalem_n plough_v up_o your_o fallow_a ground_n and_o sow_v not_o among_o thorn_n the_o prophet_n still_o prosecute_v the_o same_o doctrine_n for_o he_o reprehend_v the_o hypocrisy_n of_o the_o israelite_n because_o they_o will_v needs_o satisfy_v god_n withoutward_a ceremony_n only_o albeit_o their_o heart_n be_v full_o fraught_v with_o fraud_n malice_n and_o all_o other_o impiety_n therefore_o he_o say_v god_n will_n the_o jew_n to_o plough_v up_o their_o fallow_a ground_n and_o no_o more_o to_o sow_v among_o thorn_n
far_o from_o fear_v judah_n for_o who_o cause_n the_o ten_o tribe_n be_v here_o bring_v in_o under_o the_o similitude_n of_o a_o adulterous_a wife_n that_o contrariwise_o she_o be_v say_v to_o be_v fearless_o p._n 156._o verse_n 9_o yea_o contrariwise_o by_o the_o lightness_n of_o her_o whoredom_n she_o defile_v the_o land_n that_o be_v he_o even_o make_v it_o guilty_a by_o her_o idolatry_n p._n 157._o verse_n 10_o and_o if_o in_o the_o day_n of_o good_a king_n josias_n they_o make_v any_o show_n of_o convert_n unto_o god_n yet_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o multitude_n all_o be_v but_o from_o the_o tooth_n outward_a and_o mere_o in_o hypocrisy_n p._n 158._o verse_n 11_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n conclude_v that_o if_o comparison_n shall_v now_o be_v make_v between_o judah_n and_o israel_n that_o israel_n of_o the_o two_o will_v prove_v herself_o less_o guilty_a first_o in_o regard_n the_o jew_n have_v among_o they_o the_o temple_n the_o sacrifice_n whereof_o they_o glory_v not_o a_o 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they_o be_v to_o acknowledge_v their_o inquity_n for_o he_o that_o hide_v his_o sin_n shall_v not_o prosper_v and_o lest_o they_o may_v say_v they_o be_v to_o seek_v how_o to_o frame_v their_o indictment_n against_o themselves_o god_n to_o prevent_v that_o excuse_n frame_v it_o for_o they_o put_v the_o word_n as_o it_o be_v into_o their_o mouth_n add_v in_o the_o end_n the_o cause_n of_o all_o to_o wit_n they_o refuse_v to_o hear_v those_o wholesome_a instruction_n which_o god_n tender_v they_o out_o of_o his_o word_n p._n 64._o 65._o 66._o verse_n 14_o but_o because_o poor_a sinner_n be_v not_o easy_o bring_v to_o believe_v that_o god_n mean_v as_o he_o speak_v when_o he_o offer_v they_o mercy_n he_o exhort_v they_o the_o second_o time_n to_o return_v unto_o he_o upon_o this_o ground_n viz._n that_o sowsoever_o they_o have_v show_v themselves_o as_o a_o disloyal_a wife_n towards_o he_o yet_o he_o retain_v the_o affection_n of_o a_o love_a husband_n towards_o they_o and_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o accept_v they_o again_o into_o his_o favour_n though_o but_o one_o out_o of_o a_o city_n or_o but_o two_o out_o of_o a_o tribe_n shall_v come_v unto_o he_o p._n 168._o 169._o 170._o and_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o show_v a_o token_n of_o his_o especial_a favour_n verse_n 15_o upon_o they_o namely_o in_o give_v they_o pastor_n after_o his_o own_o heart_n which_o shall_v break_v unto_o they_o the_o bread_n of_o life_n p._n 171._o 172._o and_o thus_o after_o god_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v at_o one_o again_o then_o verse_n 16_o will_v he_o cause_v both_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n to_o become_v one_o also_o so_o as_o all_o cause_n of_o emulation_n and_o debate_n be_v do_v away_o they_o shall_v like_o brethren_n hold_v the_o band_n of_o unity_n and_o amity_n one_o with_o another_o p._n 173._o 174._o which_o exposition_n be_v here_o confirm_v with_o the_o cause_n thereof_o verse_n 17_o render_v in_o regard_n god_n will_v correct_v that_o subbornnesse_n of_o heart_n after_o which_o former_o both_o of_o they_o have_v walk_v p._n 175._o the_o thirteen_o lecture_n for_o god_n wrath_n be_v now_o appease_v after_o both_o house_n verse_n 18_o have_v be_v thus_o severe_o chastise_v he_o will_v cause_v they_o like_o brethren_n to_o return_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o their_o captivity_n as_o it_o be_v hand_n in_o hand_n into_o the_o land_n of_o their_o nativity_n p._n 178._o 179._o but_o what_o shall_v be_v the_o mean_n to_o effect_v this_o god_n will_v verse_n 19_o give_v they_o the_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n by_o which_o they_o shall_v cry_v unto_o he_o abba_n father_n and_o this_o not_o for_o any_o merit_n of_o they_o for_o by_o their_o sin_n verse_n 20_o they_o have_v deserve_v the_o contrary_a therefore_o they_o be_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o god_n do_v it_o free_o and_o for_o his_o own_o mercy_n sake_n and_o thus_o the_o prophet_n once_o again_o seek_v to_o awaken_v the_o jew_n by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o israelite_n p._n 181._o bring_v they_o in_o lament_v while_o the_o jew_n lie_v secure_o verse_n 21_o snort_v in_o their_o impenitency_n p._n 182._o 183._o here_o god_n be_v bring_v in_o as_o a_o father_n relent_v towards_o a_o verse_n 22_o graceless_a son_n and_o the_o israelite_n repent_v towards_o their_o good_a father_n p._n 184._o 185._o verse_n 23_o and_o withal_o confess_v their_o folly_n and_o error_n which_o they_o can_v not_o see_v before_o to_o wit_n that_o whereas_o the_o help_n of_o one_o god_n have_v be_v always_o sufficient_a for_o they_o in_o all_o extremity_n yet_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v too_o weak_a to_o save_v they_o they_o think_v it_o the_o safe_a way_n to_o trust_v to_o a_o multitude_n of_o go_n p._n 185._o 186._o verse_n 24_o the_o odiousness_n of_o which_o sin_n they_o may_v well_o discern_v in_o see_v how_o their_o father_n have_v smart_v for_o it_o in_o that_o as_o a_o consumption_n it_o devour_v both_o they_o and_o they_o p._n 186._o verse_n 25_o themselves_o also_o be_v heir_n of_o their_o father_n iniquity_n taste_v in_o like_a manner_n with_o they_o of_o the_o same_o punishment_n from_o their_o youth_n in_o regard_n both_o of_o they_o have_v do_v wicked_o against_o god_n even_o from_o their_o youth_n p._n 187._o 188._o the_o fourteen_o lecture_n chap._n 4_o verse_n 1_o israel_n have_v oft_o be_v summon_v to_o convert_v but_o lest_o she_o shall_v please_v herself_o in_o a_o feign_a or_o half_a conversion_n the_o lord_n wish_v she_o in_o this_o place_n to_o fall_v to_o it_o in_o good_a earnest_n p._n 190._o 191._o verse_n 2_o the_o truth_n of_o which_o their_o conversion_n he_o wish_v they_o to_o testify_v by_o use_v the_o name_n of_o god_n reverent_o and_o upright_o in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o his_o worship_n and_o service_n p._n 192._o 193._o show_v that_o if_o they_o have_v take_v this_o course_n they_o may_v every_o way_n have_v be_v mirror_n of_o god_n mercy_n but_o the_o contrary_a be_v the_o cause_n of_o god_n curse_n upon_o themselves_o which_o also_o 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