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the_o same_o josiah_n and_o likewise_o of_o jehoiakim_n and_o zedekiah_n in_o the_o time_n of_o both_o the_o first_o and_o second_o captivity_n and_o afterward_o also_o he_o i_o say_v speak_v the_o very_a same_o word_n as_o will_v be_v very_o evident_a to_o those_o who_o will_v do_v themselves_o so_o much_o right_n for_o the_o understanding_n of_o this_o truth_n as_o to_o ponder_v these_o place_n of_o his_o pprophecy_n he_o tell_v we_o in_o the_o 3._o chap._n ver_fw-la 10._o that_o judah_n do_v not_o return_v to_o god_n with_o her_o whole_a heart_n but_o fained_o which_o word_n be_v speak_v as_o you_o may_v see_v for_o 6._o in_o the_o day_n of_o josiah_n who_o have_v make_v a_o covenant_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o all_o their_o soul_n and_o all_o the_o people_n stand_v unto_o it_o 2_o king_n 23.3_o this_o be_v the_o return_v which_o the_o prophet_n say_v be_v but_o feign_v because_o notwithstanding_o this_o great_a profession_n they_o be_v not_o 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that_o a_o man_n shall_v have_v such_o strange_a art_n of_o abuse_v himself_o as_o to_o make_v himself_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n and_o in_o a_o safe_a condition_n while_o he_o live_v in_o the_o violation_n of_o all_o these_o know_a principle_n there_o must_v be_v some_o notable_a blind_a some_o very_a plausible_a trick_n that_o can_v cast_v such_o a_o mist_n before_o his_o eye_n and_o juggle_v he_o into_o such_o a_o conceit_a belief_n which_o here_o i_o think_v we_o have_v discover_v they_o have_v high_a thought_n of_o their_o divine_a worship_n and_o look_v upon_o their_o religious_a service_n as_o huge_o please_v unto_o god_n and_o they_o know_v themselves_o to_o be_v very_a earnest_n it_o be_v like_o in_o this_o piece_n of_o reformation_n and_o so_o they_o judge_v themselves_o to_o be_v the_o people_n of_o god_n the_o right_a worship_n be_v restore_v the_o altar_n be_v cleanse_v and_o the_o temple_n repair_v by_o their_o mean_n now_o their_o great_a zeal_n in_o 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3.11_o the_o head_n thereof_o judge_v for_o reward_n and_o the_o priest_n thereof_o teach_v for_o hire_n and_o the_o prophet_n thereof_o divine_a for_o money_n yet_o they_o will_v lean_v upon_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v be_v not_o the_o lord_n among_o we_o none_o evil_a can_v come_v upon_o we_o they_o will_v needs_o be_v god_n favourite_n and_o thrust_v themselves_o upon_o he_o and_o be_v confident_a of_o his_o goodness_n to_o they_o though_o they_o be_v conscious_a to_o themselves_o of_o all_o this_o wickedness_n they_o cry_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o long_o as_o those_o of_o ephesus_n cry_v great_a be_v diana_n of_o the_o ephesian_n and_o in_o this_o temple-worship_n and_o religion_n they_o trust_v think_v that_o god_n be_v fix_v to_o that_o place_n and_o that_o the_o temple_n will_v secure_v they_o as_o certain_o as_o the_o trojan_n think_v themselves_o out_o of_o all_o danger_n while_o they_o can_v keep_v their_o palladium_n and_o therefore_o jeremiah_n bid_v they_o not_o trust_v in_o those_o lie_a word_n say_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v these_o i._n e._n not_o hearken_v to_o the_o false_a prophet_n who_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o be_v god_n temple_n a_o separate_a people_n a_o holy_a nation_n among_o who_o god_n do_v dwell_v for_o all_o this_o will_v not_o avail_v they_o and_o they_o be_v word_n that_o will_v not_o profit_v or_o give_v they_o any_o help_n ver_fw-la 8._o yet_o they_o dream_v that_o as_o long_o as_o they_o keep_v their_o holy_a place_n pure_a they_o need_v not_o fear_v the_o take_n of_o their_o city_n just_o as_o the_o heathen_n think_v their_o fortress_n can_v never_o be_v win_v while_o they_o can_v keep_v the_o good_a genius_n of_o the_o place_n from_o be_v charm_v away_o out_o of_o it_o and_o so_o a_o excellent_a linguist_n take_v that_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o thele_v dieu_fw-fr lud._n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr to_o refer_v not_o to_o the_o person_n but_o to_o the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o temple_n which_o agree_v well_o with_o the_o word_n foregoing_a ver_fw-la 2._o where_o the_o prophet_n be_v bid_v to_o stand_v in_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n and_o to_o proclaim_v these_o word_n among_o the_o rest_n trust_v not_o in_o lie_v word_n say_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v these_o as_o if_o he_o have_v point_v with_o his_o finger_n to_o the_o building_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o say_v to_o those_o that_o come_v to_o worship_n do_v not_o deceive_v yourselves_o in_o a_o vain_a confidence_n that_o these_o will_v save_v you_o as_o if_o god_n be_v bind_v to_o these_o dwelling_n but_o yet_o they_o come_v and_o stand_v before_o god_n in_o his_o house_n as_o he_o say_v ver_fw-la 10._o and_o say_v we_o be_v deliver_v and_o that_o make_v they_o do_v all_o those_o forementioned_a abomination_n and_o therefore_o he_o give_v they_o that_o reproof_n which_o you_o read_v ver_fw-la 11._o where_o he_o ask_v they_o be_v my_o heuse_n 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the_o house_n wherein_o they_o trust_v they_o do_v swear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o pretend_v great_a reverence_n to_o it_o but_o it_o be_v not_o in_o truth_n and_o righteousness_n isa_n 48.1_o they_o style_v themselves_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o holy_a city_n ver_fw-la 2._o viz._n the_o man_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o people_n of_o zion_n and_o they_o stay_v themselves_o on_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n whereas_o they_o be_v stouthearted_a and_o far_o from_o righteousness_n as_o you_o may_v read_v isa_n 46.12_o but_o they_o offer_v to_o god_n sacrifice_n out_o of_o their_o unlawful_a gain_n and_o this_o they_o think_v will_v bribe_v he_o to_o take_v no_o notice_n as_o you_o may_v gather_v from_o isa_n 61.8_o the_o lord_n love_v judgement_n i_o hate_v robbery_n for_o burnt-offering_n and_o so_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a render_v these_o word_n jer._n 11.15_o numquid_fw-la carnes_z anctae_fw-la auferent_fw-la à _fw-la te_fw-la malitias_fw-la tuas_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la 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he_o contain_v a_o curse_n against_o all_o thief_n which_o shall_v certain_o light_v upon_o they_o and_o the_o other_o side_n of_o it_o against_o all_o false_a swearer_n which_o shall_v also_o come_v upon_o they_o according_a as_o be_v threaten_v and_o therefore_o he_o go_v on_o further_o to_o denounce_v god_n judgement_n upon_o such_o person_n v._o 4._o and_o speak_v of_o the_o woman_n that_o sit_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o epaph_n ver_fw-la 7._o by_o who_o be_v shadow_v the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n who_o iniquity_n shall_v be_v bear_v withal_o but_o to_o a_o certain_a measure_n he_o say_v ver_fw-la 8._o this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wickedness_n i._n e._n iniquity_n itself_o the_o mother_n of_o all_o deceit_n theft_n and_o perjury_n and_o for_o this_o he_o threaten_v again_o unto_o they_o another_o expulsion_n and_o dispersion_n into_o another_o babylon_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o the_o chapter_n and_o afterward_o god_n have_v most_o plain_o tell_v they_o how_o the_o case_n stand_v with_o their_o father_n and_o how_o angry_a he_o have_v be_v with_o they_o chap._n 8.2_o he_o say_v that_o now_o he_o be_v return_v to_o zion_n and_o will_v dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o city_n of_o truth_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 3._o and_o he_o tell_v they_o what_o great_a thing_n he_o will_v do_v for_o they_o and_o that_o as_o they_o have_v be_v a_o curse_n so_o now_o they_o shall_v be_v a_o blessing_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n &_o v._o 13._o but_o then_o he_o add_v that_o these_o be_v the_o thing_n they_o must_v do_v speak_v you_o every_o one_o the_o truth_n to_o his_o neighbour_n execute_v the_o judgement_n of_o peace_n and_o truth_n in_o your_o gate_n and_o let_v none_o of_o you_o imagine_v evil_a in_o your_o heart_n against_o his_o neighbour_n and_o love_v no_o false_a oath_n for_o all_o these_o be_v thing_n that_o i_o hate_v say_v the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 16_o 17._o 3._o and_o if_o we_o look_v back_o to_o haggai_n who_o prophesy_v but_o two_o year_n before_o these_o word_n in_o the_o eight_o of_o zachary_n be_v speak_v one_o be_v in_o the_o second_o the_o other_o in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o darius_n he_o will_v tell_v we_o no_o better_o news_n of_o this_o people_n for_o he_o say_v chap._n 2._o ver_fw-la 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o that_o every_o thing_n that_o the_o people_n do_v take_v in_o hand_n be_v as_o unclean_a and_o pollute_a as_o that_o which_o be_v touch_v by_o one_o defile_v with_o a_o dead_a body_n and_o that_o though_o they_o be_v a_o holy_a people_n to_o he_o yet_o that_o do_v not_o make_v the_o thing_n that_o they_o meddle_v withal_o holy_a now_o if_o we_o compare_v this_o passage_n with_o those_o that_o be_v before_o gather_v out_o of_o zachary_n we_o shall_v easy_o discern_v i_o think_v what_o the_o matter_n be_v that_o make_v god_n so_o offend_v with_o their_o do_n at_o first_o they_o let_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n lie_v waste_v and_o build_v 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universal_o and_o so_o much_o to_o the_o injury_n of_o their_o wife_n that_o they_o cause_v the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v cover_v with_o tear_n with_o weeping_z and_o with_o cry_v out_o insomuch_o that_o he_o regard_v not_o their_o offering_n any_o more_o etc._n etc._n mal._n 2.13_o i_o e._n their_o wife_n make_v such_o grievous_a complaint_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o violence_n that_o be_v offer_v they_o so_o it_o be_v call_v ver_fw-la 16._o that_o it_o cause_v he_o to_o despise_v all_o their_o gift_n that_o they_o bring_v he_o he_o look_v more_o at_o the_o other_o tear_n then_o at_o all_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o yet_o they_o have_v the_o front_n to_o come_v and_o ask_v god_n wherefore_o he_o will_v not_o receive_v they_o ver_fw-la 14._o to_o which_o he_o answer_v that_o he_o must_v deal_v righteous_o though_o they_o will_v not_o and_o he_o can_v not_o but_o take_v notice_n how_o treacherous_o they_o have_v deal_v with_o their_o wife_n who_o as_o they_o have_v be_v their_o companion_n merit_v great_a kindness_n from_o they_o and_o as_o they_o be_v take_v by_o covenant_n and_o contract_n they_o be_v in_o justice_n oblige_v to_o have_v deal_v better_a with_o they_o and_o he_o prove_v that_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o great_a offence_n because_o it_o be_v so_o contrary_a to_o god_n institution_n in_o marriage_n for_o do_v not_o he_o make_v one_o and_o yet_o he_o have_v the_o residue_n of_o the_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 15._o i._n e._n according_a as_o we_o translate_v it_o do_v not_o he_o make_v one_o wife_n only_o for_o adam_n whereas_o he_o have_v more_o the_o same_o spirit_n that_o he_o breathe_v into_o she_o can_v have_v make_v