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either_o be_v tempt_v by_o their_o need_n to_o live_v by_o lie_n or_o they_o may_v be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o law_n and_o have_v less_o understanding_n what_o judgement_n be_v ver_fw-la 4._o but_o when_o he_o go_v to_o the_o great_a one_o who_o have_v better_a advantage_n of_o knowledge_n than_o the_o other_o he_o find_v that_o they_o be_v lawless_a also_o and_o will_v be_v bind_v by_o no_o obligation_n of_o law_n or_o conscience_n to_o their_o duty_n ver_fw-la 5._o and_o therefore_o he_o say_v of_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n chap._n 6.6_o that_o she_o be_v whole_o oppression_n and_o ver_fw-la 7._o that_o a_o continual_a stream_n of_o wickedness_n run_v down_o her_o street_n so_o that_o he_o can_v see_v nothing_o but_o the_o sad_a spectacle_n of_o grieve_a and_o wound_a person_n 8._o ezekiel_n likewise_o will_v witness_v large_o to_o this_o truth_n who_o prophesy_v in_o the_o day_n of_o jehoiakim_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o first_o captivity_n chap._n 1.1_o 2._o this_o person_n see_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o dwell_v between_o the_o cherubim_n upon_o the_o ark_n depart_v from_o the_o holy_a place_n and_o from_o the_o nation_n by_o several_a step_n and_o degree_n first_o it_o go_v from_o off_o the_o cherubim_n where_o it_o use_v to_o sit_v viz._n from_o the_o mercy-seat_n which_o be_v in_o the_o west_n part_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o it_o stand_v over_o the_o threshold_n of_o the_o house_n chap._n 10.4_o then_o it_o mount_v upon_o the_o back_n of_o the_o cherubim_n which_o be_v that_o chariot_n describe_v by_o he_o chap._n 1._o and_o they_o carry_v it_o to_o the_o east-gate_n of_o the_o house_n at_o which_o the_o people_n come_v to_o worship_n ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o 20._o but_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o mischief_n and_o violence_n to_o be_v find_v among_o those_o that_o come_v to_o worship_n though_o prince_n of_o the_o people_n chap._n 11.1_o 2_o 6_o 7._o they_o carry_v it_o into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o city_n as_o you_o may_v gather_v from_o chap._n 11._o ver_fw-la 23._o but_o the_o city_n be_v full_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o slay_v as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o those_o verse_n 6_o 7._o the_o cherubim_n lift_v up_o their_o wing_n and_o carry_v it_o away_o still_o further_o off_o unto_o the_o mountain_n that_o be_v on_o the_o east-side_n of_o the_o city_n ver_fw-la 22_o 23._o which_o be_v the_o mount_n of_o olive_n and_o from_o thence_o it_o go_v quite_o away_o from_o his_o sight_n as_o he_o say_v ver_fw-la 24._o which_o signify_v that_o god_n forsake_v the_o land_n because_o of_o their_o iniquity_n 9_o now_o that_o their_o iniquity_n for_o which_o he_o forsake_v it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o i_o have_v mention_v and_o that_o they_o be_v but_o little_o amend_v after_o the_o first_o captivity_n you_o may_v see_v by_o that_o descriptio_fw-la which_o he_o make_v of_o those_o person_n that_o god_n will_v account_v righteous_a and_o accept_v to_o life_n and_o of_o those_o who_o be_v so_o wicked_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v destroy_v for_o this_o the_o most_o read_v the_o 18._o chap._n from_o the_o three_o verse_n to_o the_o nineteenth_o and_o chap._n 33._o ver_fw-la 14_o 15_o 16._o where_o though_o he_o mention_v their_o idolatry_n yet_o he_o enlarge_v far_o more_o upon_o these_o other_o sin_n and_o the_o contrary_a virtue_n but_o especial_o he_o note_v the_o ruler_n as_o most_o guilty_a in_o this_o kind_n and_o therefore_o spend_v one_o whole_a chapter_n in_o their_o reproof_n for_o by_o shepherd_n chap._n 34._o you_o may_v understand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o governor_n of_o the_o people_n and_o those_o that_o bear_v office_n in_o the_o land_n so_o the_o prince_n and_o captain_n of_o chaldaea_n that_o destroy_v jerusalem_n be_v call_v shepherd_n and_o their_o subject_n their_o flock_n jer._n 6.3_o and_o pastor_n jer._n 12.10_o jer._n 49.19_o 20._o now_o these_o shepherd_n of_o israel_n that_o shall_v have_v have_v a_o care_n of_o all_o the_o flock_n they_o do_v not_o tondere_fw-la but_o deglubere_fw-la not_o shear_v they_o but_o flay_v they_o and_o pull_v their_o skin_n off_o from_o they_o yea_o they_o tear_v their_o very_a flesh_n if_o they_o be_v fat_a and_o rich_a ver_fw-la 3._o and_o whereas_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v a_o guard_n to_o the_o people_n from_o wolf_n and_o devourer_n if_o any_o poor_a weak_a man_n of_o the_o flock_n be_v break_v or_o wound_v by_o the_o great_a beast_n they_o never_o take_v care_n by_o right_a judgement_n to_o redress_v their_o grievance_n but_o rather_o exercise_v more_o cruelty_n upon_o they_o ver_fw-la 4._o the_o rich_a sort_n imitate_v they_o and_o do_v violence_n to_o their_o poor_a neighbour_n who_o can_v get_v no_o relief_n by_o the_o law_n which_o these_o shepherd_n do_v not_o execute_v and_o therefore_o god_n himself_o say_v that_o he_o will_v come_v and_o judge_v between_o the_o fat_a cattle_n and_o the_o lean_a ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o 20._o read_v also_o chap._n 12.19_o and_o chap._n 22.6_o 7_o 9_o 12._o where_o god_n complain_v of_o the_o prince_n and_o people_n both_o and_o say_v ver_fw-la 13._o that_o because_o of_o this_o he_o have_v smite_v his_o hand_n at_o their_o dishonest_a gain_n which_o they_o have_v make_v etc._n etc._n which_o be_v as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v clap_v his_o hand_n at_o his_o enemy_n and_o say_v i_o will_v be_v revenge_v you_o shall_v not_o escape_v so_o with_o your_o wickedness_n they_o think_v that_o those_o who_o god_n have_v deliver_v into_o captivity_n be_v the_o sinner_n that_o have_v provoke_v he_o and_o therefore_o be_v cast_v out_o but_o that_o they_o who_o still_o remain_v in_o the_o land_n be_v his_o good_a people_n and_o dear_o belove_v of_o he_o whereas_o the_o lord_n say_v that_o he_o have_v send_v they_o out_o for_o their_o good_a and_o will_v be_v a_o little_a sanctuary_n unto_o they_o chap._n 11.15_o 16._o which_o be_v exact_o conformable_a to_o what_o jeremiah_n say_v chap._n 24._o where_o he_o compare_v those_o of_o the_o first_o captivity_n to_o good_a fig_n and_o they_o that_o remain_v to_o naughty_a fig_n that_o can_v not_o be_v eat_v they_o be_v so_o bad_a and_o say_v that_o the_o former_a he_o have_v a_o respect_n unto_o and_o will_v own_v they_o for_o he_o but_o the_o latter_a he_o will_v make_v a_o reproach_n and_o a_o proverb_n a_o taunt_n and_o a_o curse_n in_o all_o place_n whether_o they_o shall_v be_v drive_v for_o their_o sin_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o great_a in_o that_o they_o do_v not_o reform_v after_o such_o a_o fair_a warning_n give_v they_o by_o the_o captivity_n of_o a_o part_n of_o their_o nation_n not_o above_o twelve_o year_n before_o no_o nor_o when_o the_o chaldean_n be_v just_o ready_a to_o take_v their_o city_n again_o and_o destroy_v they_o utter_o as_o you_o may_v note_v from_o ezek._n 33.21_o 10._o these_o thing_n they_o be_v so_o settle_v and_o root_v in_o that_o they_o make_v but_o a_o mock_n of_o those_o that_o come_v to_o reprove_v they_o and_o threaten_v god_n judgement_n upon_o they_o they_o do_v but_o laugh_v when_o the_o prophet_n tell_v they_o that_o these_o sin_n will_v destroy_v they_o and_o that_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n will_v come_v like_o a_o seethe_a pot_n to_o scald_v they_o jer._n 1.13_o we_o must_v be_v the_o flesh_n and_o this_o city_n be_v the_o cauldron_n say_v they_o by_o way_n of_o flout_n ezek._n 11.3_o when_o they_o be_v build_v house_n and_o therefore_o we_o have_v best_o build_v in_o this_o place_n that_o be_v not_o near_o the_o city_n where_o we_o be_v to_o be_v sodden_a and_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n apply_v this_o say_n to_o another_o purpose_n and_o tell_v they_o that_o since_o they_o have_v multiply_v their_o slain_n in_o that_o city_n and_o fill_v the_o street_n with_o they_o ver_fw-la
he_o be_v innocent_a i_o e._n they_o be_v no_o more_o sensible_a of_o these_o sin_n then_o many_o heathen_a people_n who_o know_v but_o little_a of_o god_n and_o so_o may_v more_o easy_o forget_v what_o be_v only_o teach_v they_o by_o themselves_o but_o in_o our_o translation_n indeed_o it_o be_v a_o threaten_a and_o thus_o it_o may_v be_v expound_v as_o de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr have_v note_v most_o agreeable_o to_o the_o hebrew_n text_n he_o that_o steal_v be_v cut_v off_o on_o this_o side_n viz._n of_o the_o fly_a roll_n according_a to_o it_o i._n e._n according_a to_o the_o curse_n and_o he_o that_o swear_v be_v cut_v off_o on_o the_o other_o side_n according_a to_o it_o the_o roll_n or_o book_n that_o he_o speak_v of_o ver_fw-la 2._o which_o contain_v a_o curse_n in_o it_o threaten_v upon_o all_o judea_n which_o be_v as_o the_o roll_n long_o than_o broad_a be_v to_o fly_v abroad_o and_o spread_v itself_o upon_o all_o the_o guilty_a person_n now_o one_o side_n of_o the_o book_n say_v 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 their_o own_o house_n after_o their_o return_n from_o captivity_n before_o they_o build_v it_o though_o god_n have_v give_v they_o a_o command_n to_o go_v about_o it_o but_o of_o this_o neglect_n they_o be_v awaken_v by_o these_o two_o prophet_n and_o by_o many_o judgement_n and_o sore_a affliction_n mention_v hag._n 2.15_o 16_o 17._o and_o zach._n 8.9_o 10._o and_o then_o they_o think_v all_o be_v well_o because_o they_o obey_v god_n voice_n in_o this_o thing_n and_o because_o he_o promise_v from_o that_o day_n forward_o to_o bless_v they_o hag._n 2.19_o so_o the_o temple_n be_v but_o carry_v on_o to_o perfection_n they_o think_v no_o great_a care_n be_v due_a to_o other_o thing_n and_o so_o continue_v in_o a_o world_n of_o wickedness_n make_v their_o zeal_n for_o temple-work_n eat_v up_o all_o their_o love_n to_o justice_n and_o mercy_n 4._o if_o we_o shall_v trace_v their_o footstep_n further_o we_o shall_v soon_o find_v that_o when_o the_o temple_n be_v complete_v and_o finish_v they_o be_v but_o little_a better_o for_o malachy_n who_o conclude_v their_o story_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o be_v call_v by_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o seal_n of_o the_o prophet_n because_o he_o be_v the_o last_o and_o shut_v up_o all_o complain_v of_o the_o iniquity_n both_o of_o priest_n and_o people_n set_v down_o these_o sin_n as_o famous_a among_o the_o rest_n chap._n 3.5_o false_a swear_v oppression_n of_o the_o hireling_n in_o his_o wage_n of_o the_o widow_n and_o fatherless_a and_o turn_v aside_o the_o stranger_n from_o his_o right_n all_o which_o they_o do_v without_o any_o fear_n of_o what_o will_v follow_v and_o particular_o of_o the_o priest_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o they_o be_v partial_a in_o the_o law_n chap._n 2.9_o i_o e._n they_o do_v not_o judge_v according_a to_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o cause_n but_o according_a to_o their_o love_n of_o the_o person_n and_o of_o the_o prince_n we_o be_v tell_v by_o nehemiah_n how_o heavy_o they_o 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