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for_o why_o will_v you_o die_v o_o you_o house_n of_o israel_n ezech._n 33_o 1â—_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v more_o belove_v in_o christ_n jesus_n god_n be_v the_o same_o god_n unto_o we_o all_o as_o he_o be_v unto_o they_o &_o there_o be_v not_o one_o to_o be_v find_v in_o this_o great_a congregation_n from_o the_o most_o ancient_a father_n to_o the_o young_a child_n but_o in_o some_o measure_n have_v have_v experience_n of_o these_o thing_n every_o one_o have_v feel_v in_o himself_o god_n to_o be_v a_o god_n of_o much_o mercy_n &_o expectation_n for_o when_o his_o angel_n have_v offend_v he_o stay_v not_o at_o all_o for_o he_o but_o throw_v he_o down_o to_o hell_n when_o adam_n have_v transgress_v he_o defer_v not_o his_o punishment_n but_o drive_v he_o straight_o way_n out_o of_o paradise_n but_o if_o we_o examine_v ourselves_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o he_o wait_v for_o every_o one_o of_o we_o indeed_o and_o forbear_v we_o some_o ten_o year_n some_o twenty_o some_o to_o 30._o some_o to_o 40._o some_o to_o old_a age_n some_o to_o dotage_n yea_o he_o spare_v we_o all_o because_o he_o be_v the_o lover_n of_o soul_n as_o the_o wiseman_n call_v he_o he_o be_v patient_a towards_o we_o and_o will_v have_v none_o to_o perish_v but_o all_o of_o we_o to_o come_v to_o repentance_n 2._o pet._n 3.9_o he_o make_v as_o though_o he_o see_v not_o our_o sin_n because_o we_o shall_v amend_v wisd_v 11.20_o he_o prolong_v our_o day_n although_o we_o doevil_n against_o he_o a_o hundred_o time_n eccles_n 8.12_o let_v we_o then_o be_v ware_n belove_v in_o the_o lord_n that_o we_o abuse_v not_o the_o patience_n and_o long_o suffer_v of_o so_o good_a a_o god_n lest_o after_o so_o many_o sweet_a shower_n of_o mercy_n &_o pleasant_a calm_n of_o comfort_n he_o pour_v down_o upon_o we_o the_o bitter_a storm_n and_o hot_a thunderbolt_n of_o his_o judgement_n &_o indignation_n and_o as_o the_o prophet_n tell_v niniveh_n in_o this_o place_n yet_o forty_o day_n &_o niniveh_n shall_v be_v destroy_v so_o yet_o a_o little_a while_n &_o if_o we_o will_v not_o repent_v and_o turn_v unto_o he_o behold_v a_o final_a destruction_n and_o overthrow_n shall_v over_o take_v us._n and_o so_o from_o my_o first_o observation_n the_o patience_n &_o long_o suffer_v of_o god_n in_o that_o he_o do_v not_o present_o destroit_fw-fr niniveh_n but_o give_v it_o a_o good_a space_n to_o repent_v yet_o 40._o day_n i_o now_o come_v to_o the_o second_o note_n of_o my_o first_o general_a part_n which_o be_v the_o justice_n and_o judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n denounce_v destruction_n against_o it_o if_o in_o the_o time_n allot_v it_o do_v not_o amend_v and_o nintveh_n shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o niniveh_n shall_v be_v destroy_v our_o prophet_n do_v not_o come_v only_o with_o a_o song_n of_o god_n mercy_n to_o niniveh_n but_o also_o with_o a_o song_n of_o judgement_n intimate_v that_o if_o they_o will_v not_o embrace_v the_o one_o they_o shall_v undoubted_o feel_v the_o other_o for_o albeit_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o that_o place_n a_o man_n of_o another_o country_n &_o kindred_n &_o niniveh_n large_a and_o spacious_a and_o full_a no_o doubt_n of_o many_o barbarous_a &_o cruel_a people_n he_o may_v in_o some_o sort_n because_o he_o be_v flesh_n and_o blood_n be_v discourage_v to_o deal_v so_o round_o &_o plain_o with_o they_o as_o to_o denounce_v so_o heavy_a a_o judgement_n on_o they_o for_o fear_v lest_o they_o shall_v have_v kill_v he_o yet_o behold_v the_o courage_n &_o audacity_n of_o a_o faithful_a prophet_n he_o prefer_v the_o discharge_n of_o his_o duty_n before_o the_o safety_n of_o his_o life_n and_o have_v receive_v this_o message_n from_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v not_o afraid_a although_o he_o be_v but_o one_o &_o that_o a_o stranger_n to_o pronounce_v it_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o niniveh_n yea_o peradventure_o before_o the_o king_n and_o noble_n of_o niniveh_n for_o so_o it_o be_v probable_a although_o it_o declare_v nolesse_a then_o ninivehs_n overthrow_n &_o 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