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the_o prophet_n jeremy_n speak_v chap._n 5.12_o they_o have_v boly_v the_o lord_n say_v he_o and_o say_v this_o evil_n shall_v not_o come_v upon_o we_o what_o else_o do_v they_o that_o walk_v in_o their_o sin_n and_o yet_o think_v that_o the_o threaten_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v not_o overtake_v they_o but_o even_o give_v the_o lord_n the_o lie_n and_o again_o although_o the_o threaten_n and_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n be_v so_o general_a and_o univerfall_v as_o you_o may_v see_v deut._n 29._o the_o lord_n fore-sets_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v some_o and_o alas_o will_v to_o god_n that_o the_o most_o part_n be_v not_o so_o who_o when_o they_o hear_v the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v nevertheless_o bless_v themselves_o in_o their_o own_o heart_n and_o shall_v say_v i_o shall_v have_v peace_n though_o i_o walk_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o my_o own_o heart_n how_o many_o be_v there_o of_o this_o kind_n that_o ban_v &_o swear_v and_o drink_v and_o rail_v and_o break_v the_o 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not_o they_o consider_v not_o that_o it_o be_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o lord_n threaten_n that_o this_o come_v upon_o they_o so_o to_o humble_v themselves_o under_o the_o mighty_a hand_n of_o god_n this_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n chap._n 5._o set_n down_o to_o have_v be_v the_o senseless_a condition_n of_o the_o people_n of_o his_o time_n thou_o have_v strike_v they_o but_o they_o have_v not_o grieve_v thou_o have_v confume_v they_o but_o they_o have_v not_o receive_v correction_n and_o he_o conclude_v sure_o they_o be_v poor_a they_o be_v foolish_a they_o know_v not_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n nor_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o god_n this_o be_v a_o lamentable_a case_n and_o yet_o a_o common_a case_n we_o shall_v pray_v the_o lord_n to_o save_v we_o from_o this_o senselessness_n they_o be_v happy_a that_o when_o adversity_n come_v upon_o they_o get_v grace_n from_o god_n to_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v for_o their_o sin_n and_o so_o humble_a themselves_o and_o be_v not_o 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