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drive_v to_o dish_n up_o her_o own_o child_n for_o a_o breakfast_n and_o thus_o a_o miserable_a myriam_n sacrifice_v her_o son_n to_o famine_n shall_v be_v constrain_v to_o make_v the_o womb_n of_o her_o increase_n the_o tomb_n of_o her_o posterity_n and_o so_o to_o turn_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o womb_n into_o meat_n for_o the_o belly_n belove_a if_o it_o be_v a_o grief_n to_o any_o to_o hear_v this_o what_o then_o will_v it_o be_v for_o they_o to_o see_v it_o and_o suffer_v it_o loe_o thus_o have_v we_o hear_v of_o the_o woeful_a misery_n of_o famine_n which_o war_n produce_v and_o therefore_o let_v we_o all_o in_o god_n fear_n do_v our_o best_a endeavour_n to_o procure_v the_o blessing_n of_o peace_n o_o pray_v for_o the_o peace_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o word_n here_o peace_n in_o our_o text_n in_o the_o original_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d à _fw-la radice_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la significat_fw-la pacem_fw-la habere_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la pace_fw-la vel_fw-la prosperitate_fw-la frui_fw-la which_o signify_v to_o have_v peace_n that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o enjoy_v peace_n or_o prosperity_n and_o will_v we_o not_o willing_o enjoy_v peace_n certain_o yea_o then_o let_v we_o now_o at_o the_o last_o learn_v the_o true_a and_o right_a way_n to_o remedy_v this_o our_o evil_n of_o war_n among_o we_o lest_o by_o our_o carelessness_n and_o continuance_n in_o wickedness_n our_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o house_n of_o god_n become_v unto_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o house_n of_o affliction_n and_o our_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o vision_n of_o peace_n be_v make_v unto_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o most_o homely_a and_o unpleasant_a place_n and_o our_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o house_n of_o grace_n and_o favour_n be_v turn_v against_o we_o into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o house_n of_o anger_n and_o displeasure_n and_o whereby_o also_o the_o lord_n long-suffering_a turn_n against_o we_o into_o wrath_n and_o consequent_o the_o sword_n of_o war_n our_o life_n into_o death_n the_o mean_n then_o to_o attain_v god_n blessing_n of_o peace_n in_o this_o our_o disturb_a kingdom_n follow_v and_o they_o be_v these_o viz._n the_o first_o be_v prayer_n the_o second_o be_v humiliation_n the_o three_o be_v cast_v away_o all_o our_o transgression_n for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v in_o misery_n and_o not_o to_o pray_v be_v a_o infallible_a sign_n of_o his_o infidelity_n for_o a_o man_n to_o pray_v and_o not_o to_o humble_v himself_o be_v a_o evident_a token_n of_o his_o hypocrisy_n for_o a_o man_n to_o pray_v and_o humble_v himself_o and_o not_o cast_v away_o all_o his_o transgression_n be_v a_o apparent_a testimony_n of_o his_o obstinacy_n and_o therefore_o