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shall_v find_v rest_n for_o your_o soul_n now_o i_o beseech_v you_o my_o brethren_n consider_v that_o this_o prophet_n be_v not_o send_v only_o to_o the_o jew_n but_o also_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o therefore_o the_o word_n of_o his_o prophecy_n belong_v to_o we_o as_o well_o as_o to_o they_o for_o when_o he_o write_v this_o prophecy_n he_o insert_v his_o commission_n which_o run_v thus_o chap._n 1._o ver_fw-la 4._o 5_o 6_o 7._o then_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v unto_o i_o say_v before_o i_o form_v thou_o in_o the_o belly_n i_o know_v thou_o and_o before_o thou_o come_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n i_o sanctify_v thou_o and_o ordain_v thou_o a_o prophet_n to_o the_o nation_n then_o say_v i_o ah_o lord_n god_n behold_v i_o can_v speak_v for_o i_o be_o a_o child_n but_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o say_v not_o i_o be_o a_o child_n for_o thou_o shall_v go_v to_o all_o that_o i_o shall_v send_v thou_o and_o whatsoever_o i_o command_v thou_o thou_o shall_v speak_v 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with_o check_n bedew_v with_o tear_n he_o frequentlyrepeat_v 3._o a_o demonstration_n of_o god_n just_a judgement_n against_o they_o for_o such_o their_o transgression_n 4._o exhortation_n and_o admonition_n tear_n and_o entreaty_n to_o for_o sake_n their_o own_o evil_a way_n and_o so_o prevent_v the_o execution_n of_o those_o judgement_n which_o he_o denounce_v against_o they_o 5._o the_o way_n and_o method_n he_o take_v to_o persuade_v they_o there_o unto_o 6._o the_o nature_n of_o the_o punishment_n to_o be_v inflict_v on_o they_o in_o case_n they_o do_v not_o return_v and_o leave_v their_o ill_a course_n now_o it_o be_v very_o remarkable_a that_o before_o he_o charge_v they_o with_o any_o gross_a pollution_n of_o the_o flesh_n or_o profane_a debauchery_n he_o begin_v with_o their_o fault_n of_o spiritual_a wickedness_n and_o among_o the_o many_o particular_n these_o follow_a be_v some_o 1._o he_o charge_v they_o with_o their_o unkindness_n and_o indiscretion_n in_o forsake_v 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