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do_v to_o his_o people_n to_o avenge_v they_o exod._n 3.9_o 2_o chron._n 16.8_o 9_o let_v our_o moderation_n be_v make_v know_v to_o all_o since_o the_o lord_n be_v at_o hand_n phil._n 4.5_o see_v more_o of_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o mr._n perkins_n on_o the_o creed_n artic._n 1._o p._n 154._o folio_n vol._n 1._o peter_n martyr_n on_o 1_o sam._n 10._o p._n 56_o 57_o lessius_fw-la de_fw-la attributis_fw-la p._n 625._o dr._n gouge_n his_o arrow_n p._n 373._o rutherford_n lect._n latin_a c._n 11._o p._n 122._o corbet_n fast_o ser._n on_o 1_o cor._n 1.27_o p._n 5_o etc._n etc._n dyke_n on_o matth._n 4.4_o p._n 260_o etc._n etc._n strong_a 31_o select_a ser._n p._n 657._o raworth_n jacob_n ladder_n p._n 5_o etc._n etc._n b._n andrews_n catechis_n chap._n 7._o folio_n mihi_fw-la p._n 29._o herbert_n poem_n p._n 109_o etc._n etc._n pemble_n folio_n p._n 263._o to_o 279._o minutius_n felix_fw-la per_fw-la totum_fw-la par_n his_o ground_n of_o divinity_n p._n 33_o etc._n etc._n 3_o 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this_o be_v a_o truth_n yet_o it_o be_v better_o take_v the_o word_n in_o a_o large_a sense_n viz._n for_o all_o those_o affliction_n which_o the_o house_n of_o joseph_n suffer_v which_o be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o church_n by_o their_o corrupt_a judge_n at_o home_n and_o by_o the_o cruel_a syrian_n and_o merciless_a assyrian_n abroad_o they_o have_v endure_v much_o already_o and_o be_v like_a to_o suffer_v more_o yet_o these_o secure_a vicious_a voluptuous_a ruler_n lay_v it_o not_o to_o heart_n by_o joseph_n here_o be_v more_o especial_o mean_v the_o ten_o tribe_n or_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o israel_n so_o the_o word_n be_v use_v psal._n 77.15_o and_o 80._o 1._o amos_n 5.6_o 15._o hear_v o_o thou_o shepherd_n of_o israel_n i._n e._n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n which_o be_v synecdochical_o call_v joseph_n 1._o in_o respect_n of_o dignity_n and_o the_o right_n of_o primogeniture_n which_o be_v take_v from_o reuben_n and_o give_v to_o joseph_n the_o best_a of_o jacob_n son_n and_o a_o 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god_n with_o his_o own_o treasure_n as_o be_v excellent_o set_v forth_o in_o that_o elaborate_a tract_n style_v the_o gentleman_n call_v 2._o minister_n must_v have_v a_o special_a eye_n upon_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o people_n see_v how_o the_o prophet_n here_o charge_v this_o people_n with_o their_o excessive_a and_o inordinate_a eat_n drink_v anointing_n music_n etc._n etc._n if_o a_o minister_n do_v but_o touch_v upon_o these_o thing_n how_o apt_a be_v people_n to_o cry_v what_o may_v we_o not_o eat_v drink_v and_o play_v as_o we_o please_v no_o you_o may_v not_o for_o you_o may_v perish_v by_o the_o use_n of_o lawful_a thing_n if_o you_o use_v they_o unlawful_o we_o minister_n be_v watchman_n and_o must_v see_v that_o our_o people_n go_v not_o astray_o in_o manner_n as_o well_o as_o in_o doctrine_n and_o therefore_o when_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n have_v reprove_v the_o man_n for_o their_o sin_n he_o than_o set_v forth_o his_o looking-glass_n for_o woman_n isa._n 3.16_o etc._n etc._n and_o give_v we_o a_o inventory_n of_o the_o female_n vanity_n set_v they_o forth_o in_o their_o colour_n from_o top_n to_o toe_n 3._o there_o be_v a_o woe_n hang_v over_o the_o head_n of_o drunkard_n woe_n to_o they_o that_o drink_v wine_n in_o bowl_n till_o they_o have_v besot_v themselves_o and_o be_v make_v insensible_a of_o god_n judgement_n on_o themselves_o and_o other_o every_o prophet_n have_v a_o woe_n against_o such_o woe_n say_v isa_n chap._n 5.11_o 12._o and_o woe_n say_v joel_n chap._n 2.5_o and_o woe_n say_v habakkuk_n chap._n 2.15_o 16._o drunkenness_n blot_v the_o name_n etc._n consume_v the_o body_n and_o destroy_v the_o soul_n as_o i_o have_v show_v at_o large_a elsewhere_o 4._o lawful_a thing_n when_o abuse_v become_v unlawful_a etc._n feast_v in_o itself_o be_v lawful_a but_o feast_v in_o a_o time_n of_o mourning_n be_v unlawful_a wine_n and_o oil_n be_v thing_n in_o themselves_o lawful_a and_o may_v be_v use_v moderate_o for_o necessity_n and_o delight_n to_o refresh_v and_o fit_v we_o for_o the_o service_n of_o god_n but_o not_o for_o luxury_n judg._n 9.13_o psal._n 104.15_o 1_o tim._n 5.23_o thus_o the_o saint_n use_v they_o as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o in_o the_o explication_n but_o to_o abuse_v they_o to_o lust_n and_o luxury_n be_v a_o great_a provocation_n prov._n 7.17_o ezek._n 23.41_o 5._o luxury_n bring_v forth_o cruelty_n where_o riot_n and_o excess_n go_v before_o there_o cruelty_n inhumanity_n oppression_n and_o contempt_n of_o god_n people_n follow_v this_o we_o see_v in_o the_o sodomite_n ezek._n 16.49_o and_o those_o voluptuous_a wanton_n james_n 5.5_o 6._o as_o piety_n make_v man_n pitiful_a hence_o good_a man_n be_v call_v chasidim_n misericordes_fw-la merciful_a man_n such_o be_v david_n job_n zacheus_n etc._n etc._n so_o impiety_n breed_v cruelty_n as_o we_o see_v in_o nabal_n dives_n etc._n etc._n so_o true_a be_v that_o of_o phythagoras_n first_o say_v he_o pleasure_n and_o pastime_n creep_v into_o city_n than_o luxury_n and_o saturity_n 7._o after_o that_o violence_n and_o cruelty_n and_o then_o destruction_n hence_o solomon_n condemn_v luxury_n especial_o in_o great_a one_o as_o that_o which_o make_v they_o pervert_v judgement_n prov._n 31.4_o eccles._n 10.16_o 6._o to_o be_v feast_v in_o a_o time_n of_o fast_v and_o sing_v in_o a_o time_n of_o sorrow_v be_v a_o god-provoking-sin_n isa._n 22.13_o joel_n 2.16_o 17._o james_n 5.1_o 5._o here_o be_v a_o woe_n set_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o those_o that_o laugh_v when_o zion_n weep_v for_o this_o woe_n must_v be_v apply_v to_o all_o that_o go_v before_o vers._n 1_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o woe_n to_o they_o that_o be_v at_o ease_n in_o zion_n but_o they_o be_v not_o grieve_v for_o the_o affliction_n of_o joseph_n woe_n to_o they_o that_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o sing_v but_o they_o be_v not_o grieve_v for_o the_o affliction_n of_o joseph_n this_o be_v the_o burden_n of_o this_o doleful_a ditty_n that_o they_o do_v not_o mourn_v in_o a_o time_n of_o mourning_n nor_o once_o take_v notice_n of_o god_n anger_n which_o yet_o they_o can_v not_o but_o see_v be_v kindle_v round_o about_o they_o and_o ready_a to_o seize_v upon_o they_o as_o it_o do_v sudden_o after_o many_o be_v so_o stupid_a that_o they_o will_v not_o bate_v a_o lust_n or_o a_o pleasure_n though_o god_n people_n be_v in_o never_o so_o deep_a distress_n like_o the_o king_n and_o haman_n that_o sit_v sot_v and_o carouse_v when_o god_n people_n be_v in_o great_a perplexity_n hest._n 3._o ult_n to_o such_o i_o may_v say_v as_o elisha_n say_v to_o gehazi_n 2_o king_n 5.26_o be_v this_o a_o time_n to_o receive_v gift_n and_o garment_n olive-yard_n and_o vineyard_n the_o leprosy_n therefore_o of_o naaman_n shall_v cleave_v to_o thou_o and_o to_o thy_o seed_n for_o ever_o so_o
show_v before_o what_o in_o justice_n he_o may_v have_v do_v and_o have_v do_v they_o no_o wrong_n yet_o such_o be_v his_o mercy_n and_o clemency_n that_o he_o will_v not_o do_v it_o but_o wait_v yet_o long_o for_o their_o return_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n who_o word_n be_v good_a security_n the_o locust_n shall_v be_v recall_v they_o shall_v not_o devour_v israel_n i_o will_v at_o thy_o intercession_n spare_v they_o yet_o a_o little_a long_o observation_n 1_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v very_o powerful_a and_o successful_a the_o prophet_n can_v but_o speak_v here_o and_o he_o present_o speed_v what_o be_v it_o that_o prayer_n have_v not_o do_v luther_n it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o omnipotent_a engine_n that_o lay_v all_o flat_a before_o it_o if_o any_o thing_n can_v help_v at_o a_o dead_a lift_n it_o be_v this_o or_o nothing_o all_o thing_n be_v possible_a to_o faith_n no_o mountain_n of_o danger_n fear_n or_o difficulty_n but_o it_o remove_v they_o mark_v 9.23_o this_o bind_v as_o it_o be_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o command_v the_o commander_n of_o all_o thing_n isa._n 45.11_o the_o effectual_a fervent_a prayer_n of_o one_o righteous_a man_n how_o much_o more_o of_o many_o avayl_v much_o jam._n 5.16_o to_o these_o the_o promise_n run_v psal._n 34.17_o joel_n 2.17_o 18._o god_n never_o say_v to_o the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n seek_v my_o face_n in_o vain_a isa._n 45.19_o the_o prayer_n of_o a_o holy_a moses_n samuel_n daniel_n etc._n etc._n what_o have_v it_o not_o do_v if_o there_o have_v be_v but_o ten_o righteous_a person_n in_o those_o five_o sodomitical_a city_n that_o be_v but_o two_o in_o a_o city_n they_o have_v be_v spare_v we_o shall_v therefore_o love_v the_o godly_a and_o value_v they_o according_a to_o their_o true_a worth_n who_o can_v do_v such_o great_a thing_n by_o their_o prayer_n it_o be_v the_o happiness_n of_o a_o nation_n to_o have_v such_o man_n in_o it_o pray_v saint_n be_v the_o pillar_n and_o supporter_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o blessing_n of_o a_o land_n isa._n 19.24_o they_o be_v such_o a_o blessing_n as_o preserve_v all_o other_o blessing_n among_o a_o people_n they_o be_v the_o strength_n of_o a_o land_n zach._n 12.5_o the_o wall_n and_o bulwark_n of_o a_o place_n to_o save_v such_o pray_v holy_a one_o god_n will_v destroy_v both_o king_n and_o kingdom_n isa._n 43.3_o 4._o the_o lord_n be_v always_o nigh_o to_o help_v and_o to_o deliver_v they_o deut._n 4.7_o they_o advance_v god_n name_n and_o set_v the_o crown_n upon_o god_n head_n give_v the_o glory_n of_o all_o they_o have_v or_o can_v do_v to_o he_o alone_o and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n delight_v to_o make_v they_o glorious_a so_o that_o the_o prayer_n of_o good_a man_n be_v very_o precious_a thing_n gen._n 20.7_o job_n 42.8_o obj._n the_o prayer_n of_o a_o holy_a amos_n may_v prevail_v much_o but_o we_o be_v no_o prophet_n a._n amos_n be_v a_o man_n subject_n to_o infirmity_n as_o we_o be_v and_o he_o be_v not_o hear_v as_o a_o prophet_n but_o for_o the_o promise_n which_o all_o believer_n have_v interest_n in_o as_o well_o as_o prophet_n verse_n 4_o 5_o 6._o thus_o have_v the_o lord_n show_v i_o and_o behold_v the_o lord_n god_n call_v to_o contend_v by_o fire_n and_o it_o devour_v the_o great_a deep_a and_o do_v eat_v up_o a_o part_n then_o say_v i_o o_o lord_n god_n cease_v i_o beseech_v thou_o by_o who_o shall_v jacob_n arise_v for_o he_o be_v small_a the_o lord_n repent_v for_o this_o this_o also_o shall_v not_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n god_n we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o second_o vision_n and_o that_o be_v of_o fire_n denote_v a_o great_a judgement_n than_o the_o former_a locust_n devour_v but_o the_o blade_n and_o blossom_n but_o fire_n consume_v both_o root_n and_o fruit_n the_o lord_n have_v waste_v many_o rod_n in_o vain_a upon_o they_o he_o now_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o fire_n to_o see_v whether_o that_o will_v melt_v or_o mend_v they_o these_o three_o vision_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o 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issue_n gen._n 7.11_o by_o this_o devour_a fire_n most_o understand_v the_o kingdom_n of_o syria_n which_o be_v lay_v waft_v and_o total_o devour_v by_o tiglath-pilese_a king_n of_o assyria_n 2_o king_n 16.9_o and_o by_o the_o abyss_n of_o water_n be_v here_o mean_v multitude_n of_o people_n as_o ezek._n 31.4_o revel_v 17.1_o the_o whore_n sit_v upon_o many_o water_n that_o be_v she_o have_v rule_n and_o power_n over_o many_o people_n 16.5_o 2_o after_o this_o it_o do_v eat_v up_o a_o part_n and_o have_v devour_v all_o but_o that_o the_o prophet_n intercede_v for_o they_o or_o it_o consume_v a_o piece_n of_o the_o land_n or_o a_o part_n of_o the_o portion_n and_o possession_n of_o god_n people_n by_o this_o be_v understand_v some_o part_n of_o israel_n viz._n two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a which_o tiglath-pilese_a carry_v away_o captive_a into_o assyria_n and_o thereupon_o be_v say_v to_o eat_v up_o a_o part_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n 15.29_o 2_o chron._n 5.26_o isa._n 9.1_o 2._o 3_o here_o be_v the_o prophet_n sympathy_n and_o sense_n of_o this_o judgement_n vers_fw-la 5._o it_o put_v he_o upon_o prayer_n and_o make_v he_o deprecate_v the_o avert_n of_o it_o then_o say_v i_o o_o lord_n god_n cease_v i_o beseech_v thou_o by_o who_o shall_v jacob_n arise_v for_o he_o be_v small_a it_o be_v the_o very_a same_o prayer_n and_o the_o same_o argument_n that_o he_o use_v before_o vers_fw-la 2._o only_o in_o the_o place_n of_o forgive_a he_o put_v cease_v cease_v lord_n this_o thy_o anger_n against_o thy_o people_n and_o the_o sheep_n of_o thy_o pasture_n hold_v thy_o hand_n for_o if_o thou_o thus_o go_v on_o to_o affict_v thy_o people_n who_o shall_v remain_v of_o jacob_n sure_o none_o at_o all_o this_o forbear_n be_v a_o visible_a effect_n of_o pardon_n he_o desire_v that_o god_n will_v manifest_v it_o and_o so_o it_o be_v the_o same_o prayer_n in_o effect_n with_o the_o former_a 1_o obs._n hence_o note_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a as_o occasion_n require_v to_o pray_v the_o same_o prayer_n and_o use_v the_o same_o argument_n as_o former_o we_o have_v do_v amos_n do_v so_o here_o and_o speed_v so_o do_v christ_n mat._n 27.44_o he_o pray_v the_o three_o time_n say_v the_o same_o word_n this_o he_o do_v out_o of_o fervency_n of_o spirit_n 2_o obs._n we_o must_v persevere_v in_o prayer_n for_o the_o people_n of_o god_n as_o their_o misery_n do_v renew_v so_o must_v our_o prayer_n for_o they_o be_v renew_v thus_o do_v amos_n god_n threaten_v a_o second_o judgement_n and_o amos_n by_o a_o second_o prayer_n avert_v that_o also_o the_o work_n be_v good_a 182._o and_o no_o difficulty_n shall_v discourage_v we_o the_o church_n be_v near_o and_o dear_a to_o god_n it_o be_v his_o beulah_n and_o hephzibah_n isa._n 62.4_o his_o belove_a spouse_n and_o we_o never_o please_v he_o better_o than_o when_o we_o be_v importunate_a with_o he_o for_o zion_n good_a hence_o he_o so_o oft_o command_v we_o to_o pray_v for_o the_o peace_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o promise_v 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