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in_o a_o humble_a confession_n of_o our_o own_o sin_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o nation_n which_o have_v just_o deserve_v what_o ever_o we_o either_o feel_v or_o fear_n beg_v it_o from_o he_o that_o he_o will_v gracious_o return_v unto_o we_o undertake_v the_o cure_n of_o this_o sin-sick_a nation_n heal_v our_o breach_n sanctify_v and_o remove_v the_o judgement_n which_o lie_v upon_o we_o divert_v those_o which_o further_o threaten_v we_o yet_o show_v we_o his_o salvation_n in_o carry_v on_o that_o great_a and_o bless_a work_n of_o reformation_n in_o despite_n of_o all_o opposition_n from_o those_o accurse_a balaamit_n whether_o rome_n emissary_n or_o other_o who_o seek_v and_o endeavour_v to_o frustrate_v it_o set_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o his_o dear_a son_n among_o we_o in_o a_o right_a way_n so_o make_v we_o yet_o a_o people_n to_o praise_v his_o name_n thus_o have_v i_o do_v with_o the_o two_o first_o of_o these_o particular_n the_o three_o be_v yet_o behind_o which_o my_o 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saviour_n here_o in_o the_o text_n his_o heart_n be_v full_a of_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n for_o the_o sin_n and_o misery_n of_o this_o people_n he_o express_v himself_o in_o such_o a_o abrupt_a and_o break_a way_n if_o thou_o have_v &c._n &c._n so_o leave_v it_o with_o a_o aposiopesis_fw-la a_o reticentia_fw-la keep_v in_o what_o shall_v have_v make_v the_o sentence_n entire_a and_o full_a this_o defect_n be_v various_o supply_v by_o expositor_n supply_v by_o some_o thus_o if_o thou_o have_v know_v etc._n etc._n know_v so_o well_o as_o i_o thou_o will_v have_v weep_v as_o well_o as_o i._o by_o other_o thus_o if_o thou_o have_v know_v etc._n etc._n thou_o will_v not_o have_v do_v as_o thou_o have_v do_v thou_o will_v not_o have_v go_v on_o to_o die_v and_o perish_v in_o thy_o sin_n by_o other_o thus_o if_o thou_o have_v know_v etc._n etc._n thou_o will_v have_v hearken_v to_o my_o counsel_n thou_o will_v have_v be_v more_o studious_a of_o thy_o peace_n by_o beza_n and_o piscator_fw-la with_o who_o i_o choose_v to_o go_v along_o thus_o if_o thou_o have_v know_v etc._n etc._n quam_fw-la foelix_fw-la esses_fw-la &_o beata_fw-la how_o happy_a and_o bless_a then_o may_v thou_o have_v be_v but_o this_o he_o leave_v out_o beak_v off_o brupt_o which_o he_o do_v to_o intimate_v the_o greatness_n of_o his_o affection_n to_o show_v how_o earnest_o he_o both_o wish_v their_o good_a and_o bewail_v their_o misery_n if_o thou_o or_o o_o if_o thou_o as_o the_o former_a translation_n have_v it_o have_v know_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obser._n behold_v here_o then_o the_o affection_n of_o a_o tender_a heart_a saviour_n towards_o a_o obstinate_a and_o unworthy_a people_n jew_n the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n a_o rebellious_a people_n a_o people_n that_o have_v deserve_v as_o ill_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o jesus_n christ_n as_o ever_o people_n do_v oâ—_n can_v have_v do_v they_o have_v abuse_v his_o messenger_n his_o minister_n they_o have_v kill_v his_o prophet_n and_o stone_v those_o who_o he_o send_v unto_o they_o as_o he_o charge_v it_o upon_o they_o matth._n 22._o 37._o and_o they_o intend_v to_o do_v no_o less_o to_o himself_o they_o have_v already_o reject_v he_o and_o all_o the_o offer_v of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n which_o he_o have_v make_v unto_o they_o so_o unworthy_a of_o all_o grace_n &_o favour_n be_v they_o yet_o see_v how_o he_o pity_v and_o compassionate_v they_o how_o earnest_o he_o wish_v their_o welfare_n how_o passionate_o he_o bewail_v their_o misery_n oh_o if_o thou_o etc._n etc._n like_a affection_n shall_v we_o find_v the_o lord_n elsewhere_o express_v to_o this_o people_n break_v forth_o sometime_o into_o such_o affectionate_a exclamation_n profess_v his_o earnest_a desire_n of_o their_o happiness_n and_o welfare_n so_o he_o do_v deut._n 5._o 29._o o_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o heart_n in_o they_o that_o they_o will_v fear_v i_o and_o keep_v my_o commandment_n always_o that_o it_o may_v go_v well_o with_o they_o and_o with_o their_o child_n for_o ever_o and_o again_o deut._n 32._o 29._o o_o that_o they_o be_v wise_a that_o they_o understand_v this_o that_o they_o will_v consider_v their_o latter_a end_n how_o shall_v one_o chase_v a_o thousand_o etc._n etc._n elsewhere_o we_o find_v he_o bewail_v their_o obstinacy_n and_o misery_n as_o psal._n 81._o 13._o o_o that_o my_o people_n have_v hearken_v unto_o i_o and_o israel_n have_v walk_v in_o my_o statute_n i_o shall_v soon_o have_v subdue_v their_o enemy_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o like_a isai._n 48._o 18._o o_o that_o thou_o have_v hearken_v to_o my_o commandment_n then_o have_v thy_o peace_n be_v as_o the_o river_n etc._n etc._n thus_o do_v the_o lord_n as_o it_o be_v bewail_v the_o obstinacy_n and_o lament_v the_o misery_n of_o that_o people_n wish_v it_o have_v be_v otherwise_o with_o they_o sinner_n so_o far_o be_v he_o then_o from_o take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n and_o destruction_n of_o poor_a sinner_n this_o do_v tyrant_n sometime_o they_o take_v pleasure_n in_o their_o bloody_a execution_n feed_v their_o eye_n therewith_o as_o with_o please_a spectacle_n but_o so_o do_v not_o our_o god_n in_o the_o destruction_n of_o his_o creature_n to_o this_o purpose_n that_o of_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n speak_v full_o ezek._n 18._o 31_o 32._o where_o the_o lord_n bewail_v the_o perverseness_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o run_v on_o headlong_o to_o their_o own_o destruction_n he_o expostulate_v the_o matter_n with_o they_o vers_n 31._o why_o will_v you_o die_v o_o you_o house_n of_o israel_n then_o he_o profess_v that_o he_o be_v not_o delight_v in_o their_o destruction_n or_o the_o destruction_n of_o any_o other_o vers_n 32._o i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o he_o that_o die_v no_o though_o wicked_a person_n and_o so_o most_o worthy_a to_o die_v yet_o god_n take_v no_o pleasure_n in_o their_o death_n so_o he_o elsewhere_o explain_v it_o ezek._n 33._o 11._o as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n god_n i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a object_n why_o wicked_a but_o do_v not_o god_n will_v the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a answ._n true_a he_o will_v it_o but_o he_o take_v no_o pleasure_n in_o it_o he_o will_v it_o as_o a_o act_n of_o justice_n ordain_v they_o to_o just_a condemnation_n for_o sin_n but_o he_o be_v not_o delight_v in_o their_o destruction_n their_o misery_n even_o as_o a_o just_a but_o merciful_a judge_n he_o pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o a_o guilty_a malefactor_n but_o it_o be_v with_o tear_n in_o his_o eye_n god_n be_v delight_v in_o mercy_n mercy_n please_v he_o as_o the_o prophet_n have_v it_o micah_n 7._o 18._o but_o so_o do_v not_o the_o misery_n of_o his_o creature_n let_v it_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o
judgement_n there_o shall_v be_v appoint_v unto_o man_n different_a measure_n of_o punishment_n now_o at_o that_o day_n our_o saviour_n give_v they_o to_o take_v notice_n that_o it_o will_v go_v worse_o with_o they_o who_o have_v reject_v the_o gospel_n then_o with_o those_o that_o never_o hear_v of_o it_o though_o they_o live_v more_o profane_o than_o themselves_o do_v and_o the_o like_a he_o charge_v against_o capernaum_n in_o the_o verse_n follow_v and_o thou_o capernaum_n which_o be_v exalt_v unto_o heaven_n lift_v up_o above_o other_o place_n in_o this_o temporal_a condition_n iâ—_n regard_n of_o wealth_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v bring_v down_o to_o hell_n depress_v and_o bring_v to_o the_o low_a degree_n of_o poverty_n and_o misery_n so_o grotius_n not_o amiss_o expound_v both_o these_o expression_n look_v upon_o they_o as_o proverbial_a phrase_n vertice_fw-la the_o one_o signify_v the_o high_a pitch_n of_o outward_a felicity_n which_o be_v call_v a_o lift_n up_o to_o heaven_n the_o other_o the_o low_a degree_n of_o misery_n which_o be_v call_v a_o cast_n down_o to_o hell_n this_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n speak_v of_o babylon_n isai._n 14._o describe_v the_o change_n of_o her_o condition_n in_o the_o like_a language_n how_o be_v thou_o fall_v from_o heaven_n o_o lucifer_n verse_n 12._o thou_o have_v say_v in_o thy_o heart_n i_o will_v ascend_v into_o heaven_n i_o will_v exalt_v myself_o above_o the_o star_n of_o god_n verse_n 13._o yet_o thou_o shall_v be_v bring_v down_o to_o hell_n verse_n 15._o and_o so_o hanna_n in_o her_o song_n speak_v of_o god_n various_a dispensation_n and_o deal_n with_o the_o son_n of_o man_n she_o say_v that_o he_o bring_v down_o to_o the_o grave_n sheol_n say_v the_o original_a ad_fw-la infernum_fw-la to_o hell_n and_o lift_v up_o 1_o sam._n 2._o 6._o in_o a_o like_a sense_n say_v our_o saviour_n here_o of_o capernaum_n though_o she_o be_v lift_v up_o to_o heaven_n flourish_v with_o all_o kind_n of_o outward_a prosperity_n be_v a_o great_a port_n town_n not_o unlike_a unto_o this_o where_o we_o now_o be_v famous_a for_o fish_v and_o other_o merchandise_n yet_o she_o shall_v be_v bring_v down_o to_o hell_n bring_v to_o extremity_n of_o misery_n which_o according_o afterward_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o emperor_n vespasian_n who_o overran_a the_o whole_a country_n of_o galilee_n spoil_v that_o place_n among_o other_o and_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o so_o sad_a a_o change_n why_o her_o not_o answer_v the_o mean_n afford_v she_o so_o it_o there_o follow_v verse_n 24._o for_o if_o the_o mighty_a work_n which_o have_v be_v do_v in_o thou_o have_v be_v do_v in_o sodom_n it_o will_v have_v remain_v unto_o this_o day_n in_o all_o likelihood_n they_o will_v have_v be_v convert_v thereby_o from_o their_o wicked_a way_n and_o so_o have_v escape_v that_o judgement_n but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o it_o shall_v be_v more_o tolerable_a for_o the_o land_n of_o sodom_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n then_o for_o thou_o verse_n 24._o sodom_n a_o place_n of_o monstrous_a and_o most_o flagitious_a wickedness_n infamous_o famous_a for_o those_o three_o thing_n pride_n fullness_n of_o bread_n and_o abundance_n of_o idleness_n ezek._n 16._o 49._o beside_o many_o other_o horrid_a abomination_n which_o be_v therein_o it_o be_v a_o sink_n of_o uncleanness_n insomuch_o that_o god_n make_v it_o a_o spectacle_n of_o vengeance_n to_o all_o posterity_n destroy_v it_o with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o heaven_n yet_o capernaum_n portion_n of_o judgement_n at_o that_o day_n shall_v be_v great_a than_o she_o and_o why_o so_o inasmuch_o as_o she_o enjoy_v those_o mean_n which_o sodom_n do_v not_o true_o there_o be_v a_o righteous_a lot_n in_o sodom_n who_o example_n may_v have_v have_v some_o influence_n upon_o they_o but_o in_o capernaum_n be_v christ_n himself_o preach_v unto_o they_o and_o confirm_v his_o doctrine_n by_o miracle_n and_o this_o it_o be_v which_o aggravate_v capernaum_n sin_n and_o so_o heighten_v her_o judgement_n thus_o the_o more_o light_n sin_n the_o more_o mean_v a_o people_n sin_n against_o the_o great_a be_v their_o sin_n this_o be_v that_o our_o saviour_n say_v of_o the_o jew_n john_n 15._o 22._o if_o i_o have_v not_o come_v and_o speak_v unto_o they_o they_o have_v not_o have_v sin_n that_o be_v comparative_o their_o sin_n have_v be_v nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o what_o now_o it_o be_v express_v to_o this_o purpose_n be_v those_o two_o know_a text_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n the_o former_a heb._n 2._o 2_o 3._o where_o compare_v the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n with_o those_o of_o the_o gospel_n if_o say_v he_o the_o word_n speak_v by_o angel_n the_o law_n give_v upon_o mount_n sina_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n as_o it_o be_v common_o expound_v or_o any_o other_o message_n send_v by_o the_o angel_n as_o some_o conceive_v it_o be_v steadfast_a be_v of_o such_o force_n and_o authority_n that_o none_o who_o violate_v it_o escape_v unpunished_a and_o every_o transgression_n and_o disobedience_n receive_v a_o just_a recompense_n of_o reward_n how_o shall_v we_o escape_v if_o we_o neglect_v so_o great_a salvation_n which_o at_o the_o first_o begin_v to_o be_v speak_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v confirm_v unto_o we_o by_o they_o that_o hear_v he_o that_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o salvation_n the_o gospel_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n of_o salvation_n act_v 13._o 26._o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o way_n of_o salvation_n act_v 16._o 17._o bring_v so_o great_a salvation_n as_o no_o other_o way_n can_v even_o eternal_a salvation_n which_o be_v preach_v and_o publish_v first_o by_o christ_n himself_o then_o by_o his_o apostle_n this_o doctrine_n be_v of_o such_o consequence_n and_o so_o clear_o hold_v forth_o it_o make_v the_o sin_n of_o those_o who_o shall_v not_o hearken_v to_o it_o to_o be_v more_o heinous_a then_o of_o those_o under_o the_o law_n for_o which_o they_o must_v expect_v a_o answerable_a judgement_n consonant_a hereunto_o be_v that_o other_o place_n heb._n 10._o 28_o 29._o he_o that_o despise_a moses_n his_o law_n die_v without_o mercy_n the_o crime_n be_v capital_a and_o so_o declare_v by_o the_o law_n it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n whether_o of_o king_n or_o senate_n to_o pardon_v it_o of_o how_o much_o sore_a punishment_n suppose_v you_o shall_v be_v think_v worthy_a who_o have_v tread_v under_o foot_n the_o son_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n and_o have_v do_v despite_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n thus_o sin_n against_o the_o gospel_n be_v great_a and_o more_o heinous_a than_o those_o against_o the_o law_n the_o more_o light_a the_o more_o grace_n a_o man_n sin_v against_o the_o great_a be_v his_o sin_n and_o the_o great_a shall_v his_o punishment_n be_v r_o r._n and_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o as_o calvin_n give_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o contempt_n inasmuch_o as_o here_o be_v a_o addition_n of_o one_o sin_n which_o be_v great_a than_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n viz._n sacrilega_fw-la caelestis_fw-la gratiae_fw-la profanatiò_fw-la a_o sacrilegious_a profane_v and_o abuse_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n of_o all_o sin_n none_o more_o heinous_a none_o so_o heinous_a as_o this_o this_o be_v the_o attribute_n which_o god_n be_v most_o tender_a of_o his_o grace_n to_o have_v that_o slight_v disregard_v trampse_v under_o foot_n by_o a_o contemptuous_a disrespect_n this_o be_v a_o heinous_a addition_n to_o all_o former_a sin_n and_o offence_n as_o suppose_v a_o malefactor_n stand_v guilty_a of_o some_o capital_a crime_n and_o adjudge_v to_o die_v shall_v so_o far_o sleight_v the_o grace_n and_o favour_n of_o his_o prince_n as_o to_o reject_v his_o pardon_n be_v tender_v to_o he_o cast_v it_o away_o and_o trample_v it_o under_o his_o foot_n so_o not_o accept_v the_o benefit_n of_o it_o who_o but_o will_v look_v upon_o this_o as_o a_o high_a aggravation_n of_o his_o former_a offence_n and_o adjudge_v he_o most_o worthy_a to_o die_v and_o perish_v in_o that_o his_o wilful_a contempt_n and_o refusal_n of_o mercy_n thus_o stand_v the_o case_n all_o the_o son_n of_o man_n stand_v guilty_a before_o god_n by_o reason_n of_o adam_n sin_n and_o their_o own_o and_o so_o obnoxious_a unto_o eternal_a death_n it_o have_v please_v god_n out_o of_o his_o abundant_a grace_n and_o mercy_n to_o grant_v a_o pardon_n to_o all_o those_o who_o repent_v of_o their_o sin_n shall_v believe_v on_o the_o name_n of_o his_o son_n this_o pardon_n he_o hold_v forth_o in_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n now_o for_o any_o to_o sleight_v this_o gospel_n and_o the_o offer_n of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n in_o it_o how_o can_v this_o be_v look_v upon_o but_o as_o the_o high_a contempt_n and_o great_a ingratitude_n against_o the_o