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the_o seventy_o year_n be_v at_o a_o end_n ibid._n answer_v 2_o in_o their_o captivity_n by_o the_o roman_n ibid._n answer_v 3_o at_o the_o call_n of_o the_o jew_n ibid._n quaere_fw-la 2_o how_o do_v they_o seek_v god_n in_o any_o of_o these_o time_n ibid._n answer_v from_o several_a scripture_n ibid._n obs_n 1_o in_o the_o sore_a affliction_n which_o befall_v the_o people_n of_o god_n he_o intend_v their_o good_a in_o they_o page_n 522_o ob_n 2._o god_n have_v little_a honour_n in_o this_o world_n page_n 523_o use_v god_n take_v it_o ill_o when_o he_o seldom_o hear_v from_o we_o but_o in_o our_o extremity_n ibid._n obs_n 3_o time_n of_o affliction_n be_v time_n of_o seek_v god_n ibid._n obs_n 4._o when_o god_n be_v please_v to_o work_v grace_n in_o the_o heart_n that_o heart_n be_v take_v off_o from_o all_o creature_n help_v ibid._n obs_n 5._o we_o be_v not_o to_o be_v discourage_v in_o seek_v god_n though_o affliction_n drive_v we_o to_o it_o ibid._n use_v despair_v not_o in_o affliction_n ibid._n obs_n 6_o we_o must_v seek_v god_n early_o else_o not_o sufficient_a page_n 525_o open_v in_o three_o particular_n ibid._n quest_n what_o be_v it_o to_o seek_v god_n diligent_o page_n 526_o answer_v in_o five_o particular_n ibid._n use_v admonition_n to_o england_n page_n 527_o a_o exposition_n of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o hosea_n chap._n 4._o ver_fw-la 1._o hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n you_o child_n of_o israel_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o controversy_n with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n because_o there_o be_v no_o truth_n etc._n etc._n in_o this_o chapter_n we_o have_v 1._o a_o suit_n commence_v 2._o god_n declare_v 3._o judgement_n be_v pronounce_v 4._o exhortation_n to_o judâ—h_n to_o beware_v she_o come_v not_o into_o the_o same_o condition_n 5._o execution_n the_o give_v up_o ephraim_n to_o himself_o and_o unto_o god_n wrath_n for_o the_o fiâ—st_n israel_n be_v cite_v hear_v you_o the_o wâ—rd_n of_o the_o lord_n you_o child_n of_o israel_n the_o knowledge_n of_o any_o truth_n hard_a and_o grievous_a to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n obs_n obs_n be_v a_o special_a mean_n to_o prepare_v the_o heart_n to_o receive_v it_o with_o reverence_n and_o all_o due_a respect_n it_o be_v a_o hard_a message_n that_o hosâ—â—_n have_v to_o bring_v to_o tell_v they_o of_o god_n controversy_n he_o therrefore_o make_v thiâ—_n preface_n 〈◊〉_d word_n of_o the_o lord_n hard_a truth_n be_v hardly_o bear_v but_o when_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o infinite_a god_n appear_v in_o they_o be_v they_o either_o make_n for_o we_o or_o against_o we_o our_o heart_n must_v bow_v to_o they_o they_o lay_v bond_n upon_o the_o conscience_n and_o bind_v over_o to_o eternal_a death_n if_o you_o reject_v they_o 2_o chron._n 26.12_o zedekiah_n a_o king_n be_v charge_v that_o he_o do_v not_o humble_v himself_o before_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n though_o the_o prophet_n be_v never_o so_o poor_a and_o contemptible_a in_o himself_o 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shall_v thou_o spare_v neither_o shall_v thou_o conceal_v he_o but_o thou_o shall_v sure_o kill_v he_o thy_o hand_n shall_v be_v first_o upon_o he_o to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n locum_fw-la controversy_n between_o those_o that_o be_v near_o be_v very_o grievous_a quid_fw-la dicturus_fw-la es_fw-la o_o propheta_fw-la qui_fw-la tanta_fw-la diligentia_fw-la vocas_fw-la ut_fw-la audiatur_fw-la verbum_fw-la domini_fw-la oecolomp_n in_o locum_fw-la 3._o the_o near_a the_o â—â—lation_n be_v between_o any_o the_o more_o grievous_a be_v the_o controversy_n if_o there_o be_v a_o controversy_n at_o all_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n you_o child_n of_o israel_n it_o be_v a_o sad_a thing_n for_o one_o nation_n to_o have_v a_o controversy_n with_o another_o much_o more_o for_o a_o people_n to_o be_v at_o controversy_n with_o itself_o yet_o more_o when_o when_o the_o controversy_n come_v near_a into_o the_o family_n between_o husband_n and_o wife_n between_o father_n and_o child_n between_o 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