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it_o shâ—ll_v 〈…〉_o to_o pass_v that_o we_o shall_v gather_v 〈◊〉_d spirit_n and_o take_v 〈◊〉_d to_o we_o neither_o shall_v any_o thing_n 〈…〉_o our_o right_n 〈◊〉_d although_o the_o whole_a world_n shall_v resi_v god_n it_o follow_v thâ—_z cry_v against_o â—â—_o for_o the_o wickedness_n then_o to_o come_v before_o 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o against_o iâ—â—_n â–ª_o this_o 〈◊〉_d be_v loathsome_a 〈…〉_o for_o we_o know_v that_o man_n in_o their_o power_n be_v puff_v up_o with_o pride_n and_o see_v at_o that_o time_n there_o â–ª_o be_v 〈◊〉_d only_a monarchy_n in_o the_o world_n who_o chief_a feat_n be_v nineveh_n scarce_o with_o patient_a care_n 〈◊〉_d any_o teacher_n be_v admit_v with_o they_o although_o he_o 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈…〉_o beâ—_z with_o some_o excellency_n or_o have_v get_v 〈…〉_o also_o bring_v unto_o theâ—â—_n pleasant_a tiding_n but_o jonas_n 〈◊〉_d a_o for_o raiâ—er_v a_o man_n of_o base_a degree_n without_o authority_n and_o beside_o that_o even_o at_o the_o first_o he_o denounce_v destruction_n to_o the_o ninâ—â—uitâ—_n he_o ery_v against_o they_o he_o chide_v they_o he_o 〈◊〉_d against_o they_o and_o threaten_v they_o and_o 〈…〉_o sooth_n we_o see_v they_o how_o hard_o be_v this_o commandment_n which_o god_n command_v his_o prophet_n to_o cry_v against_o the_o ninevite_n moreover_o there_o be_v for_o their_o wickedness_n be_v come_v up_o before_o i_o god_n by_o this_o parcel_n confirm_v his_o servant_n jonas_n as_o if_o he_o say_v there_o be_v no_o reason_n that_o as_o a_o mortal_a man_n thou_o shall_v brabble_n with_o they_o but_o i_o do_v appoint_v thou_o my_o messenger_n that_o thou_o may_v city_v they_o before_o my_o throne_n and_o this_o aught_o to_o have_v be_v of_o great_a force_n to_o have_v animate_v jonas_n even_o for_o that_o he_o deal_v not_o with_o the_o ninevite_n as_o a_o
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that_o wait_n upon_o lie_a vanity_n forsake_v their_o own_o mercy_n vers_fw-la 9_o but_o i_o will_v sacrifice_v unto_o thou_o in_o the_o voice_n of_o praise_n i_o will_v pay_v that_o which_o i_o have_v vow_v salvation_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n caluin_n here_o first_o jonas_n say_v that_o man_n do_v miserable_o err_v when_o they_o decline_v unto_o their_o superstition_n because_o they_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o the_o chief_a felicity_n be_v for_o he_o call_v the_o mercy_n of_o man_n whatsoever_o aid_n or_o help_v to_o attain_v salvation_n be_v to_o be_v wish_v the_o sense_n therefore_o be_v that_o as_o soon_o as_o man_n turn_v back_o from_o the_o true_a god_n they_o be_v immediate_o enstraunge_v also_o both_o from_o life_n and_o salvation_n neither_o remain_v there_o with_o they_o any_o hope_n because_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n they_o cast_v from_o they_o whatsoever_o good_a thing_n may_v be_v hope_v or_o wish_v for_o some_o gather_v here_o a_o contrary_a sense_n that_o 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but_o now_o i_o return_v to_o the_o text_n jonas_n say_v that_o the_o citizen_n of_o nineveh_n believe_v the_o lord_n and_o hereby_o we_o gather_v that_o the_o preach_v of_o jonas_n be_v not_o so_o short_a but_o that_o first_o he_o foretell_v that_o he_o be_v the_o true_a prophet_n of_o god_n &_o that_o he_o do_v not_o rash_o utter_v those_o thing_n command_v and_o then_o again_o we_o gather_v that_o jonas_n so_o denounce_v destruction_n unto_o they_o that_o with_o all_o he_o show_v that_o god_n be_v the_o revenger_n of_o all_o offence_n &_o rebuke_v the_o ninevitâ—_n and_o as_o it_o be_v cite_v they_o unto_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o god_n show_v unto_o they_o their_o gyiltinesse_n for_o if_o he_o have_v simple_o speak_v of_o punishment_n this_o certain_o can_v not_o prevail_v but_o even_o to_o make_v the_o ninevite_n 〈…〉_o a_o rise_v up_o against_o god_n but_o when_o as_o their_o 〈◊〉_d â—â—ults_n &_o guiltiness_n be_v set_v before_o they_o but_o his_o mean_n they_o acknowledge_v 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