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they_o have_v break_v both_o table_n both_o high_a and_o low_a and_o that_o with_o a_o high_a hand_n against_o great_a light_n and_o love_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n resolve_v now_o to_o root_v they_o out_o and_o because_o secure_a sinner_n especial_o great_a man_n be_v apt_a to_o flatter_v themselves_o and_o to_o think_v themselves_o privilege_v and_o that_o god_n love_v they_o because_o he_o do_v not_o present_o punish_v they_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n by_o a_o apostrophe_n turn_v his_o speech_n unto_o they_o and_o that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o awaken_v they_o he_o begin_v as_o oft_o before_o with_o a_o audite_fw-la hoc_fw-la hear_v this_o o_o you_o brutish_a man_n that_o swallow_v up_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a hear_v and_o fear_v those_o threaten_n which_o i_o denounce_v against_o you_o from_o the_o lord_n vers_n 2_o 3._o awake_v at_o last_o and_o see_v what_o dreadful_a destruction_n be_v at_o your_o door_n that_o by_o unfeigned_a repentance_n you_o may_v prevent_v 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when_o they_o be_v tell_v of_o their_o sin_n and_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n begin_v with_o a_o emphatical_a hear_v you_o this_o they_o be_v deaf_a and_o loath_a to_o attend_v because_o they_o have_v no_o desire_n to_o amend_v sinner_n have_v so_o many_o shift_n and_o their_o deceitful_a heart_n find_v out_o so_o many_o evasion_n that_o the_o lord_n be_v fain_o to_o bid_v his_o prophet_n cry_v and_o cry_v aloud_o that_o all_o may_v hear_v and_o be_v awaken_v out_o of_o their_o deep_a sleep_n so_o isa._n 58.1_o micah_n 6.9_o 2._o minister_n must_v not_o stick_v to_o reprove_v great_a man_n when_o they_o be_v great_a sinner_n they_o must_v cry_v with_o the_o prophet_n hear_v this_o o_o you_o ruler_n they_o do_v more_o mischief_n by_o their_o evil_a example_n 4._o and_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n begin_v with_o they_o beside_o they_o set_v their_o heart_n as_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n ezek._n 28.6_o and_o think_v themselves_o above_o reproof_n and_o above_o control_n and_o therefore_o 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one_o city_n yet_o can_v not_o supply_v so_o many_o this_o one_o will_v think_v shall_v have_v awaken_v they_o and_o bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n no_o doubt_n but_o it_o do_v affright_v they_o and_o make_v they_o sad_a but_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o better_v by_o their_o sadness_n for_o they_o go_v on_o still_o in_o their_o sin_n and_o superstition_n dangerous_o and_o desperate_o without_o any_o return_v and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n upbraid_v they_o once_o more_o with_o a_o yet_o have_v you_o not_o return_v unto_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n observation_n 1_o sin_n and_o special_o the_o sin_n of_o idolatry_n bring_v a_o people_n into_o great_a straits_n the_o earth_n here_o languish_v the_o corn_n wither_v and_o man_n run_v up_o and_o down_o for_o water_n to_o quench_v their_o thirst_n and_o yet_o can_v get_v it_o and_o why_o be_v all_o this_o why_o for_o the_o sin_n and_o apostasy_n of_o this_o people_n 1_o king_n 8.35_o &_o 17.1_o 2_o obs._n god_n have_v variety_n of_o judgement_n in_o store_n wherewith_o to_o punish_v a_o rebellious_a people_n if_o want_n of_o bread_n will_v not_o mend_v they_o he_o will_v try_v what_o want_n of_o water_n will_v do_v and_o if_o neither_o of_o these_o will_v work_v yet_o he_o have_v the_o pestilence_n and_o sword_n to_o follow_v great_a judgement_n be_v like_o great_a man_n they_o seldom_o go_v alone_o they_o have_v many_o attendant_n hence_o when_o the_o lord_n have_v threaten_v many_o sore_a judgement_n against_o his_o people_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o if_o they_o will_v not_o be_v reform_v by_o these_o thing_n he_o will_v yet_o plague_v they_o seven_o time_n more_o according_a to_o their_o sin_n yea_o and_o seven_o to_o that_o folio_n and_o seven_o to_o that_o levit._n 26.18.21.24.28_o seven_o time_n that_o be_v many_o time_n and_o more_o extreme_o than_o former_o if_o one_o judgement_n will_v not_o work_v upon_o pharaoh_n he_o have_v nine_o more_o that_o shall_v and_o if_o lesser_a will_n not_o stir_v and_o mend_v he_o he_o have_v great_a that_o shall_v end_v he_o exod._n 11._o &_o 12._o god_n have_v not_o only_o write_v judgement_n but_o also_o many_o unwritten_a one_o to_o send_v upon_o a_o rebellious_a people_n deut._n 28.61_o 3_o obs._n true_a repentance_n be_v a_o very_a difficult_a thing_n it_o be_v not_o so_o easy_o wrought_v as_o many_o imagine_v this_o people_n here_o have_v line_n upon_o line_n sermon_n upon_o sermon_n prophet_n upon_o prophet_n and_o plague_n upon_o plague_n and_o yet_o you_o see_v the_o charge_n lie_v against_o they_o still_o that_o they_o have_v not_o yet_o return_v to_o the_o lord_n the_o change_n of_o nature_n be_v no_o easy_a thing_n it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o omnipotency_n now_o true_a repentance_n be_v no_o less_o than_o the_o change_n of_o the_o nature_n it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o change_n of_o the_o word_n or_o of_o the_o work_n but_o of_o the_o heart_n and_o inward_a man_n it_o be_v the_o change_n of_o a_o lion_n into_o a_o lamb_n of_o a_o wolf_n into_o a_o sheep_n of_o fire_n into_o water_n 487._o and_o of_o darkness_n into_o light_n isa._n 11.8_o ephes._n 5.8_o none_o can_v change_v nature_n but_o the_o god_n of_o nature_n no_o rod_n or_o affliction_n of_o themselves_o can_v do_v it_o they_o rather_o stupefy_v man_n or_o else_o make_v they_o fret_v and_o so_o drive_v they_o further_o from_o god_n till_o he_o by_o his_o grace_n do_v sanctify_v they_o and_o set_v they_o home_o upon_o our_o heart_n they_o will_v never_o better_v we_o how_o many_o be_v correct_v but_o be_v never_o teach_v but_o when_o the_o lord_n tokenss_n teach_v mortification_n sanctification_n humiliation_n and_o obedience_n by_o our_o suffering_n then_o happy_a be_v we_o psal._n 94.12_o verse_n 9_o i_o have_v smite_v you_o with_o blast_v and_o mildew_n when_o your_o garden_n and_o your_o vineyard_n and_o your_o figtree_n and_o your_o olive-tree_n increase_v the_o palmer-worm_n devour_v they_o yet_o have_v you_o not_o return_v unto_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n we_o be_v now_o come_v 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it_o shall_v rise_v up_o whole_o as_o a_o flood_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v cast_v out_o and_o drown_v as_o by_o the_o flood_n of_o egypt_n the_o prophet_n have_v in_o the_o precedent_a verse_n show_v the_o certainty_n of_o israel_n punishment_n in_o this_o verse_n he_o come_v to_o show_v the_o greatness_n and_o grievousness_n of_o that_o misery_n which_o like_o a_o flood_n be_v rush_v in_o upon_o they_o they_o have_v be_v extraordinary_a â—inners_n and_o now_o he_o tell_v they_o of_o extraordinary_a suffering_n they_o have_v their_o flood_n of_o sin_n and_o now_o follow_v flood_n of_o sorrow_n the_o prophet_n the_o better_a to_o awaken_v they_o begin_v 1._o with_o a_o emphatical_a interrogation_n which_o be_v equivalent_a to_o a_o strong_a affirmation_n as_o amos_n 5.20_o
inward_a excellency_n socrates_n and_o aesop_n be_v deform_v in_o body_n yet_o who_o more_o wise_a and_o witty_a 3._o sin_n sweep_v all_o before_o it_o it_o deprive_v we_o not_o only_o of_o bread_n but_o also_o of_o water_n too_o yea_o it_o deprive_v we_o not_o only_o of_o corporal_n but_o also_o of_o spiritual_a bread_n it_o rob_v we_o of_o all_o our_o comfort_n great_a reason_n than_o we_o have_v to_o hate_v it_o it_o be_v like_o that_o weed_n which_o we_o call_v bishopsweed_n which_o fret_v away_o all_o the_o corn_n and_o good_a grain_n that_o grow_v near_o it_o 4._o the_o sin_n of_o young_a person_n provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o cut_v they_o off_o their_o sin_n be_v commit_v with_o more_o wilfulness_n heat_n and_o violence_n and_o so_o be_v more_o displease_v unto_o god_n as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o on_o amos_n 4.10_o obs._n 6._o 5._o it_o be_v the_o great_a misery_n of_o wicked_a man_n that_o they_o have_v no_o comfort_n in_o their_o misery_n when_o they_o be_v scorch_v with_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n yet_o they_o faint_v for_o thirst_n 9_o the_o godly_a that_o thirst_n in_o a_o right_n spiritual_a manner_n have_v god_n spirit_n and_o minister_n to_o comfort_v they_o and_o pronounce_v they_o bless_v mat._n 5.6_o but_o the_o wicked_a faint_a and_o sink_v under_o their_o burden_n and_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o shower_n of_o rain_n from_o heaven_n to_o quench_v and_o allay_v the_o flame_a fire_n of_o god_n indignation_n ezek._n 22.24_o verse_n 14._o they_o that_o swear_v by_o the_o sin_n of_o samaria_n and_o say_v thy_o god_n o_o dan_o live_v and_o the_o manner_n of_o beersheba_n live_v even_o they_o shall_v fall_v and_o never_o rise_v up_o again_o the_o prophet_n have_v reprove_v they_o before_o for_o their_o oppression_n and_o unrighteousness_n towards_o man_n come_v now_o to_o denounce_v god_n judgement_n against_o they_o for_o their_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n towards_o god_n in_o the_o word_n we_o have_v 1._o a_o commination_n or_o a_o 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32.39_o act._n 9.2_o &_o 18.25_o &_o 24.14_o thus_o we_o see_v how_o the_o whole_a land_n be_v infect_v with_o idolatry_n from_o one_o side_n to_o another_o there_o be_v no_o sound_a part_n in_o it_o which_o serve_v to_o justify_v god_n justice_n in_o their_o universal_a ruin_n observation_n 1_o idolatry_n it_o be_v a_o sin_v sin_n it_o be_v the_o sin_n with_o a_o emphasis_n and_o by_o way_n of_o eminency_n which_o destroy_v a_o land_n deut._n 9.21_o it_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n in_o itself_o and_o the_o root_n of_o many_o other_o abomination_n 160._o whatever_o sin_n god_n bear_v withal_o yet_o he_o can_v he_o will_v not_o bear_v with_o this_o as_o i_o have_v show_v at_o
post_n may_v shake_v denote_v thereby_o the_o certainty_n of_o their_o ruin_n and_o transportation_n without_o any_o possibility_n of_o escape_v 2._o the_o vision_n be_v expound_v vers_fw-la 1._o where_o we_o have_v 1._o the_o person_n that_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o and_o those_o be_v the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n the_o generality_n of_o the_o land_n both_o great_a and_o small_a as_o all_o have_v sin_v so_o all_o must_v now_o suffer_v for_o sin_n 1._o he_o command_v smite_v they_o in_o the_o head_n that_o be_v cut_v off_o king_n prince_n and_o priest_n both_o in_o israel_n and_o judah_n 2._o rest_v not_o there_o but_o slay_v the_o rest_n of_o they_o with_o the_o sword_n that_o be_v cutoff_a the_o inferior_a sort_n 3._o here_o be_v the_o certainty_n and_o inevitableness_n of_o their_o suffering_n confirm_v by_o argument_n draw_v first_o from_o the_o omnipresence_n of_o god_n no_o place_n what_o ever_o can_v protect_v a_o sinful_a people_n from_o his_o revenge_a hand_n and_o this_o be_v set_v forth_o 1._o general_o vers_fw-la 1._o he_o that_o fly_v shall_v not_o flee_v away_o and_o he_o that_o escape_v shall_v not_o be_v deliver_v there_o be_v no_o escape_v when_o god_n pursue_v 2._o by_o a_o notable_a enumeration_n of_o some_o particular_a place_n show_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o escape_v though_o they_o hide_v themselves_o 1._o in_o hell_n vers_fw-la 2._o 2._o in_o heaven_n 3._o in_o the_o top_n of_o inaccessible_a mountain_n vers_fw-la 3._o 4._o in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n 5._o in_o captivity_n though_o they_o go_v into_o banishment_n out_o of_o their_o own_o land_n yet_o there_o the_o lord_n will_v command_v the_o sword_n and_o it_o shall_v slay_v they_o vers_n 4._o so_o that_o they_o be_v safe_a neither_o at_o home_n nor_o abroad_o neither_o in_o their_o own_o land_n nor_o in_o strange_a country_n 4._o their_o total_a overthrow_n be_v further_o confirm_v by_o argument_n draw_v 1._o from_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n vers_fw-la 4_o 8._o i_o will_v 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