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and_o shake_v the_o elect_v heart_n throughout_o the_o world_n make_v they_o to_o flee_v in_o to_o christ_n as_o the_o hebrew_n read_v of_o v._o 7._o will_v bear_v i_o will_v shake_v all_o nation_n and_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o desire_n of_o all_o nation_n who_o be_v to_o be_v manifest_v in_o that_o temple_n and_o bring_v themselves_o and_o their_o desirable_a thing_n with_o they_o according_a to_o the_o prophecy_n isa_n 60._o and_o elsewhere_o which_o will_v be_v still_o in_o do_v from_o age_n to_o age_n and_o nation_n to_o nation_n till_o once_o for_o all_o god_n shake_v and_o remove_v these_o visible_a heaven_n and_o earth_n as_o some_o expound_v that_o of_o the_o apostle_n heb._n 12.26_o 27._o which_o be_v indeed_o the_o full_a accomplishment_n of_o the_o prediction_n but_o the_o place_n do_v also_o include_v these_o other_o shake_n to_o bring_v in_o a_o gospel-state_n and_o worship_n into_o the_o world_n as_o previous_a to_o that_o doct._n 1._o as_o christ_n manifest_v 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thou_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n zechariah_n the_o argument_n the_o prophet_n haggai_n have_v spend_v some_o time_n in_o preach_v to_o these_o who_o have_v return_v from_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n the_o lord_n send_v forth_o this_o prophet_n zechariah_n to_o assist_v he_o in_o the_o work_n and_o to_o declare_v further_o of_o his_o mind_n to_o the_o church_n partly_o in_o vision_n partly_o in_o doctrinal_a sermon_n and_o partly_o in_o prophetical_a prediction_n who_o have_v exhort_v the_o people_n unto_o repentance_n propound_v divers_a vision_n for_o the_o encouragement_n of_o that_o people_n in_o their_o low_a condition_n and_o to_o go_v on_o in_o the_o work_n they_o have_v begin_v withal_o declare_v that_o he_o be_v ill_o please_v with_o their_o sin_n and_o will_v punish_v the_o guilty_a however_o the_o church_n and_o his_o work_n prosper_v chap._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o then_o he_o resolve_v their_o case_n of_o conscience_n concern_v their_o former_a fasting_n show_v unto_o they_o what_o have_v be_v their_o fail_n hitherto_o and_o what_o their_o duty_n be_v if_o they_o will_v enjoy_v the_o great_a thing_n be_v intend_v for_o they_o chap._n 7_o 8._o last_o be_v come_v to_o prophefie_v of_o the_o ruin_n of_o all_o their_o enemy_n round_o about_o of_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n his_o death_n and_o passion_n the_o pour_v out_o of_o his_o spirit_n and_o spread_v of_o the_o gospel_n with_o the_o rejection_n of_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n till_o the_o time_n appoint_v for_o their_o conversion_n chap._n 9.10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o chap._n i._n in_o this_o chapter_n after_o the_o inscription_n v._o 1._o the_o lord_n exhort_v they_o to_o repentance_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o god_n displeasure_n against_o their_o father_n v._o 2._o and_o from_o the_o hope_n of_o his_o favour_n v._o 3._o and_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o imitate_v their_o father_n in_o contemn_v of_o the_o word_n v._o 4._o consider_v that_o though_o their_o father_n and_o the_o 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