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thy_o eye_n upon_o the_o truth_n thou_o have_v smite_v they_o but_o they_o have_v not_o sorrow_v thou_o have_v consume_v they_o but_o they_o have_v refuse_v to_o receive_v correction_n they_o have_v make_v their_o face_n hard_a than_o a_o stone_n and_o have_v refuse_v to_o return_v therefore_o i_o say_v sure_o those_o to_o who_o i_o have_v hitherto_o preach_v be_v but_o poor_a man_n and_o simple_a one_o which_o know_v not_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n nor_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o god_n i_o will_v get_v i_o to_o the_o great_a man_n and_o speak_v to_o they_o they_o be_v learn_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o god_n but_o what_o he_o find_v he_o report_v those_o great_a man_n be_v become_v the_o son_n of_o belial_n they_o have_v break_v the_o yoke_n and_o burst_v god_n band_n 6._o amos_n 6._o v._o 4_o 5_o 6._o they_o be_v great_a man_n in_o the_o day_n of_o amos_n that_o lie_v upon_o bed_n of_o ivory_n eat_v the_o lamb_n of_o the_o 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and_o in_o the_o branch_n thereof_o will_v thou_o contend_v with_o judah_n if_o we_o respect_v the_o time_n also_o it_o be_v little_a 8._o little_a esa_n 54.7_o 8._o for_o a_o little_a while_n say_v he_o have_v i_o forsake_v thou_o but_o with_o great_a compassion_n will_v i_o gather_v thou_o for_o a_o moment_n in_o my_o anger_n i_o hide_v my_o face_n from_o thou_o but_o with_o everlasting_a mercy_n have_v i_o have_v compassion_n on_o thou_o god_n passion_n be_v not_o like_o man_n that_o it_o must_v have_v its_o forth_o or_o that_o it_o must_v calm_v with_o time_n god_n be_v not_o like_o a_o prince_n that_o conquer_v kingdom_n and_o be_v a_o slave_n to_o himself_o god_n who_o can_v command_v all_o command_v himself_o most_o of_o all_o and_o this_o
god_n and_o yet_o we_o must_v not_o doubt_v but_o he_o be_v effectual_a in_o his_o church_n as_o much_o to_o cure_v our_o soul_n yea_o more_o than_o he_o be_v in_o cure_v that_o servant_n body_n and_o this_o he_o do_v only_o by_o his_o word_n of_o which_o saint_n paul_n say_v well_o out_o of_o moses_n say_v not_o in_o thy_o heart_n who_o shall_v ascend_v into_o heaven_n that_o be_v to_o bring_v christ_n from_o above_o or_o who_o shall_v descend_v into_o the_o dust_n that_o be_v to_o bring_v christ_n again_o from_o the_o dead_a but_o what_o say_v it_o the_o word_n be_v nigh_o thou_o even_o in_o thy_o mouth_n and_o in_o thy_o heart_n this_o be_v the_o word_n of_o faith_n which_o we_o preach_v who_o effectual_a power_n we_o shall_v feel_v as_o many_o as_o do_v believe_v the_o upshot_n of_o all_o be_v christ_n in_o this_o history_n tax_v the_o jew_n for_o be_v so_o backward_o in_o comparison_n of_o the_o gentile_n in_o both_o esteem_v the_o person_n of_o christ_n and_o depend_v upon_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n their_o defect_n must_v be_v our_o admonition_n king_n david_n when_o absalon_n be_v overthrow_v and_o israel_n offer_v their_o service_n to_o bring_v their_o king_n home_o to_o jerusalem_n strive_v who_o shall_v be_v forward_a and_o condemn_v they_o that_o be_v slow_a send_v this_o message_n to_o zadoc_n and_o abiathar_n the_o priest_n say_v speak_v unto_o the_o elder_n of_o judah_n and_o say_v why_o be_v you_o behind_o to_o bring_v the_o king_n again_o to_o his_o house_n for_o the_o say_n of_o israel_n be_v come_v unto_o the_o king_n even_o to_o his_o house_n you_o be_v my_o brethren_n my_o bone_n and_o my_o flesh_n wherefore_o be_v you_o then_o the_o last_o that_o bring_v the_o king_n again_o we_o be_v the_o people_n abiathar_n and_o zadoc_n we_o in_o god_n name_n must_v blame_v the_o people_n coldness_n by_o the_o forwardness_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o i_o pray_v god_n we_o may_v have_v as_o good_a success_n with_o you_o as_o these_o priest_n have_v 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vengeance_n therefore_o bring_v fire_n from_o heaven_n they_o will_v quench_v it_o with_o their_o own_o tear_n denounce_v wrath_n from_o god_n they_o will_v appease_v it_o with_o their_o own_o prayer_n they_o will_v put_v their_o own_o shoulder_n under_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o people_n they_o be_v content_v themselves_o to_o be_v a_o curse_n for_o to_o discharge_v the_o people_n in_o a_o word_n they_o will_v then_o sacrifice_v a_o contrite_a spirit_n of_o a_o repent_a soul_n unto_o a_o merciful_a god_n when_o they_o be_v send_v with_o woe_n and_o lamentation_n unto_o graceless_a sinner_n from_o a_o ireful_a judge_n thus_o moses_n samuel_n david_n esay_n paul_n and_o other_o prophesy_v and_o pray_v and_o no_o marvel_n for_o christ_n weep_v over_o jerusalem_n when_o he_o foreshow_v her_o imminent_a misery_n god_n himself_o seem_v to_o be_v torment_v in_o himself_o when_o for_o sin_n he_o must_v correct_v his_o people_n with_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n so_o that_o man_n do_v but_o 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that_o distress_a people_n this_o judgement_n as_o his_o tongue_n denounce_v it_o dreadful_o so_o his_o own_o soul_n apprehend_v it_o feel_o and_o therefore_o without_o delay_n he_o stand_v up_o in_o the_o gap_n between_o god_n and_o his_o people_n he_o lay_v hold_v upon_o that_o hand_n wherewith_o god_n be_v strike_v his_o people_n and_o with_o spiritual_a incense_n labour_v a_o atonement_n between_o god_n and_o his_o people_n as_o appear_v in_o these_o word_n that_o now_o i_o have_v read_v unto_o you_o wherein_o we_o may_v observe_v these_o two_o point_n first_o jeremy_n his_o confession_n second_o jeremies_n supplication_n the_o confession_n o_o lord_n our_o sin_n testify_v against_o we_o the_o supplication_n yet_o deal_v thou_o with_o we_o according_a to_o thy_o name_n first_o of_o the_o confession_n our_o sin_n the_o word_n use_v by_o the_o prophet_n do_v signify_v not_o bare_o sin_n but_o perverseness_n couple_v with_o sin_n which_o much_o increase_v the_o heynousnesse_n of_o 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