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shall_v be_v no_o herd_n in_o the_o stall_n yet_o i_o will_v rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v be_v joyful_a in_o the_o god_n of_o my_o salvation_n the_o text_n it_o be_v a_o prophetical_a intimation_n of_o a_o judgement_n of_o dearth_n and_o famine_n that_o shall_v fall_v upon_o the_o land_n in_o it_o the_o lord_n threaten_v to_o break_v the_o staff_n of_o bread_n to_o send_v cleanness_n of_o tooth_n and_o scarcity_n of_o all_o thing_n a_o general_a want_n of_o all_o the_o support_v of_o life_n and_o this_o passage_n of_o scripture_n together_o with_o the_o context_n set_v down_o the_o entertainment_n that_o the_o prophet_n and_o people_n of_o god_n give_v to_o all_o this_o sad_a prediction_n here_o be_v a_o double_a entertainment_n 1._o they_o entertain_v it_o with_o fear_n verse_n 16._o when_o i_o hear_v this_o my_o belly_n tremble_v my_o lip_n quiver_v at_o the_o voice_n rottenness_n enter_v into_o my_o bone_n and_o i_o tremble_v in_o myself_o 2._o they_o entertain_v it_o 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life_n good_a jacob_n when_o esau_n come_v towards_o he_o be_v afraid_a to_o meet_v he_o david_n pursue_v by_o saul_n cry_v out_o in_o fear_n i_o shall_v one_o day_n fall_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o saul_n elijah_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o like_a passion_n he_o flee_v for_o his_o life_n want_v and_o poverty_n and_o pain_n and_o misery_n be_v fearful_a condition_n even_o to_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n or_o 2._o conceive_v this_o fear_n as_o a_o holy_a and_o religious_a disposition_n in_o they_o when_o god_n threaten_v to_o bring_v a_o judgement_n upon_o we_o the_o first_o apprehension_n we_o must_v have_v of_o his_o menace_n must_v be_v apprehension_n of_o fear_n and_o sorrow_n and_o humiliation_n motion_n tend_v to_o repentance_n my_o flesh_n tremble_v for_o fear_n of_o thou_o say_v david_n psal._n cxix_o 120._o and_o i_o be_o afraid_a of_o thy_o judgement_n it_o be_v not_o fortitude_n but_o fool-hardiness_n to_o stout_a it_o out_o with_o god_n and_o not_o to_o startle_v at_o the_o sign_n 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