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A00746 The calling of the Ievves A present to Iudah and the children of Israel that ioyned with him, and to Ioseph (the valiant tribe of Ephraim) and all the house of Israel that ioyned with him. The Lord giue them grace, that they may returne and seeke Iehovah their God, and Dauid their King, in these latter dayes. There is prefixed an epistle vnto them, written for their sake in the Hebrue tongue, and translated into English. Published by William Gouge, B. of D. and preacher of Gods word in Blackefryers. London. Finch, Henry, Sir, d. 1625.; Gouge, William, 1578-1653. 1621 (1621) STC 10874; ESTC S102095 158,276 326

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kingdom_n 12._o their_o iniquity_n which_o god_n tie_v up_o as_o a_o man_n do_v his_o purse_n full_a of_o money_n and_o keep_v in_o store_n to_o pay_v they_o home_o for_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o this_o 13._o yet_o be_v they_o so_o foolish_a that_o though_o throw_v come_v upon_o they_o as_o upon_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n for_o so_o be_v their_o commonwealth_n compare_v to_o a_o mother_n chapter_n 23._o yet_o they_o have_v no_o list_n to_o rid_v themselves_o out_o of_o those_o danger_n and_o to_o put_v forth_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n as_o unto_o a_o midwife_n and_o this_o may_v well_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o prophecy_n of_o the_o great_a desolation_n misery_n they_o be_v now_o in_o because_o of_o the_o promise_n which_o do_v follow_v 14._o from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o grave_n will_v i_o redeem_v they_o from_o death_n i_o will_v avenge_v they_o where_o be_v thy_o plague_n o_o death_n where_o thy_o destroy_n o_o grave_n repentance_n shall_v be_v hide_v from_o my_o eye_n 15._o for_o he_o shall_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n among_o the_o brethren_n after_o that_o a_o east_n wind_n come_v a_o wind_n of_o jehovah_n come_v up_o from_o the_o desert_n his_o spring_n shall_v become_v dry_a and_o his_o fountain_n shall_v dry_v up_o the_o same_o shall_v spoil_v the_o treasure_n of_o all_o desire_n pleasant_a vessel_n 16._o after_o that_o samaria_n shall_v be_v lay_v desolate_a for_o that_o she_o have_v rebel_v against_o her_o god_n after_o that_o by_o the_o sword_n they_o shall_v fall_v their_o infant_n be_v dash_v in_o piece_n and_o their_o woman_n with_o child_n rip_v 14._o in_o the_o second_o part_n from_o the_o pang_n and_o sorrow_n before_o mention_v he_o pass_v present_o to_o most_o sweet_a and_o comfortable_a promise_n be_v of_o four_o kind_n the_o first_o promise_n be_v the_o delivery_n of_o they_o out_o of_o that_o depth_n of_o misery_n wherein_o they_o be_v plunge_v and_o make_v they_o to_o flourish_v again_o which_o be_v first_o set_v out_o by_o 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vers_fw-la 19_o which_o be_v not_o mean_v so_o much_o of_o a_o temporal_a subdue_a as_o of_o a_o spiritual_a join_n with_o they_o in_o seek_v of_o the_o lord_n yet_o so_o as_o the_o chief_a sovereignty_n and_o stroke_n of_o keep_v man_n within_o the_o list_n of_o their_o subjection_n and_o obedience_n unto_o christ_n shall_v remain_v among_o the_o jew_n and_o so_o james_n teach_v we_o to_o expound_v those_o phrase_n act._n 15._o 17._o where_o that_o which_o amos_n say_v that_o they_o the_o israelite_n may_v possess_v the_o remnant_n of_o edom_n james_n render_v that_o the_o residue_n of_o man_n may_v seek_v after_o the_o lord_n the_o enemy_n who_o indeed_o they_o shall_v conquer_v root_n out_o and_o destroy_v after_o they_o have_v groan_v long_o under_o his_o hard_a yoke_n and_o bondage_n be_v not_o always_o represent_v by_o one_o and_o the_o same_o name_n but_o sometime_o more_o obscure_o by_o one_o or_o other_o of_o the_o capital_a enemy_n of_o god_n people_n moab_n edom_n rabath_n 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