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the_o city_n and_o now_o i_o shall_v make_v it_o as_o evident_a that_o good_a minister_n also_o may_v much_o contribute_v thereunto_o it_o be_v say_v in_o express_a term_n that_o the_o jew_n build_v and_o prosper_v through_o the_o prophesy_a of_o haggai_n it_o be_v like_a that_o haggai_n do_v not_o lay_v one_o stone_n in_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o yet_o all_o thing_n consider_v no_o man_n be_v more_o instrumental_a in_o that_o work_n than_o he_o for_o he_o it_o be_v who_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n put_v they_o upon_o it_o and_o encourage_v they_o in_o it_o haggai_n 1.4_o then_o come_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o haggai_n
iniquity_n be_v afflict_v if_o we_o can_v slight_v their_o anger_n who_o will_v be_v angry_a for_o nothing_o and_o they_o know_v not_o why_o themselves_o to_o be_v sure_a his_o anger_n be_v not_o to_o be_v slight_v who_o be_v never_o displease_v but_o there_o be_v a_o just_a cause_n and_o a_o good_a reason_n for_o it_o god_n will_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v more_o affect_v with_o that_o wrath_n of_o he_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o judgement_n than_o with_o those_o judgement_n which_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o wrath_n as_o joab_n doubtless_o be_v not_o so_o much_o trouble_v for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o corn_n as_o for_o the_o displeasure_n of_o absalon_n which_o be_v intimate_v thereby_o sure_o david_n be_v grieve_v at_o saul_n throw_v his_o javelin_n at_o he_o though_o it_o hit_v he_o not_o because_o it_o do_v betoken_v the_o displeasure_n he_o have_v against_o he_o david_n do_v not_o deprecate_v chastisement_n but_o anger_n ps_n 6.1_o rebuke_v i_o not_o in_o thy_o anger_n chasten_v i_o not_o in_o thy_o hot_a displeasure_n and_o it_o be_v say_v be_v you_o afraid_a of_o the_o sword_n for_o wrath_n bring_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o sword_n job_n 19.29_o as_o if_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v the_o very_a edge_n of_o the_o sword_n but_o for_o which_o we_o shall_v have_v no_o cause_n to_o fear_v it_o god_n send_v judgement_n on_o purpose_n to_o make_v his_o anger_n know_v against_o sin_n and_o sinner_n therefore_o say_v the_o scrip_n god_n be_v know_v by_o the_o judgement_n which_o he_o execute_v ps_n 9.16_o and_o rom._n 1._o it_o be_v say_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v from_o heaven_n against_o all_o ungodliness_n of_o man_n judgement_n be_v the_o revelation_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o as_o such_o they_o be_v most_o of_o all_o to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o how_o angry_a be_v god_n think_v you_o when_o he_o burn_v our_o city_n it_o be_v a_o expression_n that_o import_v much_o wrath_n when_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n and_o his_o jealousy_n be_v say_v but_o to_o smoke_n against_o a_o man_n deut._n 29.20_o but_o in_o this_o case_n it_o do_v not_o only_a smoke_n against_o london_n but_o flame_v out_o now_o to_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o fury_n of_o god_n anger_n which_o have_v set_v we_o on_o fire_n round_o about_o and_o to_o lay_v it_o to_o our_o heart_n more_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o like_o ingenious_a child_n who_o be_v more_o trouble_v at_o their_o parent_n frown_n than_o at_o the_o smart_n of_o the_o rod_n i_o say_v thus_o to_o do_v may_v conduce_v very_o much_o towards_o the_o build_n of_o our_o city_n for_o say_v the_o scripture_n humble_v yourselves_o under_o the_o mighty_a hand_n of_o god_n that_o he_o may_v exalt_v you_o in_o due_a time_n 1_o pet._n 5.6_o discourse_n xxxiv_o that_o great_o to_o bewail_v those_o sin_n both_o of_o our_o own_o and_o other_o which_o help_v to_o burn_v the_o old_a city_n will_v help_v to_o build_v the_o new_a one_o what_o those_o sin_n be_v i_o have_v show_v at_o large_a in_o my_o 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