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of_o god_n must_v lead_v man_n to_o repentance_n that_o as_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n must_v allureman_n to_o repentance_n and_o to_o return_v unto_o god_n so_o must_v his_o mercy_n i_o remember_v the_o speech_n in_o the_o prophet_n where_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o make_v we_o the_o better_a to_o conceive_v of_o his_o mercy_n to_o take_v to_o himself_o the_o affection_n of_o a_o man_n 11.8_o jer._n 31.20_o hos_fw-la 11.8_o his_o bowel_n be_v trouble_v for_o ephraim_n and_o again_o how_o shall_v i_o give_v thou_o up_o ephraim_n how_o shall_v i_o deliver_v thou_o israel_n how_o shall_v i_o make_v thou_o as_o admah_n how_o shall_v i_o set_v thou_o as_o zeboim_n my_o heart_n be_v turn_v within_o i_o my_o repenting_n be_v roll_v together_o it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o the_o lord_n shall_v have_v say_v oh_o it_o go_v near_o i_o o_o ephraim_n 34.6.7_o exod._n 34.6.7_o o_o israel_n that_o i_o shall_v even_o be_v force_v by_o thy_o rebellion_n and_o horrible_a impiety_n to_o 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ourselves_o to_o be_v rule_v by_o they_o but_o will_v manful_o fight_v under_o the_o banner_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n against_o the_o devil_n the_o world_n and_o the_o flesh_n now_o if_o we_o examine_v ourselves_o how_o we_o have_v keep_v this_o covenant_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o lord_n may_v just_o say_v unto_o we_o as_o he_o do_v here_o unto_o this_o people_n you_o have_v break_v my_o covenant_n yea_o we_o have_v deny_v our_o obedience_n to_o christ_n jesus_n and_o his_o word_n and_o we_o have_v serve_v sin_n and_o satan_n and_o the_o world_n god_n deadly_a enemy_n and_o we_o have_v live_v in_o pleasure_n in_o vanity_n in_o covetousness_n and_o in_o many_o other_o sin_n against_o our_o promise_n to_o god_n oh_o then_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n let_v we_o take_v knowledge_n of_o this_o that_o we_o be_v vile_a and_o miserable_a covenant_n breaker_n we_o have_v fail_v in_o our_o promise_n to_o god_n and_o have_v not_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n as_o we_o have_v 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shall_v abound_v in_o sin_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o lord_n tax_v gilead_n here_o even_o because_o it_o be_v one_o of_o those_o six_o city_n of_o refuge_n 19_o mat._n 23_o 38._o luk._n 19_o because_o it_o be_v the_o nursery_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n this_o we_o may_v see_v of_o jerusalem_n for_o there_o have_v our_o saviour_n bestow_v his_o great_a pain_n continual_o teach_v and_o preach_v among_o they_o in_o jerusalem_n he_o wrought_v there_o the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o wonderful_a &_o heavenly_a miracle_n there_o hither_o his_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n be_v send_v to_o teach_v and_o instruct_v they_o in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o to_o bring_v they_o home_o to_o jesus_n christ_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o our_o saviour_n be_v constrain_v to_o weep_v for_o the_o woeful_a misery_n of_o this_o city_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o jerusalem_n must_v be_v destroy_v deface_v and_o extinguish_v and_o make_v a_o spectacle_n of_o his_o wrath_n to_o all_o posterity_n 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