many_o chapter_n before_o it_o add_v weight_n to_o the_o pprophecy_n make_v those_o concern_v to_o mind_v it_o more_o serious_o when_o the_o lord_n speak_v who_o can_v but_o prophesy_v amos_n 3.8_o and_o who_o can_v but_o mind_v what_o be_v prophesy_v verse_n 2._o son_n of_o man_n pprophecy_n the_o immortal_a god_n speak_v to_o a_o mortal_a man_n honour_v he_o with_o divine_a revelation_n and_o that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v exalt_v therewith_o he_o mind_v he_o of_o his_o meanness_n and_o mortality_n say_v son_n of_o man_n pprophecy_n prophesy_v be_v not_o at_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o when_o the_o spirit_n move_v they_o to_o it_o 2_o pet._n 1.21_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n what_o the_o prophet_n give_v forth_o as_o prophet_n be_v not_o from_o their_o own_o heart_n and_o head_n some_o humane_a thing_n but_o it_o be_v altogether_o divine_a from_o jehovah_n adonai_n who_o be_v be_v of_o himself_o and_o have_v dominion_n over_o all_o what_o they_o and_o the_o apostle_n write_v be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o so_o ought_v to_o be_v esteem_v and_o receive_v 1_o thess_n 2.13_o howl_v you_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o egyptian_n and_o other_o upon_o who_o sad_a judgement_n be_v come_v he_o call_v to_o they_o to_o lay_v to_o heart_n and_o lament_v for_o the_o evil_n be_v at_o hand_n the_o hebrew_n jalal_n have_v agreement_n with_o alal_n which_o signify_v in_o nihilum_fw-la redigerâ—_n to_o reduce_v a_o thing_n to_o nothing_o because_o when_o man_n do_v mourn_v and_o lament_v great_o it_o waste_v and_o consume_v they_o so_o as_o it_o well_o nigh_o bring_v they_o to_o nothing_o woe_n worth_a the_o day_n the_o word_n may_v be_v read_v ah_o the_o day_n alas_o for_o the_o day_n as_o joel_n 1.15_o or_o o_o the_o woe_n of_o the_o day_n a_o unhappy_a day_n wherein_o thy_o city_n shall_v be_v make_v heap_n man_n and_o beast_n destroy_v all_o lay_v waste_n and_o desolate_a the_o french_a be_v malediction_n sur_fw-fr ta_fw-fr journee_n a_o curse_n be_v upon_o that_o day_n verse_n 3._o the_o day_n be_v near_o even_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v near_o day_n here_o be_v put_v not_o for_o a_o day_n in_o strictness_n of_o sense_n but_o for_o the_o time_n wherein_o those_o judgement_n shall_v befall_v egypt_n and_o other_o part_n and_o it_o be_v call_v the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o of_o his_o special_a manifestation_n of_o himself_o when_o god_n do_v either_o in_o mercy_n or_o judgement_n declare_v himself_o emphatical_o that_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n other_o day_n be_v his_o day_n but_o such_o in_o a_o special_a manner_n the_o duplication_n of_o the_o day_n here_o be_v to_o make_v the_o deep_a impression_n both_o upon_o the_o jew_n who_o rest_v too_o much_o upon_o egypt_n and_o also_o upon_o the_o egyptian_n who_o be_v secure_a and_o fear_v not_o he_o tell_v they_o of_o the_o nearness_n of_o it_o that_o they_o may_v be_v awaken_v &_o that_o they_o may_v the_o more_o full_o be_v awaken_v he_o tell_v they_o what_o kind_n of_o day_n it_o will_v be_v a_o cloudy_a day_n the_o hebrew_n be_v dies_fw-la nubis_fw-la a_o day_n of_o a_o cloud_n there_o will_v no_o sun_n shine_v that_o day_n a_o black_a thick_a dark_a cloud_n will_v arise_v that_o day_n and_o make_v a_o terrible_a tempest_n god_n judgement_n be_v liken_v unto_o cloud_n and_o rain_n for_o the_o sadness_n and_o terriblenesse_n of_o they_o psal_n 11.6_o he_o shall_v rain_v snare_n fire_n and_o brimstone_n and_o a_o horrible_a tempest_n the_o french_a be_v iour_fw-fr tenebreux_fw-fr it_o shall_v be_v the_o time_n of_o the_o heathen_a heathen_a may_v be_v take_v either_o for_o the_o babylonian_n who_o shall_v come_v and_o conquer_v egypt_n and_o then_o do_v what_o they_o please_v therein_o and_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v their_o day_n or_o for_o the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o nation_n adhere_v to_o they_o and_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v their_o day_n to_o be_v spoil_v and_o suffer_v grievous_a thing_n it_o be_v a_o time_n of_o undo_v these_o and_o a_o time_n of_o make_v the_o other_o god_n have_v appoint_v that_o time_n for_o they_o both_o verse_n 4._o the_o sword_n shall_v come_v upon_o egypt_n the_o chaldean_a army_n shall_v come_v and_o make_v warâ—e_a upon_o the_o egyptian_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v under_o all_o the_o misery_n and_o mischief_n which_o attend_v war_n and_o they_o be_v many_o and_o great_a pain_n shall_v be_v in_o ethiopia_n the_o word_n for_o pain_n in_o hebrew_n be_v chalchalah_n which_o montanus_n render_v vacillatio_fw-la shake_v the_o septuagint_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d trouble_n or_o perturbation_n the_o vulgar_a pavor_fw-la fear_n other_o dolour_n magnus_fw-la great_a grief_n which_o the_o word_n import_v for_o it_o be_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d parturire_fw-la to_o bring_v forth_o &_o note_v such_o grief_n and_o pain_n as_o woman_n have_v when_o they_o be_v in_o travail_n when_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n come_v into_o egypt_n ethiopia_n be_v in_o travail_n when_o the_o slay_n shall_v fall_v in_o egypt_n it_o be_v better_o render_v when_o the_o wound_a shall_v fall_v man_n slay_v be_v fall_v man_n wound_v be_v ready_a to_o fall_v or_o fall_v the_o hebrew_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chalal_n signify_v one_o wound_v and_o so_o the_o french_a have_v it_o qui_fw-fr seront_fw-fr naurez_fw-fr tomberont_fw-fr en_fw-fr egypt_n and_o her_o foundation_n shall_v be_v break_v down_o by_o foundation_n city_n tower_n fort_n castle_n any_o strong_a hold_n may_v be_v understand_v some_o make_v the_o foundation_n of_o egypt_n to_o be_v their_o riches_n force_n and_o confederate_n but_o the_o first_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n be_v more_o genuine_a because_o he_o speak_v of_o break_v down_o which_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o one_o and_o not_o the_o other_o verse_n 5._o ethiopia_n in_o hebrew_a chus_n so_o call_v from_o chus_n the_o son_n of_o cham_n gen._n 10.6_o who_o first_o inhabit_v that_o part_n of_o africa_n and_o from_o he_o the_o people_n be_v call_v cussites_n from_o the_o grecian_n it_o receive_v the_o name_n of_o ethiopia_n which_o be_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o burn_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o countenance_n because_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n there_o be_v such_o as_o it_o scorch_v the_o face_n of_o the_o people_n this_o country_n be_v judge_v to_o be_v as_o large_a as_o germany_n france_n and_o italy_n but_o not_o very_o populous_a because_o of_o the_o extreme_a heat_n they_o circumcise_v their_o male_n and_o female_n baptise_v the_o male_n forty_o day_n and_o the_o females_n eighty_o day_n after_o their_o circumcision_n and_o they_o rebaptize_v themselves_o in_o lake_n and_o pond_n every_o year_n on_o the_o day_n call_v epiphany_n microcosm_n heylin_n in_o his_o microcosm_n because_o they_o conceive_v that_o the_o lord_n christ_n be_v baptize_v by_o john_n in_o jordan_n that_o very_a day_n but_o whether_o this_o be_v the_o ethiopia_n nabuchadnezzar_n shall_v spoil_v some_o question_n because_o it_o be_v say_v chap._n 29.10_o that_o egypt_n shall_v be_v make_v desolate_a from_o the_o tower_n of_o syene_n unto_o the_o border_n of_o ethiopia_n that_o be_v to_o the_o asian_a ethiopia_n syene_n be_v at_o the_o front_n of_o the_o african_a ethiopia_n and_o whether_o nabuchadnezzar_n enter_v that_o ethiopia_n be_v doubtful_a locum_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la quistonpius_n be_v peremptory_a in_o it_o and_o say_v he_o never_o pass_v beyond_o syâ—ne_n into_o it_o lybia_n in_o hebrew_n phut_v from_o phut_v the_o son_n of_o cham_n 10.6_o vid._n suum_fw-la in_o gen._n 10.6_o gen._n 10.6_o and_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o be_v at_o first_o call_v phuthaei_n or_o phuttians_n and_o afterward_o lybian_n the_o country_n be_v name_v lybia_n from_o lyb_n a_o king_n of_o mauritania_n or_o from_o lyb_n the_o southwind_n which_o gentle_o breathe_v there_o or_o from_o lybia_n a_o queen_n thereof_o it_o be_v now_o call_v sorra_n which_o signify_v a_o desert_n because_o its_o a_o country_n full_a of_o sandy_a desert_n and_o varro_n will_v have_v it_o call_v lybia_n microcos_fw-la heylin_n in_o microcos_fw-la quasi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o want_v rain_n heretofore_o all_o africa_n be_v call_v phut_v afterward_o only_o the_o western_a part_n of_o africa_n as_o mauritania_n and_o tingitana_n martinius_n shindler_n martinius_n where_o the_o kingdom_n of_o fez_n or_o lybia_n now_o be_v lydia_n the_o hebrew_n be_v lud_n from_o lud_n the_o son_n of_o shem_n gen._n 10.22_o as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o or_o from_o ludim_n the_o son_n of_o mizraim_n as_o other_o affirm_v this_o lydia_n be_v a_o region_n of_o asia_n the_o less_o former_o call_v maeonia_n in_o it_o be_v those_o famous_a city_n philadelphia_n sardis_n pergamus_n thyatira_n and_o laodicea_n alapide_n will_v not_o have_v it_o to_o be_v this_o lydia_n
a_o great_a burden_n a_o stone_n say_v solomon_n prov_n 27.3_o be_v heavy_a and_o the_o sand_n weighty_a but_o a_o fool_n wrath_n be_v heavy_a than_o they_o both_o and_o guilt_n be_v heavy_a than_o they_o all_o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v prov._n 18.14_o what_o be_v guilt_n then_o with_o punishment_n but_o a_o consume_a a_o devour_a thing_n when_o david_n have_v sin_v and_o god_n hand_n be_v upon_o he_o what_o say_v he_o psal_n 38.3_o there_o be_v no_o soundness_n in_o my_o flesh_n because_o of_o thy_o anger_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o rest_n in_o my_o bone_n because_o of_o my_o sin_n my_o iniquity_n be_v go_v over_o my_o headâ—_n as_o a_o heavy_a burden_n they_o be_v too_o heavy_a for_o i_o v._o 4._o i_o be_o feeble_a and_o sore_o break_v i_o have_v roar_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o disquietness_n of_o my_o heart_n v._o 8._o god_n hand_n and_o his_o own_o guilt_n do_v eat_v up_o his_o spirit_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n this_o make_v he_o to_o say_v psal_n 39.11_o when_o thou_o with_o rebuke_n do_v correct_v man_n for_o iniquity_n thou_o make_v his_o beauty_n to_o consume_v away_o like_o a_o moth_n the_o word_n for_o beauty_n note_n that_o be_v desirable_a in_o man_n whatever_o be_v desirable_a that_o melt_v away_o when_o god_n do_v visit_v man_n for_o sin_n a_o little_a touch_n of_o a_o man_n hand_n crush_v the_o wing_n and_o hazard_n the_o life_n of_o the_o moth_n a_o little_a touch_n of_o god_n hand_n where_o guilt_n be_v mar_v the_o beauty_n strength_n and_o desireable_n of_o man_n second_o observe_v sinner_n under_o sad_a judgement_n be_v apt_a to_o despond_v yea_o to_o despair_n if_o our_o transgression_n and_o our_o sin_n be_v upon_o we_o and_o we_o pine_v away_o in_o they_o how_o shall_v we_o then_o live_v they_o have_v great_o sin_v against_o god_n stand_v it_o out_o against_o his_o prophet_n threaten_v judgement_n and_o now_o the_o judgement_n be_v come_v upon_o they_o their_o heart_n sink_v within_o they_o and_o they_o conclude_v there_o be_v no_o mercy_n for_o they_o our_o sin_n be_v great_a god_n judgement_n heavy_a upon_o we_o he_o be_v resolve_v now_o upon_o our_o destruction_n and_o what_o course_n soever_o we_o shall_v take_v all_o be_v in_o vain_a what_o these_o say_v in_o judaea_n the_o like_a say_v they_o in_o babylon_n ezek._n 37.11_o our_o bone_n be_v dry_v and_o our_o hope_n be_v lose_v we_o be_v cut_v off_o for_o our_o part_n we_o be_v like_o the_o bone_n in_o a_o grave_a that_o have_v all_o the_o marrow_n dry_v out_o of_o they_o or_o like_o a_o branch_n of_o a_o tree_n cut_v off_o and_o all_o the_o sap_n dry_v out_o of_o it_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n we_o shall_v ever_o live_v go_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o grow_v there_o again_o into_o a_o church_n or_o state_n not_o only_o the_o wicked_a but_o even_o a_o godly_a man_n may_v be_v in_o a_o despond_v yea_o a_o despair_a condition_n as_o david_n himself_o psal_n 31.22_o i_o say_v in_o my_o haste_n i_o be_o cut_v off_o from_o before_o thy_o eye_n thou_o will_v never_o look_v upon_o or_o favour_v i_o more_o so_o asaph_n psal_n 77.7_o will_v the_o lord_n cast_v off_o for_o ever_o will_v he_o be_v favourable_a no_o more_o be_v his_o mercy_n clean_o go_v for_o ever_o do_v his_o promise_n fail_v for_o evermore_o have_v he_o forget_v to_o be_v gracious_a etc._n etc._n what_o sad_a expostulation_n be_v these_o of_o a_o good_a man_n three_o observe_v the_o cavil_v objection_n and_o unbelief_n of_o sinner_n put_v god_n unto_o his_o oath_n as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n it_o be_v not_o so_o as_o you_o fancy_n i_o have_v tell_v you_o that_o if_o you_o turn_v from_o your_o evil_a way_n you_o shall_v live_v that_o i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n ezek_n 18.21_o 22_o 23_o 27_o 28_o 31_o 32._o but_o you_o believe_v not_o my_o word_n you_o cavil_v against_o it_o and_o say_v you_o shall_v pine_v away_o in_o your_o sin_n that_o what_o course_n soever_o you_o take_v you_o shall_v not_o live_v man_n be_v backward_o to_o believe_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o deal_v worse_o with_o god_n then_o with_o man_n they_o will_v give_v credit_n to_o a_o honest_a man_n upon_o his_o word_n but_o not_o to_o god_n yea_o how_o many_o do_v believe_v the_o devil_n suggestion_n and_o delusion_n who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o lie_n and_o will_v not_o believe_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o what_o a_o harsh_a thing_n be_v it_o that_o man_n will_v not_o attribute_v so_o much_o to_o god_n as_o to_o the_o devil_n eve_n take_v the_o devil_n bare_a word_n in_o paradise_n she_o put_v not_o he_o to_o his_o oath_n when_o he_o say_v you_o shall_v not_o die_v your_o eye_n shall_v be_v open_v and_o you_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n know_v good_a and_o evil_n she_o believe_v he_o present_o but_o man_n will_v not_o take_v god_n bare_a word_n they_o put_v he_o to_o his_o oath_n as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n it_o be_v a_o great_a thing_n for_o god_n to_o speak_v but_o more_o for_o he_o to_o swear_v he_o that_o make_v the_o world_n with_o a_o word_n be_v not_o believe_v upon_o his_o word_n he_o must_v take_v his_o oath_n upon_o it_o so_o that_o it_o stand_v god_n in_o more_o to_o be_v believe_v in_o the_o world_n than_o it_o do_v to_o make_v the_o world_n his_o single_a word_n suffice_v for_o the_o one_o his_o oath_n be_v require_v for_o the_o other_o jerom_n o_o beatos_fw-la nos_fw-la quorum_fw-la causa_fw-la deus_fw-la jurat_fw-la o_o miserr_v imos_fw-la si_fw-la nec_fw-la juranti_fw-la domino_fw-la credimus_fw-la tertul_n si_fw-la non_fw-la credimus_fw-la promittenti_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o credamus_fw-la juranti_fw-la deo_fw-la jerom_n and_o here_o appear_v the_o great_a goodness_n of_o god_n that_o for_o the_o good_a of_o man_n will_v please_v to_o take_v a_o oath_n o_o happy_a we_o for_o who_o sake_n god_n swear_v o_o most_o unhappy_a we_o if_o we_o believe_v not_o god_n swear_v have_v therefore_o god_n word_n and_o oath_n let_v we_o believe_v firm_o and_o stagger_v no_o more_o four_o observe_v 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the_o word_n of_o the_o great_a king_n no_o earthly_a king_n have_v fertility_n or_o sterility_n at_o his_o command_n as_o god_n have_v haggai_n 1.11_o he_o call_v for_o a_o drought_n upon_o the_o land_n &_o it_o come_v 2_o king_n 8.1_o he_o call_v for_o a_o famine_n and_o it_o come_v and_o sojourn_v seven_o year_n with_o they_o if_o god_n call_v for_o a_o judgement_n or_o a_o mercy_n it_o come_v present_o let_v we_o fear_n to_o offend_v he_o lest_o he_o call_v for_o a_o famine_n the_o pestilence_n or_o a_o sword_n let_v we_o improve_v mercy_n for_o his_o honour_n that_o he_o may_v call_v for_o the_o corn_n and_o fruit_n and_o continue_v the_o same_o unto_o we_o four_o observe_v whatsoever_o plenty_n be_v in_o a_o land_n it_o be_v from_o the_o power_n blessing_n and_o bounty_n of_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v call_v for_o the_o corn_n and_o increase_v it_o though_o the_o land_n have_v keep_v her_o sabbath_n have_v not_o be_v plough_v or_o sow_o in_o many_o year_n yet_o i_o will_v cause_v 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famine_n among_o the_o heathen_a verse_n 31._o then_o shall_v you_o remember_v your_o own_o evil_a way_n and_o your_o do_n that_o be_v not_o good_a and_o shall_v loathe_v yourselves_o in_o your_o own_o sight_n for_o your_o iniquity_n and_o for_o your_o abomination_n this_o verse_n be_v the_o last_o of_o the_o special_a promise_n make_v here_o unto_o this_o people_n and_o it_o be_v a_o promise_n of_o repentance_n something_o like_o part_n of_o this_o vers_n we_o have_v chap._n 6.9_o almost_o the_o same_o word_n we_o have_v chap._n 20.43_o then_o shall_v you_o remember_v when_o i_o have_v break_v the_o babylonish_n yoke_n off_o their_o neck_n bring_v you_o into_o your_o own_o land_n and_o do_v great_a thing_n for_o you_o than_o you_o shall_v remember_v that_o be_v not_o simple_o to_o call_v to_o mind_n what_o you_o have_v do_v but_o to_o roll_v up_o and_o down_o in_o your_o thought_n serious_o to_o muse_v upon_o and_o ponder_v for_o so_o much_o the_o word_n zacar_n signify_v and_o so_o to_o ponder_v as_o to_o do_v something_o thereupon_o your_o own_o evil_a way_n and_o your_o do_n that_o be_v not_o good_a in_o chap_n 20.43_o it_o be_v your_o way_n and_o all_o your_o do_n wherein_o you_o have_v be_v defile_v and_o here_o it_o be_v your_o own_o evil_a way_n and_o your_o do_n that_o be_v not_o good_a what_o their_o way_n and_o do_n be_v you_o may_v see_v ezek_n 22._o throughout_o the_o whole_a chapter_n they_o do_v speak_v and_o do_v evil_a as_o they_o can_v jer_n 3.5_o they_o be_v worse_o than_o the_o nation_n and_o country_n round_a about_o they_o ezek_n 5.6_o than_o sodom_n and_o samaria_n ezek_n 16.47_o and_o shall_v loathe_v yourselves_o in_o your_o own_o sight_n montanus_n render_v the_o hebrew_n thus_o reprobabitis_fw-la vos_fw-la in_o faciebus_fw-la vestris_fw-la you_o shall_v reprobate_v yourselves_o in_o your_o own_o sight_n you_o shall_v judge_v yourselves_o worthy_a to_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o to_o be_v make_v a_o curse_n so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v say_v maldonate_fw-it the_o vulgar_a be_v your_o iniquity_n shall_v displease_v you_o there_o be_v more_o in_o the_o word_n than_o displease_v fastidio_fw-la eritis_fw-la vobis_fw-la ipsis_fw-la you_o shall_v be_v for_o a_o disdain_n a_o loathe_n to_o yourselves_o compungemini_fw-la say_v aecolampadius_fw-la you_o shall_v be_v prick_v at_o the_o heart_n you_o shall_v see_v yourselves_o so_o defile_v and_o deform_v through_o sin_n that_o you_o shall_v loathe_v and_o abhor_v yourselves_o for_o your_o iniquity_n and_o for_o your_o abomination_n iniquity_n be_v perverse_a crooked_a and_o unrighteous_a action_n abomination_n thing_n disaffect_v and_o loathsome_a to_o the_o sense_n first_o observe_v god_n love_a kindness_n and_o mercy_n do_v work_v more_o with_o sinner_n than_o his_o judgement_n do_v all_o the_o time_n they_o be_v in_o babylon_n their_o heart_n be_v never_o so_o affect_v for_o their_o sin_n as_o after_o god_n bring_v they_o out_o settle_v they_o in_o canaan_n and_o show_v much_o love_n unto_o they_o than_o they_o shall_v remember_v their_o evil_a way_n before_o they_o mind_v they_o noâ—_n than_o they_o shall_v loathe_v themselves_o mercy_n in_o zion_n be_v more_o efficacious_a with_o sinner_n than_o judgement_n in_o babylon_n god_n favour_v soon_o melt_v hear_v heart_n than_o the_o fire_n of_o his_o indignation_n his_o kindness_n be_v very_o penetrative_a it_o get_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o sinner_n soon_o than_o his_o threat_n and_o frown_n it_o be_v like_o a_o small_a soak_a rain_n which_o go_v to_o the_o root_n of_o thing_n when_o as_o a_o dash_a rain_n run_v away_o and_o do_v little_a good_a it_o be_v david_n kindness_n break_v the_o heart_n of_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 24._o and_o it_o be_v god_n kindness_n which_o break_v the_o heart_n of_o sinner_n the_o milk_n and_o honey_n of_o the_o gospel_n affect_v the_o heart_n of_o sinner_n more_o than_o the_o gall_n and_o wormwood_n of_o the_o law_n christ_n on_o mount_n zion_n bring_v more_o to_o repentance_n than_o moses_n on_o mount_n sinai_n second_o observe_v when_o god_n bring_v his_o people_n out_o of_o babylon_n into_o canaan_n out_o of_o the_o world_n and_o antichristian_a way_n into_o near_a relation_n to_o himself_o and_o into_o gospel_n order_n than_o he_o will_v frame_v their_o spirit_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v review_v their_o former_a way_n be_v ashamed_a of_o and_o loathe_v themselves_o for_o they_o verse_n 28._o you_o shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n that_o i_o give_v to_o your_o father_n and_o you_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n and_o i_o will_v be_v your_o god_n and_o then_o shall_v you_o remember_v your_o do_n that_o be_v not_o good_a and_o shall_v loathe_v yourselves_o in_o your_o own_o sight_n for_o your_o iniquity_n and_o abomination_n when_o people_n be_v deliver_v from_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n and_o translate_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n than_o they_o come_v to_o see_v what_o work_v of_o darkness_n they_o commit_v and_o so_o to_o abhor_v and_o loathe_v themselves_o for_o the_o same_o when_o man_n come_v out_o of_o popish_a darkness_n or_o the_o profane_a course_n they_o have_v live_v in_o and_o be_v bring_v near_o to_o god_n how_o do_v they_o judge_v condemn_v and_o loathe_v themselves_o for_o the_o same_o when_o paul_n be_v translate_v from_o his_o pharisaisme_n into_o christ_n unity_n than_o god_n mould_v his_o spirit_n so_o that_o he_o see_v and_o confess_v what_o a_o blasphemer_n persecuter_n and_o injurious_a person_n he_o have_v be_v and_o loathe_a himself_o say_v he_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o sinner_n 1_o tim._n 1.15_o and_o when_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v bring_v out_o of_o that_o babylonish_n condition_n they_o now_o be_v in_o and_o become_v a_o people_n near_o to_o god_n be_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n
exod._n 23.22_o i_o will_v be_v a_o enemy_n unto_o thy_o enemy_n and_o a_o adversary_n unto_o thy_o adversary_n whoever_o set_v themselves_o against_o israel_n have_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n against_o they_o second_o observe_v wicked_a man_n may_v be_v in_o great_a honour_n and_o have_v great_a power_n gog_n here_o one_o who_o the_o lord_n declare_v himself_o against_o be_v a_o prince_n a_o chief_a prince_n of_o meshech_n and_o tubal_n ahashuerus_n a_o heathen_a idolater_n have_v honour_n and_o power_n enough_o when_o he_o have_v 127._o prince_n under_o his_o command_n esther_n 1.1_o three_o observe_v there_o be_v seem_a contradiction_n in_o holy_a scripture_n in_o one_o god_n say_v behold_v i_o be_o against_o thou_o o_o gog_n in_o another_o i_o will_v cause_v thou_o to_o come_v up_o from_o the_o north_n part_n or_o side_n and_o will_v bring_v thou_o upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o israel_n god_n be_v with_o gog_n and_o against_o gog_n with_o he_o by_o his_o providence_n to_o bring_v 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