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the_o grace_n of_o god_n but_o cross_n of_o themselves_o will_v rather_o drive_v man_n further_o from_o it_o see_v isa_n 57.17_o jer._n 31.18_o so_o that_o all_o have_v great_a need_n to_o set_v about_o this_o duty_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o these_o great_a difficulty_n that_o they_o may_v eye_n god_n the_o more_o and_o they_o who_o find_v mercy_n to_o get_v another_o use_n of_o trouble_n aught_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o singular_a grace_n of_o god_n in_o it_o doct._n 6._o it_o speak_v very_o sad_a wrath_n on_o god_n part_n and_o much_o impenitency_n on_o our_o part_n when_o not_o only_o the_o same_o judgement_n continue_v but_o new_a judgement_n be_v inflict_v one_o after_o another_o for_o this_o variety_n of_o rod_n do_v declare_v that_o israel_n have_v not_o yet_o return_v to_o god_n and_o that_o he_o be_v still_o pursue_v they_o such_o a_o condition_n do_v declare_v that_o no_o rod_n former_o inflict_v have_v wrought_v upon_o we_o that_o god_n be_v still_o angry_a isa_n 9.12_o 17_o 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also_o their_o own_o happiness_n and_o tranquillity_n which_o they_o do_v proclaim_v by_o their_o multiply_v of_o idol_n and_o confidence_n for_o they_o have_v baalim_fw-la in_o the_o plural_a number_n many_o idol_n under_o that_o name_n 14._o beside_o the_o sin_n of_o gross_a idolatry_n in_o choose_v a_o false_a god_n for_o the_o object_n of_o worship_n the_o lord_n can_v away_o with_o image_n put_v in_o any_o religious_a state_n for_o represent_v he_o or_o to_o worship_v he_o in_o and_o by_o they_o therefore_o it_o be_v add_v as_o another_o challenge_n and_o burn_v incense_n to_o grave_a image_n a_o notable_a instance_n whereof_o we_o have_v in_o the_o golden_a calf_n wherein_o they_o pretend_v to_o do_v service_n to_o god_n exod._n 32.4_o 5._o verse_n 3._o i_o teach_v ephraim_n also_o to_o go_v take_v they_o by_o their_o arm_n but_o they_o know_v not_o that_o i_o heal_v they_o in_o this_o v._o the_o lord_n record_v a_o further_a benefit_n confer_v on_o israel_n which_o seem_v to_o 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etc._n see_v psal_n 9.13_o 14._o 4._o as_o man_n must_v employ_v their_o tongue_n as_o their_o glory_n as_o well_o as_o their_o heart_n in_o god_n praise_n so_o they_o who_o make_v conscience_n of_o praise_n will_v esteem_v but_o mean_o of_o their_o performance_n before_o god_n as_o be_v but_o the_o poor_a fruit_n of_o their_o lip_n when_o it_o be_v at_o the_o best_a for_o these_o cause_n do_v they_o call_v it_o the_o calf_n of_o our_o lip_n from_o the_o second_o engagement_n ashur_n shall_v not_o save_v we_o etc._n etc._n wherein_o they_o renounce_v carnal_a confidence_n in_o foreign_a help_n under_o the_o name_n of_o ashur_n and_o in_o military_a preparation_n under_o the_o name_n of_o horse_n of_o which_o see_v isa_n 31.1_o and_o do_v renounce_v idol_n both_o as_o a_o argument_n of_o hear_v and_o a_o obligation_n be_v hear_v learn_v 1._o the_o zeal_n of_o penitent_n though_o it_o be_v universal_a and_o impartial_a yet_o it_o will_v be_v especial_o bend_v against_o particular_a sin_n such_o as_o they_o have_v be_v most_o addict_v unto_o and_o guilty_a of_o so_o much_o appear_v in_o their_o resolve_v against_o these_o course_n which_o have_v so_o oft_o mislead_v they_o 2._o praise_n must_v be_v join_v with_o new_a obedience_n and_o a_o thankful_a sense_n of_o god_n mercy_n will_v excite_v man_n thereunto_o therefore_o be_v it_o subjoin_v to_o the_o former_a engagement_n ashur_n shall_v not_o save_v we_o etc._n etc._n 3._o man_n be_v natural_o endless_a in_o false_a refuge_n when_o they_o renounce_v god_n for_o they_o run_v to_o ashur_n multiply_v horse_n and_o say_v to_o the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n you_o be_v our_o god_n 4._o all_o these_o be_v but_o vain_a confidence_n when_o these_o who_o lean_a to_o they_o have_v most_o need_v and_o a_o penitent_a will_v see_v they_o to_o be_v so_o and_o renounce_v they_o as_o such_o for_o they_o engage_v themselves_o to_o renounce_v all_o of_o they_o neither_o to_o seek_v nor_o expect_v safety_n from_o ashur_n or_o 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