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hence_o observe_v that_o a_o evil_a heart_n turn_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n into_o rebellion_n against_o he_o the_o jew_n be_v thus_o charge_v deut._n 32.15_o jesurun_n wax_v fat_a and_o kick_v the_o lord_n complain_v of_o this_o as_o of_o a_o sin_n which_o he_o scarce_o know_v how_o to_o pardon_v jer._n 5.7_o how_o shall_v i_o pardon_v thou_o for_o this_o thy_o child_n have_v forsake_v i_o etc._n etc._n when_o i_o have_v feed_v they_o to_o the_o full_a they_o then_o commit_v adultery_n and_o assemble_v themselves_o by_o troop_n in_o the_o harlot_n house_n those_o be_v great_a sin_n indeed_o which_o put_v the_o lord_n who_o title_n be_v the_o god_n pardon_v sin_n and_o ready_a to_o forgive_v into_o a_o query_n about_o their_o pardon_n and_o forgiveness_n such_o kind_n of_o sin_v make_v jerusalem_n a_o sister_n to_o sodom_n that_o be_v as_o like_o sodom_n yea_o and_o samaria_n too_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v one_o mother_n daughter_n or_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v of_o one_o and_o the_o selfsame_o blood_n and_o stock_n ezek._n 16.49_o behold_v this_o be_v the_o iniquity_n of_o thy_o sister_n sodom_n pride_n fullness_n of_o bread_n and_o abundance_n of_o idleness_n be_v in_o she_o and_o in_o her_o daughter_n plenty_n of_o the_o creature_n and_o plenty_n of_o sin_n go_v together_o and_o whereas_o jerusalem_n shall_v have_v serve_v god_n she_o serve_v her_o lust_n in_o the_o abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n we_o have_v a_o say_n when_o man_n be_v lift_v up_o upon_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o outward_a good_a thing_n in_o allusion_n to_o beast_n provender_n prick_v they_o they_o act_v more_o like_a beast_n than_o man_n who_o kick_v against_o god_n who_o feed_v they_o and_o turn_v his_o bread_n of_o blessing_n into_o the_o stone_n of_o disobedience_n what_o outward_a good_a thing_n will_v not_o a_o evil_a heart_n abuse_v and_o wax_v wanton_a with_o when_o it_o be_v so_o apt_a to_o abuse_v spiritual_a thing_n and_o to_o turn_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o 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protector_n against_o all_o those_o opposition_n and_o misapprehension_n which_o be_v heap_v upon_o he_o by_o man_n david_n be_v assure_v that_o god_n will_v be_v his_o surety_n psal_n 27.5_o in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n he_o shall_v hide_v i_o in_o his_o pavilion_n and_o he_o assure_v all_o that_o fear_n god_n that_o he_o will_v be_v their_o surety_n psal_n 31.20_o thou_o shall_v hide_v they_o in_o the_o secret_a of_o thy_o presence_n from_o the_o pride_n of_o man_n thou_o shall_v keep_v they_o secret_o in_o a_o pavilion_n vulg._n pone_fw-la i_o juxta_fw-la te_fw-la &_o cujusvis_fw-la manus_fw-la pugnet_fw-la contra_fw-la i_o vulg._n from_o the_o strife_n of_o tongue_n to_o this_o sense_n the_o vulgar_a latin_a translate_v the_o whole_a verse_n put_v i_o near_o thyself_o and_o then_o let_v who_o will_v contend_v with_o i_o that_o be_v do_v thou_o stand_v by_o i_o and_o undertake_v for_o i_o and_o then_o i_o fear_v not_o who_o oppose_v i_o which_o answer_v that_o of_o the_o 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