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for the first, and two baskets of good figs &
^Jer. 24^ bad for the later two as the state is [illegible]
and so much estranged, so the sense of the rew
is made more foreign, by higher metaphore
even in his own person, as captivity upon
captivity: so metaphore upon metaphore
even to a third Element 2 C:12.
[illegible text to the left]

The Effect:

Chap: 3. That they think upon
their punishments, and what comfort they
have from God, from Aleph to Zain, &
from Zain to Nun, how hardly they
com to God in his anger, PS: 32. by this
prayer by deep confession in contrition and
repentance to wardes him, to Quoph and
their ^just^ request for ^his^ mercy in cutting off their
Enimyes for their wrongfull vexation. so
the end.

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         Ignorance and Idolatry

         
         Aleph a husband ^instructer^ God is husband 

         guide and leader and correcter

         
         hee hath so besotted his people 

         that they must be continually beate[n]

         because god set them in an ill way.

I am the man that have seen Affliction by the
sword of his wrath.
Mee hath hee lead and brought in to darkness
and not light.
Yee, upon mee hee comes and turns his
hand every day

         Beth a hous the house and taber-

         nacle and temple of the body de-

         stroyed. Job:10. 

         
        Hee is made to dwell in discon-

        tentment by strange religion.

        
        Hee dwells in captivity as in his 

        grave Eze: 36. a whole age long

        of 70 yeers. 

Hee hath worn out my flesh and my skinn,
and hath broken my bones.
Hee hath built all about over mee gall &
greeff.
Hee hath made mee to dwell in the dark
as they that have been long dead.

        Ghimel wained a captive and

        bound in prison JS: 28.37

        
         Out of hearing [symbol]

         
         kept close and sure by cross ^stopping^ all his

        way. [symbol].