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The thing intended is set out by a ^gword that signifieth an utter destruction of them all. It is sometimes used in the better part, and signifieth a full, absolute, and perfect finishing of a thing: as where it is said, ^hGod ended, or finished, or perfected his work. It is also used in the worse part, applied to judgement, or destruction, and signifieth an utter, ³final destruction of all appointed to destruction: as where the Prophet said to Joash, ⁱThou hadst smitten Syria, till thou hadst consumed it. So it is here used. This is thus threatened because by other judgements they had not been bettered, but still continued in their obstinacy, as the former histories in this chapter evidently show.

The thing intended is set out by a ^gword that signifieth an utter destruction of them all. It is sometimes used in the better part, and signifieth a full, absolute, and perfect finishing of a thing: as where it is said, ^hGod ended, or finished, or perfected his worke. It is also used in the worse part, applied to judgement, or destruction, and signifieth an utter, ³finall destruction of all appointed to destruction: as where the Prophet said to Ioash, ⁱThou hadst smitten Syria, till thou hadst consumed it. So it is here used. This is thus threatned because by other judgements they had not bene bettered, but still continued in their obstinacy, as the former histories in this chapter evidently shew.

1. g[Greek or Hebrew]〈non-Latin alphabet〉