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than_o heathen_a man_n which_o god_n destry_v from_o the_o face_n of_o sonis_fw-la of_o israel_n and_o for_o manasses_n do_v thes_n worst_a abomination_n over_o all_o thing_n which_o the_o man_n of_o amorreys_n didden_v and_o he_o shed_v full_a miche_v innocent_a blood_n till_o jerusalem_n be_v fyllyd_v tylto_n the_o mouth_n god_n say_v that_o he_o will_v bring_v in_o evily_n upon_o jerusalem_n &_o juda_n that_o who_o ever_o hear_v both_o his_o ear_n tingle_v and_o he_o shall_v do_v away_o jerusalem_n as_o tably_n on_o board_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v do_v away_o but_o god_n shall_v leave_v remnaunt_n of_o his_o heritage_n and_o bitake_v they_o in_o the_o honde_n of_o here_o enemy_n manasses_n dyede_n and_o be_v biry_v in_o the_o orchard_n of_o his_o house_n &_o amon_n his_o son_n reign_v for_o he_o two_o year_n and_o do_v evil_a as_o his_o father_n die_v and_o forsake_v god_n and_o seruyd_v uncleanes_n and_o idolis_fw-la as_o his_o father_n do_v &_o worshipid_a tho_o and_o his_o 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away_o spirit_n spekinge_v in_o menis_fw-la wombis_fw-la and_o false_a divinouâ—…is_n and_o figuris_fw-la of_o idolis_fw-la and_o uncleanessis_fw-la &_o abominacioun_n that_o weren_a in_o the_o land_n of_o juda_n and_o of_o jerusalem_n no_o king_n bifore_fw-la he_o neither_o after_o he_o be_v like_o he_o that_o turn_v ayene_v to_o god_n in_o all_o his_o heart_n &_o in_o all_o his_o soul_n and_o in_o all_o his_o virtue_n by_o all_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n nethelesse_o for_o the_o orrible_a sinnis_n of_o juda_n god_n turn_v not_o aweye_n from_o his_o strong_a vengeance_n â–ª_o but_o say_v that_o he_o will_v take_v aweye_n juda_n from_o his_o face_n as_o he_o die_v aweye_n israel_n &_o that_o he_o will_v cast_v aweye_n y_fw-fr e_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o he_o
earth_n ayens_fw-fr david_n &_o ayens_n all_o y_fw-fr â—_o servant_n of_o king_n david_n and_o when_o abissay_v will_v slay_v this_o curssar_n david_n bid_v he_o suffer_v semei_n to_o cur_n he_o and_o say_v god_n commaundid_v he_o to_o cur_n david_n the_o king_n say_v to_o abissay_v and_o to_o all_o his_o seruamt_n lo_o misonne_fw-fr y_fw-es â—_o go_v out_o of_o my_o woman_n be_v sechith_fw-mi my_o life_n that_o be_v to_o slay_v i_o how_o much_o more_o now_o this_o son_n of_o gemini_fw-la suffer_v you_o he_o to_o curse_v by_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n if_o in_o case_n the_o lord_n behold_v mitorment_n &_o yield_v good_a to_o mefor_o this_o curse_v to_o day_n afterward_o absalon_n defoulid_o openli_fw-la his_o father_n wife_n before_o all_o israel_n than_o achitofell_n yafe_v a_o fell_a council_n to_o pursue_v david_n in_o that_o night_n with_o twelve_o thousand_o of_o man_n and_o slay_v he_o before_o you_o â—_o he_o be_v ware_n but_o this_o counsel_n be_v distry_v by_o 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