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messiah_n it_o be_v in_o a_o time_n of_o great_a wickedness_n among_o the_o people_n that_o promise_n isa_n 7.14_o be_v make_v in_o the_o day_n of_o ahaz_n the_o worst_a of_o all_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o vers_fw-la 13._o he_o tell_v they_o 6._o jer._n 23._o 5_o 6._o that_o they_o have_v even_o weary_v the_o lord_n with_o their_o sin_n so_o that_o other_o be_v make_v in_o the_o day_n of_o jeconiah_n when_o the_o land_n be_v so_o fill_v with_o wickedness_n that_o the_o earth_n groan_v under_o its_o inhabitant_n till_o god_n ease_v it_o by_o send_v they_o into_o captivity_n now_o if_o the_o abound_a of_o sin_n in_o the_o father_n do_v not_o hinder_v the_o make_n of_o these_o promise_n it_o be_v very_o unreasonable_a to_o