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against_o i_o i_o will_v walk_v stubborne_o against_o you_o and_o plague_v you_o yet_o seven_o time_n more_o for_o your_o sin_n etc._n etc._n most_o lively_o do_v the_o prophet_n aâ—â—â—_n express_v this_o 4.6.12_o this_o amos_n 4.6.12_o i_o have_v send_v you_o cleanness_n of_o tooth_n mill-dewes_a yet_o have_v you_o not_o return_v unto_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n therefore_o this_o will_v i_o do_v unto_o thou_o and_o because_o i_o will_v do_v this_o prepare_v to_o meet_v thy_o god_n o_o israel_n see_v therefore_o these_o symptom_n and_o character_n of_o god_n fearful_a indignation_n be_v upon_o we_o even_o upon_o this_o miserable_a island_n what_o cause_n have_v we_o to_o cry_v out_o with_o the_o prophet_n 77.7.8.9_o prophet_n psal_n 77.7.8.9_o will_v thy_o anger_n never_o cease_v have_v thou_o forget_v to_o be_v merciful_a have_v thou_o shut_v up_o thy_o mercy_n in_o displeasure_n and_o to_o pray_v convert_v we_o unto_o thou_o and_o show_v to_o we_o thy_o joyful_a face_n and_o then_o 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the_o fruit_n it_o shall_v be_v know_v these_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n 1._o special_a or_o respect_v our_o own_o particular_a 2._o general_n or_o respect_v other_o those_o that_o be_v special_a &_o respect_v ourselves_o be_v of_o five_o several_a sort_n 1._o for_o corruption_n of_o nature_n 2._o for_o special_a sin_n after_o call_v 3._o for_o hardness_n of_o heart_n 4._o for_o the_o absence_n of_o christ_n 5._o for_o want_v of_o the_o mean_n general_n or_o respect_v other_o 1._o for_o the_o dishonour_n of_o god_n in_o public_a abomination_n 2._o for_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o church_n 3._o for_o god_n anger_n &_o threaten_a 1._o point_n for_o the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n thus_o paul_n cry_v out_o 7.24_o out_o rom._n 7.24_o o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n and_o david_n 51.5_o david_n ps_n 51.5_o i_o be_v conceive_v in_o sin_n and_o warm_v in_o iniquity_n &_o this_o like_o a_o loathsome_a leprosy_n &_o gangrene_n 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