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or_o fear_v as_o sodom_n and_o hide_v they_o not_o isa_n 3.9_o who_o ruler_n of_o a_o long_a time_n have_v be_v ruler_n of_o sodom_n and_o who_o people_n have_v be_v people_n of_o gomorrah_n isa_n 1.10_o yea_o we_o be_v liable_a to_o the_o lord_n upbraid_n more_a than_o sodom_n math._n 11.23.24_o for_o if_o the_o mighty_a work_n which_o have_v be_v do_v in_o scotland_n have_v be_v do_v in_o sodom_n it_o will_v have_v remain_v until_o this_o day_n therefore_o it_o may_v be_v fear_v it_o shall_v be_v more_o tolerable_a for_o the_o land_n of_o sodom_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n then_o for_o scotland_n and_o from_o what_o of_o this_o threaten_a curse_n of_o the_o covenant_n we_o have_v see_v accomplish_v in_o any_o measure_n we_o may_v have_v ground_n to_o fear_v what_o further_o shall_v be_v see_v in_o future_a fulfilment_n of_o it_o if_o repentance_n do_v not_o prevent_v it_o we_o have_v see_v part_n of_o the_o land_n sometime_o fruitful_a and_o well_o inhabit_v and_o many_o 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resist_v they_o refuse_v to_o hide_v