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which_o help_v forward_o his_o death_n and_o our_o own_o misery_n methinks_v i_o hear_v his_o glorious_a soul_n say_v to_o we_o as_o our_o saviour_n do_v to_o the_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n luk._n 23.28_o weep_v not_o for_o i_o but_o for_o yourselves_o and_o for_o your_o child_n you_o know_v what_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o word_n and_o we_o know_v not_o how_o near_o they_o may_v concern_v we_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n rue_v josiah_n death_n full_a many_o a_o year_n after_o indeed_o they_o never_o do_v outgrow_a it_o and_o we_o the_o people_n of_o this_o land_n for_o aught_o we_o know_v may_v every_o year_n more_o and_o more_o have_v cause_n to_o mourn_v for_o our_o josiah_n the_o lord_n give_v we_o all_o a_o true_a insight_n into_o ourselves_o and_o our_o own_o danger_n the_o lord_n be_v merciful_a unto_o we_o and_o restore_v the_o voice_n of_o joy_n and_o health_n into_o our_o dwelling_n deliver_v we_o from_o bloodguiltiness_n oh_o god_n thou_o that_o be_v the_o god_n of_o our_o 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