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thou_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o soften_v the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n nor_o overcome_v their_o obstinacy_n but_o they_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o speak_v to_o thou_o in_o the_o jew_n language_n to_o jeremiah_n as_o for_o the_o word_n that_o thou_o have_v speak_v to_o we_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o thou_o but_o we_o will_v certain_o do_v whatsoever_o thing_n go_v forth_o out_o of_o our_o own_o mouth_n to_o burn_v incense_n unto_o the_o queen_n of_o heaven_n and_o to_o pour_v out_o drink-offering_n unto_o she_o as_o we_o have_v do_v we_o and_o our_o father_n our_o king_n and_o our_o prince_n in_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n and_o in_o the_o street_n of_o jerusalem_n for_o than_o have_v we_o plenty_n of_o victual_n and_o be_v well_o and_o see_v no_o evil_n jer._n 44
when_o thou_o shall_v speak_v with_o a_o divine_a tongue_n and_o with_o a_o heavenly_a wisdom_n thou_o may_v have_v good_a cause_n to_o cry_v out_o who_o have_v believe_v our_o report_n and_o to_o who_o have_v the_o arm_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v reveal_v isai_n 5._o john_n 12._o in_o short_a as_o the_o river_n of_o fresh_a water_n that_o run_v continual_o into_o the_o sea_n derive_v not_o from_o thence_o their_o natural_a bitterness_n thus_o thy_o good_a and_o holy_a life_n thy_o learned_a and_o excellent_a sermon_n will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o remove_v the_o corruption_n of_o this_o present_a evil_a age_n nor_o stop_v the_o torrent_n and_o hinder_v the_o overflowing_n of_o vice_n for_o thy_o labour_n and_o industry_n if_o compare_v with_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o world_n be_v as_o unconsiderable_a as_o a_o few_o drop_n of_o water_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o ocean_n this_o curse_a earth_n may_v be_v water_v with_o thy_o sweat_n and_o tear_n it_o will_v nevertheless_o bring_v 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not_o spare_v his_o own_o son_n but_o have_v deliver_v he_o to_o die_v for_o his_o church_n how_o shall_v not_o he_o with_o he_o free_o give_v she_o all_o thing_n rom._n 8._o he_o understand_v better_a than_o thou_o and_o all_o the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n what_o be_v proper_a and_o advantageous_a for_o this_o holy_a congregation_n and_o for_o every_o member_n that_o compose_v it_o he_o know_v how_o to_o provide_v for_o all_o its_o want_n for_o his_o wisdom_n be_v infinite_a and_o his_o providence_n be_v most_o wonderful_a when_o this_o great_a god_n have_v a_o design_n to_o plague_v his_o enemy_n and_o to_o declare_v his_o justice_n he_o have_v always_o fit_a agent_n ready_a and_o his_o quiver_n full_a of_o arrow_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o command_v the_o holy_a angel_n that_o wait_v before_o he_o to_o cast_v their_o sicle_n into_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o reap_v or_o pour_v down_o the_o viol_n of_o his_o wrath_n these_o holy_a spirit_n fly_v with_o a_o unspeakable_a swiftness_n to_o 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