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true_o fear_v god_n will_v in_o such_o time_n of_o calamity_n vriah-like_a refrain_v from_o many_o lawful_a and_o allow_v recreation_n well_o know_v that_o action_n of_o a_o indifferent_a nature_n be_v not_o always_o seasonable_a not_o ever_o warrantable_a and_o indeed_o neither_o the_o time_n nor_o place_n of_o mourning_n be_v for_o mirth_n which_o make_v our_o saviour_n christ_n soon_o turn_v the_o minstrel_n out_o of_o door_n when_o the_o ruler_n daughter_n be_v dead_a mat._n 9.23_o yea_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n complaint_n against_o jerusalem_n when_o he_o threaten_v her_o destruction_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n i_o call_v to_o weep_v and_o mourning_n and_o to_o baldness_n and_o gird_v with_o sackcloth_n but_o behold_v joy_n and_o gladness_n slay_v ox_n and_o kill_a sheep_n eat_v flesh_n and_o drink_v wine_n isaiah_n 22.12_o 13._o for_o