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everlasting_a burn_n for_o they_o go_v down_o quiâ—k_v into_o hell_n as_o it_o be_v with_o person_n so_o it_o be_v with_o nation_n when_o their_o iniquity_n be_v full_a when_o once_o they_o have_v fill_v up_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o abomination_n if_o none_o of_o all_o his_o method_n will_v bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n if_o they_o will_v not_o humble_v themselves_o if_o they_o will_v not_o fear_v if_o they_o will_v not_o turn_v from_o their_o evil_a way_n 11._o he_o will_v set_v his_o face_n against_o they_o to_o destroy_v they_o he_o will_v pour_v out_o blindness_n upon_o they_o also_o 12._o and_o the_o thing_n belong_v to_o their_o peace_n shall_v be_v â—id_v from_o their_o eye_n he_o will_v do_v to_o they_o as_o he_o do_v to_o shilo_n he_o will_v take_v away_o their_o light_n he_o will_v come_v quick_o and_o remove_v the_o candlestick_n out_o of_o its_o place_n he_o will_v give_v they_o over_o to_o the_o career_n and_o swinge_v of_o their_o abomination_n 17._o ephraim_n 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my_o friend_n and_o my_o acquaintance_n it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o treachery_n and_o ingratitude_n 15._o let_v death_n seize_v upon_o they_o and_o let_v they_o go_v down_o quick_a into_o hell_n 12._o and_o again_o they_o reward_v i_o evil_n for_o good_a let_v they_o be_v confound_v let_v they_o be_v as_o the_o dust_n before_o the_o wind_n let_v their_o way_n be_v dark_a and_o slippery_a and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n persecute_v they_o shall_v evil_a be_v recompense_v for_o good_a 20._o say_v jeremy_n i_o stand_v before_o thou_o to_o speak_v good_a for_o they_o and_o they_o have_v dig_v a_o pit_n for_o my_o soul_n therefore_o deliver_v up_o their_o child_n to_o the_o famine_n and_o pour_v out_o their_o blood_n by_o force_n of_o the_o sword_n etc._n etc._n brief_o because_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o all_o these_o be_v the_o resentment_n of_o a_o legal_a and_o mosaic_a spirit_n consider_v the_o resentment_n of_o the_o lamb_n of_o god_n the_o son_n of_o man_n the_o man_n 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