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this_o you_o lose_v without_o all_o doubt_n all_o place_n that_o be_v prepare_v for_o you_o in_o the_o world_n of_o rightousnesse_n neither_o shall_v you_o have_v any_o part_n in_o the_o light_n of_o life_n but_o rather_o with_o your_o own_o hand_n kill_v they_o thus_o if_o you_o will_v do_v they_o shall_v be_v count_v as_o sacrifice_n most_o accdptable_a unto_o god_n and_o that_o do_v we_o will_v after_o issue_n out_o upon_o our_o enemy_n and_o fight_v against_o they_o till_o we_o use_v valeant_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o we_o will_v neuer_o suffer_v they_o to_o bind_v we_o with_o bond_n and_o chein_n as_o bond_n slave_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o uncircumcised_a nether_a will_v we_o see_v our_o ancient_a man_n to_o be_v hale_v by_o the_o berde_n before_o our_o eye_n most_o miserable_o nor_o yet_o our_o maid_n wife_n and_o doughter_n to_o be_v unhalow_v and_o deflower_v nor_o our_o son_n cri_v to_o we_o and_o we_o can_v not_o help_v they_o for_o what_o shall_v 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lead_v into_o halah_n &_o habur_n until_o the_o king_n of_o the_o ethiopian_n rebel_v against_o he_o who_o kingdom_n be_v on_o the_o hinder_a part_n of_o egypt_n then_o take_v juda_n &_o simeon_n with_o he_o he_o make_v war_n with_o the_o king_n of_o ethiopia_n so_o the_o holy_a and_o bless_a god_n place_v they_o in_o dark_a mountain_n he_z re_z be_v four_o captivity_n whereby_o ten_o tribe_n go_v into_o crile_a by_o sanherib_n there_o remain_v yet_o of_o juda_n cx._n thousand_o and_o of_o benjamin_n cxxx._n thousand_o in_o jerusalem_n over_o who_o reign_v hizkiahu_n moreover_o sanherib_n come_v out_o of_o ethiopia_n against_o jerusalem_n the_o fifte_a time_n lead_v with_o he_o cx._n thousand_o but_o the_o holy_a lord_n overthrewe_v he_o there_o as_o it_o be_v write_v and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o