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their_o uncircumcised_a heart_n humble_v and_o turn_v unto_o he_o with_o all_o their_o hart_n and_o with_o all_o their_o soul_n he_o merciful_o respect_v they_o &_o remember_v his_o covenant_n towards_o they_o the_o rest_n perish_v in_o their_o sin_n be_v give_v over_o in_o just_a judgement_n while_o they_o be_v in_o that_o dispersion_n to_o 28._o serve_v other_o good_n wood_n and_o stone_n though_o yet_o by_o his_o prophet_n god_n warn_v they_o not_o to_o do_v it_o jer._n 10._o so_o the_o lord_n set_v the_o sign_n of_o his_o gracious_a presence_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n rev._n 4._o but_o they_o soon_o defile_v it_o by_o their_o idolatry_n &_o heresy_n for_o which_o they_o be_v chastise_v rev._n 6._o wherefore_o god_n in_o justice_n ready_a to_o bring_v further_a plague_n mark_v and_o seal_v on_o the_o forehead_n such_o as_o be_v he_o rev._n 7._o then_o his_o judgement_n come_v forth_o in_o great_a measure_n rev._n 8._o &_o by_o a_o 13._o beast_n or_o kingdom_n who_o chief_a 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idolater_n and_o be_v captive_v in_o babylon_n answ._n but_o note_v withal_o that_o they_o have_v their_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o holy_a city_n consume_v with_o fire_n and_o be_v carry_v out_o of_o their_o holy_a land_n into_o a_o other_o sinful_a nation_n as_o before_o be_v show_v 2._o that_o thus_o now_o zion_n be_v in_o babylon_n and_o consequent_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n so_o to_o speak_v the_o people_n of_o g._n the_o church_n of_o g._n be_v in_o babylon_n ans._n so_o to_o speak_v but_o the_o speech_n be_v unproper_a and_o god_n no_o where_o speak_v so_o the_o visible_a temple_n be_v burn_v and_o they_o have_v none_o with_o they_o in_o babylon_n but_o bell_n temple_n none_o of_o the_o lord_n the_o lose_a sheep_n the_o people_n of_o god_n perteyn_a to_o mount_n
&c_n at_o jerusalem_n thus_o this_o new_a church_n and_o ministry_n arise_v from_o jeeroboam_n sin_v be_v not_o of_o god_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o possible_o be_v a_o true_a church_n which_o always_o be_v a_o divine_a ordinance_n in_o christ_n the_o head_n of_o the_o same_o touch_v their_o second_o estate_n after_o that_o god_n have_v call_v they_o back_o unto_o he_o 14._o by_o all_o his_o prophet_n but_o they_o will_v not_o hear_v and_o chastise_v they_o 28._o seven_o time_n and_o seven_o that_o be_v many_o time_n for_o their_o sin_n he_o 33._o bring_v the_o land_n into_o desolation_n and_o scatter_v they_o among_o the_o heathen_a so_o 8._o the_o land_n do_v spew_v they_o out_o as_o it_o spew_v out_o the_o heathen_n that_o be_v before_o they_o the_o lord_n do_v put_v she_o away_o and_o give_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n jer_n 3._o 8._o and_o they_o be_v lo-ammi_a not_o god_n people_n neither_o be_v he_o their_o god_n hos._n 1._o 9_o they_o be_v not_o his_o wife_n neither_o 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