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he_o will_v make_v he_o know_v that_o he_o woe_fw-la again_o in_o the_o wilderness_n by_o bring_v he_o back_o by_o a_o hedge_n of_o thorn_n and_o by_o set_v darkness_n in_o his_o path_n and_o fence_v up_o his_o way_n that_o he_o can_v pass_v therefore_o wonder_v not_o at_o the_o thorn_n hos_n 2.6_o 7._o or_o the_o wilderness_n verse_n 14._o only_o as_o you_o know_v how_o busy_a satan_n be_v to_o lead_v they_o while_o they_o be_v in_o that_o wilderness_n into_o temptation_n so_o that_o it_o be_v call_v the_o day_n of_o temptation_n in_o the_o wilderness_n heb._n 3.8_o so_o very_o will_v he_o be_v sure_a exceed_o to_o endeavour_v to_o make_v this_o time_n of_o thy_o be_v lead_v into_o the_o wilderness_n of_o god_n own_o provide_v a_o hour_n of_o temptation_n unto_o thou_o that_o so_o he_o may_v in_o sin_n bewilder_n thou_o whilst_o god_n design_v by_o such_o bewildr_n of_o thou_o to_o lead_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n i_o shall_v rank_v the_o bewildring-darkness_n 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