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be_v pierce_v but_o this_o which_o zacharie_n speak_v of_o shall_v be_v after_o neither_o be_v it_o fulfil_v in_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o some_o other_o have_v expound_v it_o because_o the_o incredulous_a jew_n have_v now_o quite_o forget_v the_o death_n of_o christ_n when_o as_o jerusalem_n be_v destroy_v never_o think_v of_o christ_n neither_o that_o they_o suffer_v all_o those_o evil_n for_o his_o sake_n but_o rather_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o some_o seditious_a person_n and_o of_o some_o other_o that_o then_o be_v in_o the_o city_n as_o josephus_n himself_o think_v i_o will_v not_o refuse_v to_o speak_v that_o say_v he_o which_o sorrow_n enforce_v i_o to_o speak_v i_o suppose_v 16._o lib._n 6._o the_o bell_n judaic._n cap._n 16._o that_o if_o the_o roman_n have_v not_o come_v against_o those_o wicked_a person_n that_o either_o the_o city_n shall_v have_v be_v destroy_v by_o some_o earthquake_n or_o overflow_v with_o some_o deluge_n or_o shall_v have_v be_v consume_v 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all_o the_o family_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n 3.14_o ephes_n 3.14_o nay_o jesus_n christ_n himself_o be_v say_v to_o have_v prostrate_v himself_o upon_o the_o earth_n to_o god_n his_o father_n 26.39_o matt._n 26.39_o and_o shall_v we_o think_v much_o to_o bow_v our_o knee_n to_o he_o or_o be_v it_o to_o stoop_v a_o little_a with_o their_o head_n when_o they_o pray_v as_o some_o use_n to_o do_v to_o kneel_v be_v that_o superstition_n which_o saint_n paul_n and_o our_o bless_a saviour_n use_v to_o conclude_v then_o this_o second_o duty_n of_o a_o christian_a thus_o he_o be_v teach_v manifest_o in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o pray_v continual_o thrice_o a_o day_n at_o least_o to_o watch_v in_o the_o night_n in_o his_o prayer_n to_o pray_v early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o to_o join_v with_o his_o prayer_n fast_v weep_a and_o kneel_v and_o then_o when_o he_o pray_v the_o lord_n shall_v hear_v he_o as_o he_o do_v david_n and_o endue_v his_o soul_n with_o much_o strength_n 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