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and_o quick_o make_v mad_a work_n turn_v all_o upside_o down_o he_o deform_v all_o his_o good_a father_n have_v reform_v yet_o as_o romanist_n do_v under_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o old_a religion_n and_o therefore_o by_o all_o mean_n must_v be_v do_v notwithstanding_o affliction_n tame_v this_o wild_a ass_n this_o monster_n of_o man_n stop_v he_o in_o his_o career_n yea_o bring_v he_o home_o to_o god_n v._o 11_o 12._o etc._n etc._n and_o he_o that_o have_v outface_v heaven_n in_o his_o sin_n come_v to_o hide_v himself_o among_o the_o thorn_n as_o 1_o sam._n 13._o 6._o in_o this_o lurk_a hole_n his_o sin_n find_v he_o out_o and_o god_n for_o his_o sin_n numb_a 32._o 23._o because_o he_o will_v not_o find_v his_o own_o sin_n out_o there_o he_o be_v take_v and_o put_v into_o fetter_n and_o bring_v to_o babylon_n now_o behold_v his_o golden_a chain_n of_o a_o king_n change_v into_o a_o iron-chain_n of_o a_o captive_n he_o bethink_v himself_o and_o beseech_v the_o lord_n v._o 12._o those_o 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