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the_o king_n that_o he_o shall_v build_v a_o temple_n 11_o 2._o sam_n 1._o 1._o chron._n 11_o 2._o sam._n 1._o and_o 1._o chron._n 11._o and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o come_v and_o bid_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o build_v it_o where_o we_o see_v that_o when_o he_o bid_v he_o build_v it_o than_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v not_o unto_o he_o to_o bid_v he_o so_o to_o do_v and_o therefore_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n come_v upon_o he_o the_o very_a same_o night_n and_o bid_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v go_v to_o david_n and_o bid_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o build_v it_o for_o this_o be_v evident_a that_o as_o god_n himself_o be_v constant_a so_o his_o spirit_n and_o his_o word_n be_v constant_a and_o therefore_o never_o faith_n and_o unsaith_o one_o thing_n again_o the_o prophet_n elisha_n say_v 2._o kin._n 4._o 4._o 2._o king_n 4._o that_o the_o sunamite_n heart_n be_v grieve_v but_o the_o lord_n have_v hide_v it_o from_o he_o and_o have_v not_o as_o then_o declare_v 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the_o cock_n crow_v when_o man_n be_v fast_o asleep_a yea_o the_o cock_n crow_v and_o still_o peter_n deni_v 74._o mat._n 26._o 70._o 72_o 74._o his_o master_n before_o you_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n hear_v what_o the_o word_n cry_v unto_o you_o and_o let_v not_o your_o work_v cry_v for_o vengeance_n while_o your_o tongue_n cry_v for_o mercy_n when_o man_n hear_v the_o preacher_n speak_v against_o pride_n hypocrisy_n covetousness_n or_o any_o other_o sin_n than_o they_o look_v one_o upon_o another_o as_o though_o it_o belong_v not_o unto_o they_o but_o who_o can_v say_v his_o hart_n be_v clean_a in_o the_o second_o of_o the_o act_n the_o holy_a ghost_n 2._o acts._n 2._o come_v down_o in_o fire_n &_o tong_n but_o this_o fire_n be_v quench_v and_o the_o tongue_n be_v tie_v up_o though_o they_o can_v speak_v they_o can_v see_v they_o can_v see_v if_o a_o great_a benefice_n fall_v though_o it_o be_v a_o hundred_o mile_n off_o yet_o pharaoh_n have_v more_o care_n of_o his_o sheep_n than_o 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