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60._o if_o thou_o will_v not_o observe_v to_o do_v all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n that_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n that_o thou_o may_v fear_v this_o glorious_a and_o fearful_a name_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n then_o the_o lord_n will_v make_v thy_o plague_n wonderful_a and_o the_o plague_n of_o thy_o seed_n even_o great_a plague_n and_o of_o long_a continuance_n sore_a sickness_n and_o of_o long_a continuance_n moreover_o he_o will_v bring_v upon_o thou_o all_o the_o disease_n of_o egypt_n which_o thou_o be_v afraid_a of_o and_o they_o shall_v cleave_v unto_o thou_o levit._fw-la 26._o 15_o 16._o if_o you_o shall_v despise_v my_o statute_n or_o if_o your_o soul_n shall_v abhor_v my_o judgement_n that_o you_o will_v not_o do_v they_o but_o that_o you_o break_v my_o covenant_n i_o also_o will_v do_v this_o to_o you_o i_o will_v even_o appoint_v over_o you_o terror_n consumption_n and_o the_o burn_a ague_n that_o shall_v consume_v the_o eye_n and_o cause_n sorrow_n of_o heart_n 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16._o 14._o but_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n depart_v from_o saul_n and_o a_o evil_a spirit_n from_o the_o lord_n trouble_v he_o psal_n 51._o 7._o take_v not_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n from_o i_o neh._n 9_o 30._o yet_o many_o year_n do_v thou_o for_o bear_v they_o and_o testify_v against_o they_o by_o thy_o spirit_n in_o thy_o prophet_n yet_o will_v they_o not_o give_v ear_n therefore_o give_v thou_o they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n but_o they_o rebel_v and_o vex_v his_o holy_a spirit_n therefore_o be_v he_o turn_v to_o be_v their_o enemy_n and_o fight_v against_o they_o by_o these_o scripture_n we_o may_v see_v that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n company_n may_v be_v put_v away_o from_o we_o through_o ungracious_a
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