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again_o the_o captivity_n of_o hiâ—_n people_n which_o will_v be_v when_o they_o turn_v unto_o he_o by_o hearty_a repentance_n not_o before_o 107.6_o when_o they_o cry_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o their_o trouble_n he_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o their_o distress_n then_o will_v he_o make_v even_o their_o very_a enemy_n to_o become_v their_o friend_n &_o give_v they_o grace_n &_o favour_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o those_o king_n and_o prince_n under_o who_o now_o they_o live_v and_o groan_n in_o most_o miserable_a slavery_n and_o bondage_n as_o in_o their_o former_a captivity_n may_v be_v observe_v he_o see_v when_o thâ—y_o be_v in_o affliction_n and_o hear_v their_o cry_n 44._o he_o remember_v his_o covenant_n towards_o they_o and_o repent_v according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o give_v they_o favour_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o they_o that_o lead_v they_o captive_n for_o the_o heart_n of_o king_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o river_n 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be_v in_o jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n yea_o rather_o than_o fail_v of_o his_o promise_a deliverance_n to_o his_o people_n when_o they_o cry_v unto_o he_o in_o their_o distress_n 14._o he_o will_v rebuke_v even_o king_n for_o their_o sake_n as_o he_o do_v pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n in_o the_o day_n of_o old_a 10.3_o with_o this_o peremptory_a command_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n over_o and_o over_o let_v my_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v serve_v i_o or_o if_o thou_o will_v not_o etc._n etc._n inflict_v upon_o they_o one_o plague_n after_o another_o till_o at_o length_n they_o be_v force_v to_o drive_v they_o away_o as_o it_o be_v in_o that_o place_n rise_v up_o get_v you_o out_o from_o among_o my_o people_n and_o go_v serve_v the_o lord_n as_o you_o have_v say_v and_o the_o egyptians_n do_v force_v the_o people_n 31_o because_o they_o will_v send_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n in_o haste_n for_o they_o say_v we_o die_v all_o give_v they_o favour_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n 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