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and_o his_o heritage_n waste_v for_o the_o dragon_n of_o the_o wilderness_n whereas_o edom_n say_v we_o be_v impoverish_v we_o will_v return_v and_o build_v the_o desolate_a place_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n they_o shall_v build_v but_o i_o will_v throw_v down_o and_o they_o shall_v call_v they_o the_o border_n of_o wickedness_n and_o the_o people_n against_o who_o the_o lord_n have_v indignation_n for_o ever_o mal._n 1._o 2_o etc._n etc._n some_o good_a expositor_n have_v from_o the_o literal_a sense_n of_o this_o place_n collect_v that_o edom_n not_o long_o after_o the_o babilonish_a captivity_n do_v utter_o cease_v to_o be_v a_o nation_n and_o whether_o any_o of_o esau_n posterity_n be_v leave_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n some_o have_v question_v and_o to_o my_o remembrance_n determine_v for_o the_o negative_a these_o whatsoever_o beside_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n profess_a hate_n to_o esau_n but_o there_o be_v a_o seed_n or_o nation_n yet_o on_o 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to_o another_o be_v but_o a_o resarcination_n or_o make_v up_o of_o that_o breach_n which_o have_v be_v make_v in_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o equity_n that_o be_v of_o do_v as_o we_o will_v be_v do_v unto_o 8_o but_o beside_o the_o wrong_n which_o potentate_n or_o private_a man_n practice_v upon_o or_o intend_v to_o other_o there_o be_v a_o peculiar_a disposition_n which_o make_v man_n liable_a to_o the_o judgement_n which_o they_o fear_v or_o at_o least_o hasten_v the_o execution_n of_o judgement_n otherwise_o deserve_v and_o that_o be_v a_o tempt_a god_n by_o the_o curiosity_n of_o superstitious_a fear_n or_o by_o dissimulation_n a_o instance_n to_o this_o purpose_n and_o that_o be_v all_o which_o at_o this_o time_n i_o mean_v to_o use_v we_o have_v in_o 2._o jeroboam_fw-la and_o his_o wife_n who_o go_v disguise_v unto_o the_o prophet_n ahijah_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v unto_o some_o cunning_a man_n to_o know_v what_o shall_v become_v of_o her_o young_a son_n abijah_n then_o 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