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nor_o be_v laban_n heart_n change_v when_o god_n chain_v he_o 〈◊〉_d from_o harm_a jacob_n gen._n 31._o 24._o 29._o 42._o neither_o be_v saul_n in_o his_o deep_a melt_a over_o david_n the_o old_a heart_n remain_v when_o it_o be_v hedge_v in_o from_o outward_a act_n with_o a_o thorn-hedge_a of_o affliction_n hos_fw-la 2._o 6._o 15._o the_o 3._o answer_n be_v such_o as_o have_v restrain_v grace_n only_o and_o not_o renew_v grace_n also_o it_o be_v their_o great_a trouble_n that_o they_o be_v hold_v in_o so_o much_o and_o so_o long_o in_o the_o stock_n of_o conscience_n alas_o they_o will_v glad_o be_v enlarge_v and_o set_v at_o liberty_n again_o as_o glad_o as_o a_o man_n that_o be_v set_v fast_o in_o the_o stock_n will_v be_v set_v out_o of_o they_o at_o liberty_n that_o they_o may_v find_v out_o their_o own_o old_a path_n again_o hos_fw-la 2._o 6._o they_o do_v grudge_n at_o the_o hedge_n and_o wall_n that_o god_n have_v set_v betwixt_o they_o and_o their_o sin_n whereas_o we_o find_v 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