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the_o almighty_a 15._o those_o that_o remain_v of_o he_o shall_v be_v bury_v in_o death_n and_o his_o widow_n shall_v not_o weep_v that_o husband_n be_v unkind_a while_o he_o live_v or_o his_o widow_n unnatural_a that_o can_v weep_v when_o he_o be_v dead_a psalm_n 78.64_o their_o priest_n fall_v by_o the_o sword_n and_o their_o widow_n make_v no_o lamentation_n when_o god_n take_v away_o his_o lovingkindness_n and_o mercy_n from_o man_n for_o their_o great_a wickedness_n while_o they_o live_v as_o a_o token_n of_o his_o wrath_n he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o lament_v when_o they_o die_v jer._n 16.3_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n concern_v the_o son_n and_o concern_v the_o daughter_n that_o be_v bear_v in_o this_o place_n and_o concern_v their_o mother_n that_o bear_v they_o and_o concern_v their_o father_n that_o beget_v they_o in_o this_o land_n 4._o they_o shall_v die_v of_o grievous_a death_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v lament_v neither_o shall_v they_o be_v bury_v but_o they_o shall_v 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of_o other_o have_v be_v appoint_v and_o command_v by_o god_n in_o honour_n to_o they_o in_o who_o real_a good_a and_o worth_n be_v find_v while_o they_o live_v jeroboam_n his_o child_n be_v sick_a send_v his_o wife_n in_o a_o disguise_n to_o the_o prophet_n to_o know_v what_o shall_v become_v of_o the_o child_n who_o bid_v her_o return_n to_o her_o house_n and_o when_o her_o foot_n enter_v into_o the_o the_o city_n say_v her_o child_n shall_v die_v and_o that_o all_o israel_n shall_v mourn_v for_o he_o and_o bury_v he_o for_o he_o only_o of_o jeroboam_n shall_v come_v to_o the_o grave_n because_o in_o he_o be_v find_v some_o good_a thing_n towards_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o child_n die_v and_o they_o bury_v he_o and_o all_o israel_n mourn_v for_o he_o according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o speak_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o servant_n ahijah_n the_o prophet_n 1_o king_n 14.12_o 13_o 17_o 18._o josiah_n be_v bury_v 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