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in_o the_o original_a signify_v to_o send_v forth_o many_o tear_n as_o we_o may_v read_v gen._n 45.14_o and_o jer._n 9.10_o this_o second_o have_v great_a affinity_n with_o the_o three_o and_o therefore_o that_o you_o may_v the_o better_o understand_v both_o both_o be_v to_o be_v handle_v together_o and_o with_o mourning_n this_o be_v the_o three_o thing_n require_v the_o word_n in_o the_o original_n signify_v not_o only_o a_o weep_a whereby_o tear_n appear_v but_o also_o mourn_a which_o be_v in_o affliction_n in_o the_o inward_a part_n which_o chief_o belong_v unto_o a_o funeral_n pomp_n as_o 1_o king_n 12.13_o so_o that_o the_o prophet_n do_v not_o require_v they_o only_o to_o fast_v but_o likewise_o to_o weep_v to_o mourn_v to_o groan_n in_o the_o spirit_n with_o sigh_n and_o sob_n unto_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v wound_v in_o spirit_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o this_o godly_a sorrow_n and_o mourning_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v that_o weep_a and_o mourn_v be_v a_o 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