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warning_n of_o this_o judgement_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v have_v warning_n that_o he_o may_v have_v be_v save_v and_o preserve_v from_o this_o judgement_n but_o such_o be_v the_o way_n of_o those_o that_o be_v harden_v in_o their_o wickedness_n and_o have_v sell_v themselves_o to_o work_v evil_a that_o no_o warning_n of_o judgement_n will_v work_v upon_o they_o as_o we_o see_v it_o will_v not_o upon_o lot_n son_n in_o law_n and_o say_v abraham_n in_o the_o parable_n concern_v the_o rich_a man_n brethren_n luke_n 16.31_o if_o they_o hear_v not_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n neither_o will_v they_o be_v persuade_v though_o one_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o if_o the_o contemner_n of_o god_n word_n will_v not_o be_v persuade_v to_o repent_v by_o one_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o warn_v they_o of_o the_o fearful_a judgement_n of_o god_n in_o another_o world_n which_o he_o have_v be_v a_o eye_n witness_n of_o we_o may_v be_v sure_a that_o the_o 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2.17_o let_v the_o priest_n the_o minister_n of_o the_o lord_n weep_v between_o the_o porch_n and_o the_o altar_n and_o let_v they_o say_v spare_v thy_o people_n o_o lord_n and_o give_v not_o thy_o heritage_n to_o reproach_n that_o the_o heathen_a shall_v rule_v over_o they_o wherefore_o shall_v they_o say_v among_o the_o people_n where_o be_v their_o god_n the_o prophet_n here_o do_v give_v command_n to_o cry_v and_o pray_v to_o god_n upon_o this_o very_a account_n and_o do_v here_o give_v direction_n in_o what_o form_n and_o manner_n the_o priest_n be_v to_o address_v themselves_o to_o god_n wherein_o the_o people_n also_o be_v to_o join_v viz._n to_o entreat_v almighty_a god_n to_o spare_v they_o who_o be_v his_o peculiar_a people_n and_o not_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v make_v a_o reproach_n by_o the_o heathen_a and_o to_o be_v domineer_v over_o by_o they_o and_o to_o have_v they_o to_o ask_v other_o in_o scorn_n and_o derision_n where_o their_o god_n and_o saviour_n be_v in_o 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