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the_o air_n lice_n from_o the_o earth_n even_o a_o mighty_a pharaoh_n must_v call_v for_o a_o treaty_n and_o beg_v a_o parley_n if_o he_o command_v snow_n and_o hail_n much_o more_o lightning_n and_o thunder_n out_o of_o the_o cloud_n to_o fight_v against_o his_o enemy_n how_o soon_o be_v they_o overwhelm_v and_o confound_v it_o be_v best_a therefore_o never_o to_o begin_v this_o war_n and_o the_o next_o best_o be_v speedy_o to_o sue_v for_o peace_n second_o observe_v a_o day_n of_o battle_n and_o war_n be_v eminent_o a_o time_n of_o trouble_n there_o may_v be_v trouble_n where_o there_o be_v no_o war_n but_o where_o war_n be_v there_o can_v but_o be_v trouble_n war_n or_o the_o sword_n be_v not_o only_o one_o of_o those_o four_o sore_a judgement_n but_o the_o first_o of_o the_o four_o with_o which_o god_n threaten_v jerusalem_n to_o the_o cut_n off_o or_o utter_a destruction_n of_o man_n and_o beast_n ezek._n 14.8_o every_o battle_n of_o the_o warrior_n be_v with_o confused_a noise_n 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reunite_v it_o the_o lord_n threaten_v his_o people_n in_o case_n of_o disobedience_n deut._n 28.24_o to_o make_v the_o rain_n of_o their_o land_n powder_n and_o dust_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v have_v dust_n and_o powder_n instead_o of_o water_n long_o drought_n turn_v the_o earth_n to_o dust_n in_o this_o learn_v how_o great_a a_o mercy_n there_o be_v in_o rain_n second_o note_n the_o lord_n know_v when_o the_o earth_n have_v have_v sufficient_a rain_n and_o therefore_o unless_o in_o judgement_n he_o will_v not_o let_v the_o cloud_n run_v waste_v he_o will_v stay_v his_o bottle_n from_o let_v down_o one_o drop_n more_o when_o once_o the_o dust_n by_o rain_n fall_v upon_o it_o grow_v into_o hardness_n and_o the_o clod_n cleave_v fast_o together_o note_n three_o it_o be_v a_o mercy_n when_o the_o earth_n have_v enough_o that_o god_n stop_v the_o bottle_n as_o it_o be_v a_o duty_n when_o we_o have_v drink_v enough_o to_o stop_v the_o bottle_n that_o be_v to_o give_v over_o drink_v so_o 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