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in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o land_n speak_v of_o judea_n and_o his_o own_o people_n isaiah_n 6._o vers_fw-la 11_o 12_o 13._o calvin_n 13._o 〈◊〉_d vigorâ—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o calvin_n yet_o in_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o ten_o and_o it_o shall_v return_v and_o shall_v be_v eat_v as_o a_o teyl_n tree_n and_o as_o a_o oak_n who_o substance_n be_v in_o they_o when_o they_o cast_v their_o leaf_n so_o the_o holy_a seed_n shall_v be_v the_o substance_n thereof_o god_n will_v not_o only_o reserve_v a_o remnant_n in_o the_o church_n which_o shall_v outlive_v the_o winter-like_a trouble_n which_o befall_v she_o but_o that_o remnant_n shall_v be_v as_o seed_n which_o though_o it_o lie_v under_o the_o earth_n and_o die_v shall_v revive_v and_o bear_v fruit_n god_n promise_v unto_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o effectual_a to_o recover_v and_o settle_v they_o in_o a_o peaceable_a and_o desire_a condition_n which_o be_v to_o giâ—e_v they_o a_o expect_a end_n as_o the_o spring_n be_v by_o her_o vigorous_a 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