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shall_v be_v delude_v to_o his_o destruction_n by_o those_o prophet_n in_o who_o he_o trust_v for_o they_o be_v the_o man_n that_o persuade_v he_o to_o go_v up_o to_o ramoth_n gilead_n to_o battle_n where_o he_o be_v slay_v and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n fulfil_v on_o he_o now_o as_o to_o what_o god_n say_v unto_o moses_n concern_v the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o pharaoh_n be_v in_o the_o 9th_o chap._n begin_n at_o the_o 13_o verse_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o stand_v before_o pharaoh_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n let_v my_o people_n go_v that_o
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i_o shall_v be_v light_o esteem_v v._o 31._o behold_v the_o day_n be_v come_v that_o i_o will_v cut_v off_o thy_o arm_n and_o the_o arm_n of_o thy_o father_n house_n that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o old_a man_n in_o thy_o house_n here_o we_o see_v it_o be_v sin_n that_o do_v disappoint_v they_o of_o a_o promise_a blessing_n and_o also_o the_o good_a king_n josiah_n do_v forfeit_v his_o temporal_a promise_a blessing_n the_o which_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v die_v in_o peace_n but_o he_o unadvised_o go_v out_o to_o fight_v with_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n when_o he_o be_v forewarn_v by_o the_o same_o king_n from_o the_o lord_n to_o forbear_v as_o be_v say_v in_o chron._n 34.27_o because_o thy_o heart_n be_v tender_a and_o thou_o do_v humble_v thyself_o before_o god_n when_o thou_o hear_v his_o word_n against_o this_o place_n and_o against_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o and_o humble_a thyself_o before_o i_o and_o do_v rend_v thy_o clothes_n and_o weep_v before_o i_o i_o have_v even_o 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word_n of_o necho_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n and_o come_v to_o fight_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o megiddo_n 23._o and_o the_o archer_n shoot_v at_o king_n josiah_n and_o the_o king_n say_v to_o his_o servant_n have_v i_o away_o for_o i_o be_o sore_o wound_v of_o which_o he_o die_v and_o also_o st._n paul_n in_o act_n 27.22_o say_v to_o they_o that_o be_v in_o the_o ship_n and_o now_o i_o exhort_v you_o to_o be_v of_o good_a cheer_n for_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o loss_n of_o any_o man_n life_n among_o you_o but_o of_o the_o ship_n 23._o for_o there_o stand_v by_o i_o this_o night_n the_o angel_n of_o god_n who_o i_o be_o and_o who_o i_o serve_v 24._o say_v fear_v not_o paul_n thou_o must_v be_v bring_v before_o caesar_n and_z lo_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o all_o they_o that_o sail_n with_o thou_o 25._o wherefore_o sir_n be_v of_o good_a cheer_n for_o i_o believe_v god_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v even_o as_o it_o be_v tell_v i_o now_o when_o the_o ship-man_n be_v go_v to_o make_v 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