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have_v bear_v a_o son_n but_o she_o answer_v not_o neither_o do_v she_o regard_v it_o and_o she_o name_v the_o child_n jchabod_n say_v the_o glory_n be_v depart_v from_o israel_n because_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n be_v take_v and_o because_o of_o her_o father_n in_o law_n and_o her_o husband_n and_o she_o say_v the_o glory_n be_v depart_v from_o israel_n for_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n be_v take_v bless_a woman_n worthy_a of_o everlasting_a fame_n and_o imitation_n she_o take_v no_o comfort_n in_o her_o deliverance_n though_o she_o have_v a_o son_n while_o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v not_o deliver_v oh_o that_o the_o same_o mind_n may_v be_v in_o i_o that_o i_o may_v learn_v also_o to_o be_v more_o affect_v with_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n that_o if_o woman_n may_v not_o be_v common_a actor_n of_o public_a affair_n yet_o we_o may_v be_v special_o mourner_n for_o public_a misery_n alas_o what_o be_v my_o danger_n to_o the_o universal_a danger_n my_o travel_n to_o the_o travel_n 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