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be_v a_o shame_v of_o their_o strength_n they_o shall_v lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o their_o mouth_n and_o their_o ear_n shall_v be_v deaf_a they_o shall_v lyk_fw-mi dust_n like_o the_o serpent_n and_o like_o the_o worm_n of_o the_o earth_n they_o shall_v come_v quake_v forth_o of_o their_o hole_n they_o shall_v tremble_v before_o our_o lord_n god_n the_o shall_v they_o fear_v in_o such_o vehement_a prophecy_n where_o the_o prophet_n do_v seem_v ravish_v the_o change_n of_o parson_n be_v oft_o use_v and_o therefore_o i_o have_v hitherto_o pass_v it_o as_o a_o thing_n which_o may_v easy_o be_v mark_v by_o he_o which_o with_o any_o diligence_n do_v read_v they_o in_o the_o first_o verse_n israel_n be_v speak_v unto_o both_o in_o the_o first_o and_o second_o person_n and_o in_o the_o last_o the_o prophet_n do_v so_o speak_v of_o god_n ravish_v by_o the_o servant_n spirit_n and_o here_o be_v a_o plain_a promise_n of_o the_o restore_a again_o of_o israel_n with_o sign_n and_o wonder_n to_o the_o shame_n confusion_n and_o condennation_n of_o the_o wicked_a heythen_n as_o be_v more_o at_o large_a set_v forth_o ezechyel_n xxxvi_o xxxvii_o xxxviii.xxxix_fw-la jeremye_n xxx.xxxi_fw-la esaye_n lxiii_o the_o day_n of_o the_o delyveraunce_n forth_o of_o egypte_n be_v most_o wonderful_a with_o the_o plague_n send_v upon_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o drowning_n of_o he_o in_o the_o red_a sea_n with_o all_o his_o army_n the_o stand_v of_o the_o water_n like_o wall_n the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n without_o hand_n and_o other_o great_a work_n whereof_o the_o book_n of_o exodus_fw-la and_o josue_n be_v full_a the_o day_n of_o the_o spiritual_a deliveraunce_n from_o the_o helly_a pharaoh_n as_o they_o be_v wonderful_o begone_v in_o our_o saviour_n christ_n the_o true_a messiah_n so_o shall_v they_o be_v by_o he_o then_o most_o wonderful_o fynysh_v