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hezekiah_n take_v of_o it_o away_o and_o call_v of_o it_o nehushtan_n that_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o brass_n 2_o king_n 18.4_o four_o moral_o for_o they_o be_v to_o look_v upon_o it_o for_o their_o cure_n even_o so_o must_v we_o look_v upon_o christ_n by_o faith_n as_o say_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n look_v upon_o i_o and_o be_v you_o save_v all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n now_o that_o he_o be_v present_a with_o all_o his_o creature_n to_o preserve_v their_o substance_n as_o i_o say_v before_o appear_v from_o isa_n 40.12_o who_o have_v measure_v the_o water_n in_o the_o hollow_a of_o his_o hand_n and_o mete_v out_o heaven_n with_o the_o span_n and_o comprehend_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o a_o measure_n and_o weigh_v the_o mountain_n in_o scale_n &_o the_o hill_n in_o a_o balance_n behold_v the_o nation_n be_v as_o the_o drop_n of_o a_o bucket_n and_o be_v count_v as_o the_o small_a dust_n of_o the_o balance_n behold_v he_o take_v up_o the_o isle_n as_o a_o very_a little_a 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