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heart_n melt_v v._o 13._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o nathan_n i_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n nathan_n tell_v he_o the_o lord_n have_v also_o put_v away_o thy_o sin_n the_o sin_n you_o see_v be_v both_o past_a and_o pardon_v but_o mark_v what_o follow_v v._n 14._o howbeit_o because_o by_o this_o deed_n thou_o have_v give_v great_a occasion_n to_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o blaspheme_v the_o child_n also_o that_o be_v bear_v unto_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v he_o have_v tell_v he_o before_o v._o 10._o that_o the_o sword_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o his_o house_n and_o v._o 11._o that_o he_o will_v take_v his_o wife_n before_o his_o face_n and_o give_v they_o to_o his_o neighbour_n and_o he_o shall_v lie_v with_o they_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o sun_n all_o this_o be_v afterward_o justify_v by_o the_o actual_a providence_n of_o god_n the_o child_n die_v 2_o sam._n 12.18_o amnon_n deflour_v his_o sister_n thamar_n and_o be_v slay_v by_o her_o brother_n absalon_n 2_o 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