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so_o chap._n 4._o 18._o thy_o way_n and_o thy_o do_n have_v procure_v these_o thing_n unto_o thou_o this_o be_v thy_o wickedness_n because_o it_o be_v bitter_a because_o it_o reach_v unto_o thy_o heart_n yea_o now_o they_o will_v say_v that_o sin_n be_v bitterness_n in_o the_o abstract_n and_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n also_o according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n hosea_n hos_n 12._o 14._o ephraim_n provoke_v he_o to_o anger_v most_o bitter_o or_o with_o bitterness_n as_o the_o hebrew_n have_v it_o relation_n and_o friend_n may_v tell_v we_o that_o sin_n be_v a_o bitter_a thing_n and_o conscience_n may_v tell_v we_o that_o sin_n be_v a_o bitter_a thing_n and_o good_a book_n may_v tell_v we_o that_o sin_n be_v a_o bitter_a thing_n and_o man_n under_o terror_n and_o horror_n of_o spirit_n may_v tell_v we_o that_o sin_n be_v a_o bitter_a thing_n and_o the_o fore_n and_o heavy_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o other_o may_v tell_v we_o that_o sin_n be_v a_o bitter_a thing_n and_o the_o spirit_n by_o his_o secret_a whisper_n may_v tell_v we_o that_o sin_n be_v a_o bitter_a thing_n and_o minister_n may_v tell_v we_o that_o sin_n be_v a_o bitter_a thing_n they_o may_v tell_v you_o that_o it_o be_v bitter_a to_o god_n it_o be_v the_o only_a thing_n in_o all_o the_o world_n that_o he_o have_v reveal_v his_o wrath_n from_o heaven_n against_o and_o that_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n the_o law_n of_o god_n the_o be_v of_o god_n the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o grand_a design_n of_o god_n they_o may_v tell_v you_o that_o it_o be_v bitter_a to_o christ_n witness_v his_o cry_v out_o in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o his_o soul_n my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o and_o witness_v the_o sorrow_n and_o heaviness_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o his_o sweat_a clod_n of_o blood_n when_o he_o hang_v upon_o the_o cross_n they_o give_v he_o gall_n and_o vinegar_n to_o drink_v but_o no_o gall_n be_v so_o bitter_a to_o he_o as_o your_o sin_n they_o 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