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be_v once_o depart_v from_o a_o people_n and_o his_o heart_n turn_v against_o they_o than_o all_o sort_n of_o evil_n and_o calamity_n will_v be_v let_v loose_a upon_o they_o as_o we_o may_v read_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n of_o that_o chapter_n 15.2_o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v if_o they_o say_v unto_o thou_o whither_o shall_v we_o go_v forth_o then_o shall_v thou_o tell_v they_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n such_o as_o be_v for_o death_n to_o death_n and_o such_o as_o be_v for_o the_o sword_n to_o the_o sword_n and_o such_o as_o be_v for_o the_o famine_n to_o the_o famine_n and_o such_o as_o be_v for_o the_o captivity_n to_o the_o captivity_n for_o then_o god_n will_v be_v weary_a of_o repent_v as_o he_o tell_v they_o verse_n 6._o thou_o have_v forsake_v i_o say_v the_o lord_n thou_o be_v
cruelty_n which_o it_o occasion_v within_o the_o city_n do_v force_v great_a number_n of_o they_o to_o steal_v out_o by_o night_n into_o the_o roman_a camp_n where_o they_o meet_v with_o as_o cruel_a but_o a_o speedy_a death_n for_o titus_n in_o hope_n to_o reduce_v they_o the_o soon_o by_o terror_n order_v all_o those_o that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o city_n to_o be_v crucify_v before_o the_o wall_n which_o order_n be_v so_o severe_o execute_v that_o for_o several_a day_n five_o hundred_o a_o day_n be_v crucify_v till_o there_o be_v neither_o room_n leave_v to_o place_n cross_n in_o nor_o wood_n whereof_o to_o make_v they_o so_o that_o they_o who_o once_o cry_v out_o so_o vehement_o against_o our_o saviour_n crucify_v he_o crucify_v he_o have_v enough_o of_o it_o at_o last_o and_o by_o the_o just_a and_o most_o remarkable_a judgement_n of_o god_n be_v pay_v home_o in_o their_o own_o kind_n behold_v the_o sad_a fate_n of_o a_o sinful_a people_n when_o god_n be_v depart_v from_o they_o 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