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although_o it_o be_v but_o in_o appearance_n to_o their_o dim_a eye_n they_o will_v let_v god_n go_v whither_o he_o will_v for_o they_o they_o will_v have_v none_o of_o he_o but_o this_o cost_v they_o dear_a at_o last_o yea_o this_o same_o reason_n wrought_v so_o strong_o upon_o israel_n jehu_n that_o enlighten_v man_n who_o eye_n pierce_v the_o confine_n of_o heaven_n and_o see_v glory_n which_o be_v not_o the_o object_n of_o every_o common_a eye_n that_o it_o blind_v he_o so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o step_v over_o the_o stumbling-block_n the_o fear_n of_o lose_v his_o kingdom_n yea_o if_o this_o vanity_n take_v but_o a_o little_a place_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o true_a child_n of_o god_n it_o draw_v they_o at_o a_o distance_n from_o he_o as_o be_v plain_a the_o case_n of_o asa_n when_o through_o policy_n he_o will_v go_v and_o hire_v the_o syrian_n it_o smother_v the_o faith_n that_o act_v in_o he_o before_o to_o the_o destruction_n of_o zerah_n the_o mighty_a aethiopian_a it_o 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