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quam_fw-la concidi_fw-la rather_o the_o wrong_a mother_n to_o noise_n the_o child_n than_o it_o be_v divide_v they_o both_o to_o lose_v it_o i_o will_v end_v this_o my_o exhortation_n unto_o you_o with_o those_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n 34.12.14_o what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o will_v live_v and_o fain_o see_v good_a day_n keep_v thâ—_n tongue_n from_o evil_a and_o thy_o lip_n that_o they_o speak_v no_o guile_n eschew_v evil_a and_o do_v good_a seek_v peace_n and_o follow_v after_o it_o now_o as_o charity_n be_v most_o acceptable_a and_o like_o the_o ointment_n of_o aaron_n 2._o please_v unto_o god_n so_o do_v the_o scripture_n in_o infinite_a place_n witness_v how_o much_o god_n hate_v and_o detest_v the_o want_n of_o charity_n yet_o out_o of_o that_o main_a ocean_n i_o will_v but_o take_v one_o drop_n or_o two_o in_o the_o 1._o 3.4.5_o of_o amos_n god_n threaten_v to_o break_v the_o bar_n of_o damascus_n and_o send_v a_o fire_n into_o the_o house_n of_o hazael_n and_o devour_v the_o palace_n of_o benhadad_n and_o why_o because_o they_o be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o gileadite_n their_o enemy_n but_o further_a without_o all_o compassion_n to_o wreak_v their_o wrath_n upon_o they_o they_o thresh_v gilead_n and_o that_o with_o thresh_a instrument_n of_o iron_n likewise_o in_o the_o second_o chap._n 1.2_o god_n threaten_v to_o destroy_v the_o moabite_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v die_v with_o shout_v &_o with_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o trumpet_n because_o they_o be_v not_o content_v only_o to_o spoil_v the_o edomite_n though_o they_o be_v not_o they_o only_o but_o god_n enemy_n but_o to_o satisfy_v their_o rage_n and_o malice_n they_o burn_v the_o bone_n of_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n into_o lime_n this_o be_v that_o which_o god_n so_o earnest_o reprove_v in_o the_o edomite_n in_o the_o pprophecy_n of_o obadiah_n 16._o &_o threaten_v for_o this_o