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6.8_o he_o have_v show_v thou_o o_o man_n what_o be_v good_a and_o what_o do_v the_o lord_n require_v of_o thou_o but_o to_o do_v just_o and_o to_o love_v mercy_n and_o to_o walk_v humble_o with_o thy_o god_n these_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a and_o which_o god_n require_v of_o we_o at_o all_o time_n but_o especial_o at_o such_o a_o time_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v just_a and_o upright_o in_o all_o our_o deal_n with_o other_o and_o do_v as_o we_o will_v be_v do_v by_o and_o rather_o wrong_v ourselves_o than_o overreach_v and_o deceive_v another_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v so_o far_o from_o grudge_v at_o charitable_a work_n like_o the_o miser_n that_o we_o shall_v love_v they_o and_o take_v delight_n in_o all_o act_n of_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n and_o cheerful_o communicate_v to_o all_o the_o need_v and_o necessity_n of_o other_o and_o be_v joyful_a and_o glad_a when_o we_o can_v relieve_v and_o succour_v they_o in_o their_o misery_n and_o want_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v 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and_o when_o judah_n look_v back_o behold_v the_o battle_n be_v before_o and_o behind_o and_o they_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o priest_n sound_v with_o the_o trumpet_n then_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n give_v a_o shout_n and_o as_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n shout_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o god_n smite_v jeroboam_n and_o all_o israel_n before_o abijah_n and_o judah_n when_o zerah_n the_o ethiopian_a come_v out_o against_o asa_n king_n of_o judah_n with_o a_o host_n of_o a_o thousand_o thousand_o he_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o help_v and_o succour_n and_o obtain_v help_n from_o he_o 2_o chron._n 14.11_o and_o asa_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n and_o say_v lord_n it_o be_v nothing_o with_o thou_o to_o help_v whether_o with_o many_o or_o with_o they_o that_o have_v no_o power_n help_v we_o o_o lord_n our_o god_n for_o we_o rest_v on_o thou_o and_o in_o thy_o name_n we_o go_v against_o this_o multitude_n o_o lord_n thou_o be_v our_o god_n let_v not_o man_n 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