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you_o will_v be_v please_v to_o hear_v the_o evidence_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n give_v in_o the_o word_n of_o life_n deut._n 28.20_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n because_o of_o the_o wickedness_n of_o thy_o work_n whereby_o thou_o have_v forsake_v i_o the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v thou_o with_o blast_v and_o with_o mildew_n the_o heaven_n which_o be_v over_o thy_o head_n shall_v be_v brass_n and_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v under_o thou_o shall_v be_v iron_n instead_o of_o rain_n the_o lord_n shall_v give_v thou_o dust_n and_o ash_n even_o from_o heaven_n shall_v it_o come_v down_o upon_o thou_o until_o thou_o be_v destroy_v in_o the_o 2._o chapter_n of_o hosea_n and_o the_o 5_o verse_n because_o israel_n have_v play_v the_o harlot_n and_o do_v shameful_o depart_v from_o the_o lord_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v take_v away_o from_o israel_n my_o corn_n in_o the_o time_n thereof_o and_o my_o wine_n in_o the_o season_n thereof_o &_o will_v recover_v my_o wool_n &_o my_o flax_n 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which_o he_o define_v to_o be_v pertinaciam_fw-la perâ—â—acendi_fw-la in_o peccato_fw-la a_o pertinacie_n or_o stubborn_a resolution_n to_o persevere_v in_o same_o wherein_o the_o sinner_n lie_v wallow_v void_a of_o shame_n and_o all_o like_n of_o goodness_n i_o do_v rather_o approve_v wincklemans_fw-mi judgement_n who_o by_o these_o three_o and_o four_o transgression_n of_o tyrus_n understand_v pride_n disdain_n luxuriousness_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_n costlinesse_n of_o garment_n wanton_a lust_n and_o other_o like_a sin_n incident_a to_o mart_n town_n and_o town_n of_o great_a trade_n that_o such_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o tyrus_n witness_v that_o her_o sharp_a and_o grievous_a reprehension_n ezech._n 28._o for_o these_o three_o and_o four_o many_o transgression_n and_o sin_n the_o lord_n protest_v against_o tyrus_n i_o will_v not_o turn_v to_o it_o i_o will_v take_v no_o pity_n on_o they_o but_o will_v do_v unto_o they_o according_a to_o their_o work_n for_o three_o transgression_n 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matt._n 10.20_o but_o the_o spirit_n of_o your_o father_n which_o speak_v in_o you_o and_o again_o luk._n 10.16_o he_o that_o hear_v you_o hear_v i_o s._n paul_n commend_v the_o thessalonian_o 1._o ep_n chap._n 2.13_o for_o that_o when_o they_o receive_v of_o the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n the_o word_n of_o the_o preach_n of_o god_n they_o receive_v it_o not_o as_o the_o word_n of_o man_n but_z as_o it_o be_v indeed_o as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n well_o therefore_o do_v s._n james_n chap._n 1.21_o thus_o to_o exhort_v the_o jew_n receive_v with_o meekness_n the_o word_n that_o be_v graft_v in_o you_o which_o be_v able_a to_o save_v your_o soul_n god_n speak_v unto_o israel_n in_o a_o vision_n by_o night_n genes_n 46.2_o and_o say_v jacob_n jacob_n jacob_n answer_v i_o be_o here_o he_o be_v press_v and_o ready_a with_o all_o â—â—â—ient_a attention_n to_o hear_v what_o his_o god_n shall_v say_v unto_o he_o and_o to_o follow_v the_o same_o with_o all_o faithful_a obedience_n such_o 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