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that_o he_o live_v to_o behold_v his_o expectation_n so_o contrary_v a_o wound_n in_o a_o prophet_n so_o much_o the_o more_o intolerable_a that_o it_o be_v but_o green_a after_o his_o late_a recovery_n for_o be_v new_o raise_v up_o from_o fall_v he_o dash_v his_o foot_n present_o against_o the_o same_o stone_n rebel_n before_o against_o the_o express_a commandment_n of_o god_n and_o now_o repine_v fret_a expostulate_v &_o not_o much_o less_o than_o rebel_a again_o one_o will_v have_v think_v that_o the_o salt_n sea_n shall_v have_v purge_v and_o wash_v away_o all_o his_o choleric_a distemperature_n and_o that_o his_o danger_n so_o new_o endure_v and_o eschew_v far_o than_o his_o hope_n can_v see_v into_o shall_v wholye_a have_v transform_v he_o into_o a_o man_n of_o mercy_n but_o you_o see_v it_o be_v otherwise_o for_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n displease_v jonas_n exceed_o and_o he_o be_v angry_a the_o impatience_n of_o jonas_n consist_v of_o envy_n imply_v and_o probable_o 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my_o say_n etc._n etc._n ponder_v his_o own_o offence_n which_o if_o saul_n or_o some_o other_o alien_n have_v commit_v he_o shall_v have_v bear_v his_o trespass_n do_v he_o not_o justify_v it_o therefore_o i_o prevent_v it_o that_o be_v i_o do_v not_o amiss_o to_o fly_v unto_o tharsis_n the_o state_n of_o this_o mighty_a city_n to_o be_v desolate_a &_o overthrow_v he_o regard_v no_o more_o than_o to_o see_v a_o grass_n in_o the_o field_n mow_v down_o for_o i_o know_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o merciful_a god_n that_o which_o i_o fear_v be_v fall_v upon_o i_o the_o exhibition_n of_o thy_o grace_n to_o niniveh_n yea_o the_o price_n of_o his_o own_o life_n be_v but_o vile_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n so_o he_o may_v wreak_v his_o anger_n
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