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they_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a that_o wait_v for_o i_o man_n be_v often_o scripture_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v be_v advance_v by_o i_o to_o great_a hap_n pinesle_n and_o glory_n to_o great_a dignity_n and_o felicity_n for_o in_o the_o hebrew_n dialect_n adverb_n of_o deny_v signify_v the_o contrary_a to_o the_o import_n of_o that_o verb_n whereunto_o they_o be_v join_v as_o may_v be_v show_v by_o many_o scripture_n ashamed_a that_o wait_v upon_o the_o mountain_n and_o hill_n man_n high_a and_o great_a often_o frustrate_a the_o expectation_n of_o wait_a soul_n and_o then_o they_o blush_v and_o be_v ashamed_a and_o confound_v that_o they_o have_v wait_v and_o be_v deceive_v but_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a that_o wait_v for_o i_o say_v god_n i_o will_v not_o deceive_v their_o expectation_n and_o after_o all_o their_o wait_a turn_v they_o off_o and_o say_v i_o have_v no_o mercy_n for_o you_o now_o i_o say_v where_o this_o wait_a temper_n be_v which_o be_v all_o that_o 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