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they_o in_o their_o temporal_a livelihood_n 12._o isa_n 9_o 12._o from_o the_o open_a raven_a mouth_n of_o these_o their_o destroyer_n who_o be_v worse_o than_o their_o profess_a enemy_n and_o their_o soul_n from_o ruin_n by_o the_o deceitful_a slatter_a mouth_n of_o these_o corrupter_n teach_v 28_o pro._n 26._o 28_o they_o lie_v and_o falsehood_n thou_o ask_v do_v not_o the_o lord_n say_v that_o he_o will_v feed_v they_o on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n even_o i_o will_v do_v it_o say_v the_o lord_n answ_n the_o lord_n speak_v of_o his_o sheep_n say_v i_o will_v bring_v they_o out_o from_o the_o people_n and_o gather_v they_o from_o the_o country_n 14._o ezek._n 34._o 13_o 14._o and_o will_v bring_v they_o to_o their_o own_o land_n and_o feed_v they_o upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o israel_n by_o the_o river_n and_o in_o all_o the_o inhabit_a place_n of_o the_o country_n and_o again_o he_o say_v i_o will_v feed_v in_o a_o good_a pasture_n and_o upon_o the_o high_a mountain_n of_o 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they_o and_o to_o be_v a_o prince_n among_o they_o to_o rule_v they_o he_o promise_v also_o to_o give_v unto_o they_o under_o this_o shepherd_n faithful_a teacher_n pastor_n according_a to_o 15._o jer._n 3._o 15._o his_o own_o heart_n who_o shall_v feed_v they_o with_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n and_o that_o these_o their_o teacher_n shall_v not_o be_v remove_v 20._o isa_n 30_o 20._o into_o a_o corner_n any_o more_o but_o they_o shall_v teach_v public_o in_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n which_o be_v his_o church_n which_o shall_v be_v establish_v in_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n in_o all_o kingdom_n 3._o isa_n 2._o 2_o 3._o and_o be_v exalt_v above_o the_o hill_n above_o all_o state_n he_o 25_o eze._n 34._o 25_o promise_v that_o the_o destroy_v evil_a beast_n shall_v cease_v out_o of_o the_o land_n and_o shall_v not_o hurt_v nor_o destroy_v in_o all_o his_o church_n his_o holy_a mountain_n and_o that_o his_o spiritual_a sheep_n shall_v dwell_v safe_o 26_o 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