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not_o return_v to_o destroy_v ephraim_n god_n here_o compare_v himself_o to_o a_o captain_n that_o come_v expos_fw-la with_o his_o soldier_n unto_o a_o town_n i_o suppose_v many_o of_o you_o in_o this_o place_n may_v easy_o come_v to_o understand_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o word_n by_o what_o they_o have_v see_v and_o feel_v themselves_o soldier_n come_v to_o a_o town_n and_o there_o they_o pillage_n it_o and_o away_o they_o go_v and_o so_o the_o poor_a people_n think_v soldier_n have_v be_v here_o and_o i_o hope_v we_o shall_v do_v well_o enough_o now_o and_o think_v all_o be_v over_o it_o may_v be_v within_o a_o month_n or_o two_o after_o the_o same_o soldier_n come_v again_o and_o utter_o ruin_v the_o place_n and_o strip_v they_o of_o all_o but_o now_o say_v god_n i_o will_v not_o return_v to_o destroy_v ephraim_n that_o be_v though_o i_o lay_v my_o hand_n upon_o they_o and_o afflict_v they_o and_o take_v away_o many_o comfort_n from_o they_o yet_o when_o i_o have_v do_v that_o there_o i_o will_v leave_v i_o will_v not_o come_v back_o again_o with_o a_o purpose_n utter_o to_o ruin_v they_o this_o i_o may_v do_v i_o may_v return_v upon_o they_o with_o one_o evil_a upon_o another_o but_o i_o will_v not_o do_v so_o from_o whence_o note_n there_o be_v no_o cause_n that_o sinner_n shall_v be_v secure_a when_o some_o evil_n be_v upon_o they_o to_o think_v this_o be_v all_o now_o they_o know_v the_o worst_a no_o 5._o god_n may_v just_o return_v upon_o they_o again_o and_o again_o if_o thou_o turn_v not_o to_o god_n under_o thy_o affliction_n god_n may_v just_o return_v upon_o thou_o to_o ruin_v thou_o indeed_o if_o thy_o affliction_n be_v such_o as_o have_v cause_v thy_o heart_n to_o return_v to_o god_n thou_o may_v then_o hope_v that_o god_n will_v not_o return_v upon_o thou_o but_o if_o so_o be_v thou_o behave_v thyself_o froward_o under_o thy_o affliction_n i_o say_v thou_o may_v just_o expect_v that_o god_n shall_v return_v upon_o thou_o but_o second_o god_n 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upon_o my_o break_n no_o but_o i_o will_v rest_v upon_o the_o break_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n do_v send_v up_o mighty_a cry_n with_o tear_n to_o god_n and_o be_v hear_v he_o prevail_v he_o make_v supplication_n text._n supplieation_n or_o prayer_n it_o be_v the_o great_a prevail_a ordinance_n obs_n with_o god_n that_o be_v the_o note_n it_o have_v be_v the_o great_a engine_n that_o have_v carry_v thing_n on_o in_o the_o world_n prayer_n in_o revel_n 8._o 4._o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v offer_v up_o and_o open_v voice_n of_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n and_o earthquake_n follow_v when_o they_o be_v offer_v prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n can_v move_v heaven_n and_o earth_n they_o can_v prevail_v with_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n the_o pray_v legion_n be_v call_v the_o thunder_a legion_n and_o luther_n say_v of_o prayer_n they_o be_v our_o gun_n our_o cannon_n our_o prayer_n can_v prevail_v nostrae_fw-la more_o than_o cannon_n 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