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sake_n in_o despise_v all_o ordinary_a mean_n both_o sweet_a and_o sharp_a that_o the_o lord_n send_v they_o to_o draw_v they_o to_o repentance_n by_o as_o that_o the_o lord_n may_v say_v unto_o such_o as_o he_o do_v afterward_o by_o jeremie_n in_o his_o 15._o chapter_n vers_fw-la 1._o though_o moses_n and_o samuel_n stand_v before_o i_o yet_o my_o affection_n can_v not_o be_v towards_o this_o people_n etc._n etc._n and_o after_o that_o again_o by_o ezechiel_n cap._n 14._o ve_fw-la 14._o though_o these_o three_o man_n no_o daniel_n and_o job_n be_v among_o they_o they_o shall_v deliver_v but_o their_o own_o soul_n by_o their_o righteousness_n say_v the_o lord_n god_n and_o this_o
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