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27._o i_o have_v see_v thy_o adultery_n and_o thy_o neigh_n the_o lewdness_n of_o thy_o whoredom_n and_o thy_o abomination_n on_o the_o hill_n in_o the_o field_n woe_n unto_o thou_o o_o jerusalem_n will_v thou_o not_o be_v make_v clean_a when_o shall_v it_o once_o be_v what_o not_o after_o so_o many_o year_n purify_n sermon_n not_o after_o so_o many_o melt_a mercy_n which_o shall_v have_v lead_v thou_o to_o repentance_n not_o after_o so_o many_o purge_a judgement_n what_o not_o yet_o cleanse_v by_o all_o these_o river_n of_o tear_n upon_o so_o many_o pray_v day_n by_o all_o these_o stream_n of_o blood_n in_o so_o many_o cruel_a fight_n oh_o when_o shall_v it_o once_o be_v what_o england_n never_o cleanse_v from_o her_o old_a abomination_n doubtless_o if_o we_o still_o tread_v in_o jerusalem_n step_n we_o must_v expect_v her_o cup_n of_o tremble_v to_o be_v put_v into_o our_o hand_n till_o we_o be_v utter_o overturn_v historian_n make_v a_o sad_a relation_n of_o the_o desolation_n of_o 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