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her_o son_n redemption_n and_o salvation_n come_v into_o we_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n let_v the_o star_n of_o thy_o brightness_n appear_v unto_o i_o that_o with_o they_o lowly_a shepherd_n i_o may_v come_v to_o this_o sacred_a bethlehem_n and_o there_o find_v out_o that_o lamb_n of_o god_n that_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n more_o happy_a be_v they_o king_n who_o come_v to_o see_v thy_o holy_a face_n in_o the_o manger_n at_o bethlehem_n by_o their_o humiliation_n and_o offering_n &_o this_o bless_a sight_n of_o thou_o then_o in_o all_o their_o glister_a loyalty_n &_o vainglory_n of_o this_o world_n let_v i_o o_o lord_n partake_v with_o these_o king_n in_o their_o devotion_n &_o humiliation_n thou_o king_n of_o heaven_n endue_v &_o lead_v i_o with_o the_o star_n of_o thy_o grace_n that_o i_o may_v come_v unto_o thou_o with_o the_o present_n of_o perfect_a humility_n patience_n and_o perseverance_n in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o shall_v be_v please_v unto_o thou_o so_o after_o thy_o enlighten_v here_o by_o this_o light_n of_o thy_o holy_a countenance_n and_o favour_n unto_o i_o grant_v that_o at_o last_o i_o may_v attain_v unto_o that_o everlasting_a light_n in_o heaven_n where_o from_o the_o manger_n and_o thy_o crucify_a for_o our_o sin_n thou_o be_v exalt_v into_o glory_n everlasting_a the_o history_n of_o hezekiah_n and_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o zedekiah_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o hezekiah_n that_o senacherib_n king_n of_o assyria_n 36._o come_v into_o judah_n and_o take_v all_o the_o strong_a hold_n and_o he_o send_v rabshakeh_n from_o lachish_n to_o jerusalem_n unto_o hezekiah_n with_o a_o great_a army_n then_o come_v forth_o unto_o he_o from_o the_o
take_v joshua_n and_o set_v he_o before_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n and_o the_o congregation_n and_o he_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o he_o and_o give_v he_o a_o charge_n as_o the_o lord_n command_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n after_o this_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n war_v against_o the_o midianite_n and_o they_o slay_v the_o king_n of_o midian_a and_o burn_v their_o city_n and_o their_o goodly_a castle_n and_o there_o balaam_n be_v slay_v they_o divide_v the_o spoil_n of_o the_o country_n and_o moses_n grow_v old_a 31._o he_o call_v joshuah_n unto_o he_o before_o the_o people_n give_v he_o good_a counsel_n and_o bid_v he_o to_o be_v valiant_a and_o encourage_v the_o people_n and_o set_v forth_o a_o song_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o vengeance_n after_o which_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n 32._o say_v get_v thou_o up_o into_o this_o mountain_n abarim_n unto_o mount_n nebo_n which_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n that_o be_v over_o against_o jericho_n and_o behold_v the_o 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