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sake_n etc._n etc._n and_o further_o he_o say_v in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n thou_o shall_v eat_v bread_n till_o thou_o return_v to_o the_o earth_n 7._o gen._n 7._o for_o sin_v the_o old_a world_n be_v destroy_v with_o the_o flood_n 18._o gen._n 18._o sodom_n be_v consume_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n corah_n and_o his_o company_n go_v down_o into_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o israelite_n be_v grievous_o punish_v many_o time_n for_o their_o disobedience_n and_o manifold_a rebellion_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n david_n lose_v threescore_o and_o tun_n thousand_o man_n 21._o chro._n 1._o chap._n 21._o who_o the_o lord_n destroy_v with_o the_o pestilence_n saul_n be_v depose_v from_o his_o kingdom_n afflict_a and_o vex_v with_o a_o devil_n and_o after_o slay_v as_o also_o his_o own_o son_n his_o armour_n bearer_n and_o his_o man_n in_o one_o day_n roboam_n the_o son_n of_o solomon_n of_o 12._o tribe_n lose_v ten_o sedecias_n 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the_o famous_a city_n of_o jerusalem_n with_o the_o holy_a temple_n where_o his_o namedwelt_v but_o as_o he_o do_v often_o afflict_v the_o jew_n his_o choose_a people_n so_o at_o the_o last_o he_o make_v jerusalem_n even_o with_o the_o ground_n never_o to_o be_v re-edify_v again_o which_o be_v especial_o for_o the_o contempt_n of_o his_o word_n which_o he_o send_v unto_o they_o by_o his_o prophet_n and_o also_o for_o reject_v of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n with_o his_o doctrine_n and_o miracle_n which_o he_o wrought_v among_o they_o and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n prophecy_v of_o their_o perpetual_a destruction_n paul_n preach_v to_o the_o colossian_n hierapolitan_o and_o laodicean_n but_o they_o contemn_v his_o doctrine_n and_o therefore_o one_o witness_v 5._o oriofius_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 5._o that_o the_o earth_n open_v and_o swallow_v they_o up_o but_o what_o shall_v i_o say_v the_o reward_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n and_o the_o soul_n that_o sin_v shall_v die_v and_o to_o draw_v 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