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to_o bow_v down_o his_o head_n as_o a_o bulrush_n and_o to_o spread_v sackcloth_n and_o ash_n under_o he_o such_o a_o outward_a and_o superficial_a fast_a god_n have_v not_o choose_v but_o to_o loose_v the_o bond_n of_o wickedness_n to_o undo_v the_o heavy_a burden_n and_o to_o let_v the_o oppress_v go_v free_a to_o deal_v thy_o bread_n to_o the_o hungry_a to_o bring_v the_o poor_a cast_n out_o to_o thy_o house_n &c_n &c_n exercise_v justice_n and_o charity_n as_o well_o as_o piety_n this_o another_o prophet_n call_v to_o 18.30_o to_o joel_n 2.13_o ezek._n 18.30_o rent_n your_o heart_n and_o not_o your_o garment_n god_n say_v repent_v and_o turn_v from_o all_o your_o transgression_n so_o iniquity_n shall_v not_o be_v your_o ruin_n when_o once_o man_n be_v real_o touch_v with_o a_o sense_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o prick_v in_o their_o heart_n they_o with_o the_o new_a convert_v will_v say_v 2.37_o say_v act_n 2.37_o man_n and_o brethren_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v and_o with_o the_o 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people_n whereat_o both_o king_n and_o people_n rejoice_v o_o that_o now_o here_o god_n be_v please_v to_o prepare_v king_n and_z people_n heart_n to_o seek_v unto_o and_o serve_v he_o but_o i_o fear_v all_o our_o mind_n and_o heart_n be_v so_o crowd_v and_o affect_v with_o worldly_a thought_n and_o affection_n that_o there_o be_v hardly_o room_n leave_v for_o heavenly_a concern_v except_o out_o of_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n god_n be_v gracious_o please_v to_o make_v it_o but_o let_v we_o hear_v what_o that_o pious_a and_o zealous_a king_n do_v and_o i_o wish_v all_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v like_o he_o he_o go_v on_o further_o in_o the_o work_n of_o reformation_n than_o his_o good_a predecessor_n have_v do_v for_o he_o remove_v all_o monument_n of_o idolatry_n and_o every_o idol_n of_o jealousy_n even_o the_o high_a place_n which_o other_o before_o he_o have_v not_o meddle_v with_o for_o of_o he_o it_o be_v record_v how_o 18.4_o how_o 2_o king_n 18.4_o he_o remove_v the_o 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the_o lord_n and_o depart_v not_o from_o follow_v he_o but_o keep_v his_o commandment_n he_o be_v not_o content_a to_o show_v his_o zeal_n in_o judah_n within_o his_o kingdom_n but_o also_o invite_v other_o to_o do_v the_o like_a to_o that_o purpose_n 30.1_o purpose_n 2_o chr._n 30.1_o he_o send_v letter_n to_o all_o israel_n and_o judah_n and_o write_v letter_n also_o to_o ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n that_o they_o shall_v come_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o keep_v the_o passover_n which_o 18.24_o which_o v._o 18.24_o many_o out_o of_o the_o other_o tribe_n do_v and_o the_o king_n as_o also_o his_o prince_n give_v the_o congregation_n thousand_o of_o bullock_n and_o sheep_n which_o liberality_n show_v how_o king_n prince_n and_o other_o who_o god_n have_v give_v mean_n to_o ought_v ready_o to_o bestow_v it_o upon_o his_o service_n and_o to_o enable_v other_o to_o do_v the_o like_a but_o to_o perfect_v what_o have_v be_v so_o well_o begin_v for_o in_o religion_n there_o must_v be_v no_o 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