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restore_v she_o not_o know_v you_o that_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v thou_o and_o all_o that_o be_v thou_o moreover_o you_o read_v that_o god_n bless_v the_o house_n of_o potipher_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v for_o joseph_n sake_n gen._n 39.1_o &_o 5_o verse_n and_o the_o house_n of_o obed-edom_n be_v blessed_v for_o the_o ark_n sake_n 2_o sam_n 6.10_o 11._o and_o the_o city_n of_o zoar_n be_v save_v for_o let_v we_o sake_n that_o he_o may_v have_v a_o refuge_n to_o fly_v unto_o genesis_n 19_o and_o proverb_n 11.10.11_o say_v thus_o when_o it_o go_v well_o with_o the_o righteous_a the_o city_n rejoice_v and_o when_o the_o wicked_a perish_v there_o be_v shout_v by_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o upright_a the_o city_n be_v exalt_v but_o it_o be_v overthrow_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o wicked_a sure_o then_o if_o the_o city_n rejoice_v and_o be_v exalt_v by_o the_o blessing_n and_o prosperity_n of_o the_o righteous_a those_o ruler_n and_o great_a man_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o 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witness_n for_o he_o be_v hang_v upon_o a_o gallow_n fifty_o cubit_n high_a mind_n also_o these_o scripture_n wherein_o this_o particular_a be_v further_a prove_v isa_n 19.24_o in_o that_o day_n shall_v israel_n be_v the_o three_o with_o egypt_n and_o with_o assyria_n even_o a_o blessing_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o land_n ezek._n 34.25.26_o and_o i_o will_v make_v with_o they_o a_o covenant_n of_o peace_n and_o will_v cause_v the_o evil_a beast_n to_o cease_v out_o of_o the_o land_n and_o they_o shall_v dwell_v safe_o in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o sleep_v in_o the_o wood_n and_o i_o will_v make_v they_o and_o the_o place_n round_o about_o my_o hill_n a_o blessing_n and_o i_o will_v cause_v the_o shower_n to_o come_v down_o in_o his_o season_n there_o shall_v be_v shower_n of_o blessing_n micah_n 5.7_o and_o the_o remnant_n of_o jacob_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o many_o people_n as_o a_o dew_n from_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o shower_n upon_o the_o grass_n that_o tarry_v 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