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will_v gather_v they_o out_o of_o all_o country_n wherein_o i_o have_v scatter_v they_o in_o my_o anger_n and_o will_v bring_v they_o again_o into_o this_o place_n and_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o dwell_v in_o safety_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n and_o i_o will_v be_v their_o god_n and_o i_o will_v give_v they_o one_o heart_n and_o one_o way_n that_o they_o may_v fear_v i_o for_o ever_o 33._o and_o proceed_v forward_o in_o the_o chapter_n ensue_v because_o the_o people_n of_o jerusalem_n do_v not_o submit_v themselves_o unto_o the_o chaldee_n but_o resist_v they_o with_o force_n therefore_o be_v their_o bulwark_n fill_v with_o dead_a body_n but_o behold_v i_o will_v give_v it_o health_n and_o amendment_n and_o i_o will_v cure_v they_o and_o will_v reveal_v unto_o they_o abundance_n of_o peace_n and_o truth_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v hear_v in_o this_o place_n of_o which_o you_o say_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v desolate_a even_o in_o the_o street_n of_o jerusalem_n that_o 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chapter_n 50_o thus_o say_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n behold_v i_o will_v visit_v the_o king_n of_o babel_n &_o his_o land_n as_o i_o have_v visit_v the_o king_n of_o assur_n and_o i_o will_v bring_v israel_n again_o to_o his_o habitation_n he_o shall_v be_v feed_v and_o his_o soul_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v in_o his_o due_a time_n say_v the_o lord_n in_o those_o day_n shall_v the_o iniquity_n of_o israel_n be_v seek_v for_o and_o there_o shall_v be_v none_o and_o the_o sin_n of_o judah_n and_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v find_v for_o i_o will_v be_v merciful_a unto_o they_o who_o i_o do_v reserve_v etc_n etc_n hereunto_o may_v be_v add_v the_o like_a testimony_n of_o baruch_n in_o his_o v_o
shall_v pure_a offering_n be_v offer_v unto_o my_o name_n from_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n even_o to_o the_o go_v down_o of_o the_o same_o as_o if_o god_n will_v say_v you_o jew_n be_v so_o addict_v to_o that_o only_a sanctuary_n and_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o do_v erect_v amongst_o you_o long_o ago_o as_o though_o he_o ought_v not_o be_v worship_v in_o any_o place_n else_o and_o as_o though_o no_o nation_n in_o the_o whole_a earth_n may_v offer_v sacrifice_n unto_o the_o lord_n except_o you_o alone_o and_o under_o colour_n of_o this_o prerogative_n be_v puff_v up_o with_o pride_n you_o swell_v with_o immeasurable_a vain_a glorious_a persuasion_n of_o fleshly_a courage_n and_o set_v all_o other_o nation_n at_o naught_o as_o though_o you_o alone_o be_v the_o only_a inheritance_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o as_o though_o you_o hold_v he_o faâ—â—tyed_v to_o your_o generation_n with_o a_o inseparable_a chain_n of_o privilege_a bounty_n and_o favour_n and_o so_o fast_a lock_v 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