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what_o i_o marvel_v what_o for_o hate_v their_o brethren_n and_o cast_v they_o out_o o_o bona_fw-la causa_fw-la but_o what_o follow_v he_o shall_v appear_v for_o your_o joy_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a my_o servant_n say_v the_o lord_n shall_v eat_v and_o you_o shall_v be_v hungry_a my_o servant_n shall_v drink_v but_o you_o shall_v be_v thirsty_a my_o servant_n shall_v rejoice_v but_o you_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a my_o servant_n shall_v sing_v for_o joy_n of_o heart_n but_o you_o shall_v cry_v for_o sorrow_n of_o heart_n and_o shall_v howl_v for_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n chap._n 65._o verse_n 13._o when_o be_v it_o that_o those_o caelicolae_fw-la the_o much_o people_n in_o heaven_n voice_v out_o their_o hallelujah_n and_o the_o sour_a and_o twenty_o elder_n consort_v with_o they_o and_o say_v amen_o haleluia_o but_o when_o the_o smoke_n of_o babylon_n and_o her_o torment_n ascend_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o and_o upon_o the_o behold_n of_o which_o the_o king_n and_o 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mind_n of_o other_o of_o old_a ezek._n 8_o verse_n 12._o for_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n see_v we_o not_o the_o lord_n have_v forsake_v the_o earth_n the_o like_a we_o have_v in_o psalm_n 94._o verse_n 6._o 7._o they_o break_v in_o piece_n thy_o people_n o_o lord_n and_o afflict_v thy_o herritage_n yet_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n shall_v not_o see_v neither_o shall_v the_o god_n of_o jacob_n regard_v it_o will_v you_o have_v the_o mighty_a and_o most_o holy_a jehovah_n so_o to_o un_fw-fr god_n himself_o with_o reverence_n be_v it_o speak_v and_o so_o to_o carry_v as_o if_o he_o have_v cast_v off_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n and_o regard_v not_o which_o end_n go_v forward_o or_o as_o if_o he_o be_v now_o grow_v old_a and_o impotent_a disable_v for_o manage_v affair_n as_o former_o or_o such_o a_o god_n as_o elijah_n in_o way_n of_o holy_a sarcasm_n and_o scoffing_o propound_v baal_n to_o be_v 1_o king_n 18._o v._n 27._o cry_v aloud_o for_o he_o be_v a_o god_n either_o he_o be_v talk_v or_o he_o be_v pursue_v or_o he_o be_v in_o a_o journey_n or_o peradventure_o he_o sleep_v and_o must_v be_v awake_v sure_o there_o be_v no_o gracious_a spirit_n in_o the_o world_n can_v endure_v that_o the_o most_o bless_a god_n shall_v be_v under_o such_o reproach_n and_o scorn_n but_o rather_o that_o he_o shall_v awake_v up_o and_o show_v himself_o in_o a_o way_n of_o vindication_n of_o his_o own_o name_n and_o glory_n which_o be_v better_o than_o all_o the_o angel_n and_o man_n in_o the_o world_n the_o church_n of_o old_a have_v make_v lively_a discovery_n of_o a_o excellent_a spirit_n to_o such_o a_o purpose_n psalm_n 94._o verse_n 1._o o_o lord_n god_n to_o who_o vengeance_n belong_v o_o god_n to_o who_o vengeance_n belong_v show_v thyself_o esai_n 60._o verse_n 1_o 2._o ob_fw-la that_o thou_o will_v rend_v the_o heaven_n that_o thou_o will_v câ—me_v down_o that_o the_o mountain_n may_v flow_v down_o at_o thy_o presence_n as_o when_o the_o melt_a fire_n burn_v the_o fire_n cause_v the_o water_n to_o boil_v and_o wherefore_o all_o this_o mark_v what_o follow_v to_o make_v thy_o name_n know_v to_o thy_o adversary_n that_o the_o nation_n may_v tremble_v at_o thy_o presence_n and_o let_v god_n alone_o to_o plead_v his_o own_o cause_n be_v sure_a he_o will_v look_v to_o his_o name_n and_o glory_n mark_n what_o he_o speak_v by_o the_o prophet_n psalm_n 50._o v_o 21._o these_o thing_n have_v thou_o do_v and_o i_o keep_v silence_n thou_o think_v that_o i_o be_v altogether_o such_o a_o one_o as_o thyself_o but_o i_o will_v reprove_v thou_o and_o set_v they_o in_o order_n before_o thy_o eye_n so_o likewise_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n chap._n 4â—_n ver_fw-la 13_o 14._o the_o lord_n shall_v go_v forth_o as_o a_o mighty_a man_n he_o shall_v stir_v up_o jealousy_n like_o a_o man_n of_o war_n he_o shall_v cry_v yea_o roar_v he_o shall_v prevail_v against_o his_o enemy_n i_o have_v long_a time_n hold_v my_o peace_n i_o have_v be_v still_o and_o refrain_v myself_o now_o will_v i_o cry_v like_o a_o travel_a woman_n i_o will_v destroy_v and_o devour_v at_o once_o so_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v say_v very_o there_o be_v a_o reward_n for_o the_o righteous_a he_o that_o see_v cause_n so_o to_o say_v shall_v see_v a_o like_a cause_n to_o say_v as_o very_o there_o be_v a_o reward_n for_o the_o wicked_a even_o as_o very_o as_o there_o be_v a_o god_n that_o judge_v the_o earth_n psalm_n 58._o 11._o we_o have_v somewhat_o of_o justification_n hereof_o at_o this_o day_n among_o ourselves_o the_o sword_n of_o pestilence_n as_o i_o say_v before_o be_v waken_v and_o the_o terrible_a god_n be_v cause_v his_o terror_n to_o manifest_v itself_o the_o great_a man_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v reckon_v it_o to_o their_o honour_n to_o appear_v very_o formidable_a and_o dreadful_a and_o to_o raise_v up_o and_o cause_v their_o terror_n to_o be_v know_v in_o their_o dominion_n and_o to_o those_o that_o be_v under_o their_o government_n we_o find_v in_o ezekiel_n chap._n 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