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vine_n yea_o stub_v up_o both_o root_n and_o branch_n etc._n etc._n but_o let_v all_o such_o boar_n of_o the_o wood_n and_o fox_n of_o the_o field_n 2.3_o psal_n 80._o zech._n 2.3_o remember_v that_o the_o vineyard_n have_v a_o owner_n who_o hold_v it_o as_o dear_a as_o the_o apple_n of_o his_o eye_n israel_n be_v holiness_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o his_o increase_n all_o that_o deavour_v he_o shall_v offend_v evil_a shall_v come_v upon_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n 2.3_o jer._n 2.3_o jer._n 2.3_o god_n will_v bring_v his_o action_n of_o spoil_v and_o waste_v against_o all_o such_o and_o that_o be_v none_o of_o the_o cheap_a action_n as_o some_o know_v he_o will_v arrest_v they_o and_o attaint_v they_o at_o the_o bar_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o plead_v against_o they_o and_o in_o the_o end_n all_o such_o shall_v know_v that_o however_o his_o vineyard_n seem_v to_o lie_v awhile_o as_o unregarded_a yet_o her_o name_n be_v seek_v out_o 62.12_o isa_n 62.12_o a_o 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