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〈◊〉_d â—…ij_fw-la 〈◊〉_d regum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d josu._n ij_o 〈◊〉_d sâ—…m_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d uâ—…_n john_n xv_o 1._o cor._n xij_o ephesi_n ij_o epheâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d rom._n viij_o col._n ij_o â—…xv_o col._n i._o xiâ—…_n â—…ze_v iij._n ix_o mat._n seven_o pâ—…l_n â—…v_fw-la psâ—…_n xliiâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d xxxâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d josua_n v._o deut._n 1._o 8_o 〈◊〉_d xlix_o 1._o corin._n i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o she_o do_v to_o bear_v thou_fw-mi ne_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d pride_n laiâ—…_n ix_o esay_n 〈◊〉_d reu._n xviâ—…_n 1._o cor._n x._o ij_o regum_fw-la xâ—…ij_fw-la xâ—…ij_fw-la ij_o regum_fw-la â—…ij_fw-la ix_o esay_n 37._o xxxuâ—…j_fw-la agamennon_n bibulus_n julius_n caesar._n the_o second_o argument_n the_o office_n &_o duti_fw-la of_o prince_n &_o magistrate_n math._n xj_o i_o tim._n iiâ—…_n gala._n iiâ—…_n i._o peter_n iâ—…_n apo._n xxij_o esay_n xlix_o heb._n xiij_o psa._n xlix_o ephe._n vj._n mat._n xxij_o luke_n xj_o esay_n xi_o psa._n xxxij_o â—…ron_n 27_o â—…e_n iiij_o deu._n iuâ—…_n xviij_o xiâ—…_n xxix_o etc._n etc._n psa._n x._o seven_o i_o reg._n xv_o i_o regum_fw-la xxij_o xli_o ij_o reg._n 8._o i._o reg_n nineteeen_o agamâ—…non_n apo._n xvij_o dani._n iiij_o math._n xj_o 〈◊〉_d câ—…or_n xj_o ps._n xxxvi_o jere._n ij_o mar._n xv_o exod._n seven_o exo._n viij_o exod._n ix_o exod._n x._o exod._n xij_o exo._n fourteen_o john_n i_o math._n xi_o math._n ix_o john_n xi_o john_n seven_o mat._n seven_o â—…eb_fw-mi xiij_o rom._n â—…ii_fw-la roma_fw-it â—…ij_fw-la jam._n iiij_o esay_n iiij_o john_n v._o joh._n viij_o john_n x._o ij_o tim._n ij_o 〈◊〉_d corin._n i_o luk._n xuj_o mat_n twenty-five_o luke_n xij_o ij_o thes._n ij_o mebr._n iiij_o apoc._n xv_o apoca._n 〈◊〉_d the_o safeguard_n of_o a_o prince_n be_v true_a obedience_n to_o god_n num._n iij._n exo._n twenty-five_o exod._n 28_o ex._n xxviij_o ex._n xxviij_o i_o reg._n ij_o ij_o cro._n 18_o 2._o reg._n 18_o ij_o cro._n 29_o de._n xxxiij_o nehe._n vj._n and._n xiij_o jere._n iij._n maâ—…a_fw-la ij_o esa._n â—…viij_fw-la i_o pet._n v._n john_n xxâ—…_n math._n v._n 〈◊〉_d timo._n i_o i_o reg._n xiij_o ij_o cro._n xv_o esa._n xxxij_o esay_n luj_o i_o cro._n xiij_o ezec._n viij_o esdra_n ix_o
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the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n who_o then_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n he_o have_v purpose_v to_o bless_v with_o all_o pefect_n happiness_n in_o which_o we_o learn_v not_o to_o abuse_v god_n mercy_n lest_o they_o be_v take_v away_o from_o we_o as_o from_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n they_o be_v and_o than_o what_o help_v it_o we_o that_o in_o time_n past_a we_o have_v be_v happy_a and_o lest_o this_o shall_v happen_v also_o unto_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n to_o fall_v from_o god_n mercy_n into_o his_o displeasure_n the_o prophet_n in_o this_o place_n stir_v they_o up_o to_o thankfulness_n that_o they_o may_v be_v find_v worthy_a to_o have_v continue_v towards_o they_o so_o great_a blessing_n and_o this_o he_o do_v by_o example_n of_o david_n in_o show_v both_o how_o merciful_o god_n have_v deal_v with_o he_o and_o how_o obedient_o david_n walk_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o herein_o he_o use_v as_o it_o be_v three_o reason_n reason_n to_o move_v they_o withal_o the_o first_o be_v of_o 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