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the_o evil_a and_o mercy_n again_o in_o suspend_v it_o for_o so_o long_a a_o time_n i_o will_v not_o bring_v the_o evil_n in_o his_o day_n of_o these_o two_o point_n we_o shall_v entreat_v at_o this_o time_n and_o first_o and_o principal_o of_o the_o former_a i_o will_v not_o bring_v the_o evil_n it_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n to_o they_o that_o have_v read_v the_o sacred_a story_n with_o observation_n to_o see_v god_n 3._o when_o man_n be_v humble_v at_o his_o threaten_n to_o revoke_v they_o saepe_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v chrysostome_n more_o than_o once_o this_o be_v ever_o god_n manner_n when_o man_n change_v their_o deed_n to_o change_v his_o doom_n when_o they_o renounce_v their_o sin_n to_o recall_v his_o sentence_n when_o they_o repent_v of_o the_o evil_n they_o have_v do_v against_o he_o to_o 3.10_o repent_v of_o the_o evil_n he_o have_v say_v he_o will_v do_v against_o they_o search_v the_o scripture_n and_o say_v if_o thing_n run_v not_o thus_o as_o in_o the_o most_o ordinary_a course_n god_n command_v and_o man_n disobey_v man_n disobey_v and_o god_n threaten_v god_n threaten_v and_o man_n repent_v man_n repent_v and_o god_n forbear_v 20.3_o abimelech_n thou_o be_v but_o a_o dead_a man_n because_o of_o the_o woman_n which_o thou_o have_v take_v but_o abimelech_n restore_v the_o prophet_n his_o wife_n untouched_a and_o god_n spare_v he_o and_o he_o die_v not_o hezekiah_n make_v thy_o will_n and_o 5._o put_v thy_o house_n in_o order_n for_o thou_o shall_v die_v and_o not_o live_v but_o hezekiah_n turn_v to_o the_o wall_n and_o pray_v and_o weep_v and_o god_n add_v to_o his_o day_n fifteen_o year_n nineveh_n prepare_v for_o desolation_n for_o now_o but_o 10._o forty_o day_n and_o niniveh_n shall_v be_v destroy_v but_o nineveh_n fast_v and_o pray_v and_o repent_v and_o nineveh_n stand_v after_o that_o more_o than_o forty_o year_n twice_o tell_v general_o god_n never_o yet_o threaten_v any_o punishment_n upon_o person_n or_o place_n but_o if_o 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