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read_v sufficient_o in_o the_o second_o of_o chronicle_n the_o 24._o chapter_n from_o the_o 17._o verse_n unto_o the_o 23._o so_o likewise_o in_o time_n to_o come_v they_o which_o now_o boast_v of_o the_o prophet_n tomb_n among_o they_o and_o of_o learned_a preacher_n in_o their_o synagogue_n shall_v through_o the_o just_a vengeance_n of_o god_n be_v give_v up_o to_o such_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n that_o they_o shall_v show_v all_o kind_n of_o rage_a cruelty_n against_o the_o same_o prophet_n who_o they_o so_o much_o seem_v to_o reverence_n god_n grant_v this_o pprophecy_n may_v never_o take_v place_n among_o we_o if_o it_o be_v his_o will_n but_o sure_o it_o be_v much_o to_o be_v fear_v that_o if_o time_n shall_v turn_v and_o religion_n alter_v which_o our_o sin_n have_v just_o deserve_v it_o will_v prove_v too_o true_a for_o hypocrite_n will_v play_v the_o hypocrite_n and_o show_v themselves_o in_o their_o colour_n when_o all_o be_v do_v even_o as_o the_o blackmoore_n will_v be_v 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