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many_o a_o wife_n and_o child_n have_v suffer_v want_n in_o the_o husband_n life_n time_n and_o god_n may_v let_v thou_o live_v to_o be_v a_o burden_n and_o a_o grief_n to_o they_o a_o hindrance_n and_o not_o a_o help_n nay_o have_v not_o god_n more_o engagement_n upon_o he_o to_o provide_v for_o the_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n the_o poor_a and_o the_o needy_a than_o any_o other_o 68.5_o psal_n 68.5_o have_v make_v so_o many_o promise_n on_o that_o behalf_n a_o father_n of_o the_o fatherless_a and_o a_o judge_n of_o the_o widow_n be_v god_n in_o his_o holy_a habitation_n 146.9_o hos_fw-la 14.3_o psal_n 146.9_o and_o it_o be_v in_o he_o that_o the_o fatherless_a find_v mercy_n he_o preserve_v the_o stranger_n he_o relieve_v the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o widow_n 49.11_o jer._n 49.11_o leave_v thy_o fatherless_a child_n say_v god_n to_o i_o and_o i_o will_v keep_v they_o alive_a and_o let_v thy_o widow_n trust_v in_o i_o and_o many_o a_o command_n have_v he_o give_v upon_o their_o 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