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say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o shall_v leave_v they_o neither_o root_n nor_o branch_n 2_o but_o unto_o you_o that_o fear_v my_o name_n shall_v the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n arise_v and_o health_n shall_v be_v under_o his_o wing_n and_o you_o shall_v go_v forth_o and_o grow_v up_o as_o fat_a calf_n 3_o and_o you_o shall_v tread_v down_o the_o wicked_a for_o they_o shall_v be_v dust_n under_o the_o sole_n of_o your_o foot_n in_o the_o day_n that_o i_o shall_v do_v this_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n 4_o remember_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n my_o servant_n which_o i_o command_v unto_o he_o in_o horeb_n in_o all_o israel_n with_o the_o statute_n and_o judgement_n 5_o behold_v i_o will_v send_v you_o elijah_n the_o prophet_n before_o the_o come_n of_o the_o great_a and_o fearful_a day_n of_o the_o lord_n 6_o and_o he_o shall_v turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n to_o their_o father_n lest_o i_o come_v and_o smite_v the_o earth_n with_o curse_v verse_n i._n for_o behold_v the_o day_n come_v that_o shall_v burn_v as_o a_o oven_n and_o all_o the_o proud_a yea_o and_o all_o that_o do_v wicked_o shall_v be_v stubble_n and_o the_o day_n that_o come_v shall_v burn_v they_o up_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o shall_v leave_v they_o neither_o root_n nor_o branch_n for_o behold_v the_o day_n come_v that_o shall_v burn_v as_o a_o oven_n in_o this_o four_o chapter_n we_o may_v observe_v two_o principal_a part_n first_o some_o prediction_n which_o be_v three_o first_o a_o pprophecy_n of_o judgement_n to_o the_o wicked_a verse_n 1_o second_o of_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n to_o the_o godly_a verse_n 2.3_o three_o of_o john_n baptist_n his_o come_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o to_o the_o