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and_o in_o put_v vriah_n to_o death_n and_o so_o do_v peter_n sin_n 72._o when_o he_o say_v and_o swear_v that_o he_o know_v not_o the_o man_n and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o with_o he_o but_o i_o be_o fall_v back_o from_o what_o i_o have_v be_v aggravat_fw-la so_o be_v they_o 12_o return_v thou_o backslide_v israel_n but_o i_o have_v willing_o and_o resolve_o forsake_a god_n aggravat_fw-la so_o do_v they_o 31_o oh_o generation_n take_v heed_n to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v i_o be_v as_o a_o wilderness_n unto_o israel_n or_o a_o land_n of_o darkness_n wherefore_o say_v my_o people_n we_o be_v lord_n we_o will_v come_v no_o more_o unto_o thou_o but_o i_o have_v willing_o choose_v sin_n aggravat_fw-la so_o do_v they_o say_v we_o have_v love_v stranger_n 2d_o and_o after_o they_o will_v we_o go_v but_o i_o have_v seduce_v other_o and_o cause_v they_o to_o sin_n agâ—gravation_n so_o have_v they_o thou_o have_v also_o teach_v the_o wicked_a one_o thy_o way_n 33._o and_o king_n 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