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scourge_v edom._n this_o rumour_n of_o war_n be_v terror_n domini_fw-la the_o terror_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o it_o stir_v up_o and_o awake_v those_o that_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o look_v to_o themselves_o which_o do_v show_v that_o this_o judgement_n threaten_v against_o edom_n shall_v not_o surprise_v they_o sudden_o they_o have_v warning_n to_o stand_v upon_o their_o guard_n and_o to_o arm_v themselves_o against_o invasion_n this_o be_v therefore_o declare_v as_o i_o conceive_v to_o show_v the_o careless_a security_n of_o edom_n that_o will_v take_v no_o warning_n for_o that_o be_v express_v in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n in_o the_o burden_n of_o dumah_n contempt_n and_o scorn_n of_o their_o warning_n for_o he_o call_v unto_o i_o out_o of_o seir_n watchman_n what_o be_v in_o the_o night_n watchman_z what_o be_v in_o the_o night_n as_o deride_v the_o prophet_n who_o have_v foretell_v their_o night_n of_o calamity_n which_o shall_v put_v out_o their_o candle_n and_o leave_v 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not_o send_v but_o upon_o serious_a occasion_n this_o be_v such_o to_o awake_v and_o stir_v we_o up_o against_o our_o common_a enemy_n the_o flesh_n the_o world_n and_o the_o devil_n and_o to_o tell_v we_o of_o our_o great_a danger_n for_o we_o shall_v not_o fight_v against_o flesh_n and_o blood_n only_o but_o against_o power_n and_o principality_n if_o we_o despise_v the_o noise_n of_o this_o rumour_n these_o enemy_n may_v take_v we_o at_o advantage_n edom_n will_v take_v no_o warning_n no_o more_o will_v they_o who_o god_n have_v deliver_v over_o to_o the_o guidance_n of_o their_o own_o lust_n 2._o the_o effect_n of_o the_o message_n and_o rumour_n be_v the_o judgement_n itself_o 24.18_o 1_o judicium_fw-la 2._o effectum_fw-la judicij_fw-la numb_a 24.18_o arise_v you_o and_o let_v we_o arise_v against_o she_o in_o battle_n when_o i_o compare_v these_o word_n with_o those_o of_o balaams_n prophecy_n edom_n shall_v be_v a_o possession_n seir_n also_o shall_v be_v a_o possession_n for_o 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