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shall_v call_v a_o nation_n that_o thou_o know_v not_o and_o nation_n that_o know_v not_o thou_o shall_v run_v unto_o thou_o because_o of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o for_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n for_o he_o have_v glorify_v thou_o rev._n 11.15_o and_o the_o seven_o angel_n sound_v and_o there_o be_v great_a voice_n in_o heaven_n say_v the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n be_v become_v the_o kingdom_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o of_o his_o christ_n and_o he_o shall_v reign_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o and_o the_o like_a may_v find_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o national_a church_n in_o the_o prophecy_n and_o if_o the_o history_n of_o the_o gospel_n reach_v not_o far_o enough_o to_o show_v the_o accomplishment_n sure_o the_o progress_n of_o the_o gospel_n do_v 3._o in_o the_o mean_a time_n as_o it_o be_v no_o
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unto_o god_n to_o stir_v up_o and_o provoke_v themselves_o to_o be_v faithful_a in_o covenant_n with_o the_o lord_n to_o take_v heed_n lest_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o root_n of_o bitterness_n spring_v up_o a_o evil_a heart_n of_o unbelief_n in_o depart_v from_o the_o live_a god_n 29._o deut_n 29._o which_o be_v the_o sin_n here_o charge_v upon_o israel_n 12._o heb_fw-mi 3_o 12._o she_o go_v a_o whore_v from_o the_o lord_n and_o bring_v i_o to_o the_o second_o doctrine_n doct._n 2_o a_o kingdom_n or_o people_n thus_o relate_v unto_o god_n may_v possible_o go_v a_o whore_v from_o he_o commit_v adultery_n against_o he_o witness_v the_o complaint_n of_o god_n concern_v this_o people_n thus_o in_o covenant_n with_o he_o in_o this_o prophecy_n chap._n 4.12_o chap._n 5.3_o 4._o chap._n 7.4_o with_o divers_a other_o per_fw-la totum_fw-la yea_o all_o the_o prophet_n bring_v in_o their_o inditement_n against_o this_o people_n under_o this_o notion_n and_o metaphor_n of_o adultery_n and_o 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the_o lord_n so_o it_o run_v in_o this_o people_n charge_n by_o this_o prophet_n 4.11_o prophet_n hosea_n 4.11_o whoredom_n and_o wine_n and_o new_a wine_n take_v away_o the_o heart_n the_o spirit_n of_o whoredom_n have_v cause_v they_o to_o err_v in_o the_o very_a next_o verse_n 5._o verse_n chap_n 5_o 5._o the_o pride_n of_o israel_n testify_v to_o his_o face_n that_o be_v brand_v with_o the_o infamy_n of_o whoredom_n too_o vers_n 4._o 4._o 4._o verse_n 4._o the_o spirit_n of_o whoredom_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o all_o manner_n of_o profaneness_n be_v but_o stream_n that_o flow_v from_o the_o poison_a fountain_n of_o a_o whorish_a heart_n a_o heart_n turn_v away_o from_o god_n and_o refuse_v to_o turn_v unto_o he_o again_o and_o therefore_o in_o reference_n to_o all_o these_o and_o more_o it_o be_v demand_v with_o astonishment_n 23._o isa_n 1_o 21_o 23._o how_o be_v the_o faithful_a city_n become_v a_o harlot_n wherein_o it_o follow_v it_o be_v full_a of_o judgement_n 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