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18._o verse_n 8._o israel_n redemption_n and_o to_o put_v it_o out_o of_o doubt_n that_o god_n bring_v down_o of_o the_o heathen_a into_o the_o valley_n of_o jehosaphat_n be_v mean_v only_o of_o his_o gather_v they_o together_o to_o a_o battle_n and_o consequent_o of_o a_o judgement_n on_o the_o live_n and_o on_o the_o dead_a to_o put_v this_o out_o of_o doubt_n i_o say_v the_o prophet_n make_v it_o to_o be_v a_o concomitant_a of_o the_o 13.14_o the_o rev_n 16.12_o 13.14_o jew_n return_v from_o their_o captivity_n and_o in_o the_o 9_o 10_o 11_o and_o 12._o ver_fw-la provoke_v the_o gentile_n to_o prepare_v war_n to_o assemble_v their_o mighty_a man_n and_o to_o break_v their_o plowshare_n into_o sword_n and_o their_o pruning-booke_n into_o spear_n a_o preparation_n which_o as_o it_o will_v be_v fruitless_a so_o doubtless_o they_o shall_v neither_o have_v time_n power_n or_o will_v to_o make_v when_o they_o be_v summon_v to_o receive_v the_o dreadful_a sentence_n of_o go_v yeâ—cuâ—sed_v 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