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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o his_o heart_n or_o willing_o he_o make_v not_o death_n nor_o delight_v in_o the_o retribuit_fw-la the_o wisd_v 1.13_o fulgent_n ad_fw-la mon._n mortem_fw-la morienti_fw-la non_fw-la fecit_fw-la qui_fw-la mortem_fw-la mortuo_fw-la justè_fw-la retribuit_fw-la destruction_n of_o the_o live_n thy_o destruction_n be_v from_o thyself_o 13.9_o thyself_o hos_fw-la 13.9_o o_o israel_n but_o in_o i_o be_v thy_o help_n the_o wicked_a after_o his_o hardness_n and_o impenitent_a heart_n treasure_v up_o unto_o himself_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n and_o the_o revelation_n of_o the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o god_n who_o render_v to_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n upon_o which_o text_n the_o father_n infer_v that_o not_o only_o the_o execution_n but_o the_o very_a decree_n of_o damnation_n of_o the_o reprobate_n pass_v upon_o their_o sin_n foresee_v saint_n imputent_fw-la saint_n ep._n ad_fw-la sixt._n vasa_n irae_fw-la homines_fw-la sunt_fw-la 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that_o any_o one_o devil_n shall_v get_v possession_n of_o our_o heart_n yet_o seven_o nay_o a_o legion_n may_v be_v cast_v out_o by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n god_n forbid_v that_o any_o of_o we_o shall_v be_v long_o sick_a of_o any_o spiritual_a disease_n yet_o those_o that_o have_v be_v sick_a unto_o death_n have_v be_v restore_v yea_o those_o that_o have_v be_v long_o dead_a have_v be_v raise_v god_n forbid_v that_o we_o shall_v forsake_v our_o heavenly_a father_n house_n and_o in_o a_o strange_a country_n waste_v his_o good_n and_o consume_v our_o portion_n yet_o after_o we_o have_v run_v riot_n and_o spend_v all_o the_o gift_n of_o nature_n and_o good_n of_o this_o life_n and_o lavish_v out_o our_o time_n the_o most_o precious_a treasure_n of_o all_o yet_o in_o the_o end_n if_o we_o come_v to_o ourselves_o and_o look_v homeward_o our_o heavenly_a father_n will_v meet_v we_o and_o kill_v the_o fat_a calf_n for_o uâ—_n therefore_o if_o we_o have_v grievous_o provoke_v god_n justice_n 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