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as_o a_o curse_n upon_o elie_n house_n 1_o sam._n 2._o 36._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o every_o one_o that_o be_v leave_v in_o thy_o house_n shall_v come_v and_o crouch_v to_o he_o for_o a_o piece_n of_o silver_n and_o a_o morsel_n of_o bread_n and_o shall_v say_v put_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o into_o one_o of_o the_o priest_n office_n that_o i_o may_v eat_v a_o piece_n of_o bread_n will_v you_o account_v he_o a_o friend_n to_o the_o child_n that_o shall_v starve_v the_o nurse_n that_o she_o can_v give_v no_o milk_n to_o it_o no_o better_a friend_n be_v they_o pretend_v what_o they_o will_v who_o will_v starve_v the_o minister_n and_o so_o rob_v the_o people_n of_o the_o sincere_a milk_n of_o the_o word_n by_o which_o they_o shall_v grow_v 1_o pet._n 2._o 2._o this_o scripture_n speak_v of_o as_o the_o badge_n of_o bad_a magistrate_n a_o persecute_v ahab_n that_o count_v elijah_n the_o troubler_n of_o israel_n 1_o king_n 18_o the_o language_n of_o too_o many_o now_o 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