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whole_o drive_v from_o god_n i_o never_o find_v mention_n but_o with_o the_o wicked_a it_o be_v not_o so_o the_o 44.17_o the_o jer._n 44.17_o queen_n of_o heaven_n shall_v be_v god_n if_o she_o will_v give_v victual_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n shall_v be_v forsake_v if_o he_o bring_v to_o exigent_n that_o be_v a_o curse_a speech_n whether_o of_o a_o curse_a man_n i_o know_v not_o at_o least_o i_o say_v not_o 6.33_o not_o 2_o king_n 6.33_o this_o evil_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n and_o why_o shall_v we_o wait_v on_o he_o any_o long_o the_o form_n of_o prayer_n itself_o next_o be_v to_o be_v notice_v it_o be_v short_a but_o pithy_a full_a of_o earnest_n and_o most_o passionate_a devotion_n sense_n maitah_n erue_fw-la rescue_v my_o soul_n that_o be_v my_o life_n or_o my_o person_n as_o vers_n 8._o now_o though_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o david_n in_o some_o of_o his_o affliction_n use_v large_a form_n of_o word_n yet_o to_o this_o sum_n amount_v all_o o_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o rescue_v 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