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mercy_n thou_o shall_v haâ—e_v no_o mercy_n in_o such_o a_o day_n here_o be_v the_o sin_n grievous_a corrupt_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o god_n determination_n concern_v such_o he_o will_v destroy_v they_o utter_o oh_o stand_v at_o a_o distance_n from_o such_o a_o people_n it_o will_v be_v sad_a to_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v with_o they_o in_o such_o a_o day_n isa_n 13.19_o and_o babylon_n the_o glory_n of_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n and_o at_o vers_n 15._o every_o one_o that_o be_v find_v shall_v be_v thrust_v through_o and_o every_o one_o that_o be_v join_v to_o she_o shall_v be_v thrust_v through_o etc._n etc._n 2._o corruption_n in_o worship_n which_o god_n have_v witness_v against_o when_o god_n come_v to_o judge_v for_o such_o thing_n there_o be_v seldom_o any_o escape_n ser_fw-mi 11.10_o 11_o 12._o they_o be_v turn_v back_o to_o the_o iniquity_n of_o their_o forefather_n etc._n etc._n mark_v say_v god_n they_o live_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o forefather_n sin_n 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terâ—i_fw-mi le_fw-fr thing_n well_o what_o â—o_o they_o do_v in_o such_o a_o dâ—y_n why_o they_o drown_v all_o these_o voice_n in_o their_o cup_n now_o what_o shâ—ll_v come_v of_o these_o that_o you_o have_v in_o ver_fw-la 13.14_o therefore_o my_o people_n be_v go_v into_o captivity_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o full_a text_n to_o my_o purpose_n a_o people_n that_o god_n warn_v by_o his_o word_n and_o by_o his_o work_n and_o yet_o will_v not_o take_v warning_n hell_n have_v open_v her_o mouth_n etc._n etc._n they_o shall_v go_v by_o thousand_o to_o hell_n and_o to_o the_o grave_n for_o the_o original_a word_n signify_v both_o 4._o covenant-breaking_a be_v a_o sin_n that_o whereve_a god_n find_v it_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o judgement_n they_o upon_o who_o skirt_n thiâ—_n sin_n be_v find_v do_v hardly_o escape_v in_o jer._n 34_o 8._o if_o you_o read_v on_o several_a verse_n you_o shall_v find_v that_o zedekiah_n make_v a_o coâ—enant_n and_o he_o after_o break_v the_o covenant_n 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