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〈◊〉_d a_o reason_n invincible_a and_o unanswerable_a the_o israelite_n though_o now_o in_o his_o evil_a way_n dare_v not_o say_v he_o will_v die_v and_o therefore_o must_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o mouth_n and_o turn_v god_n who_o be_v true_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d free_a from_o all_o passion_n be_v to_o deal_v with_o man_n subject_n to_o passion_n seem_v to_o put_v on_o passion_n exprimit_fw-la in_o se_fw-la ut_fw-la exprimat_fw-la de_fw-la te_fw-la say_v s._n augustine_n he_o express_v a_o kind_n of_o anger_n that_o thou_o may_v abhor_v thyself_o for_o sin_n he_o seem_v sorrowful_a that_o thou_o may_v be_v melt_v into_o tear_n he_o put_v on_o a_o kind_n of_o wonder_n that_o thou_o may_v have_v confusion_n of_o face_n will_v you_o die_v why_o will_v you_o die_v it_o move_v he_o much_o that_o israel_n his_o choose_a people_n shall_v die_v that_o his_o house_n that_o he_o build_v upon_o a_o strong_a foundation_n and_o strengthen_v and_o support_v on_o every_o side_n shall_v 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