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prey_n and_o none_o deliver_v for_o a_o spoil_n and_o none_o say_v restore_v who_o give_v jacob_n for_o a_o spoil_v and_o israel_n to_o the_o robber_n do_v not_o the_o lord_n he_o against_o who_o we_o have_v sin_v for_o they_o will_v not_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n neither_o be_v they_o obedient_a unto_o his_o law_n therefore_o he_o have_v pour_v upon_o he_o the_o fury_n of_o his_o anger_n and_o it_o have_v set_v he_o on_o fire_n round_o about_o etc._n etc._n isa_n 42.22_o 24_o 25._o ver._n it_o be_v jacob_n sin_n that_o cause_n the_o lord_n to_o visit_v he_o in_o way_n of_o affliction_n and_o correction_n it_o be_v his_o sin_n that_o cause_n the_o lord_n to_o lay_v upon_o he_o his_o fatherly_a chastening_n and_o rebuke_n and_o that_o in_o love_n that_o be_v cleanse_v from_o sin_n he_o may_v be_v a_o partaker_n of_o his_o holiness_n consider_v isa_n 59.1_o 2._o behold_v the_o lord_n hand_n be_v not_o shorten_v that_o it_o can_v save_v neither_o his_o ear_n heavy_a that_o it_o can_v hear_v but_o your_o iniquity_n have_v separate_v between_o you_o and_o your_o god_n and_o your_o sin_n have_v hide_v his_o face_n from_o you_o that_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v how_o near_o this_o scripture_n do_v concern_v we_o will_v appear_v if_o we_o consider_v it_o do_v not_o only_o speak_v of_o what_o god_n will_v do_v in_o the_o last_o day_n but_o to_o the_o island_n also_o v._o 18_o we_o see_v here_o the_o lord_n in_o a_o posture_n ready_a to_o save_v and_o to_o hear_v his_o people_n his_o hand_n be_v not_o shorten_v it_o be_v ready_o prepare_v to_o save_v his_o ear_n be_v not_o heavy_a it_o be_v open_a to_o hear_v there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o time_n be_v not_o come_v on_o the_o lord_n part_n to_o hinder_v he_o from_o save_v jacob_n but_o it_o be_v jacob_n sin_n that_o cause_n the_o separation_n between_o he_o and_o his_o god_n it_o be_v his_o sin_n that_o cause_n these_o hiding_n of_o the_o face_n of_o his_o god_n from_o he_o it_o be_v his_o sin_n that_o retard_v 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