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and_o give_v they_o warning_n at_o my_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v hear_v it_o at_o my_o mouth_n say_v god_n and_o then_o shall_v thou_o pronounce_v it_o unto_o my_o people_n so_o paul_n be_v bold_a to_o say_v 11._o quodaccepi_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la tradidi_fw-la vobis_fw-la that_o which_o i_o deliver_v unto_o you_o receive_v i_o of_o the_o lord_n what_o thing_n soever_o i_o receive_v of_o the_o lord_n that_o have_v i_o deliver_v &_o sthew_v unto_o you_o without_o add_v any_o thing_n thereto_o or_o diminise_v any_o thing_n therefrom_o even_o so_o christ_n himself_o say_v 7._o sermo_n quem_fw-la audistis_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la meus_fw-la sed_fw-la patris_fw-la mei_fw-la qui_fw-la misit_fw-la me_fw-it the_o doctrine_n which_o you_o hear_v be_v not_o i_o but_o his_o that_o have_v send_v i_o these_o word_n that_o you_o have_v hear_v be_v not_o i_o but_o my_o father_n that_o send_v i_o i_o do_v but_o my_o father_n message_n say_v christ_n all_o that_o i_o teach_v all_o that_o i_o 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all_o the_o people_n praise_v thou_o and_o god_n even_o our_o own_o god_n give_v we_o his_o blessing_n that_o the_o earth_n may_v bring_v forth_o her_o increase_n thou_o have_v o_o lord_n send_v unto_o we_o thy_o measure_n thou_o have_v give_v we_o thy_o squire_n whereby_o to_o measure_v and_o rule_v our_o life_n thou_o have_v send_v i_o say_v unto_o we_o thy_o gospel_n thy_o holy_a word_n the_o light_n of_o thy_o dear_o belove_a son_n jesus_n christ_n whereby_o we_o may_v guide_v ourselves_o &_o direct_v our_o way_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o when_o we_o shall_v thus_o live_v when_o we_o shall_v once_o begin_v so_o to_o direct_v our_o do_n as_o god_n gospel_n teach_v &_o his_o holy_a word_n command_v we_o then_o shall_v the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o her_o increase_n then_o shall_v she_o yield_v we_o her_o fruit_n in_o due_a season_n for_o like_v as_o god_n when_o we_o turn_v from_o he_o follow_v our_o own_o lust_n and_o desire_n plague_v and_o punish_v we_o so_o when_o we_o repent_v and_o return_v unto_o he_o he_o be_v good_a he_o be_v love_v he_o be_v merciful_a unto_o us._n turn_v unto_o i_o 3._o say_v god_n by_o his_o prophet_n jeremie_n and_o i_o will_v turn_v unto_o you_o 33._o when_o soever_o a_o sinner_n repent_v he_o of_o his_o sin_n i_o will_v forget_v his_o iniquity_n say_v the_o lord_n it_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o gyve_v we_o fruit_n it_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o make_v the_o ground_n fertile_a it_o be_v not_o the_o ground_n of_o itself_o that_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n it_o be_v not_o the_o corn_n that_o feed_v we_o it_o be_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n the_o blessing_n i_o say_v of_o god_n alone_o and_o therefore_o say_v the_o prophet_n david_n 145._o if_o thou_o o_o lord_n will_v open_v thy_o hand_n than_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v fill_v with_o thy_o blessing_n it_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o make_v the_o sun_n to_o shine_v 44._o the_o moon_n to_o give_v light_n the_o rain_n to_o fall_v on_o the_o earth_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n that_o do_v all_o 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all_o other_o kind_n of_o fruit_n to_o serve_v they_o that_o never_o think_v upon_o he_o that_o bestow_v they_o o_o that_o we_o be_v kind_a that_o we_o be_v not_o unmindful_a that_o we_o will_v remember_v god_n but_o alas_o we_o be_v unkind_a we_o be_v unmindful_a we_o neither_o think_v on_o god_n nor_o his_o work_n and_o therefore_o god_n close_v up_o his_o hand_n therefore_o he_o gyve_v not_o unto_o we_o his_o blessing_n therefore_o be_v the_o earth_n barren_a and_o unfruitful_a and_o this_o our_o own_o sin_n cause_v this_o our_o own_o wickedness_n and_o sinful_a lyve_n cause_v ose_n the_o prophet_n unto_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n when_o they_o have_v forsake_v god_n their_o lord_n and_o therefore_o be_v gréevous_o punish_v cry_v out_o and_o say_v 13._o malum_fw-la tuum_fw-la ex_fw-la te_fw-la o_o israel_n thy_o evil_a be_v come_v of_o thyself_o o_o israel_n all_o this_o scarcity_n all_o this_o dearth_n all_o this_o plague_n come_v of_o thyself_o alone_o thou_o be_v say_v he_o 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