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infinite_a as_o it_o appear_v by_o his_o towards_o manasseh_n 13._o manasseh_n 2_o chron._n 33.12_o 13._o king_n of_o judah_n who_o have_v commit_v all_o the_o wickedness_n that_o can_v be_v imagine_v by_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n for_o he_o cause_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n to_o suffer_v a_o most_o cruel_a death_n by_o saw_v his_o body_n in_o the_o midst_n with_o a_o saw_n and_o he_o turn_v aside_o from_o the_o lord_n to_o commit_v idolatry_n and_o cause_v his_o son_n to_o pass_v through_o the_o fire_n and_o deal_v with_o familiar_a spirit_n and_o make_v the_o street_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o overflow_v with_o the_o innocent_a blood_n he_o cause_v to_o be_v spill_v and_o yet_o when_o he_o humble_v himself_o by_o a_o unfeigned_a repentance_n before_o the_o lord_n god_n be_v so_o gracious_a as_o to_o show_v he_o mercy_n and_o from_o a_o miserable_a captive_n he_o restore_v he_o to_o his_o royal_a dignity_n three_o patience_n be_v a_o special_a remedy_n against_o despair_n for_o it_o 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