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biâ—_n thus_o get_v it_o be_v no_o great_a wonder_n if_o it_o melt_v away_o in_o his_o hand_n though_o they_o be_v diligent_a hand_n he_o begin_v with_o a_o estate_n upon_o which_o a_o curse_n iâ—_n entail_v 3._o further_o yet_o what_o if_o god_n will_v set_v a_o period_n to_o and_o write_v a_o nil_fw-la ultra_fw-la upon_o a_o estate_n nation_n person_n and_o so_o estate_n too_o have_v their_o period_n he_o that_o have_v say_v to_o the_o wave_n hither_o shall_v you_o go_v and_o no_o far_o have_v also_o say_v so_o to_o person_n family_n nation_n estate_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v true_a as_o to_o estate_n as_o well_o as_o time_n and_o duration_n of_o life_n one_o generation_n go_v and_o another_o come_v it_o be_v he_o who_o pour_v contempt_n upon_o prince_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n where_o there_o be_v no_o way_n and_o set_v the_o poor_a on_o high_a from_o affliction_n and_o make_v he_o family_n like_o a_o flock_n psalm_n 107.40_o 41._o suppose_v the_o 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