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many_o history_n be_v evi_fw-fr dent_fw-la when_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o delyver_v the_o afflict_a israelite_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o egypcian_n and_o moses_n be_v send_v to_o the_o presence_n of_o pharaoh_n for_o the_o same_o purpose_n such_o be_v their_o affliction_n and_o anguyshe_n by_o the_o cruelty_n which_o new_o be_v exercyse_v over_o they_o that_o with_o open_a mouth_n they_o curse_a moses_n and_o no_o etc._n doubt_n in_o their_o herte_n they_o hate_v god_n who_o send_v he_o allege_v that_o moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v the_o hole_n cause_n of_o their_o last_o extreme_a trouble_n the_o life_n be_v to_o be_v seen_v in_o the_o bofe_n of_o king_n both_o under_o eliseus_n and_o esaias_n the_o prophet_n for_o in_o the_o day_n of_o joran_n son_n of_o achab_n be_v samaria_n besege_v by_o the_o king_n of_o sy_n 5._o ria_fw-la in_o which_o samaria_n no_o doubt_n albeit_o the_o king_n and_o the_o most_o mul_fw-la titude_n be_v wicked_a there_o be_v yet_o some_o membre_n of_o god_n elect_v church_n which_o be_v bring_v to_o such_o extreme_a famine_n that_o not_o only_a thing_n of_o small_a price_n be_v sell_v beyond_o all_o measure_n but_o also_o woman_n against_o nature_n be_v compel_v to_o eat_v their_o own_o child_n in_o this_o same_o city_n eliseus_n the_o prophet_n most_o common_o be_v conversant_a and_o dwell_v by_o who_o counsel_n and_o commandment_n no_o doubt_n the_o city_n be_v keep_v for_o it_o appear_v the_o â—…ing_n to_o lay_v y_fw-mi â—_o to_o his_o charge_n when_o he_o hear_v the_o piteous_a complaint_n of_o the_o woman_n who_o for_o hunger_n have_v ea_fw-la ten_o her_o own_o son_n rend_v his_o clothes_n with_o a_o solemn_a oath_n and_o vow_n that_o the_o head_n of_o elizeus_fw-la shall_v not_o stand_v upon_o his_o body_n that_o day_n if_o elizeus_fw-la have_v not_o be_v of_o counsel_n that_o the_o cy_fw-fr tie_n shall_v have_v be_v keep_v why_o shall_v the_o king_n more_o have_v fume_v against_o he_o then_o 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salvation_n and_o deliveraunce_n approach_v the_o more_o vehement_a be_v the_o tem_n tation_n and_o trouble_n this_o i_o write_v to_o admonish_v you_o that_o albeit_o yet_o you_o shall_v see_v tribulation_n so_o abound_v that_o nothing_o shall_v appear_v but_o extreme_a misery_n without_o all_o hope_n of_o comfort_n that_o yet_o you_o decline_v not_o from_o god_n and_o that_o albeit_o sometime_o you_o be_v move_v to_o hate_v the_o messenger_n of_o life_n that_o therefore_o you_o shall_v not_o judge_v that_o god_n will_v never_o show_v mercy_n after_o no_o dear_a brethren_n as_o he_o have_v entreat_v other_o before_o you_o so_o will_v he_o do_v you_o god_n will_v suffer_v tribulation_n and_o dolour_n abound_v that_o no_o manner_n of_o con_fw-mi continue_v fort_n shall_v be_v seen_v in_o man_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o when_o delyveraunce_n come_v the_o glory_n may_v be_v he_o who_o only_o word_n may_v pacify_v the_o tempest_n most_o vehement_a â—…e_o drown_v pharaoh_n and_o his_o be_v 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