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in_o a_o curse_n thus_o jeroboam'_v rebellion_n prosper_v to_o make_v the_o ten_o tribe_n first_o lose_v their_o religion_n than_o their_o liberty_n and_o property_n first_o to_o make_v they_o idolater_n and_o after_o that_o to_o make_v they_o captives_z and_o bondslave_n for_o their_o rebellion_n occasion_v their_o idolatry_n and_o their_o idolatry_n occasion_v their_o captivity_n on_o the_o contrary_a israel_n may_v have_v temporal_a affliction_n but_o it_o be_v no_o curse_n nay_o indeed_o proper_o no_o punishment_n habet_fw-la rationem_fw-la medicinae_fw-la non_fw-la poenae_fw-la god_n chastise_v his_o servant_n not_o to_o torment_v they_o but_o to_o amend_v they_o but_o let_v the_o one_o go_v for_o prosperity_n the_o other_o for_o adversity_n because_o the_o world_n will_v needs_o think_v they_o so_o then_o take_v this_o for_o a_o second_o answer_n not_o concern_v edom_n for_o he_o be_v not_o worth_a it_o in_o all_o his_o prosperity_n but_o concern_v israel_n first_o non_fw-la 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