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place_n read_v babbingtons_n note_n upon_o the_o place_n for_o when_o the_o child_n be_v circumcise_v the_o lord_n let_v moses_n go_v when_o gideon_n hear_v the_o medianite_n dream_n and_o the_o interpretation_n of_o it_o judge_v 7._o ver_fw-la 15._o he_o worship_v and_o return_v into_o the_o host_n of_o israel_n and_o say_v arise_v for_o the_o lord_n have_v deliver_v into_o your_o hand_n the_o host_n he_o conclude_v this_o providence_n as_o a_o clear_a exposition_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n and_o a_o full_a confirmation_n of_o former_a promise_n how_o do_v the_o elder_n of_o the_o jew_n now_o be_v in_o babylon_n interpret_v the_o lord_n mind_n in_o set_v cyrus_n the_o persian_a upon_o the_o throne_n of_o babylon_n and_o stir_v up_o his_o heart_n to_o publish_v that_o gracious_a edict_n concern_v their_o return_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o rebuild_v of_o the_o temple_n ez._n 1._o ver_fw-la 2_o 3._o why_o they_o conclude_v that_o god_n have_v now_o put_v a_o opportunity_n into_o their_o 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