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people_n we_o be_v lord_n we_o will_v come_v no_o mâ—_n unto_o thou_o jer._n 2.31_o and_o to_o conclude_v thâ—_n use_v think_v upon_o that_o scripture_n psal_n 50.22_o consider_v this_o you_o that_o forget_v god_n lest_o he_o tear_v you_o 〈◊〉_d piece_n and_o there_o be_v none_o to_o deliver_v you_o second_o use_v of_o reproof_n this_o reprove_v such_o as_o own_o preach_a yet_o oppose_v it_o and_o these_o be_v not_o mean_v illiterate_a but_o glitter_a potent_a even_o learned_a enemy_n of_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n a_o generation_n that_o be_v pure_a iâ—_n their_o own_o eye_n but_o be_v not_o wash_v from_o their_o own_o filthiness_n prov._n 30.12_o these_o be_v such_o that_o deal_n with_o preacher_n and_o gospel-preaching_a as_o once_o he_o do_v with_o jeremiah_n of_o who_o we_o read_v ch_n
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