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his_o glory_n 4.3_o psa_fw-la 4.3_o but_o say_v he_o how_o long_o will_v you_o turn_v my_o glory_n into_o shame_n yet_o this_o they_o do_v who_o will_v make_v it_o defend_v or_o allow_v the_o invention_n and_o precept_n of_o man_n this_o be_v a_o harlot_n like_o trick_n to_o give_v her_o husband_n good_n and_o glory_n to_o her_o adulterer_n but_o as_o israel_n and_o judah_n do_v it_o so_o have_v christian_a church_n thou_o o_o rome_n waste_v at_o first_o a_o famous_a church_n but_o like_o they_o 1._o ezech._n 15._o esa_n 48.8_o chap._n 1._o thou_o do_v trust_v in_o thy_o own_o beauty_n and_o play_v the_o harlot_n because_o of_o thy_o renown_n thou_o do_v deal_v very_o treacherous_o and_o waste_v call_v a_o transgressor_n from_o the_o womb_n how_o soon_o do_v the_o faithful_a city_n become_v a_o harlot_n it_o be_v full_a of_o judgement_n righteousness_n lodge_v in_o it_o but_o now_o murderer_n &c_n &c_n the_o prophet_n prophesy_v false_o 5.31_o jer._n 5.31_o and_o the_o priest_n bear_v 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