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have_v ear_n to_o hear_v must_v hear_v quod_fw-la spiritus_fw-la dicit_fw-la what_o the_o spirit_n speak_v when_o we_o tell_v the_o house_n of_o jacob_n of_o their_o sin_n this_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n when_o we_o say_v unto_o you_o go_v in_o a_o evil_a way_n as_o lot_n to_o the_o sodomite_n do_v not_o so_o wicked_o do_v not_o say_v duruâ—_n est_fw-la hic_fw-la sermo_fw-la he_o rail_v to_o day_n against_o swear_v or_o against_o drunkenness_n etc._n etc._n i_o will_v tell_v you_o how_o you_o shall_v receive_v both_o comfort_n and_o great_a profit_n by_o our_o ministry_n and_o the_o word_n be_v give_v to_o profit_v withal_o 2.7_o mich._n 2.7_o do_v not_o my_o word_n do_v good_a to_o he_o that_o walk_v upright_o recto_fw-la judicio_fw-la rectis_fw-la moribus_fw-la i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o fair_a example_n israel_n say_v to_o moses_n go_v thou_o now_o near_o 27.28_o deu._n 5_o 27.28_o and_o hear_v all_o that_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n shall_v say_v and_o speak_v thou_o 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of_o the_o lord_n which_o we_o bring_v to_o they_o will_v prove_v a_o rod_n correction_n to_o chastise_v they_o and_o although_o they_o feel_v not_o the_o pain_n present_o it_o will_v be_v owe_v to_o they_o till_o affliction_n or_o death_n assault_v they_o and_o then_o they_o will_v remember_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o much_o horror_n obadiah_n v._n 1._o we_o have_v hear_v a_o rumour_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o a_o ambassador_n be_v send_v among_o the_o heathen_a arise_v you_o and_o let_v we_o arise_v against_o she_o in_o battle_n we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o prophecy_n itself_o which_o hold_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o sixteenth_o verse_n the_o part_n whereof_o be_v four_o 1._o the_o judgement_n intend_v against_o edom_n v._o 1.2_o 2._o all_o the_o hope_n of_o edom_n despair_v v._o 3.4.5.6.7.8.9_o 3._o the_o cause_n provoke_v god_n to_o this_o severe_a process_n against_o they_o v._o 10.11.12.13.14_o 4._o god_n revenge_n upon_o they_o v._o 15.16_o 1._o in_o the_o 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