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your_o â—elves_n if_o you_o judge_v thus_o i_o have_v almost_o never_o â—rayed_v god_n have_v never_o hear_v my_o voice_n and_o â—ou_fw-mi may_v say_v so_o of_o the_o land_n this_o will_v be_v a_o â—ell_o spend_v day_n if_o this_o be_v but_o our_o exercise_n to_o â—nd_v out_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o duty_n in_o former_a humiliaâ—ions_n if_o the_o spirit_n do_v so_o convince_v you_o as_o to_o â—ot_n out_o of_o the_o roll_n of_o fast_n all_o the_o former_a if_o â—ou_n come_v this_o length_n as_o to_o be_v convince_v solid_o â—at_a you_o have_v never_o yet_o pray_v and_o mourn_v for_o â—_o i_o have_v live_v this_o long_a and_o be_v babble_v â—ll_o this_o while_n i_o have_v never_o once_o speak_v to_o god_n â—ut_fw-la worship_v i_o know_v not_o what_o fancy_v a_o god_n like_o myself_o that_o will_v be_v as_o soon_o pleaseâ—_n with_o i_o as_o i_o be_v with_o myself_o if_o the_o lorâ—_n wrought_v thus_o on_o your_o heart_n to_o put_v you_o â—â—_o your_o own_o righteousness_n you_o shall_v have_v moâ—_n advantage_n in_o this_o then_o in_o all_o your_o sabbath_n anâ—_n fast_n hitherto_o second_o although_o the_o lord_n hand_n be_v upoâ—_n they_o and_o they_o fade_v as_o a_o leaf_n and_o be_v driveâ—_n into_o another_o land_n yet_o none_o call_v on_o his_o name_n this_o make_v the_o complaint_n more_o lamentablâ—_n and_o no_o doubt_n be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o dreadful_a sigâ—_n and_o token_n of_o god_n displeasure_n and_o of_o sorâ—_n stroke_n daniel_n a_o eyewitness_n confirm_v thâ—_n foretell_v truth_n chap._n 9_o 13._o all_o this_o be_v come_v upon_o we_o yet_o have_v we_o not_o make_v our_o prayer_n to_o the_o lord_n oâ—_n god_n well_o may_v the_o lord_n make_v a_o supposition_n and_o doubt_n of_o it_o leu._n 26._o 40_o 41._o after_o so_o many_o plague_n be_v come_v on_o seven_o add_v to_o seven_o and_o again_o seven_o time_n more_o and_o yet_o they_o will_v not_o be_v humble_v and_o when_o it_o be_v even_o at_o the_o door_n neâ—_n to_o utter_v destruction_n and_o consumption_n he_o add_v if_o then_o their_o uncircumcised_a heart_n be_v humble_v and_o they_o take_v with_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n etc._n etc._n we_o need_v ask_v no_o reason_n of_o this_o for_o bray_v a_o fool_n in_o a_o morteâ—_n his_o folly_n will_v not_o depart_v from_o he_o prov._n 27._o 22_o poor_a foolish_a man_n be_v a_o foolish_a man_n folly_n be_v bear_v with_o he_o folly_n be_v his_o name_n and_o so_o be_v he_o he_o have_v not_o so_o much_o wisdom_n as_o to_o hear_v the_o voice_n oâ—_n the_o rod_n and_o he_o that_o appoint_v it_o poor_a ephraim_n be_v a_o undaunted_a heifer_n nature_n be_v a_o bullock_n unaccustomed_a with_o the_o yoke_n and_o so_o it_o be_v chastise_v more_o and_o more_o jer._n 31._o 18._o man_n be_v like_a aâ—_n untamed_a beast_n as_o the_o horse_n or_o as_o the_o mulâ—_n threaten_n will_v not_o do_v it_o god_n speak_v once_o yeâ—_n twice_o and_o man_n perceive_v it_o not_o job_n 33._o 14._o god_n instruct_v by_o the_o word_n and_o man_n receive_v no_o instruction_n all_o the_o warning_n to_o flee_v from_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v be_v as_o so_o many_o tale_n to_o make_v child_n afraid_a he_o say_v in_o his_o heart_n i_o shall_v have_v peace_n though_o i_o walk_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o my_o own_o heart_n since_o therefore_o he_o will_v not_o incline_v his_o ear_n to_o the_o word_n god_n send_v his_o rod_n to_o seal_v the_o word_n and_o yet_o man_n be_v so_o wild_a that_o they_o sight_n with_o god_n rod_n and_o will_v not_o submit_v to_o he_o a_o yoke_n must_v be_v put_v on_o ephraim_n a_o bridle_n in_o man_n mouth_n psal_n 32._o 9_o they_o will_v put_v god_n to_o more_o pain_n then_o speak_v and_o it_o shall_v cost_v they_o more_o pain_n for_o he_o that_o will_v not_o be_v draw_v with_o the_o cord_n of_o a_o man_n love_n and_o entreaty_n must_v be_v draw_v with_o the_o cord_n of_o a_o beast_n and_o yoke_v in_o a_o heavy_a yoke_n yet_o man_n be_v unruly_a and_o the_o yoke_n grow_v the_o heavy_a and_o sore_a that_o they_o 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