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2.7_o 8._o and_o their_o sad_a condition_n remediless_a prov._n 29._o 1._o isa_n 30.10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o yea_o and_o then_o shall_v the_o lord_n people_n who_o have_v testify_v against_o they_o rebuke_v in_o the_o gate_n 7.16_o jer._n 7.16_o and_o exhort_v to_o repentance_n keep_v silence_n in_o that_o day_n 11.14_o jer._n 11.14_o cease_v to_o plead_v with_o they_o or_o with_o god_n for_o they_o 5.13_o amos_n 5.13_o thereby_o justify_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o bring_v his_o judgement_n on_o they_o and_o whoso_o be_v wise_a let_v he_o observe_v that_o when_o those_o backslider_v speak_v of_o isa_n 29.20_o 21._o proceed_v to_o that_o degree_n of_o imimpiety_n to_o watch_v for_o iniquity_n to_o make_v a_o man_n a_o offendor_n for_o a_o word_n and_o lay_v a_o snare_n for_o he_o that_o reprove_v in_o the_o gate_n by_o such_o act_n as_o these_o they_o perfect_v their_o iniquity_n and_o fill_v up_o the_o measure_n thereof_o the_o follow_a discourse_n set_v forth_o in_o a_o type_n by_o 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