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people_n honour_v i_o with_o thâ—ir_a lip_n but_o their_o heart_n be_v far_o from_o i_o etc_o etc_o 652_o 33_o the_o lord_n be_v our_o judge_n the_o lord_n be_v our_o law_n giver_n etc_n etc_n 905_o 38_o thou_o shall_v die_v and_o not_o live_v etc_n etc_n 917_o 40_o who_o have_v measure_v the_o water_n with_o his_o 〈◊〉_d who_o have_v measure_v heaven_n with_o his_o span_n etc_n etc_n 622_o 40_o behold_v all_o people_n to_o wit_n compare_v to_o god_o be_v in_o comparison_n of_o he_o as_o a_o drop_n of_o a_o bucket_n full_a etc_n etc_n 119_o 40_o lift_v up_o your_o eye_n on_o high_a and_o consider_v who_o have_v make_v these_o thing_n etc_n etc_n 621_o 41_o they_o can_v foretell_v or_o know_v thing_n to_o come_v hereafter_o neither_o yet_o can_v do_v good_a or_o evil_n etc_n etc_n 676_o 42_o i_o the_o lord_n hv_n or_o i_o myself_o be_v my_o name_n and_o my_o glory_n i_o will_v not_o give_v to_o a_o other_o etc_n etc_n 609._o 623._o 658._o 686_o 42_o the_o lord_n shall_v come_v forth_o 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