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and_o shall_v fell_v every_o good_a tree_n this_o by_o the_o general_a rule_n of_o the_o law_n deut._n 20.19_o they_o may_v not_o do_v viz._n in_o those_o country_n they_o shall_v subdue_v for_o their_o own_o use_n and_o habitation_n but_o here_o the_o prophet_n by_o special_a direction_n from_o god_n enjoin_v they_o to_o do_v it_o for_o the_o punish_n of_o the_o moabite_n be_v a_o people_n devote_v by_o he_o to_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n further_o he_o tell_v they_o they_o shall_v stop_v up_o their_o well_n and_o mar_v and_o spoil_v the_o best_a piece_n of_o their_o land_n by_o cast_v stone_n into_o they_o according_o the_o next_o morning_n about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o ordinary_a morning_n sacrifice_n martyr_n sacrifice_n virtus_fw-la sacrificii_fw-la cooperata_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la miraculum_fw-la signum_fw-la est_fw-la elisaum_n tunc_fw-la preces_fw-la svas_fw-la conjunxisse_fw-la cum_fw-la precibus_fw-la populi_fw-la in_o templo_fw-la orantis_fw-la videntur_fw-la 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25.39_o elisha_n answer_v what_o shall_v i_o do_v for_o thou_o what_o have_v thou_o in_o the_o house_n which_o may_v go_v towards_o the_o payment_n of_o thy_o debt_n she_o say_v i_o have_v nothing_o of_o any_o value_n in_o the_o house_n beside_o the_o bed_n we_o lie_v on_o and_o some_o few_o other_o necessary_n save_v only_o one_o pot_n of_o oil_n he_o bid_v she_o go_v and_o borrow_v of_o all_o her_o neighbour_n empty_a vessel_n and_o to_o borrow_v a_o good_a many_o he_o intend_v she_o shall_v have_v enough_o to_o discharge_v the_o debt_n to_o the_o full_a and_o say_v he_o when_o thou_o be_v come_v in_o thou_o shall_v shut_v the_o door_n upon_o thou_o and_o upon_o thy_o two_o son_n that_o the_o work_v the_o lord_n intend_v to_o do_v for_o thou_o may_v not_o be_v interrupt_v nor_o any_o other_o come_v in_o and_o seek_v to_o share_v with_o thou_o in_o the_o oil_n the_o lord_n intend_v to_o