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prophet_n be_v fain_o under_o two_o similitude_n to_o point_v they_o out_o to_o the_o very_a fact_n show_v how_o they_o commit_v sin_n with_o greediness_n p._n 100_o but_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o their_o race_n god_n at_o length_n give_v verse_n 24_o they_o their_o load_n by_o lay_v affliction_n upon_o they_o p._n 102._o 103._o the_o eight_o lecture_n but_o for_o all_o this_o they_o can_v not_o be_v keep_v in_o no_o not_o by_o reprehension_n verse_n 25_o nor_o correction_n but_o still_o will_v be_v run_v from_o under_o god_n protection_n to_o shroud_v themselves_o under_o the_o wing_n of_o stranger_n p._n 105._o thus_o their_o revolt_n be_v manifest_v by_o god_n himself_o to_o their_o verse_n 26_o shame_n what_o ever_o they_o can_v allege_v to_o the_o contrary_n p._n 109._o 110._o yea_o he_o convict_v they_o out_o of_o their_o own_o word_n and_o deed_n verse_n 27_o prove_v that_o they_o give_v that_o honour_n to_o false_a god_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o true_a god_n p._n 111._o verse_n 28_o and_o therefore_o send_v they_o over_o to_o seek_v help_n from_o they_o in_o their_o trouble_n see_v they_o have_v unworthy_o reject_v he_o testify_v that_o they_o may_v have_v find_v more_o sufficiency_n of_o help_n in_o he_o who_o be_v but_o one_o than_o in_o all_o the_o multiplicity_n of_o their_o idol_n god_n p._n 114._o verse_n 29_o he_o henceforth_o command_v they_o silence_n therefore_o see_v their_o revolt_n be_v too_o apparent_a p._n 115._o verse_n 30_o yea_o albeit_o to_o word_n he_o have_v add_v blow_n and_o that_o upon_o their_o young_a man_n yet_o all_o be_v in_o vain_a beside_o they_o have_v cruel_o put_v the_o prophet_n to_o death_n see_v vers_fw-la 34._o which_o god_n have_v send_v among_o they_o to_o a_o far_o better_a end_n p._n 116._o 117._o 118._o the_o nine_o lecture_n verse_n 31_o god_n have_v ill_o deserve_v thus_o to_o be_v deal_v withal_o by_o they_o he_o therefore_o bid_v they_o to_o consider_v what_o a_o god_n he_o have_v be_v to_o they_o the_o 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