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captivity_n and_o yourselves_o bring_v to_o shame_n and_o confusion_n because_o of_o your_o obstinate_a wickedness_n 23._o you_o think_v yourself_o in_o great_a honour_n and_o felicity_n &_o glory_n much_o in_o that_o you_o dwell_v in_o house_n gorgeous_o seel_v with_o ceder_n of_o libanus_n but_o all_o that_o your_o gayness_n shall_v be_v little_o regard_v in_o the_o time_n of_o your_o sorrow_n when_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o enemy_n shall_v sudden_o come_v upon_o you_o at_o the_o time_n you_o least_o think_v of_o it_o even_o as_o the_o throw_v of_o a_o woman_n labour_n with_o child_n as_o true_o as_o jlive_v 27._o say_v the_o lord_n though_o jechonias_n the_o son_n of_o joakim_n etc_n etc_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v almost_o continual_o to_o utter_v their_o say_n in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n 14_o and_o oftentimes_o to_o *_o repeat_v that_o it_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v it_o to_o the_o intent_n 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so_o obstinate_a turn_v his_o speech_n to_o the_o earth_n and_o open_o denounce_v that_o he_o be_v will_v by_o god_n himself_o to_o set_v up_o this_o prophecy_n in_o write_v upon_o the_o door_n of_o the_o temple_n to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o all_o man_n that_o jechonias_n shall_v not_o prosper_v in_o his_o issue_n nor_o have_v any_o child_n that_o shall_v be_v so_o happy_a to_o sit_v on_o the_o seat_n of_o david_n and_o bear_v rule_n after_o he_o and_o yet_o may_v not_o this_o seem_v repugnante_fw-la to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jacob_n 10._o that_o the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o be_v take_v from_o juda_n and_o a_o lawgiver_n from_o between_o his_o foot_n until_o silo_n come_v etc_n etc_n for_o although_o the_o jew_n after_o this_o jechonias_n have_v no_o king_n in_o succession_n either_o unto_o the_o time_n of_o the_o captivity_n or_o after_o which_o reign_v among_o they_o with_o such_o liberty_n and_o majesty_n as_o the_o king_n of_o juda_n before_o have_v do_v yet_o have_v they_o a_o 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