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shall_v be_v cut_v in_o piece_n and_o their_o house_n shall_v be_v make_v a_o dunghill_n but_o there_o be_v no_o other_o god_n that_o can_v deliver_v after_o this_o sort_n thus_o the_o rage_n and_o wrath_n of_o the_o king_n turn_v to_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n but_o you_o will_v say_v then_o how_o will_v the_o lord_n turn_v the_o wrath_n of_o man_n unto_o his_o praise_n it_o be_v a_o day_n of_o much_o wrath_n and_o of_o great_a anger_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n wicked_a man_n be_v full_a of_o wrath_n and_o anger_n at_o this_o day_n against_o the_o people_n of_o god_n it_o be_v good_a news_n that_o god_n will_v
be_v sure_a therefore_o that_o you_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o that_o you_o fear_v before_o he_o and_o the_o more_o you_o fear_v god_n and_o fear_v before_o he_o the_o less_o will_v you_o fear_v man_n but_o than_o three_o and_o so_o i_o end_v now_o in_o such_o a_o time_n give_v yourself_o much_o to_o prayer_n in_o psal_n 109._o 4._o for_o my_o love_n they_o be_v my_o adversary_n but_o i_o give_v myself_o unto_o prayer_n so_o you_o read_v it_o but_o i_o prayer_n i_o give_v myself_o unto_o be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n but_o i_o prayer_n the_o sense_n be_v good_a enough_o for_o my_o love_n they_o be_v my_o adversary_n but_o i_o give_v myself_o to_o prayer_n now_o in_o such_o a_o time_n as_o this_o when_o they_o be_v angry_a and_o their_o rage_n ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n now_o do_v i_o go_v to_o prayer_n now_o do_v i_o give_v myself_o to_o prayer_n now_o then_o if_o it_o be_v a_o angry_a day_n with_o the_o enemy_n now_o go_v to_o prayer_n and_o in_o all_o your_o prayer_n in_o 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mourner_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o solemn_a assembly_n zeph._n 3._o 18._o i_o will_v gather_v they_o that_o be_v sorrowful_a for_o the_o solemn_a assembly_n who_o be_v of_o thou_o to_o who_o the_o reproach_n of_o it_o be_v a_o burden_n this_o prophet_n zephany_n who_o live_v not_o long_o before_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n have_v threaten_v the_o people_n of_o god_n the_o jew_n with_o that_o calamity_n and_o exhort_v they_o to_o repent_v to_o return_v unto_o god_n that_o they_o may_v prevent_v that_o eminent_a evil_n do_v at_o the_o last_o conclude_v all_o with_o a_o comfortable_a and_o gracious_a promise_n unto_o the_o people_n of_o god_n first_o he_o threaten_v and_o then_o promise_v god_n be_v threaten_n usual_o do_v end_n in_o promise_n sharp_a threaten_n in_o the_o sweet_a promise_n this_o promise_n here_o be_v sweet_a and_o full_a and_o large_a wherein_o you_o have_v the_o mercy_n promise_v and_o the_o several_a branch_n thereof_o the_o cause_n fountain_n and_o original_a 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