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shall_v obscure_v the_o light_n as_o the_o morning_n darkness_n because_o their_o company_n shall_v be_v so_o many_o as_o we_o may_v read_v they_o do_v in_o egypt_n exo._n 10._o 15._o and_o therefore_o he_o say_v there_o be_v not_o the_o like_a from_o the_o beginning_n mean_v for_o a_o long_a season_n nor_o yet_o shall_v be_v again_o to_o many_o generation_n follow_v so_o that_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o this_o be_v a_o fearful_a time_n when_o all_o the_o heaven_n shall_v be_v cover_v with_o cloud_n &_o the_o earth_n be_v darken_v with_o a_o innumerable_a swarm_n of_o noisome_a beast_n concern_v the_o multiply_a of_o these_o beast_n we_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n first_o when_o he_o show_v they_o that_o the_o day_n of_o their_o trouble_n shall_v be_v cloudy_a gloomy_a and_o full_a of_o darkness_n we_o may_v learn_v that_o these_o judgement_n thing_n do_v put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o great_a wrath_n of_o god_n psalm_n 18._o 11._o for_o in_o truth_n thus_o the_o 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the_o 2_o lord_n and_o bless_v the_o mourner_n ezra_n 8._o 23._o there_o be_v never_o any_o man_n that_o be_v thus_o humble_v and_o be_v not_o comfort_v we_o ourselves_o have_v have_v the_o trial_n hereof_o not_o long_o ago_o that_o great_a matter_n have_v be_v by_o this_o mean_v effect_v and_o sure_o if_o it_o be_v more_o orderly_o practise_v neither_o shall_v the_o lord_n cause_n be_v so_o cold_o profess_v nor_o our_o life_n so_o fearful_o plague_v oh_o this_o fullness_n of_o bread_n have_v wrought_v all_o manner_n of_o mischief_n among_o we_o it_o make_v man_n life_n licentious_a their_o manner_n monstrous_a their_o mind_n wicked_a and_o their_o name_n odious_a the_o tavern_n be_v full_a than_o the_o church_n the_o pantry_n better_o furnish_v then_o the_o chapple_v the_o market_n more_o adorn_v than_o any_o place_n be_v with_o religion_n man_n forget_v not_o the_o shambles_n but_o their_o maker_n and_o a_o steward_n or_o purueior_fw-fr or_o cater_n be_v more_o thought_n upon_o 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