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in_o isai._n 45.9_o 45.9_o woe_n unto_o he_o that_o strive_v with_o his_o maker_n let_v the_o potsherd_v strive_v with_o the_o potsherd_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v the_o clay_n say_v to_o he_o that_o make_v it_o what_o make_v thou_o the_o meaning_n of_o it_o be_v this_o we_o shall_v be_v content_a to_o let_v god_n alone_o not_o to_o inquire_v into_o all_o his_o action_n into_o the_o ground_n and_o reason_n of_o all_o his_o work_n let_v the_o potsherd_n strive_v with_o the_o potsherd_n of_o the_o earth_n if_o thou_o have_v to_o do_v with_o man_n one_o like_o thyself_o than_o thou_o may_v murmur_v with_o he_o and_o ask_v he_o why_o do_v thou_o so_o but_o what_o have_v thou_o todoe_a with_o the_o lord_n shall_v the_o clay_n say_v to_o he_o that_o make_v it_o why_o do_v thou_o so_o this_o similitude_n of_o clay_n do_v not_o by_o a_o thousand_o part_n express_v that_o distance_n that_o be_v between_o god_n and_o we_o and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v do_v thus_o stand_v upon_o the_o shore_n 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