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nâ—ught_v than_o he_o will_v break_v it_o the_o husbandman_n plant_v no_o tree_n to_o be_v barren_a the_o magistrate_n will_v not_o have_v any_o of_o his_o subject_n to_o be_v rebel_n but_o if_o they_o be_v he_o will_v show_v his_o wrath_n and_o make_v his_o power_n know_v in_o execute_v they_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v good_a in_o man_n how_o much_o more_o be_v they_o good_a in_o god_n who_o say_v i_o will_v not_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n but_o that_o he_o convert_v and_o live_v and_o i_o will_v not_o that_o any_o man_n be_v evil_a and_o therefore_o i_o forbid_v all_o evil_a but_o if_o any_o contrary_n to_o my_o will_n and_o commandment_n refuse_v the_o good_a which_o he_o may_v have_v accept_v and_o dâ—_n the_o evil_n which_o he_o may_v have_v leave_v undo_v then_o do_v i_o show_v my_o power_n over_o he_o in_o that_o i_o cast_v he_o away_o â—s_v the_o sh_z ard_n of_o a_o naughty_a pot_n and_o so_o i_o have_v according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o all_o the_o scripture_n 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