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they_o and_o afflict_v themselves_o and_o go_v many_o sore_a and_o far_o pilgrimage_n for_o their_o sâ—nâ—_n against_o he_o commit_v nay_o so_o particular_a some_o of_o they_o have_v be_v in_o these_o thing_n as_o the_o rabbin_z in_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o pentateuch_n relate_v of_o one_o that_o have_v sum_v up_o and_o collect_v all_o his_o stripe_n how_o many_o he_o have_v and_o say_v he_o have_v 5400._o another_o say_v they_o be_v 5370._o another_o that_o they_o be_v 4000_o and_o one_o have_v be_v so_o punctual_a and_o say_v that_o the_o crown_n of_o thorn_n bore_v his_o head_n with_o seventy_o two_o wound_n nay_o not_o only_o so_o do_v they_o suffer_v with_o he_o in_o compassionate_v his_o bodily_a suffering_n but_o they_o carry_v it_o far_o to_o the_o pang_n and_o torment_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o suffer_v with_o he_o in_o that_o how_o do_v they_o weep_v for_o and_o lament_v his_o suffering_n in_o that_o he_o shall_v bear_v the_o heavy_a weight_n of_o his_o father_n wrath_n 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