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unto_o thou_o or_o wherein_o have_v i_o grieve_v thou_o testify_z against_o i_o surâ—…_n i_o bring_v thou_o up_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n &_o redeem_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o servant_n and_o i_o send_v before_o thou_o moses_n aron_n and_o myriam_n o_o my_o people_n remember_v now_o what_o balaak_n king_n of_o moab_n have_v devise_v and_o what_o balâ—am_n the_o son_n of_o beor_n answer_v he_o from_o shittim_n unto_o gilgall_n that_o you_o may_v know_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o recital_n of_o the_o which_o so_o great_a kindness_n and_o love_n do_v so_o inward_o touch_v the_o very_a hart_n of_o the_o prophet_n &_o of_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o faithful_a to_o who_o it_o be_v utter_v that_o immediate_o in_o their_o person_n he_o call_v as_o it_o be_v all_o the_o power_n of_o his_o soul_n to_o a_o consultation_n how_o all_o dutiful_a thankfulness_n may_v after_o the_o best_a manner_n be_v render_v unto_o god_n for_o these_o his_o so_o large_a 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hos_fw-la 2._o 23._o make_v manifest_a his_o tender_a affection_n to_o his_o spouse_n &_o have_v teach_v she_o to_o say_v my_o belove_a be_v i_o and_o have_v assure_v i_o of_o his_o fidelity_n 16._o cant._n 2._o 16._o then_o shall_v she_o reply_v i_o be_o he_o and_o be_o full_o resolve_v to_o keep_v true_a touch_n and_o faith_n with_o he_o his_o love_n be_v i_o and_o shall_v be_v always_o before_o my_o eye_n and_o my_o service_n be_v he_o and_o shall_v be_v continual_o in_o his_o sight_n if_o a_o master_n among_o man_n shall_v give_v unto_o his_o servant_n a_o annuity_n of_o 20._o noble_n by_o the_o year_n or_o some_o little_a farm_n or_o other_o live_n if_o he_o serve_v he_o not_o therefore_o at_o his_o beck_n he_o cry_v out_o straight_o way_n against_o his_o ingratitude_n but_o if_o he_o happen_v to_o join_v against_o he_o in_o any_o cause_n or_o suit_n and_o that_o with_o his_o profess_a and_o deadly_a enemy_n how_o intolerable_a a_o indignity_n do_v this_o seem_v in_o his_o sight_n 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this_o wrathful_a countenance_n of_o god_n of_o all_o other_o calamity_n &_o cross_n be_v most_o grievous_a &_o burdensome_a unto_o they_o and_o do_v above_o all_o other_o misery_n vex_v and_o torment_v their_o tender_a heart_n &_o cast_v they_o down_o to_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n then_o in_o anguish_n of_o soul_n and_o bitterness_n of_o spirit_n they_o pour_v forth_o whole_a stream_n of_o complaineâ—_n cry_v out_o and_o say_n will_v the_o lord_n absent_v himself_o forever_o and_o will_v he_o be_v no_o more_o entreat_v be_v his_o mercy_n clean_o go_v for_o ever_o 7._o psal_n 77._o 7._o and_o be_v his_o goodness_n come_v utter_o to_o a_o end_n far_o evermore_o â—_o have_v god_n forget_v to_o be_v gracious_a &_o have_v he_o shut_v up_o his_o love_a kindness_n in_o displeasure_n then_o say_v i_o this_o be_v my_o death_n again_o o_o lord_n how_o long_o will_v thou_o be_v angry_a 4._o psal_n 80._o 4._o with_o thy_o people_n that_o pray_v thou_o have_v feed_v they_o with_o the_o bread_n 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