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and_o make_v you_o a_o new_a heart_n and_o a_o new_a spirit_n for_o why_o will_v you_o die_v o_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o jam._n 1.21_o lay_v a_o part_n all_o filthiness_n and_o superfluity_n of_o naughtiness_n and_o receive_v with_o meekness_n the_o engraft_a word_n which_o be_v able_a to_o save_v your_o soul_n and_o 2_o cor._n 7.1_o let_v we_o cleanse_v ourselves_o from_o all_o filthiness_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n perfect_a holiness_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o 1_o thes_n 5.22_o abstain_v from_o all_o appearance_n of_o evil_a upon_o all_o which_o place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n my_o inference_n shall_v be_v that_o of_o the_o lord_n prophet_n isaiah_n if_o you_o consent_v and_o obey_v 20._o isa_n 1.19_o 20._o you_o shall_v eat_v the_o good_a thing_n of_o the_o land_n but_o if_o you_o refuse_v and_o be_v rebellious_a you_o shall_v be_v devour_v with_o the_o sword_n for_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v it_o so_o that_o my_o exhortation_n then_o in_o 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jew_n come_v 6.1_o hos_fw-la 6.1_o and_o let_v we_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o have_v wound_v we_o and_o he_o will_v heal_v we_o he_o have_v break_v we_o and_o he_o will_v bind_v we_o up_o and_o let_v we_o hearty_o send_v up_o our_o prayer_n into_o heaven_n for_o the_o remnant_n that_o be_v leave_v be_v uncessant_a suitor_n to_o the_o lord_n for_o peace_n let_v i_o entreat_v you_o all_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o make_v your_o approach_n to_o the_o beautiful_a gate_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o importune_v the_o god_n of_o peace_n even_o for_o his_o dear_a sake_n who_o be_v the_o prince_n of_o peace_n that_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o look_v once_o again_o with_o his_o eye_n of_o pity_n &_o compassion_n upon_o the_o distress_a estate_n of_o this_o church_n and_o kingdom_n and_o to_o take_v the_o matter_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o compose_v the_o division_n of_o reuben_n for_o who_o sake_n there_o be_v great_a thought_n of_o heart_n that_o he_o 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