The Consequence of Historical Apostasy

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I found Israel like grapes in the wildernes: I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the figge tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-Peor, and separated themselues vnto that shame, and their abominations were according to their louers.

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Ephraim their glorie shall flee away like a birde: from the birth and from the wombe, and from the conception.

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Though they bring vp their children, yet I will depriue them from being men: yea, woe to them, when I depart from them.

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Ephraim, as I sawe, is as a tree in Tyrus planted in a cottage: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murtherer.

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O Lord, giue them: what wilt thou giue them? giue them a baren wombe and drie breasts.

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All their wickednesse is in Gilgal: for there doe I hate them: for the wickednesse of their inuentions, I will cast them out of mine House: I will loue them no more: all their princes are rebels.

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Ephraim is smitten, their roote is dried vp: they can bring no fruite: yea, though they bring foorth, yet will I slaie euen the dearest of their bodie.

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My God will cast them away, because they did not obey him: and they shall wander among the nations.

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