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         Tet, no Clay, but Aspersion re- 

         proach and skoffing. Shes hath de- 

         clined. 

Her filthiness is upon her skirtes, and she
thinketh not of her hinder part, and goeth
under coverings, and hath no comforter, see,
O Everlasting, how the Enimye skoffs.

         Jod no.  lerning  and by the Enimyes 

         hand no misery, profaneness. 

         and pollution. 

The Beseeger spreadeth his hand upon all her pleasant
thinges, when she seeth the Hethen com into
her Sanctuary, whom thou comandedst, should not
come into the congregation to thee.

         Caph no holding  from them thou  

         all ^together^ destitute, no maintenance 

All her people grone for want of bread and give
their pleasant things for meat, to hold life, see,
O Everlasting, how vile I am becom.

         Lamed, no Leaning to any every 

         travailer knows it, for mesure 

         there is none such. 

Not unto you, as many as travail by the way:
See yee and behold yee, if there be any greeff like
my greeff which the Everlasting hath don mee, and
greeved mee in ^ye^ day of his kindled anger.

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         Mem, no water, but firy anger and 

         tribulation. 

Hee hath sent down from above, into my bones a pre-
vailing fire, and spred a net for my feet, and
brought me on my back, and wasted me w[ith]
dayly sickness.

         Nun, no offspring by reason of oppression[n] 

         by sinn. 

The yoke of my transgressions, is pressed by his hand
they are wrapped and bound upon my neck, hee
hath weakened my strength, and the lord hath given
mee into hands that I can not stand up.

         Samek, no holding up, all the support 

         of the town is godlines and youth. 

         and it is all the destroyed as the pillars of 

         religion and policy. 

Hee hath overthrown all the mighty men of the Lord
within mee. hee hath called against an Assembly,
to break my yong men, and the lord tredeth the
wine press of the virgin, of the town of Judah.

         Ghaijn, no Eye, for they bee wept 

         clean out by loss of their children 

         and absence of comfort, and dispeopling 

         Chap 3. [symbol] 

For these things I weep.
Mine eye, mine eye doth weep down water ^because^