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or_o speak_v in_o another_o language_n do_v often_o put_v a_o imperative_a mood_n for_o the_o future_a tense_n q._n d_o their_o table_n shall_v be_v make_v a_o snare_n and_o a_o trap_n and_o a_o stumble_a block_n and_o a_o recompense_n unto_o they_o a_o snare_n and_o a_o trap_n and_o a_o stumble_a block_n i._n e._n a_o snare_n and_o a_o trape_n to_o catch_v they_o and_o hold_v they_o in_o blindness_n and_o unbelief_n and_o a_o stumble_a block_n at_o which_o they_o may_v stumble_v into_o unbelief_n and_o blindness_n these_o word_n contain_v three_o metaphor_n but_o signify_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n the_o first_o metaphor_n be_v take_v from_o bird_n the_o second_o from_o beast_n and_o the_o three_o from_o block_n or_o stone_n in_o our_o way_n at_o which_o man_n stumble_v or_o fall_v and_o so_o take_v hurt_v and_o a_o recompense_n unto_o they_o i._n e._n and_o a_o occasion_n of_o blindness_n which_o may_v recompense_v they_o for_o their_o unbelief_n metonymy_fw-la ver._n 10._o 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the_o gentile_n we_o be_v teach_v out_o of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n where_o the_o apostle_n be_v say_v to_o turn_v to_o the_o gentile_n because_o the_o jew_n will_v not_o believe_v see_v act_n 13._o ver_fw-la 46.51_o etc._n etc._n for_o to_o provoke_v they_o to_o jealousy_n i._n e._n to_o make_v they_o jealous_a of_o god_n love_n as_o though_o he_o will_v whole_o transfer_v his_o love_n from_o they_o to_o other_o that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v provoke_v to_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n and_o well_o please_v to_o he_o that_o by_o so_o do_v they_o may_v keep_v or_o regain_v his_o love_n to_o they_o and_o so_o be_v save_v that_o which_o be_v render_v here_o jealousy_n most_o tender_a emulation_n and_o so_o it_o be_v render_v ver_fw-la 14._o which_o be_v when_o a_o man_n behold_v those_o gift_n and_o grace_n which_o be_v in_o another_o and_o find_v the_o want_n thereof_o in_o himself_o be_v grieve_v at_o himself_o and_o stir_v up_o to_o use_v mean_n to_o attain_v to_o such_o gift_n and_o grace_n which_o he_o see_v in_o a_o other_o ver._n 12._o now_o if_o the_o fall_n of_o they_o be_v the_o riches_n of_o the_o world_n etc._n etc._n the_o apostle_n prevent_v a_o objection_n here_o for_o whereas_o he_o say_v v._o 11._o that_o through_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o believe_v not_o salvation_n be_v come_v to_o the_o gentile_n to_o provoke_v the_o jew_n to_o jealousy_n or_o emulation_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v a_o gentile_n may_v object_v and_o say_v if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o salvation_n be_v come_v to_o we_o gentile_n by_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o provoke_v the_o jew_n
and_o for_o the_o love_n sake_n which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v wrought_v in_o we_o christian_n one_o towards_o another_o by_o the_o spirit_n understand_v the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v of_o the_o genitive_a case_n be_v genitivus_fw-la efficientis_fw-la or_o cause_n that_o you_o strive_v together_o with_o i_o in_o prey_n to_o god_n for_o i_o i._n e._n that_o you_o will_v assist_v i_o with_o your_o prayer_n so_o that_o we_o may_v contend_v and_o strive_v to_o out_o go_v one_o another_o in_o prayer_n which_o we_o shall_v make_v to_o god_n in_o my_o behalf_n thus_o this_o strive_v be_v between_o the_o petitioner_n or_o prayer_n strive_v who_o shall_v exceed_v or_o out_o go_v one_o the_o other_o in_o prayer_n yet_o some_o understand_v this_o place_n as_o if_o the_o strive_n be_v of_o the_o petitioner_n or_o prayer_n with_o god_n combine_v together_o that_o they_o may_v force_v he_o as_o it_o be_v to_o yield_v or_o give_v what_o they_o desire_v of_o he_o see_v col._n 4.12_o a_o type_n or_o figure_n of_o such_o a_o combat_n strife_n or_o contention_n we_o have_v in_o jacob_n when_o he_o strive_v or_o contend_v with_o the_o angel_n gen._n 32.26_o as_o in_o other_o combat_n so_o in_o this_o spiritual_a combat_n the_o more_o be_v join_v together_o the_o strong_a the_o party_n be_v and_o the_o easy_a as_o i_o may_v speak_v with_o reverence_n be_v god_n overcome_v therefore_o do_v the_o apostle_n desire_v other_o to_o join_v and_o strive_v with_o he_o here_o that_o he_o may_v the_o more_o powerful_o grapple_v with_o god_n and_o make_v he_o yield_v for_o i_o i._n e._n in_o my_o behalf_n ver._n 31._o that_o i_o may_v be_v deliver_v from_o they_o that_o do_v not_o believe_v in_o judea_n that_o be_v that_o when_o i_o come_v into_o judea_n to_o bring_v the_o alm_n of_o the_o believe_a saint_n of_o achaia_n and_o macedonia_n to_o the_o believe_a saint_n there_o i_o may_v so_o be_v deliver_v as_o that_o i_o fall_v not_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o there_o which_o 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