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of_o his_o enemy_n without_o very_o severe_a prayer_n against_o they_o thus_o psal_n 59.11_o where_o he_o speak_v of_o see_v his_o desire_n upon_o his_o enemy_n his_o word_n be_v slay_v they_o not_o lest_o my_o people_n forget_v scatter_v they_o by_o thy_o power_n and_o bring_v they_o down_o o_o lord_n our_o shield_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o mouth_n and_o for_o the_o word_n of_o their_o lip_n let_v they_o be_v take_v in_o their_o pride_n consume_v they_o in_o wrath_n consume_v they_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v and_o at_o evening_n let_v they_o return_v and_o let_v they_o make_v a_o noise_n like_o a_o dog_n and_o run_v about_o through_o the_o city_n as_o in_o like_a manner_n psal_n 35.4_o let_v they_o be_v confound_v and_o put_v to_o shame_n that_o seek_v after_o my_o soul_n let_v they_o be_v turn_v back_o and_o bring_v to_o confusion_n that_o devise_v my_o hurt_n let_v they_o be_v as_o chaff_n before_o the_o wind_n and_o let_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n chase_v they_o 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the_o least_o mention_n elsewhere_o of_o forbid_a recreation_n on_o it_o add_v hereunto_o what_o will_v farther_o confirm_v the_o former_a notion_n that_o of_o the_o same_o prophet_n vers_fw-la 3._o behold_v in_o the_o day_n of_o your_o fast_n you_o find_v pleasure_n and_o exact_v all_o your_o labour_n for_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a from_o what_o he_o there_o subjoin_v concern_v the_o exact_v of_o their_o labour_n that_o he_o mean_v no_o other_o pleasure_n than_o the_o pursue_n of_o their_o profit_n so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o mean_a pleasure_n in_o the_o proper_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n the_o five_o verse_n of_o the_o same_o chapter_n show_v he_o there_o intimate_v that_o they_o be_v not_o want_v in_o afflict_v their_o soul_n which_o show_v they_o be_v far_o from_o find_v pleasure_n this_o only_a will_v be_v add_v that_o as_o recreation_n how_o lawful_a soever_o in_o itself_o may_v upon_o other_o day_n become_v unlawful_a according_a as_o it_o may_v happen_v to_o be_v 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