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a_o humble_a man_n a_o boaster_n except_o his_o boast_n be_v as_o paul_n of_o his_o infirmity_n or_o of_o his_o gift_n to_o honour_v the_o giver_n and_o disgrace_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n glory_n touch_v the_o particular_a point_n of_o ambition_n and_o the_o preservative_n against_o it_o let_v the_o reader_n see_v more_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n in_o gedeons_n refuse_v the_o kingdom_n and_o also_o in_o this_o chapter_n in_o jothams_n bramble_n aspire_v to_o be_v king_n over_o the_o tree_n here_o therefore_o i_o end_v the_o fifty_o nine_o sermon_n on_o the_o nine_o chapter_n of_o the_o book_n of_o judge_n verse_n 30._o and_o when_o zebul_n
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gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o abimelech_n rise_v up_o and_o the_o folk_n that_o be_v with_o he_o from_o lie_v in_o wait_n 36._o and_o when_o gaal_n see_v the_o people_n he_o say_v to_o zebul_n behold_v there_o come_v people_n from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n and_o zebul_n say_v to_o he_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o mountain_n seem_v man_n unto_o thou_o 37._o and_o gaal_n speak_v again_o and_o say_v see_v there_o come_v folk_n down_o by_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o land_n and_o another_o band_n come_v by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o plain_a of_o moonenim_n 38._o then_o zebul_n say_v unto_o he_o where_o be_v now_o thy_o mouth_n that_o say_v who_o be_v abimelech_n that_o we_o shall_v serve_v he_o be_v not_o this_o the_o people_n that_o thou_o have_v despise_v go_v out_o now_o i_o pray_v thou_o and_o fight_v with_o they_o 39_o and_o gaal_n go_v out_o before_o the_o man_n of_o shechem_n and_o fight_v with_o abimelech_n 40._o but_o abimelech_n pursue_v he_o and_o he_o flee_v before_o he_o 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