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furious_o do_v great_a prince_n use_v to_o revenge_v upon_o those_o that_o deface_v their_o image_n in_o their_o coin_n but_o there_o be_v not_o the_o mean_a of_o saint_n upon_o who_o this_o great_a king_n of_o glory_n have_v not_o stamp_v and_o engrave_v his_o own_o image_n with_o what_o severity_n be_v the_o law_n execute_v upon_o burglary_n that_o break_v into_o man_n house_n to_o rob_v and_o spoil_v especial_o upon_o sacrilegious_a thief_n that_o break_v into_o and_o rob_v church_n and_o oratory_n the_o church_n be_v the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n if_o any_o man_n destroy_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n he_o will_v god_n destroy_v how_o fierce_o do_v david_n revenge_n upon_o hanun_n and_o his_o country_n for_o offer_v abuse_n to_o his_o servant_n and_o be_v not_o the_o lord_n servant_n as_o near_o and_o dear_a to_o he_o as_o david_n servant_n be_v to_o their_o lord_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o near_a relation_n for_o the_o church_n be_v the_o lord_n spouse_n his_o wife_n the_o delight_n of_o his_o eye_n what_o say_v ahashuerosh_n of_o haman_n that_o proud_a amalekite_n will_v he_o wrong_v the_o queen_n in_o my_o sight_n and_o immediate_o they_o cover_v his_o face_n much_o more_o shall_v their_o face_n be_v cover_v with_o shame_n that_o wrong_v the_o spouse_n of_o jesus_n christ_n before_o his_o face_n 2._o the_o malice_n of_o the_o enemy_n be_v level_v against_o god_n whatsoever_o they_o pretend_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o hatred_n be_v god_n himself_o the_o light_n the_o image_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n against_o who_o they_o reach_v as_o high_a as_o they_o can_v this_o be_v direct_o note_v in_o amalek_n who_o yet_o have_v other_o pretence_n deut._n 25.18_o he_o fear_v not_o god_n and_o he_o that_o fear_v not_o to_o wrong_v god_n people_n fear_v not_o god_n himself_o now_o because_o wicked_a man_n be_v fighter_n against_o god_n himself_o in_o his_o people_n and_o touch_v they_o they_o poare_v in_o the_o apple_n of_o his_o eye_n he_o 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