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he_o down_o and_o drown_v he_o quite_o will_v we_o not_o say_v that_o this_o be_v accurse_a cruelty_n and_o i_o pray_v what_o do_v they_o less_o that_o can_v cay_v little_a else_o but_o hell_n and_o damnation_n to_o such_o as_o be_v afflict_v despair_a sink_a etc._n etc._n but_o to_o brain_v they_o quite_o we_o find_v david_n to_o destroy_v the_o amalekite_n in_o 2_o sam._n 1._o that_o slay_v saul_n sim._n though_o saul_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o his_o life_n and_o little_a hope_n of_o his_o escape_n and_o his_o enemy_n be_v upon_o he_o and_o require_v the_o man_n to_o kill_v he_o and_o be_v in_o deadly_a anguish_n yet_o david_n do_v give_v order_n to_o one_o of_o his_o young_a man_n to_o kill_v he_o and_o why_o but_o because_o the_o amalekite_n shall_v not_o have_v kill_v he_o right_n out_o though_o he_o be_v wound_v and_o in_o danger_n and_o not_o like_a to_o escape_v yet_o he_o shall_v have_v do_v his_o devoir_n and_o best_a to_o have_v comfort_v saul_n and_o to_o have_v encourage_v and_o recover_v he_o and_o to_o have_v bind_v up_o his_o wound_n and_o blow_v up_o his_o hope_n and_o have_v help_v he_o what_o he_o can_v so_o ought_v minister_n with_o poor_a wound_a soul_n though_o sad_o afflict_v and_o have_v little_a hope_n of_o their_o recovery_n yet_o must_v they_o use_v the_o mean_n to_o bind_v up_o the_o break_a to_o pour_v in_o wine_n and_o oil_n into_o the_o wound_n comfort_v they_o with_o the_o promise_n on_o the_o account_n of_o free_a grace_n to_o apply_v scripture_n to_o hold_v out_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n even_o a_o crucify_a bless_a christ_n to_o their_o soul_n and_o not_o to_o make_v so_o quick_a a_o dispatch_n of_o they_o as_o to_o throw_v they_o quite_o into_o the_o gulf_n of_o despair_n and_o if_o they_o shall_v recover_v they_o by_o that_o mean_v only_o differ_v why_o what_o will_v this_o do_v but_o to_o make_v they_o serve_v god_n for_o fear_n of_o hell_n and_o damnation_n mere_o and_o what_o do_v this_o but_o make_v man_n hypocrite_n now_o we_o 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1._o &_o 3._o and_o so_o theodos._n so_o in_o augustine_n time_n the_o christian_a emperor_n take_v away_o many_o land_n and_o dispossess_v the_o donatist_n and_o aug._n render_v this_o reason_n for_o it_o tractat._v in_o joan._n 6._o because_o it_o be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o a_o prince_n king_n or_o power_n of_o the_o nation_n that_o minister_n be_v maintain_v by_o this_o or_o that_o maintenance_n in_o this_o or_o that_o way_n with_o these_o or_o those_o land_n et_fw-la secundum_fw-la jus_o ipsius_fw-la possides_fw-la terram_fw-la and_o according_a to_o this_o law_n or_o the_o nation_n law_n do_v you_o take_v maintenance_n and_o enjoy_v your_o possession_n wherefore_o the_o state_n do_v great_a service_n for_o god_n to_o alter_v the_o minister_n maintenance_n if_o tithe_n do_v keep_v up_o a_o carnal_a ☞_o covetous_a ministry_n and_o maintain_v pride_n idleness_n riot_n or_o excess_n let_v they_o then_o fall_v for_o shame_n and_o the_o dependent_n with_o they_o for_o so_o the_o idle_a 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