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o_o earth_n earth_n earth_n consider_v what_o thou_o 29._o brag_v of_o for_o even_o thy_o glory_n be_v thy_o shame_n of_o thy_o own_o mouth_n shall_v he_o condemn_v thou_o who_o profess_v to_o resist_v the_o proud_a as_o for_o they_o that_o boast_v of_o worse_a matter_n who_o say_v they_o will_v quench_v the_o zeal_n of_o these_o precise_a one_o 5._o as_o they_o term_v honest_a man_n and_o will_v weary_a and_o pursue_v they_o till_o they_o have_v make_v they_o eat_v their_o word_n and_o to_o renounce_v their_o preciseness_n as_o psal_n 2._o 3._o these_o i_o say_v be_v as_o near_o to_o the_o lord_n despite_n and_o to_o disappointment_n as_o the_o rest_n and_o therefore_o he_o scoff_v at_o the_o boast_v of_o such_o enemy_n cast_v their_o brag_n in_o their_o tooth_n and_o say_v tell_v the_o tower_n and_o gate_n see_v the_o wall_n of_o zion_n etc._n etc._n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v what_o have_v they_o cast_v down_o all_o these_o look_v well_o and_o consider_v you_o shall_v find_v 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of_o thing_n above_o his_o reach_n it_o be_v absurd_a and_o ill_a beseem_v every_o way_n but_o especial_o it_o be_v odious_a and_o as_o dangerous_a when_o it_o be_v use_v against_o the_o people_n of_o god_n as_o jezabel_n do_v against_o elias_n and_o rabsakee_v that_o 2._o rail_a heathen_a against_o the_o good_a king_n ezechias_n and_o his_o man_n boast_v and_o 27._o threaten_v they_o and_o all_o to_o discourage_v they_o from_o the_o true_a service_n of_o god_n as_o i_o have_v say_v and_o this_o of_o gaals_n boast_n now_o of_o zebul_n answer_v when_o zebul_n who_o be_v for_o abimelech_n see_v the_o boasting_n of_o this_o gaal_n against_o 38._o abimelech_n as_o he_o send_v he_o word_n thereof_o when_o he_o hear_v of_o they_o by_o other_o that_o he_o may_v prepare_v himself_o to_o come_v forward_o and_o fight_v with_o he_o so_o now_o he_o hear_v he_o himself_o he_o flesh_v he_o on_o and_o match_v he_o in_o another_o kind_n to_o wit_n in_o subtlety_n and_o dissimulation_n while_o yet_o 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