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it_o quite_o out_o by_o this_o short_a discourse_n 4._o you_o perceive_v what_o kind_n of_o anger_n be_v not_o only_o allowable_a but_o necessary_a and_o requisite_a in_o those_o that_o be_v zealous_o zealous_a for_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n as_o elias_n be_v and_o can_v abide_v that_o his_o name_n and_o honour_n shall_v take_v harm_n what_o kind_n utterlye_o condemn_v the_o original_a whereof_o be_v in_o the_o sand_n that_o be_v for_o trifle_n and_o gourd_n the_o proceed_n restless_a till_o a_o moat_n become_v a_o beam_n which_o difference_n augustine_n note_v between_o anger_n and_o hatred_n the_o mark_n the_o person_n not_o the_o crime_n and_o the_o end_n not_o to_o amend_v but_o to_o destroy_v he_o offic_n i_o conclude_v therefore_o with_o saint_n basile_n if_o you_o will_v be_v angry_a without_o sin_v and_o show_v forth_o the_o right_a use_n of_o this_o natural_a and_o lawful_a affection_n know_v that_o one_o be_v allure_v to_o sin_n another_o allure_v he_o converte_n your_o 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reserve_v ten_o to_o himself_o in_o sign_n that_o the_o kingdom_n be_v rend_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o solomon_n 27._o and_o ten_o tribe_n give_v to_o jeroboam_fw-la so_o esay_n by_o go_v barefoot_n teach_v egypte_n and_o aethiopia_n that_o they_o shall_v also_o go_v into_o captivity_n in_o the_o like_a sort_n jeremy_n by_o wear_v yoke_n about_o his_o neck_n and_o send_v yoke_n and_o give_v to_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n moab_n ammon_n tyre_n sydon_n judah_n give_v they_o a_o visible_a sacrament_n and_o representation_n of_o their_o captivity_n in_o babylon_n thus_o ezechiell_n portray_v the_o siege_n of_o jerusalem_n upon_o a_o brick_n 21._o thus_o agabus_n take_v the_o girdle_n of_o paul_n and_o bind_v himself_o hand_n and_o foot_n and_o say_v so_o shall_v the_o man_n be_v bind_v that_o owe_v this_o girdle_n and_o thus_o do_v the_o lord_n admonish_v jonas_n by_o a_o real_a apophthegm_n a_o livelie_a subjection_n to_o his_o eye_n what_o it_o be_v that_o he_o have_v just_a cause_n 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