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inconvenience_n and_o to_o do_v they_o in_o season_n and_o fit_a time_n good_a manner_n and_o to_o the_o right_a end_n there_o may_v much_o grief_n discommodity_n and_o inconvenience_n follow_v which_o will_v much_o disquiet_v we_o and_o through_o rashness_n and_o improvidence_n we_o may_v bring_v that_o to_o a_o ill_a end_n which_o yet_o be_v lawful_o take_v in_o hand_n of_o us._n as_o if_o man_n will_v embrace_v religion_n yet_o they_o walk_v loose_o and_o light_o rebecca_n when_o she_o see_v that_o jacob_n her_o dear_a son_n be_v deadly_o hate_v of_o his_o 43._o brother_n esau_n and_o that_o he_o seek_v opportunity_n to_o kill_v he_o do_v not_o only_o keep_v he_o out_o of_o the_o way_n for_o so_o he_o may_v one_o time_n or_o other_o have_v have_v his_o will_n of_o he_o as_o cain_n have_v of_o his_o brother_n abel_n but_o avoid_v many_o danger_n at_o once_o by_o send_v he_o into_o a_o far_a country_n to_o her_o father_n house_n from_o whence_o she_o come_v to_o dwell_v there_o 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meet_v but_o in_o all_o humility_n serve_v we_o god_n providence_n and_o so_o we_o shall_v find_v it_o no_o small_a benefit_n to_o be_v free_a from_o carelessness_n rashness_n and_o foolishness_n which_o throughout_o our_o life_n cause_n much_o evil_a and_o grief_n which_o be_v unwelcome_a about_o this_o see_v more_o in_o chapter_n 3._o 15._o deborah_n here_o add_v to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o jael_n her_o courage_n and_o fortitude_n sense_n for_o be_v it_o not_o a_o point_n of_o courage_n for_o a_o woman_n to_o set_v upon_o so_o valiant_a a_o captain_n as_o sisera_n be_v and_o to_o take_v the_o nail_n in_o one_o hand_n and_o the_o hammer_n in_o the_o other_o it_o seem_v other_o weapon_n be_v not_o at_o hand_n and_o to_o adventure_v to_o strike_v they_o into_o the_o temple_n of_o his_o head_n as_o he_o lie_v for_o what_o though_o he_o be_v asleep_a may_v he_o not_o at_o the_o first_o blow_n have_v start_v and_o rise_v up_o with_o the_o pain_n and_o so_o have_v overthrow_v she_o in_o his_o 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the_o hand_n of_o a_o woman_n now_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o this_o sure_o it_o teach_v that_o when_o god_n will_v do_v some_o great_a thing_n by_o any_o he_o will_v also_o fit_a and_o enable_v they_o thereunto_o even_o saul_n himself_o have_v a_o heart_n give_v he_o furnish_v with_o gift_n for_o government_n when_o god_n have_v once_o call_v he_o moses_n when_o he_o shall_v be_v send_v to_o 26._o pharaoh_n to_o carry_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n how_o do_v he_o complain_v and_o disable_v himself_o but_o when_o god_n have_v furnish_v he_o he_o wax_v bold_a the_o virgin_n mary_n when_o word_n be_v bring_v she_o that_o she_o shall_v be_v the_o mother_n 35._o of_o our_o saviour_n answer_v with_o astonishment_n how_o can_v this_o thing_n be_v see_v i_o know_v not_o a_o man_n but_o when_o it_o be_v tell_v she_o by_o the_o angel_n the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o most_o high_a shall_v over_o shadow_v thou_o 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tell_v they_o he_o do_v call_v they_o but_o they_o will_v not_o come_v so_o that_o he_o convince_v they_o of_o a_o lie_n but_o who_o will_v 3._o think_v that_o so_o many_o shall_v consent_v together_o so_o bold_o to_o maintain_v a_o false_a matter_n and_o man_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n and_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n one_o of_o the_o famous_a tribe_n among_o the_o rest_n therefore_o they_o who_o at_o this_o day_n do_v carry_v their_o head_n aloft_o both_o for_o their_o profession_n and_o outward_a estate_n in_o the_o world_n have_v great_a cause_n to_o suspect_v and_o fear_v themselves_o both_o in_o and_o about_o this_o sin_n and_o the_o like_a but_o to_o terrify_v and_o withhold_v man_n from_o stand_v stiff_o in_o a_o lie_n let_v that_o fearful_a example_n of_o gehazi_n prevail_v with_o they_o with_o such_o 27._o like_a in_o scripture_n the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v false_a and_o naught_o and_o will_v easy_o carry_v man_n to_o that_o which_o be_v odious_a and_o vile_a 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