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jacob_n their_o natural_a father_n do_v before_o his_o departure_n out_o of_o the_o world_n thus_o bespeak_v the_o blessing_n upon_o joseph_n deut._n 33.13_o 14_o 15._o bless_a of_o the_o lord_n be_v his_o land_n for_o the_o precious_a thing_n of_o heaven_n for_o the_o dew_n and_o also_o for_o the_o deep_a that_o couch_v beneath_o and_o for_o the_o precious_a fruit_n bring_v forth_o by_o the_o sun_n and_o for_o the_o precious_a thing_n put_v forth_o by_o the_o moon_n and_o for_o the_o chief_a thing_n of_o the_o ancient_a mountain_n and_o for_o the_o precious_a thing_n of_o the_o last_a hill_n and_o for_o the_o precious_a thing_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o fullness_n thereof_o etc._n etc._n here_o we_o have_v two_o sort_n of_o precious_a thing_n first_o the_o precious_a thing_n of_o heaven_n second_o the_o precious_a thing_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o hill_n and_o mountain_n the_o former_a precious_a thing_n be_v the_o cause_n the_o latter_a the_o effect_n the_o precious_a 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and_o part_n to_o grieve_v job_n yet_o it_o prove_v so_o though_o it_o be_v not_o the_o end_n or_o design_n of_o they_o that_o speak_v yet_o it_o be_v the_o issue_n of_o their_o speech_n they_o do_v he_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o wrong_n and_o doubtless_o satan_n stir_v much_o or_o provoke_v they_o to_o use_v their_o part_n and_o gift_n to_o embitter_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o poor_a man_n and_o god_n leave_v they_o to_o do_v it_o this_o be_v their_o folly_n and_o all_o such_o act_n or_o speaking_n be_v no_o better_o nor_o do_v they_o deserve_v better_o or_o soft_a language_n this_o word_n folly_n be_v often_o apply_v in_o scripture_n to_o sin_n especial_o to_o great_a sin_n another_o word_n be_v use_v in_o the_o proverb_n of_o solomon_n but_o in_o several_a other_o place_n sin_n be_v express_v by_o this_o gen_n 34.7_o when_o that_o great_a affliction_n fall_v upon_o jacob_n the_o ravish_a of_o dinah_n her_o bretâ—â—â—â—_n come_v home_o very_o wroth_a say_v he_o have_v commit_v folly_n in_o â—â—â—â—â—l_n so_o judge_n 19.23_o judge_n 20.6_o the_o abuse_n of_o the_o levite_n concubine_n be_v call_v the_o commit_n of_o folly_n whoredom_n be_v express_v by_o folly_n deut._n 22.21_o and_o this_o word_n with_o reference_n i_o conceive_v to_o the_o sin_n of_o whoredom_n which_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o that_o place_n be_v translate_v villainy_n jer._n 29.23_o all_o sin_n be_v folly_n especial_o any_o great_a sin_n be_v so_o for_o first_o it_o be_v a_o folly_n to_o hurt_v ourselves_o no_o man_n can_v hurt_v we_o if_o we_o do_v not_o hurt_v ourselves_o by_o sin_n the_o apostle_n peter_n say_v 1_o epist_n 3.13_o who_o be_v he_o that_o will_v harm_v you_o if_o you_o be_v follower_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a it_o be_v strange_a that_o any_o shall_v though_o it_o be_v true_a enough_o that_o many_o have_v have_v not_o only_o a_o will_n to_o harm_v they_o that_o follow_v good_a but_o have_v actual_o do_v they_o many_o and_o great_a outward_a harm_n yet_o this_o be_v a_o great_a 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