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for_o when_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v he_o to_o circumcise_v himself_o his_o son_n and_o all_o the_o male_a servant_n of_o his_o 17._o gen._n 17._o house_n whether_o bear_v in_o his_o house_n or_o buy_v with_o money_n that_o every_o one_o shall_v be_v circumcise_v that_o be_v have_v the_o foreskin_n of_o his_o flesh_n cut_v off_o round_o abraham_n like_o a_o good_a man_n full_a of_o faith_n and_o obedience_n go_v home_o present_o and_o put_v it_o in_o execution_n out_o of_o hand_n without_o delay_n first_o he_o circumcise_v himself_o be_v ninty_a year_n of_o age_n and_o nine_o than_o his_o young_a son_n ishmael_n but_o thirteen_o year_n old_a next_o and_o immediate_o all_o his_o servant_n who_o as_o the_o text_n faith_n every_o one_o without_o murmur_a or_o resistance_n obey_v the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o their_o master_n 26_o gen._n 17._o 26_o the_o self_n same_o day_n be_v abraham_n circumcise_v and_o ishmael_n his_o son_n and_o all_o the_o man_n of_o his_o house_n and_o 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you_o suffer_v that_o none_o of_o you_o suffer_v as_o a_o malefactor_n a_o murderer_n a_o thief_n or_o as_o a_o busy_a body_n in_o other_o man_n matter_n take_v heed_n that_o you_o suffer_v not_o so_o for_o such_o evil_a cause_n but_o if_o any_o of_o you_o suffer_v as_o a_o christian_a let_v he_o not_o be_v ashamed_a but_o let_v he_o glorify_v god_n in_o that_o behalf_n yea_o let_v he_o rejoice_v in_o as_o much_o as_o you_o be_v make_v thereby_o partaker_n of_o christ_n suffering_n in_o all_o suffereings_n man_n must_v look_v into_o the_o cause_n for_o which_o they_o suffer_v for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o pain_n or_o punishment_n which_o a_o man_n suffer_v but_o the_o cause_n for_o which_o he_o suffer_v that_o deserve_v praise_n or_o be_v thankworthy_a for_o many_o man_n suffer_v many_o and_o great_a thing_n traitor_n suffer_v thief_n and_o murderer_n suffer_v and_o that_o curse_a fellow_n which_o murder_v of_o late_a the_o noble_a french_a king_n suffer_v but_o what_o digna_fw-la 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