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chaldean_n and_o sabean_o wicked_o do_v he_o look_v high_a to_o the_o righteous_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o humble_o bow_v before_o he_o say_v the_o lord_n give_v and_o the_o lord_n take_v away_o and_o bless_v be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n job_n 1.21_o we_o see_v good_a man_n be_v utter_o unlike_o the_o sottish_a cur_n which_o snarl_v at_o the_o stone_n that_o hit_v he_o until_o he_o danger_n break_v of_o his_o tooth_n in_o gnaw_v it_o without_o regard_n unto_o the_o hand_n that_o throw_v it_o the_o ungodly_a common_o be_v thus_o guilty_a and_o be_v reprove_v just_o by_o the_o prophet_n for_o it_o lord_n when_o thy_o hand_n be_v lift_v up_o they_o will_v not_o see_v isai_n 26.11_o but_o the_o pious_a practice_n otherwise_o as_o we_o find_v and_o thence_o find_v also_o cause_n to_o stoop_v to_o god_n and_o possess_v their_o soul_n in_o patience_n under_o all_o their_o suffering_n and_o that_o there_o be_v sufficient_a reason_n so_o to_o do_v we_o shall_v see_v anon_o when_o beside_o 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deut._n 9.18_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o requite_v they_o good_a for_o evil_n why_o though_o 26.59_o though_o numb_a 26.59_o aaron_n and_o miriam_n that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o same_o womb_n with_o he_o affront_v and_o revile_v he_o unjust_o we_o be_v sure_a because_o god_n be_v offend_v with_o they_o high_o for_o the_o same_o yet_o he_o take_v it_o quiet_o and_o beg_v and_o procure_v god_n pardon_n to_o they_o for_o it_o numb_a 12.9_o 13._o nay_o when_o the_o wise_a of_o his_o bosom_n taunt_v he_o to_o his_o face_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o face_n of_o god_n be_v frown_v on_o he_o also_o yet_o be_v he_o the_o same_o man_n still_o exod._n 4.24_o 25._o shall_v not_o we_o think_v that_o these_o be_v none_o of_o they_o slight_a affliction_n though_o some_o more_o sharp_a than_o other_o will_v they_o not_o easy_o warp_v we_o to_o impatience_n under_o they_o but_o as_o it_o be_v write_v that_o he_o be_v the_o meek_a man_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n numb_a 12.3_o 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