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david_n according_a to_o my_o righteousness_n 20._o and_o according_a to_o the_o pureness_n of_o my_o hand_n he_o recompense_v i_o yea_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n so_o certain_a with_o god_n to_o reward_v y_z e_o good_a deed_n of_o his_o faithful_a servant_n that_o the_o best_a liver_n give_v great_a respect_n thereunto_o 26._o moses_n say_v s._n paul_n esteem_v the_o rebuke_n of_o christ_n great_a riches_n than_o y_z e_z treasure_n of_o egypt_n for_o he_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o recompense_n of_o the_o reward_n which_o reward_n nevertheless_o proceed_v of_o god_n mere_a mercy_n &_o bountiful_a benignity_n without_o all_o desert_n of_o man_n which_o the_o great_a papist_n friar_n john_n de_fw-fr combis_n well_o observe_v veritatis_fw-la when_o in_o his_o theological_a sum_n he_o write_v in_o this_o manner_n deus_fw-la nos_fw-la punit_fw-la citra_fw-la condignum_fw-la remunerat_fw-la ultra_fw-la condignum_fw-la god_n punish_v we_o less_o than_o we_o be_v worthy_a and_o reward_v we_o 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