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wretched_a and_o pronounce_v guilty_a at_o every_o tribunal_n and_o be_v account_v the_o malefactor_n of_o the_o world_n the_o plague_n of_o the_o earth_n such_o as_o bring_v barrenness_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o other_o plague_n from_o god_n because_o man_n be_v not_o enlighten_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n therefore_o they_o fall_v to_o the_o condemnation_n of_o the_o righteous_a which_o be_v the_o great_a plague_n in_o the_o world_n to_o condemn_v the_o righteous_a for_o woe_n to_o they_o that_o call_v light_a darkness_n and_o darkness_n light_n 5.20_o esay_n 5.20_o let_v we_o therefore_o have_v special_a regard_n when_o we_o see_v trouble_n fall_v upon_o man_n to_o keep_v a_o upright_a heart_n to_o
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professor_n of_o the_o gospel_n must_v be_v expose_v to_o they_o a_o man_n may_v find_v ephesus_z every_o where_o and_o as_o much_o in_o this_o city_n as_o in_o any_o place_n in_o the_o world_n where_o our_o beast_n be_v of_o divers_a nature_n some_o be_v horn_v beast_n some_o be_v beast_n that_o devour_v with_o their_o tooth_n some_o be_v beast_n that_o kick_v with_o the_o heel_n some_o be_v beast_n that_o hiss_n and_o snarl_v and_o with_o a_o secret_a kind_n of_o poison_n destroy_v man_n for_o the_o one_o sort_n david_n say_v they_o set_v their_o horn_n on_o high_a i_o say_v to_o the_o fool_n deal_v not_o so_o mad_o 75.4.5_o psal_n 75.4.5_o and_o to_o the_o ungodly_a set_v not_o your_o horn_n on_o high_a proud_a creature_n be_v compare_v in_o the_o scripture_n 1â—_n psalm_n 22.12_o amos_n 4_o 1â—_n to_o bull_n of_o bashan_n there_o be_v also_o cow_n of_o bashan_n for_o there_o be_v horn_a creature_n of_o both_o sex_n saint_n paul_n be_v much_o plague_v with_o woman_n in_o three_o 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