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10.13_o who_o will_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o be_v tempt_v above_o that_o which_o we_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v lorinus_n here_o bring_v in_o purgatory_n as_o though_o david_n have_v not_o have_v purgatory_n of_o affliction_n in_o this_o lâ—fe_n but_o have_v need_n of_o another_o purgatory_n in_o another_o life_n verse_n 18._o when_o i_o declare_v my_o pain_n and_o be_o sorry_a for_o my_o sin_n verse_n 19_o then_o my_o enemy_n be_v alive_a and_o be_v mighty_a and_o they_o that_o hate_v i_o wrongful_o be_v many_o here_o the_o malice_n of_o his_o enemy_n be_v describe_v from_o the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n when_o they_o utter_v their_o malice_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n when_o he_o be_v low_a in_o declare_v both_o his_o sin_n and_o the_o punishment_n thereof_o and_o be_v afflict_v of_o god_n they_o afflict_v he_o and_o impeach_v his_o spiritual_a meditation_n thus_o satan_n take_v we_o at_o the_o shot_n and_o at_o the_o pinch_n that_o when_o we_o have_v to_o do_v with_o god_n 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of_o true_a religion_n to_o do_v violence_n to_o none_o what_o religion_n think_v you_o the_o romanist_n have_v who_o teach_v that_o it_o be_v sâ—ruice_n do_v to_o god_n 〈◊〉_d murder_n prince_n shed_v christian_n and_o innocent_a blood_n it_o be_v a_o bloody_a religion_n aâ—d_v the_o devil_n be_v the_o father_n of_o iâ—_n and_o rome_n the_o mother_n which_o hatch_v it_o fly_v from_o â—haâ—_n babel_n that_o you_o be_v not_o partaker_n of_o her_o judgement_n verse_n 20._o they_o also_o that_o reward_v evil_a for_o good_a be_v my_o adversary_n because_o i_o â—oâ—â—ow_v goodness_n this_o be_v a_o high_a degree_n of_o iniquity_n that_o not_o only_o they_o harm_v he_o without_o any_o cause_n or_o wrong_v do_v by_o he_o to_o any_o of_o they_o but_o also_o he_o have_v provoke_v they_o by_o his_o benefit_n to_o love_v he_o and_o yet_o they_o be_v so_o devilish_o dispose_v that_o as_o judas_n do_v recompense_n christ_n so_o do_v they_o david_n repay_v he_o evil_a for_o the_o good_a thing_n he_o 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