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samuel_n the_o jailer_n in_o the_o act_n to_o paul_n and_o sylas_n my_o lord_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v to_o be_v save_v 8._o and_o they_o startle_v not_o at_o this_o title_n who_o yet_o rend_v their_o clothes_n etc._n etc._n when_o unlawful_a honour_n be_v give_v to_o they_o to_o be_v call_v prince_n of_o priest_n in_o that_o estate_n be_v most_o honourable_a and_o no_o title_n great_a 3._o eleazar_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n be_v call_v prince_n of_o prince_n eliasaph_n elizaphat_n suriel_n be_v call_v prince_n and_o head_n but_o of_o this_o i_o have_v speak_v elsewhere_o crosse_n and_o therefore_o now_o go_v no_o further_o hope_v that_o hereby_o we_o see_v it_o plain_a that_o title_n and_o honour_n accept_v of_o god_n
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this_o comfort_n verse_n 11._o ve._n 10._o etc_fw-la richardo_n merchant_n consider_v this_o weapon_n verse_n 13._o present_n and_o gift_n appease_v anger_n verse_n 24._o jacobs_n wrestle_v the_o doctrine_n and_o use_n of_o this_o wrestle_n ge._n 19.22_o mat._n 15._o 1._o sam._n 1._o cant._n 3.4_o 2._o kin._n 4.30_o verse_n 31._o the_o allegory_n of_o jacobs_n halt_v read_v heb._n 12.13_o 1._o re._n 11.21_o verse_n 1._o in_o peril_n nor_o amazement_n but_o counsel_n be_v convenient_a verse_n 2._o the_o godly_a have_v their_o affection_n verse_n 8._o jacobs_n go_v before_o all_o show_v his_o faith_n and_o love_n 1._o joh._n 3.2_o all_o heart_n in_o god_n hand_n pro_fw-la 21.1_o pro._n 15.11_o august_n pro._n 10.2_o pro._n 15.19_o verse_n 6._o child_n the_o gift_n of_o grace_n verse_n 8._o verse_n 9_o verse_n 10._o verse_n 11._o 1_o sam_n 25._o abigael_n 1._o sam._n 30._o david_n many_o worse_o than_o esau_n for_o anger_n verse_n 13._o a_o pattern_n of_o a_o good_a pastor_n note_n rom._n 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