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the_o place_n this_o latter_a to_o take_v pleasure_n in_o they_o that_o do_v they_o be_v worse_a than_o the_o former_a for_o a_o man_n may_v do_v evil_a under_o a_o temptation_n but_o to_o take_v pleasure_n in_o another_o man_n sin_n argue_v a_o exceed_a great_a corruption_n in_o that_o man_n heart_n god_n be_v great_o offend_v with_o moab_n for_o rejoice_v at_o the_o assyrian_a spoil_v the_o israelite_n jer._n 48.26_o 27._o moab_n also_o shall_v swallow_v in_o his_o vomit_n and_o he_o also_o shall_v be_v in_o derision_n for_o be_v not_o israel_n a_o derision_n unto_o thou_o be_v he_o find_v among_o thief_n for_o since_o thou_o speak_v of_o he_o thou_o skip_v for_o joy_n 3._o such_o as_o at_o the_o instigation_n of_o these_o informer_n take_v away_o or_o buy_v those_o good_n which_o be_v take_v away_o from_o man_n fear_v god_n for_o their_o worship_a god_n and_o that_o either_o because_o they_o be_v sell_v at_o a_o low_a rate_n or_o because_o they_o will_v not_o have_v the_o informer_n 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will_v you_o save_v he_o he_o that_o will_v plead_v for_o he_o let_v he_o be_v put_v to_o death_n while_o it_o be_v yet_o morning_n to_o justify_v a_o wicked_a man_n be_v a_o abominable_a sin_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n prov._n 17.15_o he_o that_o justifi_v the_o wicked_a and_o he_o that_o condemn_v the_o just_a even_o they_o both_o be_v abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n 5._o they_o that_o afford_v their_o aid_n help_v and_o assistance_n to_o these_o man_n in_o their_o evil_a design_n be_v partaker_n of_o their_o sin_n to_o help_v a_o ungodly_a man_n in_o a_o evil_a undertake_n will_v bring_v down_o wrath_n from_o the_o lord_n 2_o chron._n 19.2_o shall_v thou_o help_v the_o ungodly_a and_o love_v they_o that_o hate_v the_o lord_n therefore_o be_v wrath_n upon_o thou_o from_o before_o the_o lord_n when_o the_o apostle_n paul_n make_v confession_n of_o his_o sin_n of_o persecution_n he_o mention_n the_o keep_v the_o clothes_n of_o they_o that_o stone_a stephen_n as_o a_o evidence_n 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2_o sam._n 12.9_o thou_o have_v kill_v uriah_n the_o hittite_n with_o the_o sword_n yet_o david_n himself_o do_v not_o touch_v he_o they_o be_v the_o ammonite_n that_o kill_v he_o but_o because_o david_n plot_v and_o contrive_v his_o death_n and_o write_v letter_n to_o joab_n to_o set_v he_o in_o the_o forefront_n of_o the_o battle_n where_o he_o be_v slay_v ch._n 11.14_o 15._o uriah_n blood_n be_v lay_v to_o david_n charge_n jezabel_n stir_v up_o ahab_n to_o work_v wickedness_n make_v she_o a_o partaker_n of_o ahab_n guilt_n 1_o king_n 21.25_o there_o be_v none_o like_o unto_o ahab_n that_o do_v sell_v himself_o to_o work_v wickedness_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o jezabel_n his_o wife_n stir_v up_o 7._o such_o as_o hire_v those_o informer_n to_o undertake_v this_o
work_n or_o give_v they_o a_o reward_n for_o what_o they_o do_v be_v partaker_n of_o their_o evil_a deed_n as_o the_o adversary_n of_o the_o jew_n hire_v man_n to_o hinder_v the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n ezr._n 4.5_o they_o hire_v counsellor_n against_o they_o to_o frustrate_v their_o purpose_n all_o the_o day_n of_o cyrus_n so_o some_o man_n that_o be_v adversary_n to_o these_o meeting_n and_o be_v ashamed_a to_o appear_v in_o this_o odious_a work_n themselves_o do_v hire_n man_n fit_a for_o their_o turn_n to_o carry_v on_o this_o evil_a design_n let_v such_o person_n remember_v what_o a_o mark_n of_o displeasure_n the_o lord_n leave_v upon_o the_o moabite_n for_o hire_v balaam_n to_o curse_n israel_n not_o only_o the_o man_n of_o that_o generation_n but_o their_o posterity_n be_v exclude_v for_o ever_o from_o come_v into_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o this_o sin_n neh._n 13.1_o 2_o on_o that_o day_n they_o read_v in_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n in_o the_o 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thou_o in_o the_o way_n with_o they_o refrain_v thy_o foot_n from_o their_o path_n let_v no_o proffer_n of_o any_o reward_n tempt_v you_o to_o persecute_v innocent_a man_n for_o serve_a god_n for_o such_o as_o lie_v in_o wait_n against_o the_o innocent_a lie_v in_o wait_n to_o destroy_v their_o own_o soul_n prov._n 1.11_o 18_o let_v we_o lurk_v privy_o for_o the_o innocent_a without_o cause_n they_o lay_v wait_v for_o their_o own_o blood_n they_o lurk_v privy_o for_o their_o own_o soul_n it_o be_v mention_v by_o the_o psalmist_n among_o the_o character_n of_o those_o that_o shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n that_o he_o must_v be_v one_o that_o will_v not_o be_v hire_v by_o any_o reward_n to_o do_v any_o hurt_n to_o a_o innocent_a man_n ps_n 15.1_o 5_o lord_z who_o shall_v abide_v in_o thy_o tabernacle_n and_o who_o shall_v dwell_v in_o thy_o holy_a hill_n he_o that_o backbiteth_a not_o with_o his_o tongue_n nor_o do_v evil_a to_o his_o neighbour_n nor_o take_v reward_n 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for_o their_o soul_n but_o you_o hate_v they_o in_o your_o heart_n leu._n 19.17_o thou_o shall_v not_o hate_v thy_o brother_n in_o thy_o heart_n thou_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a rebuke_n thy_o neighbour_n and_o not_o suffer_v sin_n upon_o he_o and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o or_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o you_o plead_v with_o god_n for_o they_o that_o he_o will_v give_v they_o repentance_n and_o pull_v they_o as_o firebrand_n out_o of_o the_o fire_n before_o they_o fall_v into_o everlasting_a burn_n and_o watch_v your_o season_n to_o deal_v with_o they_o when_o god_n shall_v lay_v affliction_n upon_o they_o that_o be_v a_o good_a season_n to_o be_v deal_v with_o they_o for_o they_o that_o be_v as_o the_o deaf_a adder_n in_o the_o day_n of_o prosperity_n and_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o any_o good_a counsel_n have_v their_o ear_n open_a to_o instruction_n in_o a_o day_n of_o trouble_n job_n 36.8_o 9_o 10._o inf._n 5._o if_o these_o informer_n and_o their_o adherent_n be_v guilty_a 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be_v sufferer_n by_o these_o informer_n let_v neither_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o sin_n nor_o the_o greatness_n of_o your_o suffering_n who_o be_v persecute_v by_o they_o provoke_v you_o to_o return_v evil_a to_o they_o for_o the_o evil_n they_o have_v do_v unto_o you_o rom._n 12.17_o recompense_n to_o no_o man_n evil_a for_o evil_n vengeance_n belong_v unto_o god_n and_o not_o unto_o we_o and_o therefore_o we_o must_v not_o go_v about_o to_o avenge_v ourselves_o on_o those_o that_o injure_v we_o v._o 19_o dear_o belove_v avenge_v not_o yourselves_o but_o rather_o give_v place_n unto_o wrath_n for_o it_o be_v write_v vengeance_n be_v i_o i_o will_v repay_v say_v the_o lord_n our_o lord_n jesus_n have_v teach_v we_o that_o we_o must_v love_v pray_v for_o and_o do_v good_a to_o the_o worst_a enemy_n we_o have_v in_o all_o the_o world_n even_o such_o as_o hate_v we_o curse_v we_o use_v we_o despiteful_o and_o persecute_v we_o matt._n 5.44_o but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o love_v your_o 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