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injurious_o have_v always_o wherewith_o to_o defend_v themselves_o both_o before_o god_n and_o man_n who_o if_o they_o happen_v to_o be_v oppress_v by_o false_a accusation_n 24._o 1._o ki._n 22._o 2._o chr._n 24._o and_o violence_n as_o we_o see_v naboth_n condemn_v by_o false_a witness_n &_o stone_v and_o zacharie_n the_o prophet_n command_v to_o be_v stone_v by_o joas_n yet_o be_v they_o bold_a upon_o the_o goodness_n of_o their_o conscience_n before_o god_n and_o the_o innocence_n of_o their_o life_n before_o man_n god_n bring_v forth_o at_o last_o their_o innocence_n unto_o light_n and_o clear_v it_o from_o all_o false_a surmise_n and_o slander_n hence_o let_v we_o learn_v patient_o to_o expect_v until_o god_n make_v inquiry_n and_o search_v out_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o ungodly_a and_o set_v they_o every_o one_o in_o order_n before_o their_o 21._o psal_n 50._o 21._o eye_n as_o he_o have_v threaten_v in_o the_o mean_a while_n let_v we_o give_v our_o mind_n to_o truth_n and_o 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prepare_v for_o he_o of_o the_o king_n 8._o and_o when_o the_o king_n come_v again_o out_o of_o the_o palace_n garden_n into_o the_o house_n where_o they_o drink_v wine_n haman_n be_v fall_v upon_o the_o bed_n whereon_o ester_n sit_v therefore_o the_o king_n say_v will_v he_o force_v the_o queen_n also_o before_o i_o in_o the_o house_n as_o the_o word_n go_v out_o of_o the_o king_n mouth_n they_o cover_v hamans_n face_n 9_o and_o harbona_n one_o of_o the_o eunuch_n say_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o king_n behold_v there_o stand_v yet_o the_o tree_n in_o hamans_n house_n fifty_o cubit_n high_a which_o haman_n have_v prepare_v for_o mordecai_n that_o speak_v good_a for_o the_o king_n then_o the_o king_n say_v hang_v he_o thereon_o 10._o
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servile_a fear_n some_o willing_o and_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n many_o stranger_n also_o follow_v the_o people_n return_v out_o of_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o ezra_n that_o 62._o ezra_n 2._o 59_o 62._o some_o be_v put_v from_o the_o priesthood_n because_o they_o know_v not_o their_o genealogy_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n also_o when_o as_o after_o that_o licinius_n be_v overcome_v by_o constantine_n the_o persecution_n of_o the_o church_n cease_v which_o have_v continue_v almost_o three_o hundred_o year_n together_o a_o innumerable_a company_n of_o people_n which_o before_o serve_v idol_n be_v content_a to_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o church_n so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o those_o miraculous_a deliverance_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v not_o only_o profitable_a unto_o themselves_o but_o also_o turn_v to_o the_o salvation_n of_o many_o idolater_n so_o that_o the_o church_n receive_v a_o double_a benefit_n by_o this_o help_n from_o god_n that_o be_v both_o her_o protection_n and_o defence_n and_o her_o increase_n also_o and_o multiplication_n so_o that_o as_o isai_n speak_v chap._n 49._o vers_fw-la 21._o she_o marueil_v whence_o so_o many_o child_n be_v bear_v unto_o she_o who_o be_v so_o long_o barren_a and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o widow_n we_o be_v therefore_o to_o wish_v not_o the_o desolation_n and_o destruction_n of_o those_o that_o hate_v we_o and_o persecute_v we_o of_o a_o false_a zeal_n be_v bewitch_v by_o the_o false_a doctrine_n of_o the_o papist_n but_o rather_o their_o conversion_n and_o salvation_n and_o if_o any_o come_v into_o the_o church_n either_o by_o force_n or_o for_o fear_n and_o in_o hypocrisy_n in_o that_o also_o god_n be_v glorify_v for_o that_o his_o enemy_n be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v his_o power_n and_o confess_v his_o majesty_n and_o yield_v some_o sign_n of_o obedience_n hence_o then_o do_v there_o arise_v unto_o the_o jew_n good_a hope_n that_o many_o will_v stand_v on_o their_o part_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n also_o they_o receive_v great_a comfort_n when_o they_o see_v that_o the_o fear_n of_o they_o fall_v upon_o the_o people_n for_o this_o fear_n be_v from_o god_n who_o as_o oft_o as_o it_o seem_v good_a unto_o he_o take_v away_o courage_n from_o the_o mighty_a and_o make_v they_o fall_v away_o like_a water_n that_o either_o their_o weapon_n fall_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n or_o be_v turn_v to_o their_o own_o destruction_n and_o the_o holy_a scripture_n oftentimes_o make_v mention_n of_o this_o fear_n whereby_o god_n protect_v he_o but_o terrify_v their_o enemy_n as_o gen._n 35._o 5._o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v fall_v on_o all_o the_o city_n near_o unto_o sichem_n that_o they_o dare_v not_o follow_v after_o jacob_n who_o son_n simeon_n &_o levi_n have_v spoil_v the_o city_n of_o sichem_n and_o slay_v the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o and_o josue_n chap._n 2._o â—ver_n 9_o rahab_n which_o receive_v the_o spy_n â—mongst_a other_o thing_n tell_v this_o i_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v you_o the_o land_n for_o the_o fear_n of_o you_o be_v fall_v upon_o we_o and_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n faint_a because_o of_o you_o this_o same_o god_n foretell_v unto_o mosesâ—hould_v â—hould_z come_v to_o pass_v exod._n 23._o 27._o i_o will_v â—end_n my_o fear_n before_o thou_o and_o will_v destroy_v all_o the_o people_n among_o who_o thou_o shall_v go_v and_o i_o will_v make_v all_o thy_o enemy_n turn_v their_o â—acks_n unto_o thou_o this_o be_v that_o fear_n i_o say_v â—hereby_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n be_v restrain_v whereby_o their_o hand_n be_v bind_v â—r_o their_o weapon_n fall_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n and_o they_o be_v make_v either_o make_v or_o senseless_a out_o of_o all_o this_o we_o learn_v that_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o church_n consist_v in_o her_o deliverance_n which_o god_n bestow_v upon_o she_o after_o adversity_n and_o calamity_n in_o which_o as_o in_o a_o furnace_n she_o be_v melt_v and_o purge_v that_o be_v so_o try_v she_o may_v come_v forth_o more_o pure_a out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o flame_n the_o church_n then_o by_o those_o thing_n which_o she_o suffer_v be_v make_v more_o famous_a after_o that_o she_o be_v deliver_v by_o god_n then_o if_o she_o have_v always_o continue_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o estate_n yea_o god_n hand_n be_v make_v more_o know_v and_o his_o deliverance_n more_o glorious_a by_o how_o much_o the_o great_a the_o affliction_n be_v let_v we_o not_o therefore_o bear_v grudge_o the_o length_n of_o affliction_n or_o despair_v in_o mind_n though_o they_o be_v hard_a and_o violent_a whereby_o also_o we_o be_v as_o it_o be_v thrust_v down_n into_o the_o grave_n and_o unto_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n for_o so_o much_o the_o more_o admirable_a shall_v our_o deliverance_n be_v how_o much_o the_o great_a the_o danger_n be_v for_o god_n do_v aâ—_n it_o be_v throw_v we_o down_o into_o the_o dust_n who_o after_o he_o will_v lift_v up_o so_o much_o the_o high_o and_o cast_v we_o into_o the_o grauâ—_n that_o in_o quicken_a we_o his_o force_n and_o power_n may_v be_v the_o more_o notable_a so_o we_o see_v david_n give_v thanks_o unto_o god_n sometime_o that_o he_o have_v lift_v he_o up_o from_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n sometime_o that_o he_o have_v make_v he_o to_o ascend_v out_o of_o the_o grave_n sometime_o that_o he_o have_v draw_v he_o out_o of_o the_o deep_a pit_n sometime_o that_o he_o have_v bring_v he_o out_o of_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n let_v not_o we_o therefore_o bear_v it_o impatient_o if_o we_o be_v as_o it_o be_v plunge_v into_o the_o grave_n when_o as_o the_o son_n of_o god_n remain_v three_o day_n in_o it_o be_v assure_o persuade_v that_o as_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n by_o rise_v again_o do_v abolish_v the_o shame_n of_o the_o cross_n death_n and_o sepulchre_n and_o bring_v life_n and_o immortality_n to_o light_v so_o also_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o 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