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it_o job._n 2._o shali_n we_o receive_v good_a at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o not_o receive_v evil_a and_o a_o little_a beforeâ—_n the_o lord_n â—ath_v give_v and_o the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o bless_a be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n further_o that_o the_o lord_n do_v use_v one_o while_o the_o devil_n a_o other_o while_o man_n another_z while_o other_o creature_n in_o bring_v calamitié_n upon_o mankind_n as_o his_o instruement_n he_o shall_v easy_o perceive_v that_o have_v but_o mean_o taste_v the_o holy_a scripture_n concern_v the_o devil_n it_o be_v manifest_a out_o of_o the_o notorious_a hestorie_n of_o joh_n as_o chap._n â—_o where_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o the_o devil_n lo_o all_o that_o he_o have_v be_v in_o thy_o power_n only_o upon_o himself_o shall_v thou_o not_o stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n and_o chap._n 2._o satan_n depart_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o smote_n job_n with_o sore_a boil_n from_o the_o foal_n of_o his_o foot_n to_o the_o 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inflict_v punishment_n upon_o man_n but_o also_o good_a and_o elect_a sâ—ingâ—al_o indifferent_o be_v minister_a spirit_n ordeâ—â—ed_v to_o execute_v his_o divine_a commandment_n so_o exod._n 12._o that_o night_n wherein_o the_o 〈◊〉_d tes_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d eat_v the_o passeover_n by_o the_o good_a angâ—â—_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v slay_v the_o first_o beget_v of_o the_o egyptian_n 2._o sam._n 14._o by_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o naked_a sword_n be_v destroy_v certain_a thousand_o of_o man_n after_o that_o david_n have_v sin_v in_o cemmaund_v the_o peoble_a to_o be_v number_v 2._o king_n 19_o one_o angel_n in_o that_o boast_v of_o sennacharâ—â—_n slay_v a_o hundred_o four_o score_n and_o five_o thousand_o man_n act._n 12._o of_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n wicked_a horod_n be_v sudden_o strike_v now_o that_o the_o lord_n use_v in_o like_a manner_n the_o service_n and_o ministry_n of_o man_n it_o be_v not_o obscure_a in_o the_o prophet_n the_o babylonians_n assyrian_n and_o other_o be_v oftentimes_o describe_v and_o expresselye_o call_v the_o instrument_n by_o the_o which_o the_o lord_n will_v punish_v his_o disobedient_a people_n esa_n 10._o assur_n in_o call_v the_o rod_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o staff_n of_o his_o displeasure_n and_o it_o be_v add_v i_o will_v send_v he_o to_o a_o dissemble_a nation_n and_o i_o will_v give_v he_o a_o charge_n against_o the_o people_n of_o my_o wrath_n to_o take_v the_o spoil_n and_o to_o catch_v the_o prey_n and_o to_o tread_v they_o under_o foot_n like_o the_o mire_n in_o the_o street_n but_o he_o think_v not_o so_o neither_o do_v his_o hart_n esteem_v iâ—_n for_o but_o he_o imagine_v to_o destroy_v and_o cut_v of_o not_o â—â—â—ewe_a nation_n in_o which_o place_n that_o be_v worth_a our_o mark_v by_o the_o way_n name_o where_o it_o be_v expresselye_o signify_v that_o the_o lord_n send_v evil_n to_o one_o end_n and_o man_n infer_v they_o to_o a_o other_o end_n and_o that_o he_o forsooth_o in_o the_o same_o work_v exercise_v the_o office_n of_o justice_n and_o these_o of_o wrath_n pride_n inordinate_a lust_n and_o thereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o unto_o these_o sin_n be_v impute_v and_o unto_o he_o redoüd_v no_o small_a praise_n and_o commendation_n again_o esay_n 13._o they_o come_v from_o a_o far_a country_n from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o heaven_n even_o the_o lord_n come_v with_o the_o weapon_n of_o his_o wrath_n to_o destroy_v the_o whole_a land_n lo_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o weapon_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o instrument_n of_o his_o wrath_n also_o in_o the_o same_o place_n behold_v i_o will_v stir_v up_o the_o mede_n against_o they_o which_o shall_v not_o regard_v silver_n nor_o be_v desirous_a of_o gold_n etc._n etc._n jerem_n 22._o god_n say_v that_o he_o prepare_v destroyer_n and_o i_o will_v prepare_v destroyer_n against_o thou_o every_o one_o with_o his_o weapon_n and_o they_o shall_v cut_v down_o thy_o chief_a cedar_n tree_n and_o cast_v they_o in_o the_o fire_n and_o 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