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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v as_o well_o unobedient_a as_o unbelieved_a and_o they_o be_v disobedient_a because_o they_o will_v not_o admit_v but_o oppose_v the_o people_n of_o god_n who_o they_o know_v be_v approach_v and_o have_v hear_v what_o strange_a work_v god_n have_v do_v for_o they_o and_o consequent_o will_v not_o submit_v to_o god_n way_n for_o if_o herein_o they_o have_v join_v with_o rahab_n to_o have_v believe_v as_o she_o do_v they_o may_v with_o she_o have_v escape_v the_o destruction_n of_o their_o city_n and_o their_o own_o ruin_n for_o that_o law_n of_o god_n which_o have_v appoint_v so_o many_o nation_n to_o the_o slaughter_n be_v by_o collate_v it_o with_o another_o law_n to_o be_v understand_v to_o take_v place_n with_o the_o exception_n of_o those_o that_o shall_v free_o submit_v to_o thing_n command_v they_o and_o shall_v renounce_v the_o worship_n of_o their_o idol_n and_o false_a god_n all_o which_o appear_v by_o the_o example_n of_o rahab_n and_o of_o 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also_o be_v not_o rahab_n the_o harlot_n justify_v by_o work_n when_o she_o have_v receive_v the_o messenger_n and_o have_v send_v they_o out_o another_o way_n 32._o and_o what_o shall_v i_o more_o say_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v why_o shall_v i_o stay_v long_o in_o relate_v of_o single_a example_n of_o those_o who_o faith_n be_v testify_v in_o scripture_n for_o the_o time_n will_v fail_v i_o to_o tell_v of_o gedeon_n barac_n samson_n and_o of_o jephte_n of_o david_n also_o and_o samuel_n and_o of_o the_o prophet_n he_o place_v david_n though_o latter_a in_o time_n before_o samuel_n though_o elder_a not_o only_o for_o the_o great_a dignity_n of_o david_n but_o also_o because_o samuel_n come_v near_o in_o quality_n to_o the_o prophet_n with_o who_o he_o close_v and_o david_n come_v near_o to_o those_o hero_n forenamed_a as_o gedeon_n barac_n and_o samson_n for_o he_o be_v a_o middle_a person_n between_o the_o hero_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o be_v indeed_o both_o 33._o who_o 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