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their_o favour_n if_o saul_n and_o the_o israelite_n he_o and_o he_o also_o shall_v have_v go_v to_o wrack_n 3._o quest._n v_o 9_o of_o achish_a answer_n to_o david_n 1._o in_o that_o achish_n liken_v david_n to_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n that_o be_v as_o a_o excellent_a man_n send_v of_o god_n for_o angel_n signify_v a_o messenger_n we_o see_v that_o the_o heathen_a have_v some_o knowledge_n both_o of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o spirit_n and_o messenger_n the_o angel_n as_o in_o this_o place_n achish_n confess_v these_o three_o thing_n 1._o that_o there_o be_v a_o jehovah_n that_o be_v one_o almighty_a god_n governor_n of_o the_o world_n 2._o that_o the_o same_o jehovah_n be_v just_a and_o upright_o and_o therefore_o love_v such_o as_o be_v so_o v._n 6._o 3._o he_o acknowledge_v also_o that_o the_o bless_a angel_n be_v minister_a spirit_n unto_o this_o jehovah_n borr._n 2._o he_o report_v the_o word_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o philistines_n in_o better_a manner_n than_o they_o first_o 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