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a_o good_a end_n 1_o but_o this_o will_v help_v to_o humble_v a_o good_a man_n let_v shemei_n alone_o say_v david_n i_o have_v deserve_v it_o 2._o sam._n 16._o and_o no_o soon_o shall_v a_o wicked_a man_n accuse_v a_o saint_n but_o he_o with_o a_o heavy_a heart_n will_v accuse_v himself_o before_o the_o lord_n nothing_o be_v more_o ordinary_a than_o for_o wicked_a man_n to_o scandalize_v godly_a one_o they_o be_v hypocrite_n proud_a covetous_a and_o what_o not_o and_o when_o they_o hear_v this_o they_o can_v go_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o complain_v of_o themselves_o that_o they_o be_v so_o indeed_o and_o can_v rifle_v themselves_o and_o be_v more_o vile_a in_o themselves_o than_o the_o other_o term_n can_v make_v they_o they_o can_v enrol_v themselves_o as_o paul_n before_o the_o lord_n the_o chief_a of_o all_o sinner_n but_o all_o this_o while_n when_o they_o intend_v to_o wound_v they_o they_o help_v to_o heal_v their_o wound_n and_o make_v they_o humble_o seek_v to_o the_o 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