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as_o our_o saviour_n exhort_v bless_v they_o which_o curse_v you_o strive_v to_o reverence_n god_n and_o love_n thy_o neighbour_n consider_v of_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n which_o forbid_v it_o and_o his_o judgement_n curse_v shall_v clothe_v thou_o as_o thou_o do_v love_v it_o there_o be_v a_o double_a curse_v one_o be_v a_o warrantable_a lawful_a needful_a duty_n when_o any_o consc._n man_n do_v in_o god_n name_n and_o by_o god_n authority_n pronounce_v or_o denounce_v evil_a against_o any_o thing_n or_o person_n withal_o pray_v that_o the_o thing_n may_v fall_v out_o according_o thus_o christ_n curse_v the_o fig_n tree_n and_o elisha_n the_o child_n the_o other_o sinful_a the_o vomit_v out_o vile_a and_o disgraceful_a speech_n mischievous_a and_o wicked_a wish_n the_o ancient_n observe_v that_o when_o god_n give_v the_o devil_n leave_v to_o afflict_v job_n body_n he_o spare_v his_o tongue_n that_o feel_v his_o pain_n he_o may_v easy_o rail_v and_o curse_v chap._n xvii_o of_o 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sin_n condemn_v by_o nature_n for_o no_o man_n can_v choose_v but_o complain_v if_o he_o meet_v with_o it_o in_o other_o and_o by_o scripture_n more_o mark_v 7._o 17._o rom._n 3._o with_o their_o tongue_n they_o have_v use_v deceit_n rom._n 1._o 29._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 1._o deceitful_a man_n shall_v not_o live_v out_o half_a their_o day_n david_n the_o bread_n of_o deceit_n shall_v be_v gravel_n in_o the_o belly_n solomon_n the_o deceitful_a man_n shall_v not_o roast_v what_o he_o take_v in_o hunt_v of_o all_o vice_n it_o take_v up_o most_o of_o the_o lodging_n about_o we_o 1._o our_o spirit_n psal._n 2._o 2._o 2._o our_o thought_n psal._n 38._o 12._o 3._o our_o heart_n prov._n 12._o 20._o 4._o our_o mouth_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 22._o 5._o our_o lip_n psal._n 34._o 12._o â—6_n our_o tongue_n psal._n 15._o 3._o 7._o our_o belly_n job_n 15._o 35._o 8._o our_o foot_n job_n 31._o 5._o all_o our_o member_n act_n 13._o 10._o there_o be_v fraud_n in_o bargain_v and_o converse_v david_n whole_a 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