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her_o virtue_n 1._o she_o be_v obedient_a to_o her_o governor_n 2._o she_o tell_v the_o truth_n gen._n 16.8_o 3._o she_o submit_v herself_o to_o her_o mistress_n aâ—_n the_o angel_n commandement_fw-fr 4._o she_o be_v thankful_a to_o god_n for_o his_o goodness_n in_o bring_v she_o home_o to_o abraham_n family_n 5._o she_o be_v patient_a 6._o she_o be_v careful_a to_o provide_v her_o son_n a_o convenient_a wife_n sarahs_n fault_n 1._o she_o grow_v proud_a 2._o she_o run_v away_o from_o her_o mistress_n her_o benefit_n 1._o she_o be_v one_o of_o abraham_n servant_n 2._o she_o have_v the_o favour_n of_o her_o master_n and_o mistress_n ephes_n 6.3_o tit._n 2.9_o pro._n 14_o 35._o &_o 27.18_o 3._o she_o receive_v great_a mercy_n from_o god_n 4._o she_o have_v ishmael_n and_o a_o promise_n concern_v he_o her_o cross_n 1._o sarah_n use_v she_o hardly_o 2._o she_o and_o her_o son_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o abraham_n family_n 3._o she_o see_v her_o son_n ready_a to_o die_v with_o thirst_n gal._n 4.21_o ver._n 22._o ver._n 23._o ver._n 24._o ver._n 25._o ver._n 26._o gal._n 4.29_o keturah_n ishmael_n his_o virtue_n 1_o he_o be_v outward_o conformable_a and_o obedient_a to_o his_o father_n 2._o he_o submit_v himself_o to_o his_o father_n to_o be_v banish_v out_o of_o his_o house_n 3_o he_o join_v with_o isaac_n in_o his_o father_n funeral_n 4._o he_o be_v rule_v by_o his_o mother_n in_o marriage_n his_o fault_n 1._o he_o mock_v his_o brother_n ephes_n 5.4_o 2_o be_v a_o wild_a man_n 3._o he_o be_v a_o quarrellsome_a fellow_n gen._n 16.12_o his_o benefit_n 1._o deliverance_n from_o two_o great_a danger_n 2._o god_n provide_v water_n for_o he_o when_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v for_o thirst_n 3._o god_n himself_o give_v he_o his_o name_n gen._n 21.17_o joh._n 9.31_o 4._o he_o prosper_v much_o in_o the_o world_n his_o death_n see_v ainsworth_n on_o gen._n 25.17_o eliezer_n the_o scripture_n say_v nothing_o of_o his_o birth_n and_o death_n nor_o of_o his_o fault_n his_o virtue_n 1._o he_o proceed_v wary_o to_o a_o oath_n 2._o carry_v himself_o well_o to_o abraham_n 1._o he_o use_v speed_n in_o perform_v his_o oath_n the_o journey_n be_v about_o 300_o mile_n mat._n 5.33_o psal_n 15.4_o 2._o he_o serve_v his_o master_n religious_o 3._o he_o praise_v god_n for_o his_o good_a success_n 4._o he_o be_v discreet_a 5._o he_o have_v a_o care_n of_o his_o camel_n 6_o be_v diligent_a and_o make_v haste_n about_o his_o business_n col._n 3.22_o ephes_n 6.5_o his_o benefit_n 1._o god_n give_v he_o a_o godly_a master_n 2._o he_o have_v his_o favour_n 3._o he_o be_v a_o true_a christian_a 4._o god_n prosper_v he_o his_o cross_n he_o be_v a_o bondman_n abraham_n contemporary_n lot_n his_o death_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o scripture_n his_o virtue_n he_o be_v a_o righteous_a man_n 2_o pet._n 2.8_o a_o twofold_a righteousness_n gal._n 3.21_o 22._o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v twofold_a lot_n particular_a virtue_n 1._o he_o leave_v his_o own_o country_n and_o 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deliver_v from_o captivity_n 2._o deliver_v out_o of_o the_o burn_a of_o sodom_n her_o sin_n she_o look_v back_o to_o sodom_n her_o punishment_n lot_n daughter_n have_v no_o virtue_n their_o vice_n 1._o they_o agree_v together_o about_o two_o grievous_a crime_n gen._n 19.31_o qui_fw-la semel_fw-la verecundiae_fw-la limit_n transiluerit_fw-la graviter_fw-la impudentem_fw-la esse_fw-la oportet_fw-la their_o own_o sin_n they_o make_v their_o father_n drunken_a their_o special_a sin_n abraham_n confederate_n their_o virtue_n 1._o they_o be_v friend_n to_o abraham_n it_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n to_o be_v a_o a_o friend_n to_o the_o godly_a prov._n 13.20_o mat._n 10.22_o act_n 28._o 2._o
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satisfy_v abraham_n in_o some_o sort_n 5._o he_o grant_v abraham_n liberty_n to_o dwell_v in_o his_o country_n in_o any_o place_n 6._o he_o take_v notice_n of_o god_n goodness_n to_o abraham_n his_o benefit_n 1._o god_n make_v he_o a_o king_n pro._n 22.29_o james_n 5.3_o 2._o god_n keep_v he_o from_o commit_v a_o sin_n which_o else_o he_o will_v have_v commit_v 3._o god_n reveal_v himself_o unto_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n by_o night_n 4._o god_n speedy_o remove_v his_o chastisement_n job_n 11.14_o 15._o his_o cross_n god_n strike_v he_o with_o sickness_n and_o weakness_n and_o his_o woman_n with_o barrenness_n four_o king_n they_o be_v violent_a their_o main_a sin_n be_v take_v lot_n among_o the_o sodomite_n the_o sodomite_n have_v no_o virtue_n their_o fault_n in_o general_n their_o sin_n in_o particular_a 1._o they_o rebel_v prov._n 24.21_o 2._o they_o mend_v not_o by_o their_o chastisement_n prov._n 29.1_o isa_n 1.5_o jer._n 2_o 30._o 3._o they_o be_v unnatural_o filthy_a 1._o the_o 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