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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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to_o favour_n joseph_n all_o his_o life_n long_o and_o favour_v his_o father_n and_o brethren_n for_o his_o sake_n his_o fault_n he_o continue_v a_o heathen_a though_o he_o have_v a_o joseph_n in_o his_o court._n 2_o thes_n 5.21_o 3._o his_o benefit_n 1._o god_n warn_v he_o of_o the_o famine_n before_o hand_n god_n give_v he_o a_o faithful_a and_o wise_a servant_n 3._o he_o be_v a_o rich_a and_o mighty_a prince_n nothing_o say_v of_o his_o cross_n psal_n 38_o 19_o &_o 73.4_o 5._o the_o egyptian_n canaan_n be_v compare_v to_o it_o their_o virtue_n they_o submit_v themselves_o to_o their_o governor_n their_o fault_n they_o be_v mad_a with_o famine_n they_o be_v thankful_a to_o joseph_n their_o cross_n they_o be_v impoverish_v by_o famine_n four_o benefit_n pharaoh_n servant_n respect_v joseph_n joseph_n 1._o in_o general_a gen._n 37.28_o he_o be_v a_o godly_a man_n &_o begin_v to_o be_v so_o betimes_o heb._n 11.22_o young_a man_n shall_v labour_v to_o be_v good_a betimes_o &_o why_o 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2_o tim._n 2.7_o 5._o he_o fear_z god_n 5._o he_o obey_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n 2._o his_o virtuous_a carriage_n in_o regard_n of_o man_n and_o his_o estate_n he_o be_v obedient_a to_o his_o father_n 1._o in_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v kill_v ephes_n 6.1_o pro._n 30.7_o 2._o be_v rule_v by_o he_o in_o marriage_n child_n shall_v not_o marry_v without_o their_o parent_n consent_v gen._n 21.21_o gen._n 28.1_o 2._o judg._n 14.2_o 2._o he_o bury_v his_o father_n gen._n 25.9_o 3._o he_o love_v his_o mother_n dear_o 4._o he_o love_v his_o wife_n tender_o ephes_n 5.28_o 29_o col._n 3.19_o gen._n 2.24_o prov._n 5._o 5._o he_o content_v himself_o with_o rebekah_n 6._o he_o hearken_v to_o rebekah_n wise_a counsel_n 7._o he_o bless_v his_o child_n out_o of_o faith_n heb._n 11.20_o 8._o he_o confer_v the_o principal_a blessing_n upon_o jacob_n to_o who_o god_n have_v give_v it_o he_o accept_v abimelechs_n reproof_n 10._o he_o make_v abimelech_n and_o his_o company_n a_o feast_n 11._o he_o be_v 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and_o courteous_a my_o lord_n say_v she_o sir_n as_o you_o will_v say_v in_o english_a 3._o she_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v rule_v by_o her_o friend_n in_o marriage_n her_o good_a carriage_n when_o marry_v 1._o she_o join_v with_o her_o husband_n in_o prayer_n for_o child_n 2._o she_o inquire_v of_o god_n when_o the_o child_n strive_v in_o her_o womb_n 3._o she_o be_v dutiful_a to_o her_o husband_n 4._o she_o love_v her_o best_a son_n most_o 5._o she_o provide_v such_o food_n for_o her_o husband_n as_o he_o like_v her_o fault_n she_o use_v fraud_n to_o convey_v the_o blessing_n to_o jacob_n 2._o she_o be_v too_o much_o trouble_v at_o her_o evil_a daughter_n in_o law_n 2_o king_n 19.4_o to_o desire_v death_n because_o of_o misery_n be_v a_o sin_n and_o why_o 3._o her_o prosperity_n she_o be_v effectual_o call_v gen._n 24.16.20_o 2._o she_o be_v beautiful_a healthy_a strong_a have_v a_o rich_a and_o godly_a husband_n and_o a_o good_a child_n 4._o her_o affliction_n 1._o her_o husband_n be_v blind_a and_o weak_a 2._o her_o husband_n affection_n be_v set_v too_o much_o on_o the_o worse_a son_n 3._o esau_n resolution_n to_o kill_v jacob_n 4._o jacob_n be_v banish_v from_o she_o as_o it_o be_v 5._o she_o be_v vex_v with_o the_o frowardness_n of_o her_o daughter_n esau_n his_o birth_n 1_o his_o good_a quality_n 1._o he_o show_v good_a respect_n unto_o isaac_n his_o father_n 2._o he_o be_v melt_v with_o his_o brother_n love_v kind_a humble_a carriage_n 3._o he_o be_v not_o greedy_a of_o gift_n 4._o he_o join_v with_o his_o brother_n in_o bury_v his_o father_n his_o fault_n 1._o in_o general_n he_o be_v a_o hypocrite_n 2._o his_o particular_a fault_n 1._o he_o give_v himself_o whole_o to_o hunt_v 2._o he_o follow_v his_o hunt_n over-eager_o 3._o he_o make_v himself_o great_a by_o war_n 4._o he_o be_v a_o profane_a man_n which_o prophannesse_n show_v itself_o in_o 3._o act_n 1._o in_o sell_v his_o birth_n right_a 2_o in_o despise_v it_o 3._o in_o leave_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n 5._o he_o show_v not_o due_a respect_n to_o his_o parent_n 6._o he_o false_o accuse_v his_o brother_n 7._o he_o hate_v his_o brother_n 8._o he_o comfort_v himself_o in_o the_o thought_n of_o kill_v his_o brother_n 3._o his_o benefit_n all_o temporal_a his_o affliction_n his_o death_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o scripture_n gen._n 26_o 1._o abimelech_n his_o virtue_n 1._o he_o take_v not_o rebekkah_n from_o isaac_n though_o he_o affirm_v she_o to_o be_v his_o sister_n ver._n 8._o 2._o he_o construe_v isaac_n sport_v with_o rebekkah_n in_o the_o best_a sense_n ver._n 9_o 3._o he_o tell_v isaac_n plain_o of_o his_o fault_n ver._n 10._o 4._o
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prosperity_n 12._o he_o forbear_v what_o god_n forbid_v his_o fault_n 1._o he_o be_v a_o idolater_n 2._o he_o love_v jacob_n in_o a_o worldly_a manner_n 3._o he_o cozen_v jacob_n 4._o he_o look_v dogged_o upon_o he_o because_o he_o hinder_v his_o wealth_n though_o without_o any_o wrong_n 5._o he_o pursue_v jacob_n with_o a_o hostile_a mind_n 6._o he_o false_o charge_v jacob_n with_o steal_v his_o idol_n 3._o his_o benefit_n 1._o he_o have_v a_o good_a son_n in_o law_n 2._o he_o be_v rich_a 4._o his_o cross_n 1._o his_o daughter_n and_o grand_a child_n go_v far_o from_o he_o 2._o he_o be_v trouble_v at_o jacob_n prosperity_n his_o death_n jacob_n child_n reuben_n what_o it_o signify_v gen._n 29.3_o simeon_n what_o it_o signify_v levi_n what_o it_o signify_v judah_n what_o it_o signify_v gen._n 30.18_o issachar_n what_o it_o signify_v zebulun_n what_o it_o signify_v dan_o what_o it_o signify_v nephthali_n what_o it_o signify_v gad_n what_o it_o signify_v asher_n what_o it_o signify_v joseph_n what_o it_o signify_v benjamin_n what_o it_o signify_v dinah_n what_o it_o signify_v who_o she_o be_v no_o good_a thing_n be_v speak_v of_o she_o her_o fault_n 1._o she_o go_v into_o the_o city_n to_o see_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o country_n 2._o a_o young_a man_n see_v she_o and_o lay_v with_o she_o the_o son_n their_o common_a fault_n 1._o all_o of_o they_o be_v bad_a except_o joseph_n and_o benjamin_n gen._n 37.2_o 2._o they_o all_o beguile_v hamorâ—he_a â—he_z sichemite_n gen._n 35._o deceit_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n prov._n 6.10_o 18._o &_o 26.26_o rom._n 3._o 3._o they_o all_o consent_v to_o the_o murder_n of_o the_o sichemite_n 4._o they_o hate_v their_o brother_n joseph_n 5._o they_o lie_v &_o cozen_v their_o old_a father_n the_o use_n of_o all_o their_o common_a goodness_n 1._o they_o all_o strive_v to_o comfort_v their_o father_n in_o his_o great_a sadness_n 2._o they_o be_v dutiful_a to_o he_o in_o go_v down_o to_o egypt_n and_o not_o take_v benjamin_n with_o they_o 3._o their_o benefit_n 1._o they_o have_v a_o godly_a father_n and_o themselves_o be_v pillar_n of_o the_o true_a church_n 2_o god_n save_v they_o all_o from_o a_o great_a danger_n 3._o they_o have_v store_n of_o riches_n 4._o joseph_n nourish_v they_o in_o the_o famine_n their_o cross_n 1._o in_o danger_n from_o esau_n when_o child_n 2._o in_o danger_n at_o shechem_n 3._o feel_v a_o famine_n and_o be_v rough_o handle_v by_o joseph_n reuben_n 1._o his_o fault_n gen._n 35.22_o 1._o he_o commit_v incest_n with_o his_o father_n concubine_n incest_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n 1_o cor._n 5._o 2._o his_o virtue_n 1._o he_o wise_o dissuade_v his_o brethren_n from_o kill_v of_o joseph_n 2._o he_o be_v full_o mind_v to_o restore_v joseph_n to_o his_o father_n again_o 3_o he_o grieve_v to_o see_v his_o hope_n disappoint_v and_o joseph_n take_v out_o of_o the_o pit_n 4_o he_o seek_v to_o remove_v his_o father_n from_o his_o stiffenes_n in_o refuse_v to_o send_v benjamin_n into_o egypt_n his_o cross_n his_o father_n mind_v he_o of_o his_o incest_n on_o his_o deathbed_n 3._o his_o benefit_n he_o have_v divers_a son_n simeon_n and_o levi_n their_o sin_n double_a 1._o the_o murder_n of_o the_o sichemite_n murder_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n 2._o they_o show_v no_o repentance_n when_o their_o father_n tell_v they_o of_o their_o fault_n their_o punishment_n they_o lose_v part_n of_o the_o birthright_n levy_n death_n judah_n his_o fault_n 1._o he_o leave_v his_o father_n house_n 2._o he_o be_v lead_v by_o his_o eye_n in_o marriage_n 3._o he_o commit_v incest_n with_o his_o daughter_n in_o law_n heb_n 13_o 4._o 1_o cor._n 6.9_o 4._o he_o dissemble_v with_o his_o daughter_n in_o law_n 5._o he_o forget_v his_o own_o naughtiness_n &_o will_v have_v have_v tamar_n burn_v 6._o repent_v not_o of_o his_o whoredom_n but_o seek_v to_o redeem_v his_o pledge_n his_o virtue_n 1._o he_o return_v at_o last_o to_o his_o father_n house_n 2._o he_o be_v somewhat_o humble_v for_o his_o sin_n 3._o he_o carry_v himself_o well_o to_o his_o father_n gen._n 43._o 4._o he_o faithful_o keep_v promise_v with_o his_o father_n 5._o he_o do_v courageous_o bear_v a_o evil_a accident_n his_o cross_n 1._o he_o have_v two_o very_a wicked_a son_n his_o daughter_n in_o law_n draw_v he_o to_o incest_n when_o he_o intend_a fornication_n only_o 3._o his_o sin_n break_v forth_o to_o his_o shame_n his_o benefit_n 1._o he_o have_v very_o good_a natural_a part_n 2._o he_o have_v a_o part_n of_o the_o birthright_n settle_v upon_o he_o potipher_n and_o his_o wife_n shechem_n his_o fault_n 1._o he_o look_v lustful_o on_o dinah_n gen._n 34._o job_n 31.1_o mat._n 5_o 29._o 2._o he_o entice_v or_o force_v she_o to_o naughtiness_n or_o both_o 1_o cor._n 6.18_o 2._o what_o be_v good_a in_o he_o 1._o he_o continue_v to_o affect_v she_o when_o he_o have_v deflower_v she_o deut._n 22.28_o 29._o 2._o he_o acquaint_v his_o father_n with_o his_o love_n to_o she_o and_o in_o treat_v he_o to_o speak_v to_o her_o father_n for_o he_o 3._o he_o stand_v not_o overmuch_o upon_o matter_n of_o portion_n 4._o he_o will_v have_v all_o thing_n agree_v upon_o before_o marriage_n 5._o he_o be_v constant_a in_o his_o love_n to_o the_o end_n what_o betrthe_v be_v 3._o his_o benefit_n he_o be_v his_o father_n heir_n who_o be_v a_o great_a man_n his_o cross_n 1_o he_o prove_v a_o occasion_n of_o the_o overthrow_n of_o his_o father_n and_o his_o whole_a family_n and_o the_o city_n hamor_n his_o fault_n 1._o he_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v circumcise_v for_o a_o by_o end_n 2._o he_o do_v not_o reproove_v nor_o correct_v his_o son_n for_o the_o wrong_n do_v to_o dinah_n his_o virtue_n 1._o he_o be_v willing_a to_o satisfy_v his_o son_n in_o point_n of_o marriage_n so_o far_o as_o be_v fit_a 2._o he_o deal_v well_o with_o his_o subject_n persuade_v they_o to_o be_v circumcise_v 3._o he_o deal_v well_o with_o jacob_n plain_o seek_v his_o daughter_n and_o yield_v to_o equal_a condition_n 3_o his_o prosperity_n 1_o his_o son_n be_v indifferent_o good_a 2._o his_o subject_n be_v good_a 4._o his_o cross_n himself_o and_o all_o his_o family_n and_o city_n be_v murder_v hiram_n he_o be_v a_o good_a moral_a friend_n his_o friendship_n be_v 1._o last_a 2._o serviceable_a 3._o secret_n yet_o he_o be_v a_o bad_a man_n er_fw-mi and_o onan_n the_o first_o be_v so_o wicked_a that_o god_n cut_v he_o off_o onan_n be_v also_o wicked_a and_o cut_v off_o by_o god_n in_o his_o youth_n tamar_n a_o very_a bad_a woman_n the_o midianitish_a merchant_n gen._n 37.25_o merchandise_n be_v commendable_a pro._n 23.4_o buy_v and_o sell_v of_o man_n the_o original_n of_o it_o the_o justice_n of_o it_o potiphar_n potiphar_n a_o great_a man_n his_o fault_n chap._n 39.6_o 1._o he_o give_v himself_o whole_o over_o to_o his_o ease_n have_v a_o good_a steward_n james_n 5.1_o 2._o he_o believe_v his_o wife_n cunning_a slander_n against_o his_o servant_n his_o good_a deed_n 1._o he_o observe_v his_o servant_n faithfulness_n and_o good_a success_n and_o love_v and_o reward_v he_o for_o it_o deut._n 15.1_o 14._o prov._n 27.18_o col._n 4.1_o gal._n 3.28_o 2._o he_o do_v not_o take_v away_o josephs_n life_n in_o a_o rage_n his_o benefit_n he_o have_v a_o honourable_a office_n his_o cross_n he_o have_v a_o lewd_a woman_n to_o his_o wife_n potiphars_n wife_n no_o good_a in_o she_o her_o fault_n 1._o she_o be_v a_o adulterous_a woman_n 2._o impudent_a and_o earnest_a in_o her_o filthiness_n 3._o most_o malicious_a pharaoh_n butler_n and_o baker_n 1._o their_o good_a deed_n 1._o they_o bear_v their_o imprisonment_n patient_o and_o cheerful_o gen._n 40.7_o 2._o they_o despise_v not_o josephs_n youth_n or_o mean_a
speak_v with_o abraham_n and_o find_v she_o to_o be_v his_o sister_n alone_o and_o not_o his_o wife_n for_o the_o former_a both_o of_o they_o affirm_v the_o latter_a he_o do_v not_o inquire_v of_o so_o diligent_o as_o to_o learn_v the_o truth_n from_o they_o he_o resolve_v to_o have_v she_o to_o himself_o god_n himself_o after_o do_v seem_v to_o acquit_v abimelech_n of_o any_o adulterous_a intention_n for_o when_o he_o allege_v that_o he_o have_v do_v this_o in_o the_o integrity_n of_o his_o heart_n god_n himself_o bear_v witness_v to_o his_o uprightness_n in_o that_o respect_n say_v 20.6_o i_o know_v thou_o do_v this_o in_o the_o integrity_n of_o thy_o heart_n meaning_n that_o he_o think_v very_o that_o she_o be_v only_o sister_n not_o yoke-fellow_n to_o abraham_n and_o that_o if_o he_o have_v know_v she_o to_o have_v be_v a_o wife_n he_o will_v not_o have_v take_v she_o so_o that_o he_o be_v free_a from_o intend_v to_o commit_v adultery_n but_o from_o a_o excessive_a desire_n of_o 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