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of_o babel_n worthy_a to_o be_v destroy_v bless_v shall_v he_o be_v that_o reward_v thou_o as_o thou_o have_v serve_v we_o blessed_a shall_v he_o be_v that_o take_v and_o dash_v thy_o child_n against_o the_o stone_n this_o reward_n of_o babel_n be_v enlarge_v esay_n 13.16_o their_o child_n shall_v be_v break_v in_o piece_n before_o their_o eye_n their_o house_n shall_v be_v spoil_v and_o their_o wife_n ravish_v thus_o not_o to_o trouble_v you_o with_o many_o example_n we_o see_v by_o the_o reward_n of_o cruelty_n in_o the_o example_n of_o adonibezek_n agag_n &_o the_o babylonian_n that_o god_n abhor_v it_o god_n abhor_v cruelty_n howsoever_o he_o do_v punish_v it_o with_o another_o cruelty_n god_n repai_v cruelty_n with_o cruelty_n according_a to_o the_o well_o know_a proverb_n matth._n 7.2_o with_o what_o measure_n you_o meet_v with_o the_o same_o shall_v man_n measure_v to_o you_o again_o the_o use_n of_o the_o doctrine_n now_o confirm_v be_v to_o work_v in_o we_o the_o love_n of_o 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commandment_n the_o offender_n in_o this_o behalf_n may_v be_v rank_v with_o cain_n gen._n 4.8_o where_o it_o be_v say_v cain_n rise_v against_o his_o brother_n &_o slay_v he_o four_o if_o we_o use_v any_o of_o god_n creature_n hardly_o this_o be_v a_o cruelty_n and_o a_o breach_n of_o the_o sixth_o commandment_n but_o special_o control_v deut._n 22.6_o if_o thou_o find_v a_o bird_n nest_n in_o the_o way_n in_o any_o tree_n or_o on_o the_o ground_n whether_o they_o be_v young_a or_o egg_n and_o the_o damn_n sit_v upon_o the_o young_a or_o upon_o the_o egg_n thou_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o damn_n with_o the_o young_a but_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a let_v the_o damn_n go_v and_o take_v the_o young_a to_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v prosper_v and_o proâ—ing_v thy_o day_n this_o special_a cruelty_n be_v tax_v prov._n 12.10_o where_o we_o be_v tell_v that_o the_o righteous_a man_n regard_v the_o life_n of_o his_o beast_n five_o if_o because_o of_o our_o neighbour_n infirmity_n we_o use_v 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