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his_o brow_n or_o hand_n or_o foot_n it_o can_v not_o but_o go_v deep_a into_o his_o soul_n to_o hear_v those_o bitter_a and_o gird_v reproach_n from_o they_o who_o he_o come_v to_o save_v a_o generous_a nature_n be_v more_o wound_v with_o the_o tongue_n then_o with_o the_o hand_n chap._n ii_o i_o grant_v there_o be_v no_o such_o rub_n in_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n as_o this_o minister_n minister_n satan_n have_v not_o such_o a_o try_a shaft_n in_o all_o his_o quiver_n he_o get_v more_o now_o by_o such_o discouragement_n and_o the_o reproach_n that_o be_v cast_v upon_o religion_n than_o he_o do_v former_o by_o fire_n and_o faggot_n for_o then_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o martyr_n be_v find_v to_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o church_n other_o phoenix_n like_a spring_v out_o of_o their_o ash_n whereas_o now_o multitude_n of_o soul_n be_v scoff_v out_o of_o their_o religion_n by_o wicked_a man_n many_o be_v apt_a with_o peter_n to_o deny_v their_o religion_n when_o they_o come_v in_o 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labourer_n in_o the_o vineyard_n against_o the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n and_o their_o fellow_n matth._n 20.11_o 15._o six_o to_o censure_v their_o action_n and_o misconstrue_v their_o intention_n as_o eliab_n do_v david_n zeal_n for_o god_n glory_n in_o fight_v with_o goliath_n 1_o sam._n 17.28_o and_o those_o wicked_a one_o his_o fast_n and_o mourn_v psal_n 35.13_o to_o 17._o thus_o job_n friend_n censure_v he_o for_o a_o hypocrite_n job_n 4.6_o to_o 11._o and_o the_o jew_n christianity_n to_o be_v heresy_n and_o paul_n the_o preacher_n of_o it_o a_o pestilent_a fellow_n a_o mover_n of_o sedition_n and_o maintainer_n of_o schism_n yea_o all_o the_o disciple_n to_o be_v deceiver_n 2_o cor._n 6.8_o seven_o by_o carry_v tale_n of_o they_o unto_o other_o as_o cham_n do_v to_o his_o brethren_n of_o noah_n nakedness_n gen._n 9.22_o doeg_n to_o saul_n of_o david_n and_o abimeleck_n 1_o sam._n 22.9_o 10._o and_o the_o ziphim_n 1_o sam._n 23.19_o 20._o and_o 26.1_o and_o those_o 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