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in_o the_o head_n those_o saucy_a and_o busy_a fellow_n moses_n and_o aaron_n as_o they_o be_v look_v on_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o court_n exod._n 5._o 4_o 5._o 2._o when_o there_o be_v a_o old_a grudge_n against_o party_n anger_n become_v canker_a malice_n and_o yet_o the_o canker_n eat_v no_o far_o as_o in_o esau_n inveterate_a hatred_n against_o jacob_n gen._n 37._o 41._o with_o gen._n 33_o 3._o when_o god_n shall_v step_v in_o in_o a_o nick_n of_o time_n and_o clap_v on_o the_o shackle_n of_o restraint_n the_o god_n of_o your_o father_n say_v laban_n to_o jacob_n speak_v unto_o i_o yesternight_o say_v take_v thou_o heed_n that_o thou_o speak_v not_o to_o jacob_n either_o good_a or_o bad_a gen._n 31._o 29._o so_o in_o esau_n case_n who_o come_v forth_o against_o jacob_n with_o his_o four_o hundred_o man_n gen._n 32._o 6._o 4._o when_o the_o dog_n be_v not_o only_o muzzle_v but_o shall_v fawn_v upon_o the_o child_n esau_n run_v to_o meet_v jacob_n and_o embrace_v he_o and_o fall_v on_o his_o neck_n and_o kiss_v he_o and_o they_o weep_v gen._n 33._o 4._o god_n in_o his_o providence_n do_v wonderful_o affect_v the_o heart_n of_o alien_n from_o religion_n so_o as_o they_o be_v kind_a 16._o nostro_fw-la quoque_fw-la tempore_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la interdum_fw-la ut_fw-la praefecti_fw-la alieni_fw-la à _fw-la nostra_fw-la religione_fw-la melius_fw-la se_fw-la gesserint_fw-la erga_fw-la evangelicos_fw-la quam_fw-la illi_fw-la ipsi_fw-la qui_fw-la eandem_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la professi_fw-la sunt_fw-la lavat_fw-la in_o lib._n eld._n homil._n 16._o to_o the_o religious_a tatnai_n and_o sethar-bozni_a be_v not_o as_o the_o former_a officer_n ezra_n 5._o compare_v with_o chap._n 4._o 3._o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o great_a god_n in_o prayer_n for_o the_o bear_n down_o of_o sinner_n the_o lord_n have_v two_o bit_n the_o golden-one_a of_o regenerating-grace_n and_o the_o iron-one_a of_o restraint_n stephen_n pray_v and_o paul_n be_v convert_v 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restraining-providence_n jacob_n can_v see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n in_o the_o face_n of_o his_o brother_n esau_n gen._n 33._o 10._o 5._o secure_v a_o share_n in_o regenerating-grace_n for_o 1._o this_o be_v the_o kernel_n and_o cream_n of_o blessing_n without_o grace_n a_o man_n be_v but_o a_o tame_a devil_n at_o the_o best_a corn_n and_o wine_n and_o oil_n make_v man_n joyll_o but_o it_o be_v the_o light_n of_o god_n countenance_n which_o make_v true_o glad_a psal_n 4._o 6_o 7._o 2._o he_o who_o have_v regenerating-providence_n for_o his_o portion_n will_v not_o be_v without_o a_o large_a share_n in_o restraining-providence_n for_o his_o protection_n i_o will_v say_v david_n both_o lay_v i_o down_o in_o peace_n and_o sleep_v for_o thou_o lord_n make_v i_o to_o dwell_v in_o safety_n psal_n 4._o 8._o 623._o unde_fw-la etiam_fw-la justi_fw-la taberna_fw-la tygurium_fw-la &_o tentorium_fw-la ad_fw-la omnem_fw-la aduersam_fw-la &_o noxiam_fw-la vim_o propulsandam_fw-la plus_fw-la 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