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therefore_o if_o my_o enemy_n hunger_n let_v i_o feed_v he_o if_o he_o thirst_v let_v i_o give_v he_o drink_v mat._n 5.43_o 44_o 45_o 46_o 47_o 48._o 1_o pet._n 3.9_o rom._n 12.17_o 20_o 1._o we_o must_v see_v good_a in_o that_o in_o which_o other_o man_n can_v see_v none_o 2._o we_o must_v pass_v by_o those_o injury_n that_o other_o man_n will_v revenge_v 3._o we_o must_v show_v we_o have_v grace_n and_o that_o we_o be_v make_v to_o bear_v what_o other_o man_n be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o 4._o many_o of_o our_o grace_n be_v keep_v alive_a by_o those_o very_a thing_n that_o be_v the_o death_n of_o other_o man_n soul_n where_o can_v the_o excellency_n of_o our_o patience_n of_o our_o meekness_n of_o our_o long-suffering_a of_o our_o love_n and_o of_o our_o faith_n appear_v if_o it_o be_v not_o under_o trial_n and_o in_o those_o thing_n that_o run_v cross_a to_o our_o flesh_n the_o devil_n they_o say_v be_v good_a when_o he_o be_v please_v but_o christ_n and_o his_o saint_n when_o 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the_o heaven_n that_o thou_o will_v come_v down_o say_v the_o prophet_n that_o the_o mountain_n may_v flow_v down_o at_o thy_o presence_n isa._n 64.1_o 2._o we_o know_v god_n and_o he_o be_v our_o god_n our_o own_o god_n of_o who_o or_o of_o what_o shall_v we_o be_v afraid_a psal._n 46._o when_o god_n roar_v out_o of_o zion_n and_o utter_v his_o voice_n from_o jerusalem_n when_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n do_v shake_v the_o lord_n shall_v be_v the_o hope_n of_o his_o people_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n joel_n 3.16_o every_o man_n stay_v up_o or_o let_v his_o spirit_n fall_v according_a to_o what_o he_o know_v concern_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o thing_n he_o that_o know_v the_o sea_n know_v the_o wave_n will_v toss_v themselves_o he_o that_o know_v a_o lion_n will_v not_o much_o wonder_n to_o see_v his_o paw_n or_o to_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o his_o roar_n and_o shall_v we_o that_o know_v our_o god_n be_v strike_v with_o a_o panic_n fear_n when_o 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