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the_o faithful_a fear_v god_n and_o yet_o be_v servant_n to_o achab_n and_o that_o perverse_a jesabell_n wherefore_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o he_o can_v tarry_v in_o their_o service_n without_o serve_v of_o baal_n as_o they_o do_v at_o the_o least_o in_o outward_a show_n this_o reason_n be_v but_o a_o vain_a thought_n and_o a_o imagination_n and_o presumption_n of_o man_n understanding_n for_o there_o be_v not_o one_o word_n in_o all_o the_o history_n no_o not_o one_o syllable_n by_o which_o they_o can_v prove_v this_o imagination_n but_o rather_o altogether_o the_o contrary_a and_o will_v to_o god_n that_o those_o which_o will_v arm_v themselves_o with_o this_o example_n have_v as_o good_a a_o mind_n and_o affection_n to_o hide_v the_o poor_a persecute_v and_o to_o succour_n they_o in_o their_o necessity_n as_o abdias_n have_v and_o show_v in_o deed_n to_o the_o prophet_n and_o faithful_a of_o his_o time_n and_o though_o abdias_n have_v do_v that_o which_o they_o presume_v and_o 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