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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o breach_n of_o god_n law_n or_o a_o unlawful_a act_n 1_o joh._n 3.4_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o sin_n as_o abigail_n speak_v of_o her_o husband_n nabal_n or_o fool_n be_v his_o name_n and_o folly_n be_v with_o he_o 1_o sam._n 25.25_o so_o evil_a be_v the_o name_n of_o sin_n and_o evil_a be_v in_o it_o it_o be_v the_o brood_n of_o that_o evil_a one_o it_o be_v evil_a before_o god_n who_o it_o dishonour_v and_o who_o cry_v out_o against_o it_o before_o man_n who_o make_v law_n against_o it_o hurtful_a to_o other_o as_o all_o fin_n against_o the_o second_o table_n be_v hurtful_a to_o man_n life_n wife_n child_n state_n liberty_n credit_n sin_n will_v pull_v down_o church_n and_o
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baali_n that_o be_v my_o lord_n as_o in_o the_o mark_fw-mi hos_fw-la 2.16_o 6._o a_o inhabitant_n so_o it_o be_v render_v the_o man_n of_o shechem_n judg._n 9.20_o here_o it_o be_v take_v in_o the_o first_o sense_n for_o the_o possessor_n of_o a_o wing_n that_o be_v a_o bird_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v 1._o a_o wing_n every_o wing_a soul_n after_o his_o kind_n gen._n 1.21_o 2._o it_o be_v put_v for_o the_o swiftness_n of_o the_o wind_n which_o seem_v to_o fly_v it_o be_v so_o quick_a and_o carry_v ship_n away_o apace_o he_o do_v fly_v upon_o the_o wing_n of_o the_o wind_n psal_n 18.10_o 3._o for_o the_o utmost_a part_n of_o any_o thing_n as_o 1._o of_o a_o garment_n they_o shall_v make_v they_o fringe_n in_o the_o border_n of_o their_o garment_n numb_a 15.38_o 2._o for_o the_o sail_n of_o a_o ship_n which_o be_v spread_v like_o wing_n and_o make_v ship_n as_o it_o be_v to_o fly_v woe_n to_o the_o land_n shadow_v with_o wing_n isa_n 18.1_o that_o be_v send_v 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