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the_o high_a reward_n and_o punishment_n he_o be_v not_o want_v with_o the_o sweet_a breathe_n and_o prevention_n of_o his_o spirit_n or_o assistance_n of_o his_o grace_n but_o after_o all_o he_o preclude_v not_o man_n from_o their_o natural_a liberty_n he_o be_v ever_o constant_a to_o himself_o the_o same_o in_o providence_n as_o in_o creation_n the_o holy_a immutable_a god_n without_o variation_n or_o shadow_n of_o change_n the_o wrath_n of_o man_n still_o may_v break_v forth_o and_o it_o praise_v god_n in_o that_o it_o be_v permit_v but_o much_o more_o 2._o in_o that_o it_o be_v limit_v and_o even_o in_o every_o particular_a instance_n most_o particular_o man_n do_v indeed_o common_o what_o they_o will_v but_o most_o time_n not_o so_o much_o mischief_n as_o they_o will_v hitherto_o shall_v thou_o go_v and_o here_o shall_v thy_o proud_a wave_n be_v stop_v the_o whole_a design_n against_o innocent_a joseph_n which_o his_o envious_a brethren_n wrath_n have_v lay_v consist_v of_o divers_a part_n let_v we_o slay_v he_o say_v they_o 20._o gen._n xxxvii_o 20._o and_o cast_v he_o into_o some_o pit_n and_o we_o will_v say_v some_o evil_a beast_n have_v devour_v he_o and_o then_o we_o shall_v see_v what_o will_v become_v of_o his_o dream_n in_o other_o term_n they_o will_v destroy_v he_o make_v away_o his_o body_n palliate_v their_o villainy_n by_o a_o lie_n secure_a to_o themselves_o by_o that_o mean_v impunity_n and_o in_o fine_a defeat_n god_n counsel_n but_o reuben_n interpose_v and_o they_o slay_v he_o not_o only_o they_o cast_v he_o into_o a_o pit_n and_o god_n provide_v the_o pit_n shall_v have_v no_o water_n in_o it_o reuben_n interposition_n no_o doubt_n be_v no_o less_o from_o god_n than_o the_o pit_n emptiness_n and_o both_o particular_n instance_n of_o god_n limit_v hand_n to_o take_v another_o instance_n the_o devil_n have_v malice_n enough_o to_o have_v destroy_v job_n and_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o he_o yet_o one_o while_o he_o may_v destroy_v job_n 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14._o and_o he_o come_v to_o meet_v his_o brother_n jacob_n a_o unarm_a shepherd_n with_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o flock_n he_o come_v to_o meet_v i_o say_v this_o his_o naked_a brother_n and_o four_o hundred_o man_n with_o he_o all_o not_o doubt_v in_o warlike_a array_n and_o he_o breathe_v his_o former_a fierce_a intention_n but_o god_n sweeten_v he_o to_o pass_v by_o many_o little_a particular_n of_o the_o story_n when_o they_o be_v in_o sight_n of_o one_o another_o god_n put_v into_o jacob_n heart_n to_o bow_v himself_o to_o the_o ground_n seven_o time_n until_o he_o come_v near_o unto_o his_o brother_n 4._o ch._n xxxiii_o 3._o 4._o and_o esau_n run_v to_o meet_v he_o 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 o_o that_o all_o quarrel_n between_o brethren_n that_o be_v at_o large_a between_o private_a christian_n may_v thus_o end_v thus_o praise_n god_n or_o 2._o sometime_o god_n of_o his_o infinite_a grace_n lay_v a_o train_n use_v 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