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41._o 11._o see_v it_o in_o david_n 2._o sam._n 22._o 1._o against_o abner_n 2._o sam._n 3._o 27._o in_o ishbosheth_n 2._o sam._n 4._o 7._o in_o the_o jebusite_n 2._o sam._n 5._o 8._o 1._o chr._n 11._o 8._o in_o the_o philistine_n cap._n 5._o &_o 8._o in_o absolom_n cap._n 18._o 9_o 14._o in_o sheba_n cap._n 20._o 22._o and_o in_o joshuah_n against_o his_o enemy_n josh_n 10._o 3._o 5._o 10._o and_o 11._o 1-8_a so_o in_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n phil._n 2._o 9_o revel_v 19_o and_o 20._o 1._o cor._n 15._o 57_o rom._n 8._o 37._o 38._o the_o wicked_a to_o take_v notice_n of_o their_o folly_n &_o vain_a attempt_n 1._o kick_v against_o the_o prick_n they_o shall_v not_o prosper_v esa_n 29._o 8._o &_o 54._o 17._o jer._n 1._o 29._o great_a comfort_n to_o the_o godly_a 2._o that_o though_o many_o here_o suffer_v of_o the_o wicked_a yet_o the_o victory_n shall_v be_v they_o for_o the_o wicked_a shall_v not_o win_v the_o field_n psal_n 37._o 13._o 15._o 17._o 40._o and_o 46._o 10._o 11._o 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the_o ruler_n explanation_n the_o word_n rodsen_n signify_v a_o counsel_n or_o one_o next_o to_o a_o king_n a_o prince_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jud._n 5._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d esa_n 40._o 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prou._n 8._o 16._o so_o do_v the_o septuagint_n translate_v the_o word_n these_o be_v join_v with_o king_n in_o this_o wickedness_n as_o ready_a to_o help_v forward_o their_o ungodly_a and_o proud_a attempt_n teach_v that_o wicked_a king_n want_v not_o their_o wicked_a prince_n &_o counsellor_n doct._n to_o help_v they_o forward_o in_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a 1._o king_n 12._o 28._o gen._n 12._o 15._o hos_fw-la 7._o 5._o therefore_o let_v king_n take_v heed_n of_o be_v author_n of_o any_o evil_n 1_o for_o they_o easy_o draw_v many_o and_o those_o mighty_a one_o also_o with_o they_o into_o their_o sin_n let_v evil_a counsellor_n be_v remove_v 2._o that_o the_o throne_n of_o king_n may_v be_v establish_v in_o justice_n prou._n 25._o 5._o and_o 20._o 26._o take_v counsel_n together_o explanation_n jasad_a be_v proper_o to_o lay_v a_o foundation_n and_o here_o use_v for_o to_o take_v counsel_n which_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o wise_a man_n wary_a proceed_n and_o jachad_v unà _fw-it pariter_fw-la the_o septuagint_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d simul_fw-la in_o one_o place_n gen._n 13._o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unanimity_n with_o one_o heart_n to_o consent_n exod._n 19_o 8._o acts._n 4._o 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o id_fw-la ipsum_fw-la jos_n 9_o 2._o teach_v that_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n proceed_v not_o all_o in_o a_o like_a manner_n 1._o some_o rage_n ver_fw-la 1._o some_o rise_n in_o power_n and_o forcible_a mean_n as_o the_o wicked_a king_n other_o by_o policy_n also_o exod._n 1._o 10._o
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