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in_o presence_n that_o be_v contumely_n 16.7_o 2_o sam._n 16.7_o as_o shimei_n to_o david_n come_v forth_o thou_o man_n of_o blood_n and_o evil_a speak_v in_o absence_n as_o miriam_n speak_v against_o moses_n 12.1_o num._n 12.1_o that_o be_v detraction_n the_o fit_a division_n for_o our_o purpose_n seem_v draw_v from_o the_o text_n as_o it_o stand_v in_o the_o old_a law_n exod._n 22.28_o thou_o shall_v not_o revile_v the_o god_n nor_o curse_v the_o ruler_n of_o thy_o people_n where_o the_o former_a verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v vilify_a or_o detract_n and_o the_o latter_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rail_a or_o curse_v which_o two_o seem_v to_o point_v we_o to_o the_o two_o fountain_n from_o whence_o all_o evil_a speak_n proceed_v viz._n
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superior_n then_o against_o our_o equal_n insomuch_o that_o shimei_n for_o his_o contumely_n against_o david_n 2.46_o 1_o king_n 2.46_o be_v just_o reward_v with_o capital_a punishment_n at_o length_n and_o whoso_o revile_v or_o curse_v father_n or_o mother_n let_v he_o die_v the_o death_n say_v the_o old_a law_n exod._n 21.17_o but_o it_o will_v be_v say_v neither_o of_o these_o be_v much_o to_o be_v charge_v upon_o our_o time_n i_o will_v they_o be_v not_o and_o that_o in_o the_o most_o wicked_a manner_n a_o contumely_n there_o be_v by_o libel_v as_o schoolman_n note_v for_o three_o kind_n of_o it_o there_o be_v in_o all_o 1._o contumely_n by_o word_n in_o audience_n of_o the_o party_n revile_v as_o when_o the_o child_n reproach_v elisha_n 2.3_o 2_o king_n 2.3_o come_v up_o thou_o bald_a head_n 2._o contumely_n by_o foul_a language_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o such_o as_o may_v carry_v it_o to_o the_o party_n revile_v as_o when_o rabshakeh_n rail_v upon_o hezekiah_n in_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o jewish_a counsellor_n 18.29_o 2_o king_n 18.29_o 3._o contumely_n by_o libel_v as_o when_o sanballat_n send_v a_o open_a letter_n to_o nehemiah_n tax_v he_o with_o a_o intent_n to_o be_v king_n nehem._n 6.6_o of_o the_o three_o this_o of_o libel_v be_v the_o worst_a kind_n of_o contumely_n in_o many_o respect_n for_o it_o spread_v wide_a wound_v deep_a last_v long_a smart_v sore_a and_o be_v both_o contumely_n and_o detraction_n mingle_v in_o one_o inasmuch_o as_o the_o author_n hide_v his_o head_n it_o be_v detraction_n as_o it_o come_v to_o the_o libel_v party_n ear_n it_o be_v contumely_n so_o it_o be_v ally_v to_o malice_n and_o envy_n to_o murder_n and_o to_o theft_n both_o what_o shall_v be_v say_v to_o this_o impudent_a yet_o corner-creeping_a villainy_n this_o murder_a worth_n and_o honour_n as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o shot_n of_o a_o pistol_n in_o the_o dark_a this_o steal_v the_o jewel_n of_o a_o good_a name_n by_o a_o hand_n invisible_a but_o what_o the_o wise_a man_n 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ever_o do_v they_o fulfil_v that_o of_o psal_n 109.5_o thus_o have_v they_o reward_v i_o evil_n for_o good_a 69.4_o psal_n 69.4_o &c_n &c_n they_o that_o hate_v i_o without_o a_o cause_n be_v more_o in_o number_n then_o the_o hair_n of_o my_o head_n it_o be_v true_a that_o curse_v be_v proper_o a_o fruit_n of_o wrath_n rather_o than_o malice_n but_o what_o say_v we_o to_o wrath_n engender_v of_o malice_n and_o hatred_n and_o that_o hatred_n upon_o no_o ground_n but_o envy_n such_o as_o the_o pharisee_n hatred_n and_o wrath_n against_o our_o saviour_n who_o never_o do_v they_o evil_a such_o wrathful_a and_o spiteful_a malediction_n be_v without_o doubt_n the_o worst_a that_o can_v be_v to_o leave_v contumely_n and_o curse_v there_o follow_v whisper_a and_o slander_v fruit_n of_o wrath_n too_o but_o of_o wrath_n cool_v and_o digest_v into_o malice_n of_o the_o twain_o the_o whisperer_n be_v somewhat_o worse_o than_o the_o slanderer_n for_o the_o whisperer_n wear_v the_o habit_n of_o a_o 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