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it_o be_v then_o that_o poor_a creature_n be_v expose_v to_o infinite_a sort_n of_o injury_n namely_o because_o no_o man_n be_v hasty_a to_o succour_v they_o for_o who_o will_v serve_v in_o the_o place_n of_o justice_n for_o nothing_o nay_o be_v there_o not_o many_o who_o give_v themselves_o to_o poll_n and_o pill_v the_o poor_a and_o needy_a and_o do_v not_o this_o manifest_o show_v how_o few_o make_v conscience_n of_o execute_v judgement_n indeed_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o the_o rich_a and_o mighty_a have_v friend_n to_o maintain_v and_o uphold_v their_o cause_n see_v they_o be_v draw_v and_o allure_v thereunto_o not_o of_o conscience_n but_o for_o hope_n of_o gain_n but_o the_o lord_n here_o show_v that_o he_o take_v care_n for_o the_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n and_o that_o he_o will_v judge_v and_o revenge_v their_o cause_n if_o any_o have_v offer_v they_o violence_n and_o as_o much_o he_o say_v of_o all_o other_o distress_a who_o be_v hold_v down_o by_o violence_n and_o 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have_v be_v wont_a to_o translate_v i_o pray_v you_o or_o then_o but_o i_o think_v the_o assurance_n of_o a_o good_a cause_n be_v here_o note_v so_o as_o the_o hebrew_n particle_n now_o serve_v for_o a_o exhortation_n for_o he_o show_v that_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o make_v no_o reply_n and_o that_o they_o will_v remain_v stark_o dumb_a although_o long_a time_n shall_v be_v give_v they_o to_o justify_v themselves_o and_o sure_o so_o must_v hypocrite_n be_v deal_v withal_o for_o they_o be_v skilful_a to_o plead_v bold_o with_o god_n and_o will_v be_v seek_v out_o start_v hole_n therefore_o he_o say_v if_o they_o be_v mind_v to_o plead_v he_o be_v as_o ready_a as_o they_o quest_n but_o some_o may_v demand_v what_o reason_n the_o prophet_n have_v to_o stand_v chief_o upon_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o second_o table_n rather_o they_o upon_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o first_o for_o we_o know_v that_o in_o divide_v of_o the_o law_n it_o be_v not_o without_o cause_n that_o god_n have_v 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