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the_o lord_n shall_v suffer_v these_o wicked_a enemy_n to_o overturn_v all_o his_o own_o work_n break_v down_o the_o carve_a work_n 〈◊〉_d pluck_v up_o the_o vine_n which_o his_o own_o right_a hand_n have_v plant_v as_o psal._n 80_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o to_o burn_v up_o all_o the_o synagogue_n of_o god_n in_o the_o land_n cast_v fire_n into_o the_o sanctuary_n etc._n etc._n psal._n 74_o 2_o 3_o 5_o 6_o 7._o yea_o and_o blaspheme_v his_o own_o name_n vers_n 10._o see_v psal._n 44._o 8._o there_o be_v also_o several_a thing_n in_o the_o lord_n dispensation_n with_o his_o own_o people_n in_o particular_a that_o seem_v to_o we_o many_o time_n crooked_a as_o 1._o we_o think_v that_o he_o shall_v never_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o his_o own_o faithful_a one_o and_o that_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v make_v to_o cry_v out_o with_o job_n chap_n 13_o 24._o wherefore_o hide_v thou_o thy_o face_n and_o hold_v i_o for_o thy_o enemy_n and_o as_o david_n psalm_n 10._o vers_fw-la 1._o and_o 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shall_v be_v still_o flourish_v like_o the_o palm_n tree_n and_o grow_v like_o a_o cedar_n in_o lebanon_n 6._o so_o we_o think_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v free_a all_o their_o day_n of_o the_o trouble_n or_o at_o least_o of_o the_o prevail_a power_n of_o corruption_n we_o think_v that_o enemy_n shall_v never_o assault_v we_o any_o more_o or_o molest_v our_o quarter_n we_o think_v it_o strange_a that_o these_o servant_n shall_v ever_o come_v to_o ride_v upon_o horse_n in_o our_o soul_n and_o that_o his_o people_n shall_v be_v make_v to_o cry_v out_o with_o paul_n rom._n 7_o 24._o woe_n be_v i_o miserable_a man_n who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o