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s._n james_n full_a of_o deadly_a poison_n mark_v that_o it_o insect_v as_o poison_v it_o kill_v it_o mortâ—fieth_v as_o deadly_a poison_n neither_o if_o we_o do_v compare_v the_o severall_n be_v this_o the_o least_o sermo_fw-la nay_o questionless_a the_o tongue_n leave_v a_o deep_a wound_n than_o do_v the_o sword_n ishmael_n be_v say_v to_o persecute_v isaac_n gal._n 4._o 19_o how_o 21._o glâ—dione_n a_o mâ—â—â—_n say_v calvin_n with_o sword_n or_o hand_n ibid._n no_o with_o the_o poisonous_a mock_n of_o his_o tongue_n which_o hurt_v not_o the_o body_n but_o direct_o wound_v the_o soul_n sarah_n see_v ishmaell_n mock_v what_o follow_v cast_v out_o the_o bondwoman_n and_o her_o son_n for_o this_o his_o mock_n he_o and_o his_o mother_n be_v ablegated_a and_o banish_v what_o can_v sarah_n have_v do_v more_o have_v ishmaell_n strike_v he_o spurn_v he_o or_o beat_v he_o whence_o come_v this_o heat_n certain_o this_o mock_n be_v more_o bitter_a more_o grievous_a than_o any_o blow_n it_o 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he_o say_v he_o trust_v in_o god_n let_v he_o save_v he_o etc._n etc._n neither_o be_v this_o peculiar_a to_o man_n of_o learning_n though_o in_o they_o most_o perspicuous_a other_o also_o can_v rail_v and_o revile_v the_o truth_n the_o jew_n full_a of_o envy_n speak_v against_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v speak_v of_o paul_n contrary_v they_o blasphemy_n and_o rail_v on_o they_o contradict_v and_o blaspheme_v blaspheme_v that_o be_v another_o word_n in_o the_o definition_n and_o a_o certain_a especial_a manner_n of_o this_o verbal_a persecution_n blasphemy_n 1._o do_v import_v a_o certain_a derogation_n and_o diminish_n of_o a_o excellent_a goodness_n especial_o divine_a the_o notation_n give_v it_o to_o be_v script_n a_o hurt_v of_o the_o fame_n in_o scripture_n it_o be_v appropriate_v to_o signify_v not_o any_o kind_n of_o malediction_n or_o slanderous_a speech_n but_o that_o which_o be_v peculiar_o bend_v against_o god_n and_o his_o truth_n and_o by_o a_o metaphor_n sometime_o 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make_v it_o the_o plenitude_n and_o fullness_n of_o this_o sin_n hence_o come_v the_o revile_v of_o god_n justice_n make_v god_n a_o accepter_n of_o person_n tax_v the_o right_a ous_a judge_n with_o injustice_n hence_o come_v the_o truth_n to_o be_v account_v impious_a wicked_a and_o diabolical_a hence_o it_o be_v that_o they_o count_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n a_o unholy_a thing_n hence_o be_v it_o that_o they_o attribute_v that_o to_o the_o devil_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n as_o do_v those_o 24._o blasphemous_a pharisee_n in_o a_o word_n hence_o come_v the_o whole_a troop_n the_o whole_a heap_n of_o those_o blasphemous_a speech_n which_o they_o cast_v forth_o against_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n even_o from_o that_o mouth_n speak_v blasphemy_n we_o have_v peruse_v the_o effect_n in_o our_o whether_o now_o malicious_a turn_v your_o eye_n and_o see_v the_o cause_n the_o cause_n be_v malice_n yea_o this_o malice_n be_v the_o essential_a form_n of_o it_o 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grace_n whereupon_o the_o lord_n do_v press_v his_o conscience_n with_o fear_n and_o terror_n affect_v it_o with_o the_o sensible_a feel_n of_o god_n heavy_a wrath_n upon_o his_o soul_n yea_o even_o set_v he_o forth_o as_o a_o vessel_n prepare_v for_o destruction_n cause_v his_o soul_n and_o conscience_n to_o witness_v so_o much_o against_o he_o and_o at_o certain_a time_n make_v he_o to_o feel_v most_o horrible_a terror_n and_o convulsion_n five_o then_o grow_v he_o to_o impenitency_n to_o fret_v to_o murmur_v and_o reluctation_n against_o god_n malicious_o oppose_v himself_o against_o his_o majesty_n yea_o hate_v he_o who_o he_o can_v conceive_v none_o otherwise_o then_o a_o righteous_a judge_n to_o condemn_v he_o hence_o it_o come_v say_v 27._o o_o calvin_n that_o so_o bold_o yea_o so_o frâ—mant_fw-la malapert_o they_o fret_v against_o god_n they_o try_v indeed_o all_o mean_n to_o remove_v the_o sense_n of_o god_n anger_n but_o in_o vain_a for_o ibid._n so_o soon_o as_o they_o 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