his_o prophet_n ezek._n 21.19_o 23._o the_o former_a god_n overrule_v in_o a_o way_n of_o mercy_n to_o israel_n but_o the_o latter_a in_o wrath_n to_o the_o perfidious_a and_o god-provoking_a jew_n for_o their_o more_o speedy_a destruction_n the_o seven_o remark_n be_v this_o word_n that_o god_n put_v into_o balaam_n mouth_n be_v not_o pollute_v by_o he_o but_o still_o preserve_v its_o own_o genuine_a and_o divine_a purity_n though_o put_v into_o the_o profane_a mouth_n of_o a_o pestilent_a soothsayer_n philosophy_n indeed_o say_v that_o quicquid_fw-la recipitur_fw-la id_fw-la recipitur_fw-la ad_fw-la modum_fw-la recipientis_fw-la the_o choice_a and_o most_o generous_a liquor_n will_v receive_v a_o unsavoury_a tincture_n imbibe_v from_o the_o musty_a vessel_n that_o be_v the_o receiver_n of_o they_o but_o here_o be_v something_o extraordinary_a and_o above_o nature_n reach_n this_o word_n be_v god_n and_o not_o balaam_n it_o only_o pass_v from_o he_o or_o through_o he_o as_o man_n speech_n do_v sometime_o through_o a_o trunk_n which_o yet_o be_v neither_o better_v nor_o make_v worse_o by_o the_o elegancy_n or_o rudeness_n of_o the_o speech_n utter_v through_o it_o balaam_n do_v not_o eat_v god_n word_n though_o he_o have_v it_o put_v in_o his_o month_n as_o jeremy_n do_v jer_n 15.16_o nor_o do_v he_o true_o believe_v what_o he_o have_v speak_v as_o david_n do_v psal_n 116.10_o and_o after_o he_o the_o apostle_n paul_n 2_o cor._n 4.13_o no_o more_o do_v the_o sage_a seneca_n his_o divine_a sentence_n etc._n etc._n the_o eight_o remark_n be_v the_o lord_n give_v no_o distinct_a answer_n to_o balaam_n boasting_n of_o his_o many_o altar_n and_o sacrifice_n as_o if_o thereby_o he_o have_v merit_v god_n favour_n in_o gratify_v his_o design_n of_o curse_v israel_n no_o notice_n god_n take_v of_o his_o vain-glorying_a in_o such_o blind_a devotion_n nor_o do_v he_o at_o all_o regard_n either_o he_o or_o they_o deut._n 23.5_o esteem_v obedience_n better_o than_o 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as_o it_o come_v not_o from_o he_o original_o so_o it_o can_v not_o be_v pollute_v by_o he_o actual_o ut_fw-la suprà _fw-la the_o ten_o remark_n be_v what_o a_o bless_a record_n be_v the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n that_o moses_n shall_v be_v make_v able_a to_o know_v all_o that_o be_v say_v and_o do_v by_o balak_n and_o balaam_n against_o jsrael_n here_o and_o to_o record_v they_o also_o in_o all_o their_o circumstance_n for_o the_o instruction_n and_o comfort_n of_o all_o succeed_a generation_n of_o the_o church_n rom._n 15.4_o moses_n must_v not_o learn_v those_o historical_a passage_n from_o any_o mortal_a man_n but_o from_o the_o all-knowing_a god_n he_o have_v they_o by_o divine_a revelation_n now_o come_v we_o to_o balaam_n parable_n which_o be_v seven_o in_o number_n as_o his_o altar_n and_o sacrifice_n be_v for_o seven_o time_n he_o be_v say_v to_o take_v up_o his_o parable_n numb_a 23.7_o and_o 18._o and_o numb_a 24_o 3._o and_o 15._o and_o 20._o and_o 21._o and_o 23._o in_o all_o seven_o time_n the_o remark_n in_o general_n be_v vaiisha_n meshalu_n he_o take_v up_o his_o parable_n from_o mashal_n dominari_fw-la as_o have_v a_o dominion_n and_o powerful_a influence_n to_o captivate_v the_o mind_n of_o those_o that_o hear_v they_o and_o here_o god_n speak_v by_o balaam_n to_o balak_n and_o his_o wicked_a moabite_n in_o parable_n that_o hear_v they_o may_v hear_v and_o not_o understand_v as_o in_o luk._n 8.10_o etc._n etc._n the_o first_o of_o those_o seven_o parable_n afford_v we_o sundry_a remark_n as_o first_o balaam_n begin_v with_o a_o thunder_a voice_n say_v balak_n have_v call_v i_o from_o mesopotamia_n my_o country_n that_o lay_v betwixt_o two_o great_a rivers_n tigris_n and_o euphrates_n as_o the_o word_n mesopotamia_n signify_v to_o curse_v and_o defy_v israel_n ver_fw-la 7._o but_o say_v he_o how_o shall_v i_o curse_v who_o god_n have_v not_o curse_v etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 8._o whereby_o god_n by_o balaam_n mouth_n reprove_v balak_n for_o send_v so_o far_o twice_o to_o fetch_v he_o who_o of_o himself_o can_v do_v nothing_o to_o gratify_v he_o in_o that_o curse_a design_n and_o wherein_o also_o balaam_n open_o proclaim_v the_o vanity_n of_o his_o own_o magic_a art_n see_v isa_n 47.12_o 13_o 14._o oh_o what_o a_o easy_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o wag_v a_o wicked_a tongue_n yet_o without_o god_n leave_n balaam_n can_v do_v it_o against_o god_n israel_n how_o easy_a be_v it_o for_o god_n to_o bind_v the_o hand_n of_o all_o king_n to_o the_o peace_n who_o thus_o bind_v this_o southsayer_n tongue_n to_o the_o good_a behaviour_n and_o make_v he_o bless_v who_o he_o will_v have_v curse_v the_o second_o remark_n from_o this_o first_o parable_n be_v all_o occasion_n and_o circumstance_n which_o the_o wicked_a propound_n to_o themselves_o a_o their_o best_a advantage_n against_o the_o godly_a the_o great_a god_n over-ruleth_a and_o turn_v they_o to_o their_o worst_a disadvantage_n for_o his_o people_n ease_n and_o for_o the_o 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only_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o balaam_n here_o but_o also_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n himself_o 2_o cor._n 6.17_o 18._o balaam_n bless_v israel_n here_o with_o their_o dwell_n alone_o as_o separate_v from_o other_o people_n both_o by_o law_n manner_n and_o religion_n as_o a_o singular_a peculiar_a people_n of_o god_n exod._n 19.5_o levit._fw-la 20._o v._o 24_o 26._o ezâ—a_n 9.2_o and_o as_o this_o phrase_n dwell_v alone_a signify_v israel_n excellency_n above_o all_o other_o people_n so_o it_o do_v their_o safety_n also_o jer._n 49.31_o and_o their_o sufficiency_n of_o all_o provision_n from_o their_o god_n insomuch_o that_o they_o shall_v neither_o need_v nor_o fear_v any_o other_o people_n deut._n 33.28_o therefore_o say_v balaam_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v reckon_v among_o other_o nation_n ver_fw-la 9_o that_o be_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v mingle_v with_o they_o nor_o change_v their_o religion_n for_o they_o but_o live_v separate_v from_o they_o in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n thus_o christ_n say_v that_o he_o have_v choose_v his_o church_n out_o of_o the_o world_n joh._n 15.19_o and_o 1_o pet._n 2.9_o yea_o and_o this_o gracious_a privilege_n the_o church_n and_o child_n of_o god_n do_v apply_v to_o themselves_o we_o know_v that_o we_o be_v of_o god_n and_o the_o whole_a world_n lie_v in_o wickedness_n 1_o joh._n 5.19_o the_o four_o remark_n be_v balaam_n mouth_n be_v make_v to_o confirm_v that_o great_a promise_n which_o god_n make_v first_o to_o abraham_n gen._n 13.15_o and_o 22.17_o and_o after_o to_o jacob_n gen._n 28.14_o when_o he_o say_v ver_fw-la 10._o who_o can_v count_v the_o dust_n of_o jacob_n or_o as_o the_o chaldee_n read_v it_o the_o numberless_a number_n of_o their_o little_a one_o etc._n etc._n thus_o the_o great_a god_n over-shot_a the_o devil_n in_o his_o own_o bow_n as_o to_o this_o matter_n also_o for_o whereas_o balak_n
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exod._n 32.28_o 35._o with_o aaron_n son_n for_o their_o first_o miscarriage_n in_o the_o priesthood_n levit._n 10_o 1_o 2._o with_o that_o person_n who_o be_v the_o first_o profaner_n of_o the_o sabbath_n numb_a 15.32_o and_o last_o with_o the_o first_o gross_a hypocrite_n in_o the_o first_o gospel_n church_n act_v 5.5_o 10._o according_o saul_n be_v the_o first_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o therefore_o god_n severity_n with_o he_o be_v to_o be_v a_o terror_n to_o all_o his_o successor_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n answer_v 3_o though_o god_n threaten_v saul_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o kingdom_n here_o yet_o may_v it_o probable_o be_v suppose_v that_o a_o tacit_n condition_n be_v employ_v namely_o if_o he_o do_v not_o hearty_o repent_v of_o his_o sin_n thus_o it_o be_v in_o the_o case_n of_o nineveh_n jonah_n 3.4_o and_o this_o be_v the_o more_o probable_a here_o because_o the_o full_a final_a and_o peremptory_a sentence_n of_o saul_n rejection_n be_v plain_o ascribe_v to_o his_o desperate_a disobedience_n unto_o god_n command_n in_o spare_v curse_v amalek_n chap._n 15.11_o 23.26_o 28.29_o and_o until_o that_o second_o prevocation_n neither_o do_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n depart_v from_o he_o nor_o be_v david_n anoint_v by_o samuel_n in_o his_o stead_n until_o chap._n 16.13_o 14._o n._n b._n answer_v 4._o sometime_o god_n punish_v small_a sin_n severe_o and_o such_o be_v set_v down_o in_o scripture_n record_n for_o weighty_a reason_n as_o first_o to_o teach_v we_o the_o heinous_a nature_n of_o sin_n in_o itself_o so_o hateful_a to_o god_n and_o so_o hurtful_a to_o man_n that_o we_o may_v abhor_v all_o the_o degree_n of_o it_o it_o be_v the_o proper_a object_n of_o hatred_n you_o that_o love_v the_o lord_n hate_v evil_a psal_n 97.10_o we_o shall_v hate_v it_o with_o a_o perfect_a hatred_n the_o small_a as_o well_o as_o the_o great_a otherwise_o our_o hatred_n of_o it_o be_v not_o perfect_a second_o to_o show_v we_o that_o indeed_o no_o sin_n can_v true_o 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when_o their_o way_n part_v jehu_n follow_v no_o far_o and_o so_o his_o rot_a aim_n become_v his_o ruin_n according_o saul_n unsound_a heart_n and_o dispensatory_a conscience_n which_o he_o here_o force_v to_o comply_v in_o a_o work_n not_o warrant_v by_o the_o word_n discover_v his_o hypocrisy_n and_o usher_v in_o his_o destruction_n the_o last_o remark_n upon_o chap._n 13._o be_v the_o low_a estate_n of_o israel_n notwithstanding_o their_o promise_v to_o themselves_o so_o much_o protection_n and_o prosperity_n from_o a_o crown_a prince_n this_o appear_v first_o in_o the_o scornful_a number_n of_o the_o army_n but_o six_o hundred_o man_n v._o 15._o to_o oppose_v the_o prodigious_a army_n of_o the_o philistine_n who_o have_v send_v forth_o spoiler_n
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ver_fw-la 3_o 4._o for_o mordecai_n upon_o their_o ask_v he_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o obstinacy_n as_o they_o call_v it_o be_v not_o ashamed_a or_o afraid_a to_o show_v they_o both_o his_o country_n and_o his_o conscience_n that_o no_o jew_n may_v do_v as_o they_o do_v because_o god_n have_v forbid_v to_o give_v divine_a honour_n to_o any_o but_o to_o himself_o deut._n 6.13_o matth._n 4.10_o and_o have_v command_v to_o blot_v out_o the_o remembrance_n of_o amalek_n exod._n 17.14_o deut._n 25.19_o 1_o sam._n 15.3_o of_o who_o haman_n descend_v remark_n the_o three_o the_o material_a cause_n of_o haman_n coonspiracy_n be_v the_o cut_n off_o the_o whole_a nation_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o one_o man_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o that_o one_o jew_n obstinate_a mordecai_n ver_fw-la 5_o 6._o upon_o a_o certain_a lucky_a day_n which_o he_o seek_v out_o by_o cast_v lot_n to_o find_v it_o ver_fw-la 7._o mark_v 1_o those_o pestilent_a pickthank_n that_o have_v reason_v the_o case_n with_o mordecai_n and_o can_v not_o reclaim_v he_o from_o his_o nonconformity_n carry_v their_o complaint_n to_o haman_n that_o they_o may_v curry_v favour_n with_o the_o king_n be_v great_a favourite_n and_o incense_v he_o to_o ruin_n mordecai_n mark_v 2._o hereupon_o haman_n swell_v like_o a_o toad_n glow_v like_o a_o hell-hagg_n bluster_a out_o those_o word_n shall_v this_o slave_n think_v himself_o too_o good_a to_o bow_n when_o all_o the_o freeman_n of_o persia_n think_v it_o not_o below_o they_o to_o adore_v i_o etc._n etc._n say_v josephus_n and_o his_o rage_n be_v so_o inflame_v that_o he_o think_v it_o a_o thing_n below_o he_o and_o too_o little_a for_o his_o revenge_n to_o vent_v it_o all_o upon_o one_o man_n mordecai_n but_o he_o will_v spend_v it_o on_o his_o whole_a nation_n mark_v 3_o yet_o haman_n want_v a_o happy_a or_o lucky_a time_n or_o day_n wherein_o to_o execute_v his_o most_o mischievous_a and_o bloody_a design_n hereupon_o he_o use_v diabolical_a divination_n or_o sorrilegy_n 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universal_a extirpation_n of_o the_o whole_a jewish_a nation_n be_v so_o far_o overrule_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v undertake_v until_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o this_o artaxerxes_n ahasuerus_n at_o which_o time_n esther_n have_v be_v his_o queen_n about_o five_o year_n and_o who_o be_v so_o great_o belove_v by_o he_o be_v in_o a_o better_a capacity_n to_o interpose_v and_o intercede_v for_o her_o people_n thus_o god_n make_v a_o remedy_n ready_a before_o the_o malady_n break_v forth_o and_o second_o though_o haman_n malice_n be_v so_o implacable_a and_o unwearied_a as_o to_o trouble_v himself_o so_o long_o in_o seek_v out_o a_o lucky_a day_n for_o revenge_n yet_o herein_o god_n over-shot_a the_o devil_n in_o his_o own_o bow_n dispose_v of_o this_o diabolical_a lottery_n so_o prov._n 16.33_o as_o to_o defer_v haman_n suppose_a lucky_a day_n from_o that_o march_n unto_o february_n follow_v whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o his_o devilish_a design_n be_v defeat_v before_o that_o time_n come_v wherein_o to_o accomplish_v it_o chap._n 9.1_o etc._n etc._n remark_n the_o four_o the_o formal_a cause_n namely_o the_o mean_n and_o argument_n wherewith_o haman_n persuade_v the_o king_n into_o a_o grant_n of_o his_o royal_a authority_n for_o execute_v his_o bloody_a purpose_n upon_o the_o jew_n after_o he_o have_v find_v out_o his_o suppose_a lucky_a time_n for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o it_o ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o mark_v 1_o haman_n caress_v the_o king_n say_v there_o be_v a_o certain_a people_n not_o worth_a hanghty_a haman_n name_n scatter_a abroad_o this_o be_v not_o their_o crime_n but_o their_o calamity_n deut._n 32.23_o 26._o but_o he_o mean_v say_v menochius_fw-la they_o be_v a_o malevelent_a people_n so_o may_v be_v more_o mischievous_a be_v disperse_a in_o all_o the_o province_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n therefore_o the_o more_o dangerous_a for_o infect_v the_o king_n liege-people_n and_o for_o sow_v seed_n of_o sedition_n etc._n etc._n whereas_o indeed_o say_v bonartius_fw-la this_o dispersion_n do_v disenable_a they_o to_o make_v head_n against_o a_o adversary_n and_o expose_v they_o to_o be_v destroy_v with_o more_o ease_v be_v their_o law_n divers_a from_o all_o people_n so_o indeed_o they_o be_v and_o better_a law_n deut._n 4.6_o 7_o 8._o neh._n 9.13_o here_o haman_n speak_v truth_n as_o that_o old_a liar_n the_o devil_n will_v do_v sometime_o but_o for_o a_o devilish_a end_n to_o deceive_v the_o king_n with_o sycophant_n sophistry_n mark_v 2._o nor_o do_v they_o keep_v the_o king_n law_n wherein_o say_v piscator_fw-la haman_n reflect_v upon_o mordecai'_v not_o bow_v to_o he_o at_o the_o king_n command_n and_o he_o be_v a_o jew_n all_o the_o jew_n must_v be_v criminal_n according_o can_v they_o but_o find_v occasion_n etc._n etc._n thus_o this_o breathe_v devil_n represent_v all_o the_o jew_n as_o refractory_n and_o rebel_n etc._n etc._n be_v a_o impudent_a liar_n even_o while_o he_o speak_v truth_n for_o though_o it_o be_v true_a they_o keep_v not_o the_o king_n law_n in_o sacred_a matter_n which_o therein_o they_o can_v not_o do_v it_o be_v contrary_a to_o their_o conscience_n and_o they_o must_v obey_v god_n rather_o than_o man_n as_o before_z yet_o keep_v they_o the_o king_n law_n in_o civil_a case_n promote_a the_o peace_n of_o such_o place_n where_o they_o live_v as_o bid_v so_o to_o do_v jer._n 29.7_o mark_v 3_o this_o curse_a courtier_n come_v to_o draw_v his_o conclusion_n out_o of_o all_o his_o plausible_a premise_n in_o which_o syllogism_n call_v sorite_n he_o fill_v his_o mouth_n with_o most_o cogent_a argument_n every_o word_n in_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v weight_n and_o worth_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o king_n profit_n to_o permit_v they_o thus_o while_n he_o pretend_v only_o the_o king_n be_v and_o kingdom_n be_v profit_n lest_o sedition_n shall_v be_v excite_v by_o the_o jew_n say_v bonartius_fw-la he_o sole_o intend_v the_o satiate_a his_o own_o private_a rage_n which_o he_o 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matth._n 26.41_o mark_v 4._o this_o fast_o be_v after_o command_v to_o be_v continue_v three_o day_n ver_fw-la 15_o 16_o 17._o wherein_o they_o abstain_v though_o not_o à _fw-la toto_fw-la from_o all_o necessary_a food_n yet_o at_o lest_o à _fw-la tanto_fw-la and_o à _fw-la tali_fw-la take_v no_o more_o of_o quantity_n than_o to_o keep_v alive_a and_o not_o any_o of_o a_o luscious_a and_o delightsome_a quality_n as_o dan._n 10.2_o 3._o n.b._n thus_o that_o like_a phrase_n act_v 27.33_o be_v to_o be_v take_v and_o all_o this_o be_v do_v for_o further_a their_o repentance_n a_o right_a remedy_n for_o reconcilement_n remark_n the_o second_o concern_v mordecai_n mourn_v in_o particular_a ver_fw-la 1_o 2._o mark_v 1_o so_o soon_o as_o mordecai_n jadan_n perceive_v either_o by_o the_o relation_n of_o some_o friend_n or_o by_o the_o triumph_n of_o the_o jew_n enemy_n say_v junius_n or_o rather_o by_o post_v up_o the_o proclamation_n in_o shushan_n say_v masius_n than_o he_o rend_v his_o clohth_n to_o show_v that_o his_o very_a heart_n be_v rend_v with_o sorrow_n for_o zion_n joel_n 2.12_o 13._o so_o solicitous_a be_v he_o for_o the_o church_n welfare_n as_o old_a eli_n have_v be_v for_o the_o ark_n 1_o sam._n 4.13_o mark_v 2._o he_o put_v on_o sackcloth_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o mourner_n not_o only_o among_o the_o jew_n gen._n 37.29_o 34._o 1_o king_n 21.27_o and_o 2_o king_n 19.1_o etc._n etc._n but_o also_o among_o the_o gentile_n 1_o king_n 20.32_o and_o jon._n 3._o etc._n etc._n yea_o he_o put_v on_o a_o dusty_a garment_n besprinkle_v with_o ash_n say_v drusius_n as_o hold_v the_o worst_a clothes_n too_o good_a for_o such_o a_o woeful_a caitiff_n etc._n etc._n mark_v 3_o he_o go_v into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o city_n that_o be_v into_o the_o marketplace_n say_v a_o lapide_fw-la which_o usual_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o city_n and_o there_o cry_v out_o with_o a_o loud_a and_o bitter_a cry_n say_v josephus_n that_o a_o innocent_a nation_n be_v design_v 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efficient_a cause_n of_o all_o evil_a and_o death_n be_v the_o final_a effect_n of_o evil_a rom._n 5_o 12._o and_o satan_n be_v a_o most_o dangerous_a thief_n as_o he_o have_v get_v the_o upper_a ground_n of_o man_n for_o he_o be_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o air_n eph._n 2.2_o which_o be_v about_o the_o earth_n where_o man_n walk_v and_o sin_n be_v no_o less_o dangerous_a a_o thief_n for_o the_o iniquity_n of_o man_n beel_n do_v compass_v he_o about_o ps_n 49.5_o and_o so_o if_o leave_v to_o himself_o he_o be_v ever_o in_o danger_n to_o have_v his_o heel_n trip_v up_o thereby_o and_o last_o death_n come_v oft_o as_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n upon_o man_n 1_o thes_n 5.2_o 2_o pet._n 3.10_o revel_v 16.15_o and_o 3.3_o etc._n etc._n n.b._n note_v well_o 3._o the_o original_a sinner_n adam_n fall_v among_o these_o thief_n when_o he_o mind_v more_o satan_n promise_n and_o eve_n proffer_n of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n than_o he_o do_v of_o god_n precept_n against_o it_o his_o harken_v and_o hanker_a after_o honour_n of_o the_o devil_n give_v make_v he_o walk_v the_o wrong_a way_n from_o the_o tree_n of_o lifts_z to_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a this_o make_v he_o to_o sin_n that_o great_a of_o sin_n reckon_v to_o be_v next_o unto_o that_o unpardonable_a sin_n the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n see_v it_o be_v a_o sin_n against_o so_o much_o light_n life_n love_n and_o liberty_n such_o as_o never_o any_o mortal_a man_n have_v his_o sin_n be_v not_o the_o rebellion_n of_o a_o poor_a peasant_n upon_o the_o dunghill_n but_o of_o the_o high_a favourite_n in_o the_o court_n even_o in_o paradise_n itself_o hereupon_o bernard_n descant_v si_fw-la hoc_fw-la adamo_n contigisseâ—_n in_o paradiso_fw-la quid_fw-la nobis_fw-la in_o seerquilinio_fw-la if_o adam_n fall_v among_o thief_n in_o paradise_n itself_o oh_o what_o fall_v may_v befall_v we_o that_o be_v cast_v upon_o the_o dunghill_n of_o this_o evil_a world_n satan_n make_v adam_n sin_n 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