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take_v for_o a_o foolish_a and_o a_o ignorant_a person_n for_o a_o fool_n and_o a_o ignorant_a person_n have_v nothing_o to_o say_v the_o jew_n call_v the_o gentile_n foolish_a and_o ignorant_a because_o they_o know_v not_o their_o law_n nor_o think_v they_o that_o any_o speech_n which_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n lord_n open_z thou_o my_o lip_n and_o my_o mouth_n shall_v show_v forth_o thy_o praise_n straight_o the_o prophet_n will_v have_v think_v himself_o dumb_a if_o he_o have_v speak_v any_o thing_n beside_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n his_o justice_n and_o his_o law_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a duty_n of_o the_o elect_a jew_n who_o lip_n therefore_o be_v say_v to_o be_v circumcise_v but_o the_o gentile_n be_v of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n and_o therefore_o be_v right_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o infant_n the_o gentile_n be_v call_v little_a one_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n as_o they_o be_v esteem_v poor_a and_o because_o god_n have_v open_v to_o they_o 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with_o god_n or_o because_o the_o gentile_n by_o a_o narural_a imbred_a hatred_n be_v enemy_n to_o the_o jew_n let_v all_o thy_o enemy_n perish_v do_v deborah_n sing_v who_o have_v destroy_v the_o gentile_n who_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o jew_n and_o to_o god_n but_o concern_v the_o gentile_n enemy_n to_o god_n and_o the_o jew_n more_o at_o large_a in_o its_o due_a place_n furthermore_o that_o which_o be_v the_o chief_a disgrace_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v that_o they_o be_v compare_v every_o where_o to_o beast_n in_o sacred_a author_n and_o be_v account_v beast_n beneath_o man_n by_o reason_n of_o that_o great_a opposition_n by_o which_o the_o jew_n be_v account_v go_n the_o 22_o psa_n thus_o complain_v of_o the_o nation_n who_o have_v assault_v israel_n many_o bull_n have_v encompass_v i_o fat_a bull_n have_v beset_v i_o they_o open_v their_o mouth_n upon_o i_o like_o a_o raven_a and_o a_o roar-lion_n psalm_n 57_o deliver_v i_o from_o the_o lion_n whelp_n the_o son_n of_o man_n who_o 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