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upon_o the_o former_a clause_n and_o observe_v this_o point_n that_o reproach_n be_v a_o usual_a but_o yet_o a_o great_a and_o grievous_a affliction_n to_o the_o child_n of_o god_n they_o be_v usual_a for_o david_n say_v my_o reproach_n even_o this_o holy_a man_n can_v not_o escape_v it_o the_o censure_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o they_o be_v grievous_a for_o he_o say_v which_o i_o so_o fear_n first_o that_o they_o be_v usual_a david_n often_o complain_v of_o it_o in_o this_o psalm_n and_o mention_n it_o as_o one_o great_a evil_n to_o god_n verse_n 22._o remove_v from_o i_o reproach_n and_o contempt_n for_o i_o have_v keep_v thy_o testimony_n and_o again_o verse_n 42._o so_o shall_v i_o have_v wherewith_o to_o answer_v he_o that_o reproach_v i_o for_o i_o trust_v in_o thy_o word_n and_o v._o 69._o the_o proud_a have_v forge_v a_o lie_n against_o i_o god_n may_v let_v loose_a a_o bark_a shimei_n upon_o a_o holy_a david_n and_o therefore_o do_v he_o so_o often_o complain_v of_o reproach_n so_o else_o where_o psal._n 31._o 13._o for_o i_o have_v hear_v the_o slander_n of_o many_o sundry_a sort_n of_o person_n make_v he_o their_o butt_n upon_o which_o they_o spend_v and_o let_v fly_v the_o arrow_n of_o censure_n and_o reproach_n psal._n 25._o 15._o the_o abject_n gather_v themselves_o together_o against_o i_o they_o do_v tear_v i_o and_o cease_v not_o tear_v i_o mean_v in_o his_o name_n that_o be_v rend_v and_o tear_v in_o piece_n with_o their_o reproach_n the_o abject_n gather_v themselves_o etc._n etc._n base_a dust_n will_v many_o time_n be_v fly_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o jeremiah_n tell_v we_o i_o have_v hear_v the_o defame_n of_o many_o and_o job_n and_o other_o servant_n of_o god_n yea_o our_o lord_n himself_o be_v revile_v he_o endure_v the_o contradiction_n of_o sinner_n many_o a_o bittter_fw-ge reproach_n even_o of_o the_o high_a crime_n against_o either_o table_n there_o be_v object_v to_o he_o blasphemy_n and_o sedition_n the_o 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