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the_o dregs_o the_o stroke_n of_o god_n upon_o his_o enemy_n be_v describe_v esay_n 30_o 32.27_o 7._o 12._o esa_n 30_o 32.27.1_o 7_o 12._o he_o will_v not_o strike_v twice_o it_o be_v good_a we_o consider_v every_o man_n his_o way_n and_o turn_v his_o foot_n unto_o god_n commandment_n for_o god_n will_v enter_v into_o judgement_n even_o with_o those_o that_o strive_v to_o be_v most_o in_o favour_n the_o sum_n of_o all_o be_v this_o what_o we_o have_v do_v and_o how_o we_o have_v live_v towards_o god_n yea_o and_o towards_o man_n o_o lord_n god_n of_o truth_n that_o in_o witness_n of_o thy_o constancy_n and_o for_o relief_n of_o our_o infirmity_n have_v many_o time_n and_o way_n inform_v we_o of_o thy_o power_n and_o mercy_n grant_v that_o what_o thou_o speak_v we_o may_v hear_v attentive_o and_o obedient_o and_o thereby_o be_v so_o qualify_v through_o thy_o grace_n to_o use_v those_o holy_a mean_n which_o lead_v to_o a_o happy_a end_n that_o when_o thou_o take_v account_v of_o our_o 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although_o without_o these_o a_o city_n can_v be_v maintain_v yet_o by_o these_o a_o city_n must_v not_o be_v govern_v these_o sit_v not_o upon_o the_o seat_n of_o judgement_n these_o can_v declare_v the_o form_n of_o the_o law_n they_o be_v not_o meet_v to_o discern_v hard_a matter_n such_o thing_n must_v be_v leave_v unto_o the_o learned_a 8.15_o pro._n 8.15_o which_o must_v with_o much_o pain_n attain_v great_a wisdom_n prov._n 8._o by_o i_o king_n reign_v and_o prince_n decree_v justice_n by_o i_o noble_n bear_v rule_v and_o all_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n if_o your_o delight_n be_v in_o throne_n and_o sceptre_n than_o honour_n wisdom_n when_o moses_n tire_v with_o the_o government_n of_o all_o israel_n will_v unburthen_v part_n of_o his_o charge_n upon_o other_o man_n shoulder_n bring_v say_v he_o unto_o i_o
to_o be_v doubt_v whether_o at_o all_o this_o be_v the_o signification_n but_o that_o which_o i_o note_v be_v this_o that_o all_o three_o translation_n do_v but_o full_o express_v the_o fact_n and_o every_o one_o of_o they_o contain_v some_o principal_a circumstance_n of_o the_o fact_n why_o then_o do_v we_o wrangle_v about_o word_n that_o phinees_n execute_v judgement_n we_o will_v not_o deny_v that_o he_o pacify_v god_n and_o use_v prayer_n to_o sanctify_v his_o work_n unto_o god_n they_o may_v not_o deny_v that_o the_o word_n may_v bear_v all_o there_o be_v no_o judicious_a divine_a can_v deny_v and_o yet_o lo_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o blemish_n of_o our_o liturgy_n this_o seem_v a_o just_a cause_n why_o many_o man_n conscience_n will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o subscribe_v to_o our_o liturgy_n he_o that_o know_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o septuagint_n and_o observe_v that_o both_o the_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n notwithstanding_o that_o difference_n use_v it_o and_o edify_v many_o thousand_o by_o it_o he_o that_o know_v that_o the_o great_a light_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n ignorant_a of_o the_o original_a hebrew_n and_o yet_o bring_v many_o hebrew_n unto_o god_n he_o that_o know_v saint_n hieromes_n translation_n be_v by_o saint_n austin_n and_o other_o impugn_a who_o think_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n and_o practice_v of_o religion_n of_o great_a price_n than_o phrase_n and_o property_n of_o word_n he_o i_o say_v that_o know_v these_o thing_n will_v judge_v our_o church_n tread_v their_o step_n worthy_a of_o better_a entertainment_n than_o the_o reproach_n of_o spiteful_a tongue_n brethren_n â—_o 1_o cor._n 8._o â—_o we_o know_v that_o we_o all_o have_v knowledge_n but_o knowledge_n puff_v up_o and_o it_o be_v charity_n that_o edifi_v wherefore_o we_o conclude_v with_o the_o apostle_n and_o persuade_v our_o opposite_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 12.3_o rom._n 12.3_o 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thy_o eye_n upon_o the_o truth_n thou_o have_v smite_v they_o but_o they_o have_v not_o sorrow_v thou_o have_v consume_v they_o but_o they_o have_v refuse_v to_o receive_v correction_n they_o have_v make_v their_o face_n hard_a than_o a_o stone_n and_o have_v refuse_v to_o return_v therefore_o i_o say_v sure_o those_o to_o who_o i_o have_v hitherto_o preach_v be_v but_o poor_a man_n and_o simple_a one_o which_o know_v not_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n nor_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o god_n i_o will_v get_v i_o to_o the_o great_a man_n and_o speak_v to_o they_o they_o be_v learn_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o god_n but_o what_o he_o find_v he_o report_v those_o great_a man_n be_v become_v the_o son_n of_o belial_n they_o have_v break_v the_o yoke_n and_o burst_v god_n band_n 6._o amos_n 6._o v._o 4_o 5_o 6._o they_o be_v great_a man_n in_o the_o day_n of_o amos_n that_o lie_v upon_o bed_n of_o ivory_n eat_v the_o lamb_n of_o the_o 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