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thought_n of_o revenge_n but_o be_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n see_v in_o that_o wrong_n it_o will_v tame_v thou_o when_o david_n be_v flee_v from_o his_o son_n absalon_n and_o shimei_n come_v out_o and_o curse_n he_o abâ—shai_n say_v shall_v a_o dead_a dog_n curse_v the_o king_n let_v i_o go_v over_o and_o take_v off_o his_o head_n o_o let_v he_o alone_o say_v david_n god_n have_v say_v unto_o he_o curse_n david_n who_o then_o shall_v say_v wherefore_o have_v thou_o do_v so_o 2_o sam._n 16.9_o 10._o if_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n extend_v to_o the_o hair_n of_o our_o head_n that_o they_o be_v all_o number_v mat._n 10.30_o unquestionable_o it_o be_v not_o unconcern_v in_o the_o affront_n and_o injury_n do_v to_o we_o by_o man_n and_o whatever_o thou_o have_v to_o say_v to_o the_o person_n that_o have_v injure_v thou_o yet_o if_o thou_o look_v up_o to_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o it_o thou_o will_v be_v silent_a and_o calm_a and_o 4._o remember_v when_o thou_o do_v not_o pardon_n but_o offer_v to_o revenge_v at_o thy_o own_o hand_n thou_o usurp_v god_n place_n rom._n 12.19_o dear_o belove_v revenge_v not_o yourselves_o but_o rather_o give_v place_n unto_o wrath_n for_o it_o be_v write_v vengeance_n be_v i_o i_o will_v repay_v say_v the_o lord_n and_o consequent_o when_o thou_o offer_v to_o revenge_v thou_o take_v his_o place_n and_o provock_v he_o to_o leave_v thou_o and_o let_v thou_o stand_v to_o thyself_o and_o not_o concern_v himself_o in_o any_o wrong_n do_v to_o thou_o but_o the_o three_o thing_n i_o propose_v to_o speak_v a_o word_n to_o be_v that_o this_o forgivenness_n of_o other_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o they_o that_o will_v evidence_n that_o they_o be_v pardon_v of_o god_n themselves_o mat._n 6.12_o we_o be_v bid_v pray_v forgive_v we_o our_o debt_n as_o we_o forgive_v other_o i_o shall_v brief_o explain_v this_o and_o close_o and_o 1._o as_o i_o have_v often_o hint_v before_o our_o forgive_a other_o do_v nor_o merit_n pardon_n for_o 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