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friend_n nor_o enemy_n whereas_o in_o truth_n he_o have_v none_o but_o enemy_n woe_n be_v i_o my_o mother_n say_v jeremy_n 10._o that_o thou_o have_v bear_v i_o a_o man_n of_o coâ—tention_n i_o have_v neither_o lend_v nor_o take_v upon_o usury_n yet_o every_o one_o do_v curse_v i_o if_o innocence_n itself_o shall_v assume_v the_o shâ—pe_n of_o a_o man_n and_o dwell_v upoâ—_n earth_n it_o will_v 〈◊〉_d enemy_n rather_o than_o a_o man_n want_z enemy_n his_o bosom_n friend_n shall_v become_v his_o enemy_n inimici_fw-la hominis_fw-la domestici_fw-la ejâ—â—_z they_o of_o a_o man_n household_n prove_v often_o hiâ—_z enemy_n â—eâ—_n a_fw-la mâ—â—_z own_o self_n often_o prove_v his_o own_o great_a enemy_n to_o rise_v yet_o one_o degree_n high_o as_o it_o 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a cross_n to_o want_v all_o cross_n so_o to_o 〈◊〉_d eâ—emies_n be_v the_o great_a enmity_n enemy_n be_v the_o â—am_fw-la nâ—rs_n that_o nail_v we_o close_o to_o our_o god_n enemy_n be_v the_o bruâ—hâ—s_v that_o wear_v away_o 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smite_v the_o army_n of_o the_o chaldean_n say_v god_n so_o that_o there_o remain_v none_o but_o wound_a man_n yet_o they_o shall_v arise_v up_o every_o man_n in_o his_o tent_n and_o burn_v this_o city_n with_o fire_n jer._n 37._o 10._o god_n can_v infuse_v such_o strength_n and_o vigour_n into_o man_n half_o dead_a that_o all_o the_o power_n of_o their_o enemy_n be_v not_o able_a to_o resist_v what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o when_o we_o have_v both_o bow_n and_o sword_n let_v we_o nor_o presume_v when_o we_o want_v bâ—wes_n and_o sword_n let_v we_o neither_o dispâ—â—re_o nor_o yet_o rash_o hazard_v ourselves_o the_o one_o argue_v want_n of_o faith_n the_o other_o be_v a_o tempt_n of_o god_n whether_o we_o have_v they_o or_o want_v they_o yet_o let_v we_o say_v some_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o charret_n and_o some_o in_o horse_n but_o we_o will_v remember_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n psal._n 20._o 7._o when_o it_o be_v tell_v leonides_n that_o the_o persian_a arrow_n 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