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the_o mountain_n shake_v with_o the_o swell_a thereof_o psal_n 46.2_o 3._o si_fw-mi fractus_fw-la illabatur_fw-la orbis_fw-la impavidum_fw-la ferient_fw-la ruinae_fw-la horat._n a_o godly_a man_n ark_n be_v pitch_v within_o and_o without_o toss_v it_o may_v be_v but_o not_o drown_v shake_v but_o not_o shiver_v no_o kingdom_n in_o the_o world_n no_o empire_n have_v such_o a_o privilege_n 6._o doct._n trouble_v be_v evil_a in_o itself_o the_o year_n wherein_o we_o have_v see_v evil_a psal_n 90.15_o shall_v there_o be_v any_o evil_n in_o the_o city_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o do_v it_o amos_n 3.6_o reason_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v evil_a to_o the_o body_n help_v to_o confume_v it_o by_o disease_n 2._o it_o be_v evil_a to_o the_o soul_n help_v to_o vex_v it_o with_o grief_n and_o disquietness_n it_o make_v a_o man_n cry_v out_o why_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v within_o i_o psal_n 43.5_o use_v let_v we_o bless_v god_n our_o heavenly_a 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to_o god_n riches_n and_o tithe_n have_v the_o same_o letter_n in_o hebrew_n they_o differ_v only_o by_o a_o stop_n on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o letter_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o hebrew_n proverb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pay_v tithe_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v rich_a augustin_n speak_v of_o those_o who_o have_v their_o corn_n smite_v with_o blast_v and_o mildew_n who_o will_v not_o willing_o pay_v their_o tithe_n say_v reckon_v now_o o_o covetous_a wretch_n nine_o part_n be_v withdraw_v from_o thou_o because_o thou_o will_v not_o give_v the_o ten_o and_o he_o add_v this_o reason_n dei_fw-la enim_fw-la justa_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la es_fw-la decimam_fw-la non_fw-la dederis_fw-la tu_fw-la ad_fw-la decimam_fw-la revoceris_fw-la novem_fw-la partibus_fw-la sc_fw-la detractis_fw-la for_o this_o be_v god_n just_a custom_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o give_v the_o ten_o to_o he_o thou_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o ten_o nine_o part_n be_v take_v away_o so_o 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