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it_o be_v this_o eternal_a rule_n of_o right_n and_o wrong_n establish_v mention_v whereof_o be_v make_v by_o junius_n paral._n 24._o lib._n 2._o to_o this_o sense_n there_o be_v no_o cause_n why_o man_n shall_v be_v careful_a to_o procure_v revenge_n against_o or_o to_o take_v revenge_n upon_o such_o as_o have_v wrong_v they_o it_o be_v their_o part_n rather_o to_o rest_v in_o god_n and_o to_o commit_v all_o their_o injury_n unto_o he_o that_o he_o to_o who_o alone_a vengeance_n belong_v may_v at_o length_n show_v himself_o it_o be_v a_o axiom_n among_o schoole-divines_a nihil_fw-la obstat_fw-la quo_fw-la minùs_fw-la speciales_fw-la sententias_fw-la transferamus_fw-la ad_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la universalem_fw-la a_o particular_a and_o special_a sentence_n may_v be_v a_o good_a ground_n to_o a_o universal_a doctrine_n albeit_o therefore_o it_o be_v moses_n his_o purpose_n in_o use_v these_o word_n and_o paul_n in_o cite_v they_o to_o dissuade_v the_o godly_a from_o all_o private_a 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〈◊〉_d â—_o notable_a pattern_n of_o the_o disposition_n of_o those_o plant_n which_o must_v be_v root_v out_o 15.13_o mat._n 15.13_o because_o they_o be_v not_o plant_v by_o god_n the_o father_n they_o be_v among_o the_o number_n of_o those_o many_o that_o be_v call_v mat._n 2d_o 14_o but_o god_n never_o vouchsafe_v they_o his_o holy_a spirit_n in_o so_o great_a measure_n as_o to_o seal_v they_o unto_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n and_o therefore_o this_o call_n have_v not_o that_o effect_n in_o they_o which_o it_o have_v in_o god_n choose_v the_o choose_v of_o god_n when_o they_o be_v call_v do_v speedy_o answer_v and_o have_v ready_a heart_n to_o come_v unto_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n can_v no_o soon_o say_v of_o his_o little_a remnant_n which_o he_o bring_v through_o the_o fire_n and_o fine_v as_o silver_n and_o tri_v as_o gold_n it_o be_v my_o people_n but_o they_o shall_v say_v again_o the_o lord_n be_v my_o god_n zach._n 13.9_o and_o he_o shall_v no_o soon_o say_v unto_o they_o 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