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high_a place_n how_o be_v the_o mighty_a fâ—llon_n 20._o 2_o sam._n 1.19_o 20._o tâ—ll_o be_v not_o in_o gath_n publish_v it_o not_o in_o the_o street_n of_o ashkelon_n lest_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o philistine_n rejoice_v lest_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o uncirâ—â—â—tised_a triumph_n for_o this_o add_v to_o the_o ungodliness_n of_o the_o wicked_a they_o grow_v proud_a upon_o it_o let_v not_o their_o wicked_a imagination_n prosper_v lesâ—_n they_o grow_v too_o proud_a reason_n 4_o 4._o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o church_n when_o they_o do_v grow_v sharp_a and_o smart_a cause_n the_o ungodly_a of_o the_o earth_n to_o blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o for_o nothing_o that_o david_n do_v pray_v so_o earnest_o quicken_v i_o o_o lord_n for_o thy_o name_n sake_n 143.11_o ps_n 143.11_o for_o thy_o righteousness_n sake_n bring_v my_o soul_n out_o of_o trouble_n the_o ungodly_a jew_n and_o roman_n stand_v by_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n do_v speak_v contemptible_o of_o 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than_o be_v it_o better_a with_o i_o then_o now_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o great_a favour_n of_o god_n to_o his_o people_n to_o restore_v they_o their_o own_o possession_n again_o that_o they_o may_v be_v as_o in_o year_n past_a for_o now_o they_o have_v want_v they_o do_v better_o know_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n than_o they_o do_v before_o in_o the_o use_n of_o they_o they_o will_v have_v esteem_v it_o a_o great_a favour_n in_o their_o captivity_n to_o have_v have_v but_o some_o ease_n of_o their_o burden_n some_o liberty_n to_o have_v eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o labour_n in_o great_a misery_n every_o little_a breathe_n of_o ease_n be_v sweet_a and_o comfortable_a but_o here_o be_v a_o full_a restitution_n of_o they_o to_o their_o former_a possession_n promise_v 2_o but_o here_o be_v much_o more_o promise_v even_o dilatation_n of_o their_o border_n they_o shall_v have_v more_o than_o they_o have_v they_o may_v call_v their_o place_n rehoboth_n as_o isaac_n call_v the_o well_o 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own_o to_o make_v they_o more_o territory_n and_o thus_o much_o take_v from_o their_o neighbour_a enemy_n the_o edomite_n and_o the_o philistines_n and_o give_v to_o they_o make_v they_o gainer_n by_o their_o loss_n their_o banishment_n be_v a_o sow_v in_o tear_n this_o be_v a_o reap_v in_o joy_n david_n be_v so_o reasonable_a that_o he_o only_o desire_v of_o god_n say_v make_v we_o glad_a according_a to_o the_o day_n wherein_o thou_o have_v afflict_v we_o and_o the_o year_n wherein_o we_o have_v see_v evil_a 90.15_o ps_n 90.15_o god_n be_v a_o more_o bountiful_a giver_n for_o he_o make_v his_o people_n glad_a not_o only_o with_o that_o which_o they_o lose_v but_o with_o much_o more_o he_o enpoverish_v their_o enemy_n to_o enrich_v they_o that_o they_o may_v take_v the_o labour_n of_o the_o people_n into_o their_o possession_n job_n will_v have_v wish_v no_o more_o than_o to_o be_v as_o he_o be_v in_o some_o month_n past_a 2.10_o job_n five_o 2.10_o and_o god_n not_o only_o restore_v he_o what_o he_o former_o have_v but_o he_o give_v he_o twice_o so_o much_o as_o he_o have_v before_o so_o the_o lord_n bless_v the_o latter_a end_n of_o job_n more_o than_o his_o beginning_n which_o saint_n gregory_n do_v apply_v to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o last_o day_n when_o they_o shall_v receive_v full_a glory_n both_o in_o their_o soul_n and_o body_n in_o his_o kingdom_n for_o in_o thing_n temporal_a this_o do_v not_o always_o hold_v that_o god_n repair_v thus_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o child_n neither_o do_v they_o expect_v it_o for_o they_o have_v learn_v how_o to_o want_v but_o what_o want_v in_o outward_a thing_n be_v restore_v to_o they_o in_o spiritual_a grace_n in_o the_o gift_n of_o patience_n and_o contentedness_n in_o thankfulness_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o supplication_n doctr._fw-la 2_o 2._o doctr._fw-la god_n punish_v the_o enemy_n of_o his_o church_n by_o those_o against_o who_o they_o have_v prevail_v for_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n shall_v be_v a_o flame_n and_o the_o house_n of_o joseph_n a_o fire_n not_o â—â—â—â—substant_a be_v into_o fire_n and_o flame_n as_o a_o papist_n may_v prove_v as_o well_o out_o of_o this_o text_n as_o he_o have_v the_o corporeal_a presence_n of_o christ_n out_o of_o hoc_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la meum_fw-la this_o be_v my_o body_n but_o by_o way_n of_o similitute_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o effect_n that_o shall_v follow_v for_o they_o shall_v consume_v the_o house_n of_o edom_n who_o god_n will_v make_v as_o stubble_n for_o they_o easy_a to_o take_v fire_n it_o be_v balaams_n prophecy_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n then_o in_o distress_n 23.24_o num._n 23.24_o behold_v the_o people_n shall_v rise_v up_o as_o a_o great_a lion_n and_o lift_v up_o himself_o 〈◊〉_d a_o young_a lion_n he_o shall_v not_o lie_v down_o till_o he_o eat_v of_o the_o prey_n and_o drink_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o slay_a which_o be_v begin_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o moses_n continue_v by_o joshuah_n further_o 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