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73.12_o 13._o and_o from_o thence_o he_o conclude_v very_o rash_o as_o if_o he_o have_v cleanse_v his_o heart_n in_o vain_a etc._n etc._n but_o this_o be_v a_o great_a wickedness_n so_o to_o accuse_v god_n put_v case_n a_o state_n shall_v defer_v the_o execution_n of_o a_o great_a offender_n apprehend_v and_o condemn_v will_v it_o be_v well_o take_v if_o any_o of_o we_o shall_v condemn_v that_o state_n or_o that_o council_n of_o justice_n for_o so_o do_v do_v there_o may_v be_v just_a cause_n as_o of_o reprival_n of_o a_o condemn_a person_n so_o of_o spare_v a_o condemn_a sinner_n sometime_o a_o offender_n be_v spare_v in_o regard_n of_o some_o use_n that_o be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o he_o it_o may_v be_v to_o be_v the_o executioner_n of_o some_o other_o so_o god_n may_v spare_v the_o wicked_a for_o this_o end_n that_o they_o may_v be_v as_o wisp_n or_o rod_n to_o scour_v and_o chastise_v his_o own_o thus_o ashur_n be_v spare_v for_o a_o time_n and_o be_v send_v against_o a_o 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king_n without_o any_o more_o paaticular_a instruction_n and_o eliab_n be_v present_v sure_o say_v samuel_n note_v the_o goodliness_n of_o his_o person_n this_o be_v the_o lord_n be_v anoint_v but_o look_v not_o on_o his_o countenance_n nor_o the_o height_n of_o his_o stature_n say_v god_n for_o i_o have_v refuse_v he_o and_o david_n in_o appearance_n less_o likely_a to_o be_v choose_v be_v the_o man_n 1_o sam._n 16.6_o it_o be_v indeed_o a_o mercy_n to_o enjoy_v the_o outward_a mean_n of_o profit_v and_o the_o better_a and_o able_a the_o mean_n be_v the_o great_a ought_v the_o blessing_n to_o be_v esteem_v for_o ordinary_o in_o course_n of_o nature_n the_o best_a food_n yield_v best_a nourishment_n and_o breed_v best_a blood_n but_o yet_o we_o may_v not_o rest_v in_o this_o there_o be_v a_o staff_n of_o bread_n 4.4_o leu._n 26.25_o mat._n 4.4_o levit._n 26.25_o which_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n mat._n 4.4_o and_o so_o the_o word_n itself_o have_v a_o staff_n too_o which_o be_v god_n spirit_n if_o that_o be_v want_v no_o man_n live_a can_v live_v or_o profit_v by_o it_o be_v the_o preacher_n never_o so_o excellent_a or_o his_o gift_n never_o so_o rare_a be_v he_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o as_o job_n speak_v or_o as_o prompt_v a_o scribe_n in_o the_o law_n as_o ever_o ezra_n be_v 13.2_o job_n 33.23_o ezr._n 7.6_o 1_o cor._n 13.2_o be_v his_o learning_n never_o so_o profound_a that_o he_o know_v all_o secret_n and_o all_o knowledge_n which_o the_o world_n can_v afford_v or_o be_v he_o as_o mighty_a and_o well-instructed_n in_o the_o scripture_n as_o ever_o be_v apollo_n 18.24_o act._n 18.24_o be_v he_o that_o good_a scribe_n well_o teach_v unto_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n able_a to_o bring_v forth_o of_o his_o treasure_n at_o all_o time_n thing_n both_o new_a and_o old_a 13.25_o mat_n 13.25_o or_o be_v he_o endue_v with_o never_o so_o good_a dexterity_n in_o open_v and_o divide_v the_o word_n aright_o 〈…〉_o 2_o tim._n 2.15_o 1_o cor._n 13.1_o 2_o tim._n 4.2_o nisi_fw-la dâ—us_fw-la in_o â—riori_fw-la gâ—atâ—â_fw-la mâ—â—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o like_o a_o good_a workman_n that_o need_v not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a yea_o though_o he_o can_v speak_v with_o the_o tongue_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n and_o be_v instant_a in_o his_o labour_n preach_v both_o in_o season_n and_o out_o of_o season_n upon_o occasion_n offer_v nay_o if_o christ_n himself_o shall_v be_v again_o upon_o the_o earth_n and_o preach_v in_o our_o temple_n every_o sabbath_n day_n shall_v he_o heal_v the_o disease_a restore_v the_o blind_a to_o sight_n cast_v out_o devil_n turn_v water_n into_o wiâ—e_n feed_v thousand_o with_o a_o few_o loau_n and_o fish_n work_v as_o many_o wonder_n in_o our_o