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the_o beast_n that_o die_v hereby_o than_o it_o be_v sufficient_o try_v that_o none_o do_v soon_o miss_v of_o their_o hope_n than_o the_o proud_a which_o make_v war_n against_o god_n for_o both_o their_o good_n come_v unto_o other_o and_o their_o memory_n be_v either_o utter_o extinguish_v or_o remain_v detestable_a among_o good_a man_n for_o ever_o as_o we_o see_v haman_n be_v note_v by_o none_o other_o title_n but_o the_o oppressor_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o be_v of_o the_o true_a church_n and_o his_o good_n be_v worthy_o confiscate_v as_o guilty_a of_o treason_n both_o against_o god_n and_o his_o princess_n for_o by_o his_o wicked_a devise_n he_o do_v rise_v against_o god_n defame_v the_o king_n &_o seek_v the_o life_n of_o the_o queen_n heerehence_a appear_v that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o confiscation_n of_o good_n be_v most_o ancient_a and_o use_v against_o those_o who_o be_v guilty_a of_o most_o heinous_a crime_n that_o so_o the_o pride_n of_o man_n may_v be_v beat_v down_o for_o 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in_o the_o midst_n of_o our_o danger_n and_o great_a distress_n and_o thus_o far_o of_o mardochaeus_n glory_n the_o joy_n and_o gladness_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v next_o to_o be_v consider_v and_o first_o of_o those_o who_o dwell_v in_o susa_n and_o then_o of_o those_o who_o be_v disperse_v in_o other_o city_n and_o province_n ver_fw-la 17._o of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v abide_v in_o susa_n it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 15._o verse_n that_o the_o natural_a inhabitant_n rejoice_v for_o their_o sake_n unless_o we_o will_v follow_v a_o more_o simple_a sense_n of_o the_o place_n and_o say_v that_o there_o be_v light_a and_o joy_n in_o the_o city_n of_o susa_n that_o be_v among_o the_o jew_n but_o it_o may_v also_o be_v that_o many_o of_o the_o citizen_n of_o susa_n perceive_v the_o king_n favour_n to_o the_o jew_n the_o authority_n of_o ester_n and_o love_v which_o the_o king_n bear_v to_o she_o and_o the_o hoâ—our_n of_o mardochaeus_n do_v give_v forth_o some_o â—â—gnes_n of_o rejoice_v for_o this_o felicity_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o for_o the_o most_o part_n we_o see_v it_o to_o â—appen_v that_o unto_o what_o part_n the_o king_n â—â—uour_n and_o affection_n do_v bend_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d also_o the_o good_a will_n of_o the_o people_n do_v â—â—cline_v many_o therefore_o be_v move_v â—ith_o so_o sudden_a and_o wonderful_a change_n and_o see_v they_o reviue_v who_o before_o â—â—ey_v think_v dead_a may_v well_o say_v with_o 〈◊〉_d prophet_n psal_n 126._o 2._o the_o lord_n have_v â—ne_a great_a thing_n for_o they_o and_o so_o 〈◊〉_d unto_o they_o that_o deliverance_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v wrought_v for_o his_o church_n wherefore_o it_o be_v right_o say_v concern_v the_o jew_n who_o this_o happiness_n proper_o be_v that_o there_o appear_v unto_o they_o a_o light_n and_o gladness_n and_o joy_n and_o glory_n light_n be_v set_v against_o the_o darkness_n of_o affliction_n gladness_n against_o sorrow_n joy_n against_o tear_n glory_n against_o shame_n and_o 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which_o he_o 〈◊〉_d receive_v from_o god_n to_o invite_v and_o stir_v 103._o ps_n 103._o up_o all_o the_o work_n of_o god_n to_o praise_n god_n with_o he_o let_v we_o not_o therefore_o suppose_v that_o this_o be_v a_o profane_a joy_n or_o the_o laughter_n of_o the_o child_n of_o this_o world_n who_o delight_n themselves_o with_o all_o intemperancy_n and_o riot_n but_o a_o true_a spiritual_a joy_n proceed_v from_o god_n which_o have_v take_v so_o deep_a root_n in_o their_o mind_n that_o they_o do_v show_v forth_o the_o effect_n thereof_o in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o their_o body_n and_o namely_o with_o their_o mouth_n in_o so_o much_o that_o they_o brace_v forth_o into_o psalm_n and_o praise_n of_o god_n together_o with_o the_o faithful_a in_o these_o word_n praise_v be_v the_o 20._o ps_n 68_o 10._o 20._o lord_n even_o the_o god_n which_o lade_v we_o daily_o with_o benefit_n this_o be_v our_o god_n even_o the_o god_n that_o save_v we_o and_o to_o the_o lord_n god_n belong_v the_o issue_n 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