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what_o these_o curse_n be_v which_o david_n or_o rather_o our_o lord_n jesus_n foretell_v shall_v come_v upon_o persecutor_n their_o blessing_n shall_v be_v curse_v their_o table_n shall_v be_v their_o snare_n and_o that_o which_o shall_v have_v be_v their_o welfare_n become_v a_o trap_n v._o 22._o their_o eye_n shall_v be_v darken_v that_o be_v they_o shall_v be_v smite_v with_o spiritual_a blindness_n and_o their_o loin_n shall_v shake_v continual_o that_o be_v they_o shall_v be_v as_o unable_a for_o any_o good_a work_n as_o a_o man_n who_o loin_n shake_v continual_o or_o else_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n shall_v make_v they_o shake_v for_o fear_n even_o where_o no_o fear_n be_v v._o 28._o god_n will_v pour_v out_o his_o indignation_n upon_o they_o pour_v out_o signify_v the_o abundance_n of_o wrath_n as_o when_o the_o cloud_n be_v say_v to_o pour_v down_o rain_n it_o imply_v abundance_n of_o rain_n and_o his_o wrathful_a anger_n shall_v take_v hold_n of_o they_o it_o shall_v not_o only_o fall_v upon_o they_o but_o abide_v and_o take_v such_o hold_n as_o they_o shall_v not_o get_v from_o it_o v._o 24._o god_n will_v give_v they_o up_o to_o their_o heart_n lust_n and_o punish_v this_o sin_n by_o let_v they_o go_v on_o in_o their_o sin_n by_o add_v one_o sin_n to_o another_o which_o be_v a_o sore_a judgement_n and_o will_v not_o let_v they_o come_v into_o his_o righteousness_n that_o be_v will_v let_v they_o die_v in_o their_o sin_n will_v not_o let_v they_o partake_v of_o his_o mercy_n and_o favour_n will_v not_o let_v they_o have_v any_o share_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n v._o 26._o they_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n and_o have_v no_o part_n with_o the_o righteous_a in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v v._o 27._o god_n will_v visit_v their_o family_n and_o posterity_n with_o desolate_v judgement_n five_o 25._o this_o shall_v be_v the_o portion_n of_o they_o that_o persecute_v the_o member_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n if_o 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call_v persecutor_n but_o see_v we_o do_v not_o take_v away_o their_o life_n but_o their_o good_n we_o hope_v we_o be_v no_o persecutor_n ans_fw-fr 1._o all_o injury_n do_v witting_o to_o righteous_a man_n either_o in_o word_n or_o deed_n especial_o when_o they_o be_v trouble_v for_o righteousness_n sake_n be_v persecution_n ishmael_n do_v not_o offer_v any_o violence_n to_o the_o life_n person_n or_o estate_n of_o isaac_n he_o do_v but_o mock_v he_o gen._n 21.9_o yet_o he_o be_v charge_v with_o persecute_v isaac_n gal._n 4.29_o but_o as_o then_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n persecute_v he_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o spirit_n even_o so_o it_o be_v non_fw-la job_n friend_n do_v not_o afflict_v his_o body_n nor_o touch_v his_o estate_n nor_o disturb_v he_o at_o his_o devotion_n only_o they_o grieve_v his_o spirit_n by_o their_o reproach_n and_o uncharitable_a censure_n of_o he_o and_o they_o be_v charge_v with_o the_o guilt_n of_o persecution_n job_n 19.21_o 22._o 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