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favour_n away_o then_o with_o all_o bildad_n and_o zophar_n reproof_n who_o will_v draw_v hard_a conclusion_n on_o god_n people_n in_o their_o affliction_n as_o if_o god_n love_v they_o not_o oh_o let_v their_o mouth_n be_v tie_v up_o in_o silence_n for_o ever_o bless_a say_v my_o text_n be_v the_o man_n that_o endure_v tentation_n and_o who_o can_v curse_v where_o â—od_a have_v bless_v see_v here_o with_o admiration_n advice_n the_o goodness_n and_o graciousness_n of_o our_o god_n who_o though_o he_o may_v command_v our_o obedience_n both_o active_a and_o passive_a upon_o the_o allegiance_n we_o owe_v unto_o he_o be_v yet_o please_v to_o sugar_n his_o precept_n with_o sanction_n with_o proposition_n and_o promise_n of_o reward_n he_o bless_v we_o as_o the_o good_a old_a father_n ephraim_n and_o manasseth_n with_o his_o hand_n across_o how_o happy_a be_v we_o to_o serve_v so_o good_a a_o master_n but_o how_o happy_a shall_v we_o be_v if_o we_o do_v he_o good_a service_n be_v there_o 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