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he_o suffer_v great_o under_o the_o afflict_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o he_o suffer_v great_o under_o the_o violent_a hand_n and_o reproachful_a tongue_n of_o man_n and_o the_o lord_n be_v to_o he_o a_o bountiful_a rewarder_n with_o respect_n to_o both_o for_o he_o do_v not_o only_o heal_v his_o wound_a state_n and_o make_v he_o up_o as_o well_o as_o he_o be_v before_o according_a to_o that_o in_o jerem._n 30.17_o i_o will_v restore_v health_n unto_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v heal_v thy_o wound_n but_o he_o do_v it_o double_a insomuch_o that_o he_o who_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o former_a prosperity_n be_v only_o the_o great_a of_o all_o the_o man_n of_o the_o east_n become_v in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o latter_a prosperity_n great_a than_o he_o have_v be_v himself_o the_o lord_n have_v plentiful_a reward_n for_o the_o godly_a and_o so_o he_o have_v though_o of_o another_o kind_n for_o the_o wicked_a he_o say_v david_n plentiful_o reward_v the_o proud_a doer_n psal_n 31.23_o there_o be_v a_o reward_n of_o wrath_n as_o well_o as_o a_o reward_n of_o favour_n wrath_n be_v the_o reward_n of_o proud_a man_n thus_o the_o lord_n will_v plentiful_o reward_v proud_a babylon_n at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o by_o some_o hand_n or_o other_o revel_v 18.6_o reward_v she_o even_o as_o she_o reward_v you_o and_o double_a unto_o her_o double_a according_a to_o her_o work_n in_o the_o cup_n which_o she_o have_v fill_v fill_n to_o her_o double_a babylon_n shall_v at_o last_o lose_v double_a blood_n for_o the_o blood_n that_o she_o have_v draw_v yea_o as_o the_o text_n say_v double_a double_a that_o be_v four_o time_n as_o much_o and_o who_o know_v how_o much_o that_o double_a unto_o her_o double_a mean_n for_o it_o