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will_v not_o despise_v the_o psalmist_n allude_v think_v some_o unto_o spice_n which_o be_v most_o fragrant_a when_o pound_v and_o bruise_v so_o be_v our_o heart_n most_o please_a to_o god_n when_o break_a with_o spiritual_a sorrow_n for_o in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n a_o contrite_a and_o break_a heart_n thou_o will_v not_o despise_v there_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o liptotes_n less_o be_v say_v and_o more_o understand_v so_o that_o the_o meaning_n be_v a_o break_a and_o contrite_a heart_n thou_o will_v high_o value_v and_o prize_n and_o so_o much_o may_v be_v gather_v for_o that_o it_o be_v call_v not_o only_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o god_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n but_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o god_n in_o the_o plural_a to_o denote_v that_o it_o be_v instead_o of_o all_o leviticall_a or_o ceremonial_a sacrifice_n mention_v in_o the_o
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the_o worst_a of_o man_n even_o publican_n and_o sinner_n say_v our_o saviour_n love_n and_o do_v good_a to_o those_o who_o love_n and_o do_v good_a to_o they_o luke_n 6_o 2.33_o zenaphon_n relate_v that_o it_o be_v a_o crime_n actionable_a 6._o actionable_a senec_n de_fw-fr benef._n l._n 3._o 6_o 6._o and_o severe_o punishable_a among_o the_o persian_n and_o seneca_n 6._o seneca_n neque_fw-la absolvimus_fw-la illud_fw-la sed_fw-la cum_fw-la difficilis_fw-la esset_fw-la incertae_fw-la rei_fw-la aestimatio_fw-la tantum_fw-la odio_fw-la damnavimus_fw-la &_o inter_fw-la ea_fw-la reliquimus_fw-la quaead_n vindices_fw-la desoâ—_n mittimus_fw-la de_fw-fr benefâ—_n 3._o c._n 6._o intimate_v as_o much_o concern_v the_o macedonian_n indeed_o he_o himself_o think_v it_o not_o fit_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v implead_v and_o fine_v with_o any_o set_a mulct_n but_o it_o be_v not_o out_o of_o any_o favourable_a opinion_n that_o he_o have_v thereof_o neither_o say_v he_o absolve_v we_o the_o same_o 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the_o field_n shall_v honour_v i_o the_o dragon_n and_o the_o owl_n because_o i_o give_v water_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o river_n in_o the_o desert_n the_o stork_n do_v nourish_v and_o carry_v their_o dammâ—s_n by_o who_o they_o be_v breed_v and_o feed_v god_n have_v nourish_v we_o and_o bring_v we_o up_o as_o child_n and_o yet_o we_o have_v rebel_v against_o he_o isai_n 1.2_o the_o ox_n know_v his_o owner_n and_o the_o ass_n his_o master_n crib_n but_o we_o like_a israel_n do_v not_o know_v do_v not_o consider_v verse_n 3_o famous_a be_v the_o story_n of_o androdus_n who_o the_o lion_n save_v for_o pull_v the_o stub_n out_o of_o his_o foot_n god_n have_v pull_v the_o sting_n of_o sin_n out_o of_o our_o soul_n and_o what_o coldness_n or_o remissness_n of_o love_n and_o zeal_n for_o he_o and_o his_o love_n have_v we_o answer_v it_o with_o when_o sabinus_n by_o the_o command_n of_o tiberius_n be_v put_v to_o death_n his_o dog_n express_v a_o very_a grateful_a respect_n unto_o he_o 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