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fruitful_a season_n fill_v their_o heart_n with_o food_n and_o gladness_n act._n 16.17_o the_o heathen_n take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o signify_v it_o by_o feign_v their_o god_n saturn_n to_o be_v bind_v a_o whole_a year_n in_o a_o soft_a cord_n a_o cord_n of_o wool_n and_o express_v it_o by_o this_o proverb_n the_o mill_n of_o the_o god_n grind_v slow_o i._n e._n god_n do_v not_o use_v man_n with_o that_o severity_n that_o they_o deserve_v the_o mill_n be_v usual_o â—â—nned_v by_o criminal_o condemn_v to_o that_o work_n 14._o work_n rhodigi_n l._n 6._o c._n 14._o this_o in_o scripture_n be_v frequent_o express_v by_o a_o slowness_n to_o anger_n psal_n 103.8_o sometime_o by_o long_a suffering_n which_o be_v a_o patience_n with_o duration_n psal_n 145.8_o and_o joel_n 2.13_o he_o be_v slow_a to_o anger_n he_o take_v not_o the_o first_o occasion_n of_o a_o provocation_n he_o be_v long_o suffer_v rom._n 9.22_o and_o psal_n 86.15_o he_o forbear_v punishment_n upon_o many_o occasion_n 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friend_n to_o our_o lust_n and_o then_o dig_v deep_a into_o the_o scripture_n to_o find_v crutch_n to_o support_v it_o and_o authorise_v our_o practice_n when_o man_n will_v thank_v god_n for_o what_o they_o have_v get_v by_o unlawful_a mean_n father_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o cheat_a craft_n and_o the_o simplicity_n of_o their_o chapman_n upon_o god_n credit_v their_o cozenage_n by_o his_o name_n as_o man_n do_v brass_a money_n with_o a_o thin_a plate_n of_o silver_n and_o the_o stamp_n and_o image_n of_o the_o prince_n the_o jew_n urge_v the_o law_n of_o god_n for_o the_o crucify_a his_o son_n john_n 19.7_o we_o have_v a_o law_n and_o by_o that_o law_n he_o be_v to_o die_v and_o will_v make_v he_o a_o party_n in_o their_o private_a revenge_n 158._o revenge_n sanaerson_n s._n part._n 2._o p._n 158._o thus_o often_o when_o we_o have_v faulter_v in_o some_o action_n we_o wipe_v our_o mouth_n as_o if_o we_o seek_v god_n more_o than_o our_o own_o interest_n prostitute_v the_o sacred_a 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