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himself_o with_o when_o he_o go_v forth_o to_o execute_v vengeance_n for_o other_o sin_n but_o when_o he_o set_v forth_o against_o the_o enemy_n of_o his_o church_n when_o he_o come_v to_o plead_v jerusalem_n cause_n with_o her_o adversary_n his_o double_a jealousy_n now_o go_v on_o his_o great_a jealousy_n be_v reserve_v for_o cause_n of_o this_o nature_n as_o of_o high_a and_o great_a importance_n for_o his_o glory_n yea_o i_o shall_v say_v yet_o more_o that_o when_o man_n have_v put_v forth_o their_o hand_n to_o this_o work_n i_o mean_v to_o afflict_v the_o church_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o fair_a term_n upon_o great_a advantage_n or_o likelihood_n that_o can_v be_v conceive_v of_o do_v any_o good_a upon_o it_o and_o make_v earning_n of_o it_o i_o mean_v when_o they_o have_v seem_v in_o do_v it_o even_o to_o give_v the_o right_a hand_n of_o fellowship_n to_o god_n himself_o when_o he_o have_v begin_v to_o punish_v they_o yet_o do_v never_o any_o man_n come_v off_o fair_o from_o the_o 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serve_v the_o egyptian_n and_o be_v in_o bondage_n but_o that_o himself_o have_v a_o special_a hand_n in_o it_o in_o bring_v it_o to_o pass_v it_o be_v evident_a from_o psal_n 105.25_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n turn_v their_o heart_n i._n e._n the_o heart_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o hate_v his_o people_n and_o to_o deal_v crafty_o with_o his_o servant_n because_o they_o begin_v now_o to_o be_v corrupt_v in_o egypt_n and_o to_o displease_v he_o god_n take_v off_o the_o good_a will_n and_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o egyptian_n from_o they_o and_o yet_o we_o know_v how_o dear_a the_o egyptian_n pay_v for_o that_o work_n and_o service_n the_o israelite_n do_v they_o they_o have_v better_o have_v give_v double_a &_o treble_a wage_n to_o other_o man_n to_o have_v make_v their_o brick_n then_o to_o have_v the_o people_n of_o god_n make_v they_o for_o nothing_o other_o instance_n of_o like_a nature_n you_o may_v find_v in_o scripture_n 36.20_o esa_n 36.20_o if_o you_o read_v 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