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his_o church_n psalm_n 94._o 1_o 2_o 5._o we_o may_v pray_v judge_n 5._o 31._o neh._n 4._o 5._o yet_o not_o without_o limitation_n as_o 1._o it_o must_v be_v do_v with_o a_o pure_a zeal_n that_o be_v not_o because_o we_o suffer_v by_o they_o but_o true_o and_o clear_o and_o mere_o &_o forthat_o very_a reason_n because_o they_o be_v enemy_n to_o god_n and_o undoer_n of_o his_o people_n when_o else_o we_o wish_v they_o all_o good_a so_o it_o be_v with_o jeremy_n he_o speak_v good_a before_o god_n for_o his_o people_n jer._n 18_o 20._o yet_o see_v what_o dreadful_a prayer_n he_o make_v against_o they_o because_o they_o be_v such_o enemy_n to_o god_n that_o they_o seek_v to_o kill_v he_o that_o speak_v from_o god_n to_o they_o that_o god_n may_v not_o kill_v they_o v_o 21_o 22_o 23._o so_o psal_n 74._o 22_o 23._o their_o prayer_n against_o enemy_n be_v put_v on_o god_n account_n as_o also_o psal_n 79._o 6_o 7_o 10_o 12._o 2._o it_o must_v be_v do_v not_o absolute_o but_o orderly_o that_o 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