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authority_n to_o such_o as_o be_v young_a as_o eli_n to_o samuel_n or_o such_o as_o sit_v in_o judgement_n 16._o 1._o sam._n 3._o 16._o speak_v to_o malefactor_n as_o joshua_n to_o achan_n 19_o jos_n 7._o 19_o or_o a_o master_n unto_o his_o servant_n as_o job_n to_o his_o or_o one_o 8._o job_n 31._o 13._o chap._n 2._o 8._o give_v a_o alm_n to_o the_o poor_a as_o boaz_n to_o ruth_n it_o be_v all_o one_o they_o be_v not_o rough_a nor_o churlish_a for_o they_o be_v neither_o proud_a nor_o impatient_a and_o therefore_o if_o we_o will_v be_v hold_v love_v and_o merciful_a let_v we_o use_v love_v and_o kind_a speech_n note_v again_o that_o love_v and_o kind_a speech_n of_o great_a and_o rich_a person_n 13._o chap._n 2._o 13._o be_v comfortable_a unto_o the_o poor_a as_o ruth_n before_o confess_v and_o therefore_o boaz_n do_v here_o use_v they_o to_o cheer_v up_o the_o spirit_n of_o this_o poor_a woman_n for_o kind_a word_n witness_v a_o kind_a heart_n if_o the_o speaker_n be_v not_o dissembler_n now_o the_o apprehension_n of_o hearty_a love_n in_o the_o mighty_a glad_v much_o the_o heart_n of_o such_o as_o be_v poor_a and_o in_o a_o low_a estate_n let_v therefore_o the_o mighty_a and_o rich_a learn_v to_o show_v forth_o kindness_n and_o to_o speak_v love_o by_o it_o david_n so_o speak_v to_o amasa_n pass_v by_o his_o fault_n with_o absalon_n bow_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n 14._o 2._o sam._n 19_o 13_o 14._o as_o one_o man_n how_o do_v absalon_n win_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n be_v it_o not_o by_o love_a speech_n and_o courteous_a behaviour_n which_o be_v of_o a_o attractive_a virtue_n to_o gain_v
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it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n give_v the_o woman_n to_o conceive_v in_o they_o therefore_o be_v either_o the_o increase_n or_o decay_v of_o posterity_n yet_o both_o from_o god_n as_o he_o either_o please_v to_o bless_v or_o to_o deny_v the_o blessing_n by_o israel_n be_v mean_v jacob_n touch_v which_o name_n of_o israel_n note_v these_o three_o thing_n the_o change_n of_o the_o name_n 10._o gen._n 32._o 28._o &_o 35._o 10._o by_o god_n himself_o to_o comfort_n jacob_n in_o great_a fear_n for_o his_o brother_n come_v against_o he_o and_o to_o show_v his_o more_o excellent_a estate_n then_o before_o for_o the_o change_n of_o a_o name_n be_v to_o express_v a_o more_o happy_a condition_n as_o may_v appear_v in_o a_o new_a name_n 15._o esai_n 62._o 2._o gen._n 17._o 5_o 15._o promise_v to_o the_o church_n and_o give_v also_o to_o abraham_n and_o here_o before_o jacobs_n name_n be_v call_v israel_n it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n bless_v he_o and_o give_v he_o 28._o gen._n 32._o 26_o 27_o 28._o 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