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to_o do_v god_n good_a service_n phil._n 3.6_o concern_v zeal_n persecute_v the_o church_n and_o saul_n out_o of_o a_o blind_a zeal_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n slay_v the_o gibeonite_n for_o which_o sin_n though_o do_v in_o zeal_n the_o whole_a land_n be_v punish_v with_o three_o year_n famine_n 2_o sam._n 21.1,2_o 2._o look_v that_o your_o zeal_n for_o god_n be_v true_a and_o real_a and_o not_o pretend_v jehu_n pretend_v great_a zeal_n for_o god_n 2_o king_n 10.16_o come_v with_o i_o and_o see_v my_o zeal_n for_o the_o lord_n but_o it_o be_v rather_o a_o zeal_n to_o establish_v the_o kingdom_n to_o himself_o than_o any_o true_a zeal_n for_o god_n 3._o let_v your_o zeal_n be_v chief_o exercise_v in_o those_o thing_n wherein_o the_o life_n and_o power_n of_o godliness_n consist_v in_o the_o essential_a and_o fundamental_a matter_n of_o religion_n and_o not_o in_o circumstantial_o pharisaical_a zeal_n that_o be_v punctual_a in_o tthe_v mint_n and_o cummin_n and_o 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which_o call_v you_o be_v holy_a so_o be_v you_o holy_a in_o all_o manner_n of_o conversation_n this_o exhortation_n though_o it_o belong_v to_o all_o god_n call_v once_o be_v more_o especial_o direct_v to_o such_o as_o be_v in_o affliction_n for_o to_o such_o this_o epistle_n be_v direct_v as_o you_o may_v see_v ver_fw-la 1_o 6._o let_v your_o suffering_n excite_v you_o to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o your_o calling_n in_o a_o more_o godly_a sort_n and_o to_o perform_v your_o closet_n and_o family_n duty_n in_o a_o more_o holy_a manner_n to_o be_v more_o holy_a in_o your_o relative_a duty_n to_o be_v more_o holy_a in_o your_o converse_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n and_o to_o express_v more_o of_o the_o power_n of_o holiness_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o conversation_n 4._o god_n aim_v at_o the_o stir_n of_o you_o up_o to_o a_o more_o close_a and_o humble_a walk_v with_o himself_o and_o to_o deal_v just_o and_o merciful_o with_o all_o man_n micah_n 6.8_o he_o have_v show_v thou_o o_o man_n what_o be_v good_a and_o what_o do_v the_o lord_n require_v of_o thou_o but_o to_o do_v just_o and_o to_o love_v mercy_n and_o to_o walk_v humble_o with_o thy_o god_n this_o god_n require_v at_o such_o a_o time_n as_o he_o be_v plead_v a_o controversy_n with_o his_o people_n as_o you_o may_v see_v ver_fw-la 2._o the_o lord_n have_v a_o controversy_n with_o his_o people_n and_o he_o will_v plead_v with_o israel_n and_o while_o he_o be_v plead_v his_o controversy_n he_o destroy_v jerusalem_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o jew_n chap._n 3.12_o zion_n shall_v be_v plough_v as_o a_o field_n and_o jerusalem_n shall_v become_v heap_n and_o samaria_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o principal_a city_n belong_v to_o the_o ten_o tribe_n isa_n 7.9_o the_o head_n of_o ephraim_n be_v samaria_n micah_n 1.6_o i_o will_v make_v samaria_n as_o a_o heap_n of_o the_o field_n i_o will_v pour_v down_o the_o stone_n thereof_o into_o the_o valley_n and_o i_o will_v discover_v the_o foundation_n thereof_o now_o 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