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carry_v himself_o well_o to_o his_o father_n gen._n 43._o 4._o he_o faithful_o keep_v promise_v with_o his_o father_n 5._o he_o do_v courageous_o bear_v a_o evil_a accident_n his_o cross_n 1._o he_o have_v two_o very_a wicked_a son_n his_o daughter_n in_o law_n draw_v he_o to_o incest_n when_o he_o intend_a fornication_n only_o 3._o his_o sin_n break_v forth_o to_o his_o shame_n his_o benefit_n 1._o he_o have_v very_o good_a natural_a part_n 2._o he_o have_v a_o part_n of_o the_o birthright_n settle_v upon_o he_o potipher_n and_o his_o wife_n shechem_n his_o fault_n 1._o he_o look_v lustful_o on_o dinah_n gen._n 34._o job_n 31.1_o mat._n 5_o 29._o 2._o he_o entice_v or_o force_v she_o to_o naughtiness_n or_o both_o 1_o cor._n 6.18_o 2._o what_o be_v good_a in_o he_o 1._o he_o continue_v to_o affect_v she_o when_o he_o have_v deflower_v she_o deut._n 22.28_o 29._o 2._o he_o acquaint_v his_o father_n with_o his_o love_n to_o she_o and_o in_o treat_v he_o to_o speak_v to_o her_o father_n for_o he_o 3._o he_o stand_v not_o overmuch_o upon_o matter_n of_o portion_n 4._o he_o will_v have_v all_o thing_n agree_v upon_o before_o marriage_n 5._o he_o be_v constant_a in_o his_o love_n to_o the_o end_n what_o betrthe_v be_v 3._o his_o benefit_n he_o be_v his_o father_n heir_n who_o be_v a_o great_a man_n his_o cross_n 1_o he_o prove_v a_o occasion_n of_o the_o overthrow_n of_o his_o father_n and_o his_o whole_a family_n and_o the_o city_n hamor_n his_o fault_n 1._o he_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v circumcise_v for_o a_o by_o end_n 2._o he_o do_v not_o reproove_v nor_o correct_v his_o son_n for_o the_o wrong_n do_v to_o dinah_n his_o virtue_n 1._o he_o be_v willing_a to_o satisfy_v his_o son_n in_o point_n of_o marriage_n so_o far_o as_o be_v fit_a 2._o he_o deal_v well_o with_o his_o subject_n persuade_v they_o to_o be_v circumcise_v 3._o he_o deal_v well_o with_o jacob_n plain_o seek_v his_o daughter_n and_o yield_v to_o equal_a condition_n 3_o his_o prosperity_n 1_o his_o son_n be_v indifferent_o good_a 2._o his_o subject_n be_v good_a 4._o his_o cross_n himself_o and_o all_o his_o family_n and_o city_n be_v murder_v hiram_n he_o be_v a_o good_a moral_a friend_n his_o friendship_n be_v 1._o last_a 2._o serviceable_a 3._o secret_n yet_o he_o be_v a_o bad_a man_n er_fw-mi and_o onan_n the_o first_o be_v so_o wicked_a that_o god_n cut_v he_o off_o onan_n be_v also_o wicked_a and_o cut_v off_o by_o god_n in_o his_o youth_n tamar_n a_o very_a bad_a woman_n the_o midianitish_a merchant_n gen._n 37.25_o merchandise_n be_v commendable_a pro._n 23.4_o buy_v and_o sell_v of_o man_n the_o original_n of_o it_o the_o justice_n of_o it_o potiphar_n potiphar_n a_o great_a man_n his_o fault_n chap._n 39.6_o 1._o he_o give_v himself_o whole_o over_o to_o his_o ease_n have_v a_o good_a steward_n james_n 5.1_o 2._o he_o believe_v his_o wife_n cunning_a slander_n against_o his_o servant_n his_o good_a deed_n 1._o he_o observe_v his_o servant_n faithfulness_n and_o good_a success_n and_o love_v and_o reward_v he_o for_o it_o deut._n 15.1_o 14._o prov._n 27.18_o col._n 4.1_o gal._n 3.28_o 2._o he_o do_v not_o take_v away_o josephs_n life_n in_o a_o rage_n his_o benefit_n he_o have_v a_o honourable_a office_n his_o cross_n he_o have_v a_o lewd_a woman_n to_o his_o wife_n potiphars_n wife_n no_o good_a in_o she_o her_o fault_n 1._o she_o be_v a_o adulterous_a woman_n 2._o impudent_a and_o earnest_a in_o her_o filthiness_n 3._o most_o malicious_a pharaoh_n butler_n and_o baker_n 1._o their_o good_a deed_n 1._o they_o bear_v their_o imprisonment_n patient_o and_o cheerful_o gen._n 40.7_o 2._o they_o despise_v not_o josephs_n youth_n or_o mean_a