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than_o his_o body_n bruise_v with_o the_o stone_n of_o they_o that_o persecute_v he_o thus_o do_v moses_n and_o thus_o do_v david_n who_o zeal_n and_o anger_n against_o his_o enemy_n be_v principal_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o their_o sin_n psal_n 119._o 139._o my_o zeal_n have_v consume_v i_o because_o my_o enemy_n have_v forget_v thy_o word_n upon_o which_o word_n mollerus_a gloss_n thus_o david_n in_o suis_fw-la aerumnis_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la afficitur_fw-la malorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la sensu_fw-la &_o privatis_fw-la injuriis_fw-la quà m_fw-la quòd_fw-la videt_fw-la nomen_fw-la dei_fw-la ab_fw-la hostibus_fw-la contumeliâ_fw-la affici_fw-la chap._n xi_o three_o more_o instance_n of_o a_o god_n exalt_v mind_n when_o in_o the_o affliction_n that_o befall_v we_o we_o can_v overlook_a all_o creature_n comfort_n and_o delight_n in_o the_o will_n of_o god_n when_o we_o repent_v of_o sin_n and_o hate_v it_o for_o its_o own_o sake_n and_o esteem_v nothing_o worse_o than_o it_o be_v 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