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hand_n of_o god_n what_o evil_a soon_o shall_v the_o sun_n send_v forth_o a_o cloud_n than_o god_n send_v forth_o any_o evil_n proper_o take_v therefore_o evil_a here_o be_v only_a affliction_n as_o contradistinct_a to_o the_o good_a before_o name_v so_o the_o sense_n be_v shall_v we_o receive_v comfort_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o shall_v we_o not_o receive_v affliction_n affliction_n be_v evil_a not_o moral_a evil_n aestimantur_fw-la not_o natural_a evil_n but_o they_o be_v call_v evil_a either_o first_o because_o they_o be_v usual_o esteem_v so_o or_o second_o because_o they_o be_v so_o to_o sense_n or_o three_o because_o they_o be_v many_o time_n abuse_v and_o so_o in_o the_o event_n they_o prove_v evil_a unto_o we_o last_o they_o be_v often_o evil_a negative_o that_o be_v they_o do_v we_o no_o good_a but_o they_o be_v never_o evil_a positive_o in_o themselves_o or_o relative_o as_o they_o be_v receive_v from_o god_n we_o may_v take_v notice_n for_o the_o further_o clear_v 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i_o be_o sure_a with_o passion_n or_o the_o work_n of_o many_o passion_n together_o the_o word_n you_o see_v in_o the_o hebrew_n have_v a_o near_a affinity_n in_o sound_n and_o sense_n with_o our_o english_a word_n rage_v and_o we_o translate_v it_o so_o psal_n 2._o why_o do_v the_o heathen_a rage_n it_o be_v the_o same_o word_n so_o here_o the_o wicked_a cease_v from_o rage_v or_o from_o trouble_v that_o be_v from_o that_o madness_n of_o rage_n in_o trouble_v the_o poor_a especial_o such_o as_o fear_v god_n wicked_a man_n be_v not_o only_o sinful_a but_o they_o be_v mad_a in_o their_o sin_n as_o paul_n speak_v of_o himself_o before_o his_o conversion_n i_o punish_v they_o oft_o in_o every_o synagogue_n and_o compel_v they_o to_o blaspheme_v and_o be_v exceed_o mad_a against_o they_o i_o persecute_v they_o even_o unto_o strange_a city_n act_n 26.11_o in_o paul_n unconvert_v see_v the_o picture_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n spirit_n he_o can_v not_o cease_v from_o trouble_v but_o in_o 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they_o live_v in_o the_o world_n they_o be_v a_o perpetual_a trouble_n to_o the_o world_n the_o prophet_n isaiah_n be_v express_v chap_n 57.20_o the_o wicked_a be_v as_o the_o trouble_a sea_n that_o can_v rest_v they_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n better_o then_o be_v quiet_a they_o have_v not_o strength_n enough_o to_o sit_v still_o they_o can_v rest_v king_n ahab_n have_v this_o apprehension_n of_o elijah_n 1_o king_n 18.17_o when_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n be_v full_a of_o trouble_n for_o god_n do_v vex_v they_o with_o great_a adversity_n be_v not_o thou_o he_o say_v ahab_n that_o trouble_v israel_n no_o say_v elijah_n who_o can_v make_v up_o a_o better_a judgement_n than_o ahab_n in_o that_o point_n i_o be_o not_o he_o that_o trouble_v israel_n but_o it_o be_v thou_o and_o thy_o father_n house_n ahab_n have_v sell_v himself_o to_o work_v wickedness_n and_o so_o have_v stock_n enough_o to_o purchase_v trouble_n for_o israel_n wicked_a one_o be_v the_o troubler_n of_o all_o they_o 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