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the_o hypocrite_n yea_o by_o their_o wickedness_n the_o lord_n do_v effect_v those_o thing_n which_o may_v be_v for_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o the_o good_a of_o his_o child_n they_o not_o know_v what_o they_o do_v fire_n natural_o desire_v nourishment_n or_o fuel_n &_o we_o give_v it_o the_o same_o that_o we_o may_v do_v our_o work_n with_o it_o yet_o fire_n intend_v not_o the_o do_v of_o our_o work_n but_o the_o consume_n of_o it_o therefore_o we_o call_v it_o a_o good_a servant_n but_o a_o evil_a master_n the_o devil_n and_o the_o wicked_a be_v as_o fire_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n destroyer_n yet_o by_o accident_n as_o i_o may_v say_v they_o be_v builder_n and_o repayrer_n for_o such_o be_v the_o power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n as_o that_o he_o do_v his_o own_o work_n by_o contrary_a mean_n in_o this_o respect_n the_o lord_n call_v nabuchadnezzar_n his_o servant_n in_o that_o by_o he_o he_o punish_v the_o rebellious_a jew_n nabuchadnezzar_n do_v this_o out_o of_o 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