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man_n many_o may_v say_v that_o which_o yet_o be_v not_o true_a say_v the_o word_n be_v say_v explanation_n as_o show_v in_o their_o rise_n up_o they_o thus_o speak_v of_o david_n and_o hearten_v one_o another_o they_o do_v not_o only_o distress_v he_o with_o deed_n but_o vex_v he_o also_o with_o word_n the_o wicked_a every_o way_n by_o word_n and_o deed_n seek_v to_o vex_v the_o godly_a doct._n cruel_a in_o act_n contumelious_a and_o despiteful_a in_o speech_n psal_n 35._o 15._o 16._o 22._o 7._o 8._o 13._o mat._n 27._o 29._o 30._o 42._o to_o prepare_v ourselves_o as_o well_o for_o reproach_n use_v as_o other_o cross_n for_o the_o godly_a have_v have_v their_o part_n in_o both_o job._n 30._o 1._o 9_o 10._o lam._n 3._o 14._o 63._o heb._n 11._o 36._o to_o my_o soul_n lenaphshi_n explanation_n this_o word_n some_o translate_v of_o my_o soul_n and_o so_o the_o soul_n put_v for_o the_o whole_a man_n as_o be_v usual_a but_o the_o word_n will_v bear_v the_o other_o sense_n and_o be_v more_o 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be_v no_o manner_n of_o help_n at_o all_o the_o like_a be_v in_o psal_n 44._o 27._o and_o 92._o 16._o and_o 94._o 17._o and_o 63._o 8._o and_o 12._o 1._o 2._o job._n 5._o 16._o this_o be_v their_o judgement_n of_o he_o yet_o they_o encourage_v themselves_o against_o he_o with_o this_o that_o he_o can_v not_o now_o hope_v for_o deliverance_n from_o god_n this_o be_v the_o perverse_a judgement_n of_o the_o wicked_a 1._o to_o think_v that_o if_o god_n afflict_v his_o child_n and_o let_v they_o alone_o a_o while_n he_o indeed_o have_v utter_o forsake_v they_o psal_n 41._o 8._o 2._o sam._n 16._o 7._o 8._o the_o wicked_a to_o learn_v hereby_o to_o rectify_v this_o judgement_n 1_o see_v the_o case_n be_v far_o otherwise_o psal_n 103._o 9_o he_o chastise_v