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popular_a kind_n of_o expression_n so_o john_n 3.19_o man_n love_v darkness_n rather_o then_o light_n q.d._n they_o love_v not_o light_n but_o darkness_n keckerm_n 55._o a_o indefinite_a speech_n in_o scripture_n be_v equivalent_a to_o a_o universal_a as_o job_n 14.1_o man_n that_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n ay_o every_o man_n so_o pro._n 28.14_o bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o fear_n always_o ay_o bless_v be_v every_o man_n that_o true_o fear_n god_n so_o he_o that_o believe_v shall_v be_v save_v ay_o whosoever_o he_o be_v so_o bless_a be_v they_o that_o mourn_v etc._n etc._n ay_o all_o they_o inclusive_o and_o only_o they_o exclusive_o etc._n etc._n the_o scripture_n abound_v in_o such_o kind_n of_o speech_n 56._o the_o scripture_n oft_o put_v a_o thing_n in_o the_o participle_n of_o the_o present_a tense_n to_o note_v a_o continue_a act_n montanus_n thus_o cain_n be_v say_v to_o be_v build_v gen._n 4.17_o too_o denote_v his_o earthly_a affection_n and_o that_o he_o make_v it_o as_o it_o be_v his_o only_a work_n to_o build_v city_n he_o do_v not_o only_o build_v but_o he_o be_v building_n as_o if_o he_o mean_v to_o live_v here_o for_o ever_o thus_o to_o encourage_v we_o to_o pray_v mont._n it_o be_v god_n prerogative_n royal_a to_o be_v a_o god_n hear_v prayer_n psal._n 65.2_o he_o not_o once_o or_o twice_o hear_v but_o be_v continual_o hear_n he_o make_v it_o as_o i_o may_v say_v his_o great_a work_n to_o be_v still_o hear_v observe_v and_o answer_v the_o prayer_n of_o his_o people_n so_o pro._n 13.20_o he_o that_o walk_v ambulans_fw-la heb._n with_o wise_a man_n shall_v be_v wise_a i_o he_o who_o be_v continual_o among_o they_o and_o trade_n as_o it_o be_v with_o they_o shall_v in_o time_n learn_v wisdom_n from_o they_o so_o mat._n 24.38_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o old_a word_n be_v thus_o describe_v they_o be_v eat_v drink_v marry_v not_o that_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n in_o itself_o to_o eat_v drink_v marry_o but_o when_o man_n eat_v and_o drink_v excessive_o so_o much_o the_o participle_n imply_v pareus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ay_o edentes_fw-la like_o brute_n beast_n they_o do_v not_o only_o eat_v but_o they_o be_v always_o eat_v it_o be_v their_o trade_n and_o work_v they_o pass_v without_o intermission_n from_o eat_v to_o drink_v from_o drink_v to_o marry_v etc._n etc._n they_o follow_v it_o close_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v their_o only_a work_n and_o they_o bear_v for_o no_o other_o end_n so_o 1_o tim._n 5.17_o minister_n must_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d laborantes_fw-la still_o labour_v for_o god_n and_o spend_v themselves_o in_o his_o service_n so_o ephes._n 5.20_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gratias_fw-la agentes_fw-la we_o must_v not_o give_v thanks_o for_o a_o day_n or_o two_o but_o always_o on_o all_o occasion_n we_o must_v be_v give_v thanks_o 57_o the_o scripture_n sometime_o denounce_v judgement_n and_o promise_v blessing_n to_o the_o parent_n which_o yet_o be_v fulfil_v to_o their_o child_n only_o thus_o noah_n curse_v haâ—s_n gen._n 9.25_o 26._o a_o servant_n of_o servant_n shall_v he_o be_v to_o his_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v fulfil_v in_o his_o posterity_n the_o canaanite_n who_o serve_v the_o israelite_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o joshua_n god_n promise_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o abraham_n parcus_n gen_n 13.15_o yet_o not_o he_o but_o his_o posterity_n enjoy_v it_o four_o hundred_o year_n after_o in_o ioshua_n time_n thus_o isaac_n say_v to_o jacob_n gen._n 27.29_o be_v lord_n over_o thy_o brethren_n and_o let_v thy_o mother_n son_n bow_v down_o to_o thou_o this_o be_v not_o fulfil_v in_o esau_n who_o instead_o of_o serve_v do_v rather_o lord_n it_o over_o jacob_n but_o this_o prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v in_o esau_n posterity_n when_o the_o idumaean_n and_o moabite_n be_v bring_v under_o the_o subjection_n of_o