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ii_o on_o the_o day_n of_o pentecost_n the_o apostle_n be_v all_o together_o the_o holy_a ghost_n come_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o fiery_a cleave_a tongue_n to_o note_v his_o indue_a they_o with_o the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n whereby_o they_o be_v enable_v to_o speak_v unto_o all_o person_n in_o their_o own_o language_n which_o peter_n show_v be_v not_o the_o effect_n of_o wine_n as_o some_o suppose_a but_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o former_a prophecy_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n who_o he_o declare_v to_o be_v both_o lord_n and_o the_o messiah_n whereupon_o many_o be_v convert_v and_o baptize_v and_o have_v communion_n in_o the_o doctrine_n and_o ordinance_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o likewise_o have_v all_o thing_n common_a among_o '_o they_o chap._n iii_o peter_n and_o john_n go_v into_o the_o temple_n meet_v with_o a_o man_n lame_a from_o the_o womb_n who_o they_o restore_v to_o the_o use_n of_o his_o foot_n which_o the_o people_n wonder_v at_o 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that_o they_o eat_v the_o blood_n with_o the_o flesh_n afterward_o saul_n inquire_v of_o god_n whether_o he_o shall_v any_o further_o pursue_v the_o philistine_n but_o god_n answer_v he_o not_o whereupon_o he_o conclude_v there_o have_v be_v some_o transgression_n among_o they_o and_o cast_v lot_n to_o find_v it_o out_o and_o the_o lot_n fall_v upon_o jonathan_n saul_n will_v have_v put_v he_o to_o death_n but_o the_o people_n rescue_v he_o so_o saul_n fight_v against_o all_o his_o enemy_n and_o prevail_v and_o when_o he_o see_v any_o strong_a and_o valiant_a man_n he_o take_v he_o to_o he_o chap._n xv._o samuel_n by_o god_n appointment_n send_v saul_n utter_o to_o destroy_v the_o amalekite_n both_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n and_o all_o their_o cattle_n so_o saul_n smite_v they_o and_o take_v their_o king_n agag_n and_o utter_o destroy_v all_o the_o people_n but_o spare_v the_o king_n and_o the_o best_a of_o the_o cattle_n and_o of_o the_o prey_n whereupon_o god_n tell_v samuel_n 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battle_n in_o array_n one_o against_o another_o and_o there_o be_v a_o valley_n between_o '_o they_o then_o a_o champion_n of_o the_o philistine_n a_o giant_n who_o name_n be_v goliath_n come_v and_o stand_v between_o the_o two_o army_n and_o challenge_v any_o of_o the_o israelite_n to_o fight_v with_o he_o and_o defy_v their_o army_n thus_o he_o do_v forty_o day_n together_o at_o last_o david_n be_v send_v by_o his_o father_n to_o his_o three_z elder_a brethren_n that_o be_v in_o the_o army_n to_o carry_v they_o some_o provision_n and_o see_v how_o they_o do_v hear_v the_o vaunt_a blasphemous_a speech_n of_o this_o philistine_n and_o be_v tell_v that_o whosoever_o can_v kill_v he_o the_o king_n will_v give_v he_o his_o daughter_n and_o make_v he_o a_o great_a man_n david_n undertake_v to_o sight_n with_o he_o so_o saul_n send_v for_o he_o and_o tell_v he_o he_o be_v a_o very_a unequal_a match_n for_o the_o philistine_n but_o david_n tell_v he_o how_o he_o have_v slay_v both_o a_o 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the_o bed_n so_o that_o when_o saul_n send_v for_o he_o they_o find_v only_o a_o image_n so_o david_n come_v to_o samuel_n to_o ramah_n and_o saul_n hear_v of_o it_o send_v messenger_n once_o and_o again_o to_o take_v he_o but_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o place_n among_o the_o prophet_n they_o fall_v a_o prophesy_a also_o and_o saul_n go_v thither_o himself_o prophesy_v in_o like_a manner_n wherefore_o they_o say_v be_v saul_n also_o among_o the_o prophet_n chap._n xx._n so_o david_n flee_v from_o thence_o and_o come_v to_o jonathan_n and_o advise_v with_o he_o about_o the_o best_a way_n for_o his_o safety_n and_o they_o agree_v that_o he_o shall_v absent_v himself_o from_o the_o feast_n at_o the_o new_a moon_n and_o see_v how_o saul_n resent_v it_o then_o they_o go_v out_o into_o the_o field_n together_o and_o renew_v their_o covenant_n of_o friendship_n not_o only_o for_o their_o person_n but_o for_o their_o posterity_n and_o jonathan_n give_v he_o a_o signal_n whereby_o he_o 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angry_a at_o send_v and_o slay_v all_o the_o child_n in_o bethlehem_n from_o two_o year_n old_a and_o under_o but_o joseph_n have_v carry_v jesus_n and_o his_o mother_n before_o into_o egypt_n be_v warn_v by_o god_n in_o a_o dream_n so_o to_o do_v and_o afterward_o upon_o herod_n death_n be_v warn_v again_o he_o return_v into_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o dwell_v at_o nazareth_n â—_z nazareth_n lukeâ—_n â—_z when_o jesus_n be_v twelve_o year_n old_a he_o go_v up_o with_o his_o parent_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o stay_v there_o behind_o they_o they_o miss_v of_o he_o go_v back_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o there_o find_v he_o in_o the_o temple_n among_o the_o doctor_n hear_v they_o and_o ask_v they_o question_n his_o mother_n seem_v to_o blame_v he_o for_o put_v they_o to_o such_o a_o fright_n but_o he_o reply_v witted_a you_o not_o that_o i_o must_v be_v about_o my_o father_n business_n so_o he_o go_v with_o they_o to_o nazareth_n and_o be_v subject_a to_o '_o they_o 1_o they_o luke_n 3_o 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