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say_v thus_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n 10.14_o psal_n 10.14_o thou_o have_v see_v o_o lord_n this_o oppression_n and_o the_o sorrow_n of_o the_o poor_a man_n heart_n thou_o respect_v to_o put_v the_o matter_n into_o thy_o hand_n the_o poor_a will_v leave_v it_o unto_o thou_o thou_o have_v ever_o be_v a_o helper_n to_o the_o fatherless_a god_n see_v all_o wrong_n and_o he_o see_v also_o the_o sorrow_n of_o poor_a man_n heart_n which_o no_o mortal_a judge_n can_v see_v therefore_o commit_v thy_o cause_n into_o his_o hand_n he_o will_v give_v right_a judgement_n so_o we_o read_v that_o jeremy_n do_v when_o the_o jew_n seek_v his_o life_n but_o thou_o o_o lord_n of_o sabbath_n say_v he_o who_o iudge_v just_o &_o try_v the_o reins_n and_o heart_n 11.20.21_o jer._n 11.20.21_o let_v i_o see_v thy_o revenge_n upon_o they_o for_o i_o have_v reveal_v my_o cause_n to_o thou_o but_o thou_o will_v say_v i_o forgive_v my_o brother_n free_o but_o yet_o i_o will_v go_v to_o law_n with_o he_o be_v this_o to_o forgive_v thy_o brother_n free_o this_o be_v as_o joab_n do_v 20.9.10_o 2._o sam._n 20.9.10_o to_o embrace_v and_o kiss_n amasa_n friendly_a with_o thy_o mouth_n and_o to_o kill_v he_o with_o thy_o hand_n be_v this_o to_o forgive_v as_o thou_o will_v have_v god_n to_o forgive_v thou_o will_v thou_o have_v god_n enter_v into_o judgement_n and_o go_v to_o law_n with_o thou_o even_o as_o thou_o will_v have_v god_n forgive_v thou_o so_o free_o ought_v thou_o to_o forgive_v thy_o brother_n as_o saint_n paul_n teach_v coloss_n 3._o cap._n ver_fw-la 13._o forbear_v one_o another_o and_o forgive_a one_o another_o if_o any_o man_n have_v a_o quarrel_n to_o another_o even_o as_o christ_n forgive_v you_o even_o so_o do_v you_o last_o if_o so_o be_v thou_o will_v needs_o go_v to_o law_n be_v sure_a that_o thou_o have_v ever_o charity_n in_o thy_o heart_n 26._o ephes_n 4_o 26._o for_o if_o the_o sun_n set_v on_o thy_o anger_n thou_o give_v place_n to_o the_o devil_n as_o saint_n paul_n 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