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for_o one_o year_n long_o 2._o the_o next_o word_n by_o which_o the_o apostle_n express_v their_o state_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o signify_v to_o doubt_v and_o be_v in_o suspense_n gal._n 4.20_o john_n 13.22_o act_n 25.20_o it_o be_v a_o word_n that_o signify_v a_o trouble_n through_o a_o uncertainty_n of_o mind_n which_o may_v not_o only_o respect_v proposition_n of_o truth_n or_o promise_n but_o issue_n of_o providence_n which_o be_v a_o incertainty_n which_o god_n people_n be_v and_o may_v be_v at_o for_o who_o know_v what_o a_o day_n may_v bring_v forth_o the_o complexion_n of_o providence_n may_v be_v so_o lower_v to_o humane_a sense_n upon_o the_o church_n of_o god_n that_o the_o best_a and_o wise_a of_o they_o may_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o a_o incertainty_n of_o mind_n not_o able_a to_o determine_v what_o god_n will_v be_v please_v to_o do_v either_o with_o themselves_o or_o with_o his_o people_n the_o generality_n of_o they_o in_o such_o or_o 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apply_v to_o thing_n or_o person_n it_o proper_o signify_v a_o hot_a eager_a and_o violent_a pursuit_n of_o a_o person_n or_o thing_n and_o the_o humane_a action_n express_v by_o it_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a according_a to_o the_o object_n or_o cause_n the_o thing_n or_o person_n prosecute_v or_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o prosecution_n it_o be_v general_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n when_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o person_n use_v to_o signify_v the_o eager_a and_o constant_a prosecute_n of_o person_n for_o christ_n sake_n or_o for_o righteousness_n sake_n so_o mat._n 5.10_o 44._o ch_z 10.23_o and_o thus_o some_o observe_v that_o be_v apply_v to_o person_n it_o always_o do_v signify_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n 4._o the_o last_o word_n by_o which_o their_o state_n be_v express_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v throw_v or_o cast_v down_o it_o do_v not_o signify_v such_o a_o cast_v down_o as_o a_o man_n sometime_o afflict_v himself_o with_o by_o a_o demission_n of_o 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