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etc._n etc._n 3._o they_o be_v such_o as_o tyranical_o and_o barbarous_o abuse_v the_o people_n of_o god_n lâ—ke_v wild_a boar_n in_o the_o lord_n vineyard_n tread_v down_o his_o people_n like_o mire_n in_o the_o street_n miserable_o afflict_v and_o persecute_v they_o they_o break_v in_o piece_n thy_o people_n o_o lord_n and_o afflict_v thy_o heritage_n they_o slay_v the_o widow_n and_o the_o stranger_n and_o murder_v the_o fatherless_a verse_n 5_o 6._o where_o he_o amplifi_v their_o barbarous_a cruelty_n in_o that_o they_o spare_v none_o unto_o the_o destitute_a widow_n the_o poor_a fatherless_a child_n the_o helpless_a and_o friendless_a stranger_n to_o who_o all_o compassion_n shall_v be_v show_v they_o show_v cruelty_n in_o the_o seven_o verse_n be_v the_o depth_n and_o height_n of_o their_o impiety_n the_o fountain_n of_o all_o their_o impudence_n and_o cruelty_n and_o ungodliness_n viz._n they_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o god_n behold_v they_o not_o and_o what_o they_o do_v 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4._o use_v 4._o see_v he_o that_o be_v invisible_a when_o you_o be_v alone_o then_o walk_v circumspect_o because_o the_o invisible_a god_n behold_v you_o say_v to_o thyself_o shall_v i_o be_v alone_o sin_n this_o or_o that_o sin_n to_o which_o i_o be_o tempt_v the_o invisible_a god_n behold_v i_o and_o if_o he_o see_v i_o it_o be_v more_o than_o if_o all_o angel_n and_o man_n do_v look_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o act_n what_o though_o i_o may_v take_v away_o a_o babylonish_n garment_n a_o golden_a wedge_n and_o there_o may_v be_v all_o possible_a secrecy_n offer_v i_o yet_o i_o will_v not_o touch_v it_o because_o the_o invisible_a god_n see_v i_o and_o sure_o he_o will_v find_v i_o out_o and_o make_v my_o sin_n find_v i_o out_o i_o have_v set_v god_n always_o before_o my_o eye_n say_v david_n and_o this_o keep_v he_o in_o his_o uprightness_n though_o god_n be_v invisible_a yet_o walk_v thou_o so_o as_o have_v god_n before_o thy_o eye_n as_o if_o thou_o do_v continual_o see_v he_o so_o it_o 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