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and_o her_o bring_v to_o the_o court._n now_o let_v we_o further_o consider_v of_o her_o entertainment_n in_o the_o court_n and_o so_o of_o some_o mean_n whereby_o she_o fit_v be_v to_o the_o marriage_n bed_n it_o follow_v and_o the_o maid_n please_v he_o 9_o verse_n 9_o and_o she_o find_v favour_n in_o his_o sight_n and_o to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v please_v he_o cause_v her_o thing_n for_o purification_n to_o be_v give_v she_o speedy_o and_o her_o state_n and_o seven_o comely_a maiden_n to_o be_v give_v she_o out_o of_o the_o king_n house_n and_o he_o give_v change_v to_o she_o and_o to_o her_o maid_n of_o the_o best_a in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o woman_n in_o which_o word_n the_o holy_a ghost_n set_v down_o unto_o we_o a_o three_o step_n to_o hester_n advancement_n namely_o that_o she_o find_v fovour_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o maiden_n by_o which_o mean_v it_o be_v likely_a that_o the_o king_n bege_v much_o lead_v by_o his_o judgement_n and_o 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god_n child_n find_v favour_n in_o y_z e_z eye_n of_o stranger_n do_v therefore_o incline_v the_o heart_n of_o this_o stranger_n to_o affect_v this_o beautiful_a maiden_n that_o so_o she_o may_v have_v more_o liberty_n in_o this_o time_n of_o her_o restraint_n and_o more_o security_n also_o against_o such_o danger_n as_o such_o place_n do_v threaten_v so_o gracious_a be_v godliness_n even_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o wicked_a so_o do_v the_o lord_n still_o sort_v the_o mean_n for_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o righteous_a will_n that_o the_o weakness_n of_o our_o faith_n may_v be_v supply_v hereby_o and_o he_o may_v have_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o truth_n and_o faithfulness_n 1._o use_v whereby_o we_o be_v teach_v as_o to_o show_v favour_n unto_o stranger_n and_o such_o as_o be_v in_o affliction_n so_o not_o to_o despair_v the_o reconcile_n most_o bitter_a enemy_n see_v our_o god_n can_v make_v this_o eunuch_n to_o affect_v a_o poor_a captive_a how_o shall_v not_o he_o also_o turn_v the_o heart_n of_o our_o enemy_n towards_o us._n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o not_o provoke_v a_o enemy_n by_o upbraid_v to_o keep_v he_o further_o off_o but_o rather_o draw_v we_o he_o near_o unto_o we_o by_o prayer_n and_o kindness_n labour_v we_o to_o please_v our_o god_n so_o shall_v his_o heart_n be_v turn_v towards_o us._n and_o make_v we_o much_o of_o friend_n see_v the_o love_n of_o enemy_n be_v so_o douhtfull_a especial_o make_v we_o much_o of_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n who_o when_o they_o wound_v we_o do_v not_o mean_o befriend_v we_o and_o yet_o that_o be_v the_o great_a enmity_n we_o fear_v from_o they_o as_o for_o our_o enemy_n they_o shall_v be_v clothe_v with_o shame_n and_o though_o they_o shall_v justify_v we_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o may_v make_v for_o god_n glory_n and_o our_o good_a yet_o this_o shall_v make_v to_o their_o further_a condemnation_n that_o they_o shall_v like_v of_o those_o who_o they_o do_v not_o desire_v to_o be_v like_o they_o shall_v love_v 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