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and_o humble_v his_o choice_a servant_n by_o vile_a and_o worthless_a man_n job_n complain_v of_o such_o job_n 19.10_o and_o 30.1_o david_n complain_v that_o the_o abject_n and_o dregs_o of_o the_o people_n make_v head_n against_o he_o psal._n 35.15_o 16._o so_o act_v 17.5_o and_o this_o be_v prophesy_v long_o since_o by_o isaiah_n 3.5_o that_o such_o disorder_a time_n shall_v come_v that_o every_o boy_n shall_v behave_v himself_o proud_o against_o the_o ancient_n and_o the_o base_a against_o the_o honourable_a and_o man_n of_o worth_n it_o be_v a_o trouble_n to_o ingenious_a nature_n to_o be_v molest_v by_o such_o disingenuous_a one_o who_o want_n common_a humanity_n virg._n to_o fall_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o achilles_n or_o some_o eminent_a person_n for_o learning_n and_o valour_n be_v some_o honour_n but_o to_o be_v vex_v by_o such_o how_o be_v and_o
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