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than_o overween_a reflection_n upon_o their_o own_o part_n and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o rom._n 12.3_o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d think_v of_o themselves_o above_o what_o they_o ought_v to_o think_v 4._o ungrounded_a imagination_n of_o the_o event_n of_o thing_n either_o present_a or_o future_a such_o wild_a conceit_n like_o meteor_n breed_v of_o a_o few_o vapour_n do_v often_o frisk_v in_o our_o mind_n 1._o of_o thing_n present_a it_o be_v likely_a eve_n foolish_o imagine_v she_o have_v bring_v forth_o the_o messiah_n when_o she_o bring_v forth_o a_o murderer_n gen._n 4.1_o i_o have_v get_v a_o man_n the_o lord_n as_o in_o the_o hebrew_n believe_v as_o some_o interpret_v that_o she_o have_v bring_v forth_o the_o promise_a seed_n and_o such_o a_o brisk_a conceit_n lamech_v seem_v to_o have_v have_v of_o noah_n 6.6_o noah_n gen._n 5.29_o esth_n 6.6_o 2._o of_o thing_n to_o come_v either_o in_o bespeak_v false_a hope_n or_o antedate_v improbable_a grief_n such_o be_v the_o jolly_a thought_n 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