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these_o ahab_n do_v by_o his_o humble_v himself_o in_o that_o manner_n 1_o kin._n 21._o last_o because_o he_o humble_v himself_o before_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o elijah_n i_o will_v not_o bring_v this_o evil_n in_o his_o day_n by_o his_o external_a and_o temporary_a humiliation_n he_o obtain_v the_o defer_v of_o a_o temporal_a judgement_n and_o that_o so_o as_o himself_o feel_v not_o of_o it_o the_o latter_a jehu_n get_v who_o the_o lord_n tell_v 2_o kin._n 10.30_o because_o thou_o have_v do_v well_o in_o execute_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o my_o eye_n and_o have_v do_v unto_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n according_a to_o all_o that_o be_v in_o my_o heart_n thy_o child_n of_o the_o four_o generation_n shall_v sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o israel_n show_v himself_o zealous_a for_o god_n in_o destroy_v of_o idolatry_n he_o obtain_v a_o temporal_a reward_n for_o that_o his_o service_n the_o intail_v of_o the_o crown_n upon_o his_o posterity_n to_o the_o four_o generation_n 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the_o marketplace_n mat._n 20.6_o so_o be_v it_o with_o the_o man_n of_o this_o world_n many_o of_o which_o be_v as_o st._n luke_n call_v they_o act_v 17.5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lose_v dissolute_a person_n spend_v their_o time_n in_o do_v of_o nothing_o or_o of_o that_o which_o be_v as_o bad_a or_o worse_o than_o nothing_o but_o so_o be_v it_o not_o with_o those_o who_o christ_n call_v to_o be_v his_o servant_n those_o who_o be_v call_v into_o the_o vineyard_n be_v call_v to_o work_v there_o go_v work_n to_o day_n in_o my_o vineyard_n say_v the_o father_n to_o his_o son_n in_o that_o other_o parable_n mat._n 21.28_o those_o who_o christ_n call_v effectual_o into_o his_o church_n they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v not_o loiterer_n but_o labourer_n worker_n all_o 2._o and_o that_o of_o good_a work_n work_n 2._o to_o good_a work_n that_o be_v a_o title_n which_o the_o heathen_n give_v unto_o some_o of_o their_o king_n &_o prince_n they_o call_v they_o as_o our_o saviour_n tell_v the_o jew_n luke_n 22.25_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d benefactor_n well-doer_n and_o such_o be_v all_o those_o who_o christ_n call_v to_o be_v king_n true_a believer_n they_o be_v all_o benefactor_n doer_n of_o good_a work_n not_o evil-worker_n so_o paul_n call_v the_o false_a teacher_n of_o his_o time_n phil._n 3.2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beware_v of_o evil_a worker_n be_v such_o as_o be_v very_o active_a take_v great_a pain_n and_o toil_n in_o preach_v but_o it_o be_v to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v sow_v the_o devil_n tare_n vent_n and_o spread_v their_o dangerous_a and_o damnable_a doctrine_n such_o worker_n there_o be_v enough_o and_o too_o many_o among_o we_o at_o this_o day_n and_o such_o in_o some_o kind_n or_o other_o be_v all_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a man_n they_o be_v all_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n luke_n 13.27_o do_v the_o work_n of_o their_o father_n the_o devil_n as_o our_o saviour_n tell_v the_o jew_n john_n 8.44_o be_v therein_o active_a and_o stir_v but_o 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