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see_v amaziah_n in_o a_o passion_n 2_o chr._n 25._o 16._o sometime_o it_o may_v be_v adviseable_a to_o get_v some_o one_o else_o to_o say_v that_o for_o we_o which_o be_v to_o be_v say_v rather_o than_o say_v it_o ourselves_o however_o we_o have_v a_o righteous_a god_n to_o who_o if_o we_o do_v in_o a_o meek_a silence_n suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v run_v down_o unjust_o we_o may_v commit_v our_o cause_n and_o have_v his_o promise_n that_o he_o will_v bring_v forth_o our_o righteousness_n as_o the_o light_n and_o our_o judgement_n as_o the_o noonday_n psal._n 37._o 6._o we_o have_v better_o leave_v it_o in_o his_o hand_n than_o undertake_v to_o manage_v it_o ourselves_o lest_o that_o
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and_o revengeful_a pull_v upon_o his_o own_o head_n wise_a man_n turn_v away_o wrath_n but_o a_o fool_n be_v lip_n enter_v into_o contention_n and_o his_o mouth_n call_v for_o stroke_n it_o be_v a_o honour_n to_o a_o man_n to_o cease_v from_o strife_n but_o every_o fool_n will_v be_v meddle_v to_o his_o own_o hurt_n a_o instance_n of_o this_o i_o remember_v mr._n baxter_n give_v in_o his_o book_n of_o obedient_a patience_n which_o be_v this_o that_o once_o go_v along_o london-street_n a_o hector_a rude_a fellow_n justle_v he_o he_o go_v on_o his_o way_n and_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o it_o but_o the_o same_o man_n affront_a the_o next_o he_o meet_v in_o like_a manner_n he_o draw_v his_o sword_n and_o demand_v satisfaction_n and_o mischief_n be_v do_v he_o that_o will_v sleep_v both_o in_o a_o whole_a skin_n and_o in_o a_o whole_a conscience_n must_v learn_v rather_o to_o forgive_v injury_n than_o to_o revenge_v they_o the_o two_o goat_n that_o meet_v upon_o the_o narrow_a bridge_n as_o 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the_o wilderness_n which_o be_v there_o call_v speak_v against_o god_n psal._n 78._o 19_o 20._o those_o 〈…〉_z promise_v themselâ—â—_n 〈…〉_z they_o shall_v not_o sure_o die_v 〈…〉_z require_v it_o 13._o and_o thâ—se_a that_o boldâ—â—_n 〈…〉_z and_o irreligious_a say_n unto_o 〈…〉_z depart_v from_o we_o job_n 21._o 14_o 15._o 〈…〉_z of_o god_n though_o he_o be_v infinite_o great_a and_o glorious_a other_o speak_v hardly_o of_o he_o though_o he_o be_v infinite_o just_a and_o good_a the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v speak_v against_o by_o the_o profane_a use_v of_o it_o so_o it_o be_v construe_v psal._n 〈◊〉_d 39_o 20._o they_o speak_v against_o thou_o wicked_o thy_o enemy_n take_v thy_o name_n in_o vain_a can_v there_o be_v a_o great_a slight_n put_v upon_o the_o eternal_a god_n than_o for_o man_n to_o use_v his_o sacred_a and_o bless_a name_n as_o a_o byword_n with_o which_o they_o give_v vent_v to_o their_o exorbitant_a passion_n or_o fill_v up_o the_o vacancy_n of_o their_o other_o idle-word_n 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