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4._o verse_n 9_o that_o be_v for_o execrable_a forlorn_a person_n wherewith_o god_n be_v angry_a without_o pacify_v from_o who_o all_o and_o every_o creature_n abhor_v and_o who_o shadow_n hurt_v as_o it_o be_v a_o contagion_n the_o whole_a society_n of_o man_n but_o although_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n burden_v and_o overcharge_v the_o gospel_n with_o these_o exceed_a crime_n yet_o s._n paul_n with_o a_o mighty_a mind_n cry_v out_o against_o these_o false_a judgement_n i_o be_o not_o ashamed_a of_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n for_o it_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n unto_o salvation_n to_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v rom._n 1_o verse_n 16._o so_o david_n with_o his_o voice_n confirm_v we_o all_o they_o that_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v destitute_a with_o this_o consolation_n let_v all_o good_a man_n especial_o they_o which_o have_v authority_n in_o the_o church_n comfort_n themselves_o against_o unrighteous_a judgement_n and_o let_v they_o 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or_o the_o hind_n of_o the_o morning_n &_o this_o be_v the_o name_n of_o some_o common_a song_n leu._n 16.12_o gene._n 39.7_o 13.20.21_o mat._n 1.20_o luk._n 1.38.44_o luke_n 2.19_o math_n 2.16_o simile_n in_o psal_n 71_o 5._o gen._n 4.13_o joh._n 19.28_o 19.28_o esa_n 40.11_o jerem._n 23.5_o eze._n 34.23_o joh._n 10.11_o 1._o pet._n 2.25_o titus_n 3.4_o 1._o reg._n 3.9_o luke_n 15.12_o 1_o reg._n 18_o 1._o reg_n 19_o 4.5_o gene._n 14.17_o go_v 20.2_o 20.2_o deu._n 10.14_o job._n 28.24_o 1._o cor_n 10_o 16._o prou._n 18._o 2._o chro._n 22_o 11.12_o gene._n 39_o ver_fw-la 1.13.21_o dan._n 9.7.8_o gene._n 9_o exod._n 14.23_o 14.23_o 2._o sam._n 7.2_o deut._n 20_o 5_o gene._n 37.20_o and_o 39_o 13_o jere_n 38_o 13_o 1._o sam._n 23_o 14_o psalm_n 71.1_o 2._o sa._n 15.14_o 2._o reg._n 25.7_o 1._o reg._n 18_o 4_o 1_o mac._n 7.35_o 2._o mac._n 15.30_o 1._o sam._n 21_o 11_o 2._o sam._n 3.1_o 2_o sam._n 7.13_o