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quoth_v he_o will_v choose_v rather_o to_o throw_v myself_o into_o hell_n then_o commit_v one_o foul_a fact_n only_o but_o st._n paul_n affirm_v plain_o heb._n 10._o 31._o that_o it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_a god_n g_o answer_v be_v make_v by_o distinction_n almighty_a loc_n god_n have_v mar_v or_o destroy_v hand_n of_o which_o hand_n st._n paul_n there_o speak_v again_o make_v hand_n psal._n 119._o 73._o thy_o hand_n have_v make_v i_o protect_v hand_n john_n 10._o 28._o no_o man_n say_v the_o shepherd_n of_o our_o soul_n shall_v pluck_v my_o sheep_n out_o of_o my_o hand_n and_o save_v hand_n luke_n 23._o 46._o father_n into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n of_o which_o david_n here_o speak_v or_o as_o 31._o other_o in_o this_o world_n while_o there_o remain_v hope_n for_o pardon_n it_o be_v better_a to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n but_o in_o that_o black_a day_n when_o once_o the_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n 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the_o lord_n as_o a_o indulgent_a father_n in_o love_n for_o the_o amendment_n of_o his_o child_n this_o rub_n be_v remove_v and_o the_o passage_n make_v clear_a let_v we_o proceed_v in_o the_o way_n of_o our_o text_n and_o that_o as_o the_o bless_a 14._o apostle_n speak_v with_o a_o right_a foot_n in_o the_o resolution_n of_o david_n choose_v the_o pestilence_n rather_o than_o famine_n or_o the_o sword_n interpreter_n observe_v many_o notable_a virtue_n as_o first_o his_o 3â—…_n justice_n for_o have_v he_o choose_v famine_n that_o will_v have_v pinch_v only_o the_o poor_a himself_o will_v have_v fare_v well_o and_o if_o he_o have_v choose_v war_n that_o will_v have_v destroy_v only_o the_o weak_a or_o if_o the_o fury_n thereof_o have_v overrun_v most_o of_o the_o other_o yet_o he_o may_v have_v set_v a_o safeguard_n to_o defend_v his_o own_o person_n and_o so_o preserve_v his_o own_o skin_n from_o the_o dint_n of_o the_o sword_n and_o print_v of_o the_o spear_n but_o have_v be_v 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what_o have_v they_o do_v that_o loc_n they_o shall_v thus_o suffer_v i_o pray_v thou_o let_v thy_o hand_n be_v upon_o i_o and_o against_o my_o father_n house_n loc_n hugo_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la victore_fw-la ibid._n tostatus_n and_o other_o avow_v that_o the_o people_n do_v offend_v in_o number_v the_o soldier_n as_o much_o if_o not_o more_o than_o david_n first_o because_o they_o do_v not_o entreat_v david_n to_o forbear_v this_o muster_n at_o this_o time_n be_v needless_a say_v as_o joab_n the_o general_a of_o the_o host_n in_o the_o 3._o verse_n why_o do_v my_o lord_n the_o king_n delight_n in_o this_o thing_n second_o because_o be_v number_v they_o do_v not_o offer_v unto_o the_o lord_n his_o due_n for_o the_o law_n say_v exod._n 30._o 12._o when_o thou_o take_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n after_o they_o be_v number_v every_o man_n shall_v give_v a_o ransom_n for_o his_o soul_n to_o the_o lord_n when_o thou_o numbre_v they_o that_o there_o be_v no_o plague_n 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