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her_o virtue_n 1._o she_o be_v obedient_a to_o her_o governor_n 2._o she_o tell_v the_o truth_n gen._n 16.8_o 3._o she_o submit_v herself_o to_o her_o mistress_n aâ—_n the_o angel_n commandement_fw-fr 4._o she_o be_v thankful_a to_o god_n for_o his_o goodness_n in_o bring_v she_o home_o to_o abraham_n family_n 5._o she_o be_v patient_a 6._o she_o be_v careful_a to_o provide_v her_o son_n a_o convenient_a wife_n sarahs_n fault_n 1._o she_o grow_v proud_a 2._o she_o run_v away_o from_o her_o mistress_n her_o benefit_n 1._o she_o be_v one_o of_o abraham_n servant_n 2._o she_o have_v the_o favour_n of_o her_o master_n and_o mistress_n ephes_n 6.3_o tit._n 2.9_o pro._n 14_o 35._o &_o 27.18_o 3._o she_o receive_v great_a mercy_n from_o god_n 4._o she_o have_v ishmael_n and_o a_o promise_n concern_v he_o her_o cross_n 1._o sarah_n use_v she_o hardly_o 2._o she_o and_o her_o son_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o abraham_n family_n 3._o she_o see_v her_o son_n ready_a to_o die_v with_o thirst_n gal._n 4.21_o ver._n 22._o ver._n 23._o ver._n 24._o ver._n 25._o ver._n 26._o gal._n 4.29_o keturah_n ishmael_n his_o virtue_n 1_o he_o be_v outward_o conformable_a and_o obedient_a to_o his_o father_n 2._o he_o submit_v himself_o to_o his_o father_n to_o be_v banish_v out_o of_o his_o house_n 3_o he_o join_v with_o isaac_n in_o his_o father_n funeral_n 4._o he_o be_v rule_v by_o his_o mother_n in_o marriage_n his_o fault_n 1._o he_o mock_v his_o brother_n ephes_n 5.4_o 2_o be_v a_o wild_a man_n 3._o he_o be_v a_o quarrellsome_a fellow_n gen._n 16.12_o his_o benefit_n 1._o deliverance_n from_o two_o great_a danger_n 2._o god_n provide_v water_n for_o he_o when_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v for_o thirst_n 3._o god_n himself_o give_v he_o his_o name_n gen._n 21.17_o joh._n 9.31_o 4._o he_o prosper_v much_o in_o the_o world_n his_o death_n see_v ainsworth_n on_o gen._n 25.17_o eliezer_n the_o scripture_n say_v nothing_o of_o his_o birth_n and_o death_n nor_o of_o his_o fault_n his_o virtue_n 1._o he_o proceed_v wary_o to_o a_o oath_n 2._o carry_v himself_o well_o to_o abraham_n 1._o he_o use_v speed_n in_o perform_v his_o oath_n the_o journey_n be_v about_o 300_o mile_n mat._n 5.33_o psal_n 15.4_o 2._o he_o serve_v his_o master_n religious_o 3._o he_o praise_v god_n for_o his_o good_a success_n 4._o he_o be_v discreet_a 5._o he_o have_v a_o care_n of_o his_o camel_n 6_o be_v diligent_a and_o make_v haste_n about_o his_o business_n col._n 3.22_o ephes_n 6.5_o his_o benefit_n 1._o god_n give_v he_o a_o godly_a master_n 2._o he_o have_v his_o favour_n 3._o he_o be_v a_o true_a christian_a 4._o god_n prosper_v he_o his_o cross_n he_o be_v a_o bondman_n abraham_n contemporary_n lot_n his_o death_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o scripture_n his_o virtue_n he_o be_v a_o righteous_a man_n 2_o pet._n 2.8_o a_o twofold_a righteousness_n gal._n 3.21_o 22._o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v twofold_a lot_n particular_a virtue_n 1._o he_o leave_v his_o own_o country_n and_o 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deliver_v from_o captivity_n 2._o deliver_v out_o of_o the_o burn_a of_o sodom_n her_o sin_n she_o look_v back_o to_o sodom_n her_o punishment_n lot_n daughter_n have_v no_o virtue_n their_o vice_n 1._o they_o agree_v together_o about_o two_o grievous_a crime_n gen._n 19.31_o qui_fw-la semel_fw-la verecundiae_fw-la limit_n transiluerit_fw-la graviter_fw-la impudentem_fw-la esse_fw-la oportet_fw-la their_o own_o sin_n they_o make_v their_o father_n drunken_a their_o special_a sin_n abraham_n confederate_n their_o virtue_n 1._o they_o be_v friend_n to_o abraham_n it_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n to_o be_v a_o a_o friend_n to_o the_o godly_a prov._n 13.20_o mat._n 10.22_o act_n 28._o 2._o
they_o help_v abraham_n and_o keep_v their_o covenant_n ephron_n his_o virtue_n 1._o he_o courteous_o salute_v abraham_n 2._o he_o be_v liberal_a and_o kind_a to_o abraham_n 3_o he_o be_v just_a and_o true_a in_o his_o word_n 1_o cor._n 11.14_o 15._o pharaoh_n his_o fault_n 1_o he_o be_v lustful_a pro._n 6.25_o 2._o he_o carry_v himself_o over-churlish_o to_o abraham_n his_o virtue_n 1._o he_o dismiss_v sarah_n present_o when_o he_o know_v she_o to_o be_v marry_v 2._o he_o use_v abraham_n kind_o for_o sarahs_n sake_n 3._o he_o let_v abraham_n depart_v without_o offer_v any_o injury_n to_o he_o psal_n 119.71_o abimelech_n nothing_o be_v say_v of_o his_o birth_n and_o death_n his_o fault_n he_o be_v too_o lustful_a gen._n 20.6_o his_o virtue_n 1._o he_o speedy_o and_o ready_o obey_v god_n rom._n 1.18_o 2._o he_o acquaint_v his_o servant_n with_o god_n pleasure_n 3._o he_o admonish_v abraham_n and_o sarah_n of_o their_o fault_n 4._o he_o not_o only_o restore_v sarah_n but_o also_o satisfy_v abraham_n in_o some_o sort_n 5._o he_o grant_v abraham_n liberty_n to_o dwell_v in_o his_o country_n in_o any_o place_n 6._o he_o take_v notice_n of_o god_n goodness_n to_o abraham_n his_o benefit_n 1._o god_n make_v he_o a_o king_n pro._n 22.29_o james_n 5.3_o 2._o god_n keep_v he_o from_o commit_v a_o sin_n which_o else_o he_o will_v have_v commit_v 3._o god_n reveal_v himself_o unto_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n by_o night_n 4._o god_n speedy_o remove_v his_o chastisement_n job_n 11.14_o 15._o his_o cross_n god_n strike_v he_o with_o sickness_n and_o weakness_n and_o his_o woman_n with_o barrenness_n four_o king_n they_o be_v violent_a their_o main_a sin_n be_v take_v lot_n among_o the_o sodomite_n the_o sodomite_n have_v no_o virtue_n their_o fault_n in_o general_n their_o sin_n in_o particular_a 1._o they_o rebel_v prov._n 24.21_o 2._o they_o mend_v not_o by_o their_o chastisement_n prov._n 29.1_o isa_n 1.5_o jer._n 2_o 30._o 3._o they_o be_v unnatural_o filthy_a 1._o the_o 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poor_a mat._n 25._o mar._n 10._o 1_o joh._n 4.20_o 1_o joh._n 3.17_o two_o sort_n of_o poor_a man_n 1._o god_n poor_a 2._o the_o devil_n poor_a 2_o thess_n 3.10_o 5._o they_o commit_v abomination_n 6._o they_o be_v haughty_a how_o pride_n and_o haughtiness_n differ_v 1_o joh._n 2.16_o psal_n 13_o 1.1_o psal_n 101.5_o four_o thing_n discover_v pride_n in_o the_o outward_a carriage_n 1._o the_o look_n 2._o the_o gate_n 3._o word_n 1_o sam._n 2_o 3._o 4._o clothes_n rom._n 12.16_o isa_n 3._o 16_o etc._n etc._n the_o sodomite_n punishment_n 1._o they_o be_v take_v captive_a 2._o they_o be_v burn_v with_o fire_n here_o and_o in_o hâ—ll_n judas_n 7._o isaac_n rome_n 9_o gal._n 4.28_o his_o birth_n his_o virtue_n towards_o god_n 1._o his_o faith_n heb._n 11.20_o gal._n 3.8_o mat._n 10_o 39_o gen._n 22.17_o 2._o he_o be_v religious_a heb._n 13.10_o heb._n 13.16_o phil._n 4.18_o 3._o he_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o all_o good_a thing_n phil._n 4.6_o eph_n 6.18_o 4._o he_o meditate_a gen._n 24.63_o 2_o tim._n 2.7_o 5._o he_o fear_z god_n 5._o he_o obey_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n 2._o his_o virtuous_a carriage_n in_o regard_n of_o man_n and_o his_o estate_n he_o be_v obedient_a to_o his_o father_n 1._o in_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v kill_v ephes_n 6.1_o pro._n 30.7_o 2._o be_v rule_v by_o he_o in_o marriage_n child_n shall_v not_o marry_v without_o their_o parent_n consent_v gen._n 21.21_o gen._n 28.1_o 2._o judg._n 14.2_o 2._o he_o bury_v his_o father_n gen._n 25.9_o 3._o he_o love_v his_o mother_n dear_o 4._o he_o love_v his_o wife_n tender_o ephes_n 5.28_o 29_o col._n 3.19_o gen._n 2.24_o prov._n 5._o 5._o he_o content_v himself_o with_o rebekah_n 6._o he_o hearken_v to_o rebekah_n wise_a counsel_n 7._o he_o bless_v his_o child_n out_o of_o faith_n heb._n 11.20_o 8._o he_o confer_v the_o principal_a blessing_n upon_o jacob_n to_o who_o god_n have_v give_v it_o he_o accept_v abimelechs_n reproof_n 10._o he_o make_v abimelech_n and_o his_o company_n a_o feast_n 11._o he_o be_v a_o good_a husband_n 12._o he_o make_v a_o spiritual_a use_n of_o earthly_a commodity_n his_o fault_n 1._o he_o forget_v the_o word_n of_o god_n 2._o he_o love_v esau_n better_a than_o jacob_n and_o that_o for_o carnal_a respect_n 3._o he_o do_v lie_v out_o of_o fear_n psal_n 118.6_o ephes_n 4.25_o 4._o he_o scandalize_v abimelech_n 5._o he_o love_v good_a fare_n too_o much_o his_o benefit_n 1._o spiritual_a god_n make_v his_o covenant_n with_o he_o 2._o temporal_a 1_o have_v a_o good_a wife_n 2._o one_o godly_a child_n and_o a_o neither_o that_o respect_a he_o 3._o be_v very_o rich_a gen._n 26.12_o 4._o he_o live_v long_o isaac_n cross_n 1._o he_o be_v long_o blind_a 2._o meet_v with_o divers_a trouble_n in_o his_o state_n 3._o be_v long_o without_o issue_n 4._o he_o be_v cross_v in_o esau_n 2._o in_o jacob_n his_o death_n rebekkah_n neither_o birth_n nor_o death_n be_v mention_v in_o scripture_n her_o virtue_n 1._o she_o be_v chaste_a while_o a_o virgin_n 2._o she_o be_v painful_a and_o courteous_a my_o lord_n say_v she_o sir_n as_o you_o will_v say_v in_o english_a 3._o she_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v rule_v by_o her_o friend_n in_o marriage_n her_o good_a carriage_n when_o marry_v 1._o she_o join_v with_o her_o husband_n in_o prayer_n for_o child_n 2._o she_o inquire_v of_o god_n when_o the_o child_n strive_v in_o her_o womb_n 3._o she_o be_v dutiful_a to_o her_o husband_n 4._o she_o love_v her_o best_a son_n most_o 5._o she_o provide_v such_o food_n for_o her_o husband_n as_o he_o like_v her_o fault_n she_o use_v fraud_n to_o convey_v the_o blessing_n to_o jacob_n 2._o she_o be_v too_o much_o trouble_v at_o her_o evil_a daughter_n in_o law_n 2_o king_n 19.4_o to_o desire_v death_n because_o of_o misery_n be_v a_o sin_n and_o why_o 3._o her_o prosperity_n she_o be_v effectual_o call_v gen._n 24.16.20_o 2._o she_o be_v beautiful_a healthy_a strong_a have_v a_o rich_a and_o godly_a husband_n and_o a_o good_a child_n 4._o her_o affliction_n 1._o her_o husband_n be_v blind_a and_o weak_a 2._o her_o husband_n affection_n be_v set_v too_o much_o on_o the_o worse_a son_n 3._o esau_n resolution_n to_o kill_v jacob_n 4._o jacob_n be_v banish_v from_o she_o as_o it_o be_v 5._o she_o be_v vex_v with_o the_o frowardness_n of_o her_o daughter_n esau_n his_o birth_n 1_o his_o good_a quality_n 1._o he_o show_v good_a respect_n unto_o isaac_n his_o father_n 2._o he_o be_v melt_v with_o his_o brother_n love_v kind_a humble_a carriage_n 3._o he_o be_v not_o greedy_a of_o gift_n 4._o he_o join_v with_o his_o brother_n in_o bury_v his_o father_n his_o fault_n 1._o in_o general_n he_o be_v a_o hypocrite_n 2._o his_o particular_a fault_n 1._o he_o give_v himself_o whole_o to_o hunt_v 2._o he_o follow_v his_o hunt_n over-eager_o 3._o he_o make_v himself_o great_a by_o war_n 4._o he_o be_v a_o profane_a man_n which_o prophannesse_n show_v itself_o in_o 3._o act_n 1._o in_o sell_v his_o birth_n right_a 2_o in_o despise_v it_o 3._o in_o leave_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n 5._o he_o show_v not_o due_a respect_n to_o his_o parent_n 6._o he_o false_o accuse_v his_o brother_n 7._o he_o hate_v his_o brother_n 8._o he_o comfort_v himself_o in_o the_o thought_n of_o kill_v his_o brother_n 3._o his_o benefit_n all_o temporal_a his_o affliction_n his_o death_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o scripture_n gen._n 26_o 1._o abimelech_n his_o virtue_n 1._o he_o take_v not_o rebekkah_n from_o isaac_n though_o he_o affirm_v she_o to_o be_v his_o sister_n ver._n 8._o 2._o he_o construe_v isaac_n sport_v with_o rebekkah_n in_o the_o best_a sense_n ver._n 9_o 3._o he_o tell_v isaac_n plain_o of_o his_o fault_n ver._n 10._o 4._o
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