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consider_v his_o wealth_n get_v by_o oppression_n and_o injury_n how_o can_v he_o but_o think_v it_o may_v be_v so_o lose_v as_o it_o be_v get_v be_v it_o the_o favour_n of_o prince_n and_o great_a man_n true_o they_o be_v god_n upon_o earth_n but_o they_o die_v like_o man_n at_o last_o and_o they_o change_v their_o mind_n often_o before_o they_o die_v one_o day_n haman_n ride_v about_o in_o pomp_n he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o mordecay_n wait_v at_o the_o lane_n gate_n another_o day_n mordecay_n be_v set_v upon_o the_o king_n beast_n and_o haman_n lead_v the_o horse_n and_o proclaim_v he_o honourable_a and_o the_o next_o day_n haman_n be_v hang_v and_o mordecai_n rule_v all_o under_o the_o king_n be_v it_o honour_n that_o thou_o labour_v for_o that_o also_o be_v vanity_n honour_n be_v in_o honorante_fw-la as_o aristotle_n say_v it_o be_v very_o unhappy_a for_o a_o man_n to_o have_v his_o honour_n without_o himself_o his_o pride_n within_o he_o and_o his_o happiness_n 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know_v that_o they_o sin_n with_o a_o high_a hand_n they_o be_v a_o people_n that_o provoke_v god_n to_o anger_v continual_o to_o his_o face_n 65.3_o isa_n 65.3_o if_o you_o observe_v the_o text_n well_o you_o will_v find_v two_o thing_n in_o it_o and_o they_o be_v two_o great_a judgement_n and_o both_o of_o the_o lord_n 1._o be_v it_o not_o of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n that_o the_o people_n shall_v labour_v in_o the_o very_a fire_n and_o shall_v weary_v themselves_o 2._o be_v it_o not_o of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n that_o the_o people_n shall_v labour_v for_o very_a vanity_n for_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v in_o both_o for_o their_o punishment_n both_o in_o put_v they_o to_o extreme_a labour_n and_o in_o turn_v all_o their_o labour_n into_o vanity_n he_o ask_v the_o question_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v come_v now_o and_o let_v we_o reason_n together_o to_o what_o do_v you_o impute_v it_o that_o this_o people_n take_v such_o pain_n and_o prosper_v so_o ill_o do_v you_o not_o 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the_o ear_n etc._n etc._n 2._o in_o respect_n of_o his_o permission_n for_o he_o have_v chain_n to_o bind_v up_o satan_n and_o his_o instrument_n and_o he_o can_v carry_v snare_n when_o he_o will_v to_o catch_v sinner_n this_o be_v not_o approbation_n but_o toleration_n for_o a_o time_n 3._o it_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o will_n for_o he_o scourge_v a_o man_n with_o his_o own_o sin_n in_o just_a judgement_n and_o let_v the_o wicked_a wear_n out_o themselves_o with_o extreme_a labour_n for_o their_o punishment_n whereas_o if_o he_o have_v a_o favour_n to_o any_o he_o call_v upon_o they_o it_o be_v vain_a for_o you_o to_o rise_v up_o early_o 127.2_o ps_n 127.2_o to_o sit_v up_o late_o to_o eat_v the_o bread_n of_o sorrow_n for_o he_o give_v his_o belove_a sleep_n and_o our_o saviour_n say_v nolite_fw-la sollicitiesse_n be_v you_o not_o careful_a but_o the_o egyptian_n shall_v gather_v jewel_n of_o silver_n 14.25_o ex._n 14.25_o and_o jewel_n of_o gold_n together_o 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