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hand_n so_o that_o when_o they_o have_v conquer_v he_o they_o have_v conquer_v so_o many_o they_o cut_v off_o his_o thumb_n and_o great_a toe_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o great_a town_n of_o the_o kingdom_n jerusalem_n and_o there_o for_o terror_n to_o other_o do_v public_o kill_v he_o the_o thing_n next_o relate_v after_o the_o overthrow_n of_o adonibezek_n as_o the_o take_n of_o jerusalem_n hebron_n and_o kiriath_n sepher_n be_v do_v in_o joshua_n time_n but_o they_o be_v rehearse_v for_o this_o reason_n that_o we_o may_v see_v that_o judah_n be_v choose_v general_n after_o joshua_n death_n by_o god_n that_o israel_n may_v war_v under_o one_o to_o who_o they_o be_v use_v and_o acquaint_v for_o judah_n be_v make_v general_n by_o joshua_n even_o in_o his_o life-time_n and_o this_o matter_n of_o othniel_n name_v here_o to_o show_v why_o he_o be_v make_v judge_n afterward_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o chapter_n the_o order_n be_v proper_a only_o whereas_o some_o thing_n be_v 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the_o apostle_n of_o ruddy_n complexion_n be_v ask_v why_o he_o so_o paint_v they_o his_o answer_n be_v because_o they_o will_v be_v ashamed_a to_o look_v on_o the_o light_n wanton_a carriage_n of_o many_o that_o call_v themselves_o christian_n the_o saint_n common_o be_v call_v god_n fool_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o will_v not_o be_v fool_n before_o man_n but_o keep_v themselves_o to_o the_o sobriety_n of_o their_o profession_n the_o apostle_n say_v 1_o cor._n three_o 18_o if_o any_o man_n among_o you_o seem_v to_o be_v wise_a in_o this_o world_n let_v he_o become_v a_o fool_n that_o he_o may_v be_v wise._n but_o it_o mean_v as_o to_o reliance_n upon_o wisdom_n not_o to_o befool_v themselves_o to_o make_v sport_n to_o men._n it_o be_v sampson_n misery_n to_o be_v the_o philistine_n fool_n and_o make_v they_o sport_n but_o the_o same_o unhappy_a misery_n too_o many_o do_v willing_o take_v to_o themselves_o spend_v their_o life_n in_o wantonness_n and_o foolish_a 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those_o word_n woe_n unto_o you_o that_o laugh_v now_o for_o you_o shall_v mourn_v and_o weep_v luke_n vi_fw-la 25_o but_o be_v no_o mirth_n or_o sport_v allow_v to_o christian_n be_v not_o that_o too_o severe_a eccles._n â—i.2_n i_o say_v of_o laughter_n it_o be_v mad_a and_o of_o mirth_n what_o do_v it_o and_o eph._n v._n 4_o â—here_o no_o jest_a be_v tolerate_v durus_fw-la serma_n i._n e._n a_o hard_a say_v to_o make_v some_o reply_n to_o this_o 1._o earthly_a pleasure_n and_o delight_n be_v more_o delight_n in_o fancy_n and_o opinion_n than_o reality_n psal._n thirty-nine_o man_n walk_v in_o a_o vain_a shadow_n no_o substance_n at_o all_o now_o a_o solid_n christian_n go_v upon_o other_o ground_n his_o delight_n be_v upon_o another_o foundation_n there_o
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51_o prophesy_v that_o jesus_n shall_v die_v for_o that_o nation_n and_o not_o for_o that_o nation_n only_o but_o that_o also_o he_o shall_v gather_v together_o into_o one_o the_o children_z of_o god_n that_o be_v scatter_v abroad_o therefore_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n set_v himself_o to_o speak_v to_o this_o thing_n and_o to_o show_v who_o these_o son_n of_o god_n be_v john_n i._n 12_o 13._o show_n who_o be_v and_o who_o be_v not_o but_o as_o many_o as_o receive_v he_o to_o they_o give_v he_o power_n to_o become_v the_o son_n of_o god_n even_o to_o they_o that_o believe_v on_o his_o name_n which_o be_v bear_v not_o of_o blood_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o the_o flesh_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n as_o many_o as_o receive_v he_o those_o be_v son_n of_o what_o nation_n quality_n or_o rank_n whatsoever_o not_o bear_v of_o blood_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o man._n the_o holy_a ghost_n set_v the_o regeneration_n in_o opposition_n to_o 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