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property_n of_o this_o enmity_n sect_n 37._o gesture_n qu._n in_o the_o last_o place_n what_o be_v the_o actual_a property_n answ._n three_o wicked_a man_n actual_o manifest_v their_o enmity_n against_o the_o religious_a in_o seven_o particular_n viz._n 1._o by_o scornful_a gesture_n 2._o by_o withstand_v their_o doctrine_n 3._o by_o combine_v together_o against_o the_o godly_a 4._o by_o imprison_v the_o godly_a 5._o by_o strike_v the_o godly_a 6._o by_o hurt_v the_o godly_a 7._o by_o kill_v the_o godly_a first_o by_o gesture_n as_o goliath_n against_o david_n when_o he_o look_v upon_o he_o with_o a_o disdainful_a countenance_n 1_o sam._n 17.42_o which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o brow-beating_a and_o other_o wicked_a one_o who_o make_v mow_n and_o nod_v the_o head_n at_o he_o psalm_n 22.7_o gape_v upon_o he_o with_o their_o mouth_n as_o ramp_v and_o roar_a lion_n verse_n 13._o gnash_v their_o tooth_n at_o he_o at_o public_a meeting_n psal._n 35.16_o shake_v their_o head_n at_o he_o psal._n 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36.23.26_o and_o 38.4_o 5_o 6._o amos_n 5.10_o mark_v 6.16_o to_o 29._o act._n 16.19_o to_o 25._o and_o 17.5.6.7.13_o and_o 18.11.12_o 13._o and_o 19.26_o to_o 34._o and_o 21.27_o 28.30.31_o and_o 22.22_o 23._o and_o 23.1_o 2.12_o 13.14_o gal._n 4.16_o misprision_n the_o second_o be_v misprision_n for_o which_o see_n act._n 24.14_o and_o 26.9.10.11.24_o 1_o king_n 18.17_o 18._o psalm_n 14._o 1_o jer._n 44.17_o 18_o 19_o wisd._n 5.4_o matth._n 7.14_o and_o 13.55_o 56_o 57_o and_o 28_o 15._o mark_n 5.39.40_o and_o 7_o 5_o 8.9_o john_n 2.19_o 20.21_o and_o 3.3.4_o and_o 7.15.23_o 24._o and_o 8.15.57_o 58_o 59_o &_o 9.16_o &_o 16.2_o act._n 2.13_o 2_o thess._n 2.10.11_o 12_o rom._n 8.5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o 1_o corinth_n 1.18_o to_o 29._o and_o 2.7_o 8_o 10_o 11.12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o and_o 3.18_o 19_o 20._o 2_o timothy_n 2.26_o 1_o pet._n 2.7_o 8._o revel_v 3.17_o multitude_n the_o three_o be_v example_n of_o the_o multitude_n touch_v which_o read_n gen._n 19.4_o to_o 12._o numb_a 14.2_o 3_o 10._o and_o 16.1_o to_o 4._o matth._n 27.20.25_o 27_o 39_o 49._o act._n 19.24_o to_o 30._o separation_n the_o four_o be_v separation_n for_o which_o look_n gen._n 39.12_o to_o 21._o psal._n 26.4.5_o and_o 101.7_o and_o 119.63.115_o prov._n 5.8_o and_o 23.20_o jer._n 15.19_o wisd._n 2.16_o joh_n 15.19_o 1_o cor._n 5.11_o 2_o cor._n 6.17_o ephes._n 5.7_o 2_o thess._n 3.6.14_o 1_o pet._n 4.4_o rev._n 18.4_o minister_n the_o five_o be_v the_o preach_n of_o some_o minister_n for_o which_o see_n jer._n 5.31_o and_o 8.11_o and_o 23.13.14_o 15_o 16_o 17.21_o 22_o 26_o 27.31_o 32._o ezek._n 22.25_o 26_o 28._o mat._n 9.34_o mar._n 13.22_o joh._n 5.43_o act._n 13.8_o and_o 20.29.30_o roman_n 16.17_o 18._o 2_o cor._n 2.17_o and_o 11.13.14.15_o 1_o tim._n 4.1_o 2_o 3._o 2_o tim._n 3.8_o 2_o pet._n 2._o ch_n and_o 3.3_o professor_n the_o six_o be_v the_o scandalous_a life_n of_o some_o professor_n for_o which_o see_v gen._n 9.21.22_o and_o 12_o 18_o 19_o and_o 19.33_o 35_o 36._o and_o 20.2.12.16_o and_o 34.13_o 14_o 15_o 16.25_o 26._o to_o 31._o 1_o sam._n 2.12_o to_o 18._o 2_o sam._n 12.14_o mat._n 7.15_o and_o 18.7_o and_o 23.3.14_o 23_o 24_o 25_o 27._o and_o 26.14_o 15_o 16.70.72.74_o and_o 27.5_o sermon_n the_o seven_o be_v flock_v after_o sermon_n for_o which_o look_n joh._n 11.48_o and_o 12.19_o and_o 6_o 2._o &_o act_v 13.45_o matth._n 4.24_o 25._o and_o 15_o 30._o mar._n 3.10_o and_o 8.1_o and_o 10.1_o 2._o luke_n 5.15_o and_o 6.17_o 18_o 19_o torment_n eight_o the_o final_a cause_n be_v that_o they_o may_v have_v more_o company_n here_o in_o sin_n and_o hereafter_o in_o torment_n for_o which_o turn_n to_o psal._n 35.4_o 7_o 12._o &_o 40.14_o &_o 56.6_o &_o 59.2_o 3._o matth._n 23.13_o 15._o luke_n 11.52_o john_n 11.48_o and_o 12_o 10_o 11._o and_o 15.19_o act._n 26.11_o 1_o pet_n 4.4_o revel_v 12.17_o and_o 13_o 15._o but_o they_o be_v all_o so_o prolix_a conclusion_n and_o yet_o so_o unmeete_a to_o be_v abbreviate_v that_o if_o i_o shall_v handle_v they_o and_o make_v 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