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scoffer_n &_o mocker_n 2._o king_n 1.11_o verse_n 20._o hatred_n bring_v forth_o murder_n striver_n against_o god_n appointment_n verse_n 21._o never_o give_v sentence_n upon_o any_o for_o one_o fault_n what_o we_o be_v grudge_v to_o have_v we_o be_v soon_o rob_v of_o see_v chap._n 42_o ver_fw-la 21._o the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n the_o sinful_a security_n of_o a_o dead_a conscience_n prou._n 28._o the_o entire_a affection_n of_o parent_n towards_o their_o child_n god_n plagu_v ungodly_a marriage_n verse_n 6._o consent_v of_o parent_n verse_n 7._o the_o end_n of_o the_o wicked_a to_o be_v slay_v verse_n 8._o a_o envious_a mind_n hate_v of_o the_o lord_n verse_n 11._o we_o blame_v ready_o the_o unworthy_a of_o blame_n seek_v sin_n in_o ourselves_o 2._o sam._n 24._o verse_n 14._o a_o kind_n of_o mourn_a apparel_n woman_n veil_n the_o poison_n of_o discontent_n verse_n 14._o verse_n 16._o sinner_n blind_v in_o god_n justice_n verse_n 20._o cole-carier_n betwixt_o offender_n such_o neighbour_n as_o this_o be_v good_a to_o scour_v a_o hoâ—e_a oven_n withal_o true_a friendship_n be_v usque_fw-la ad_fw-la arras_n and_o no_o further_o verse_n 23._o verse_n 24._o a_o comfort_n to_o woman_n with_o child_n in_o their_o travail_n verse_n 1._o verse_n 2._o ver._n 3.4_o verse_n 5._o verse_n 6._o partial_a affection_n to_o our_o own_o countryman_n beauty_n a_o snare_n &_o our_o eye_n window_n to_o sin_n verse_n 7._o gen._n 6.2_o 2_o pet._n 2._o job_n 31._o verse_n 7._o a_o honest_a nature_n the_o more_o trust_v y_z e_z more_o faithful_a verse_n 8._o the_o second_o argument_n the_o three_o argument_n gen._n 20.9_o heb._n 13.2_o the_o four_o argument_n verse_n 10._o satan_n tempt_v again_o and_o again_o to_o the_o same_o thing_n company_n to_o be_v avoid_v prou._n 13._o syrac_n 13._o psal_n 18._o pro._n 7_o from_o the_o 6._o ver_fw-la to_o the_o end_n ver._n 11.12_o impudence_n fulgent_n epist_n 4._o ad_fw-la prob._n pag._n 532._o de_fw-la orat_fw-la &_o compunct_a solitariness_n to_o be_v avoid_v verse_n 13._o to_o the_o end_n where_o incontinency_n be_v many_o vice_n be_v credulity_n a_o great_a fault_n cicero_n a_o comfort_n to_o servant_n verse_n 20._o verse_n 21._o &_o to_o the_o end_n even_o the_o prison_n be_v direct_v by_o god_n note_v these_o a_o courtier_n life_n verse_n 2._o great_a man_n anger_n pro._n 19.12_o chap._n 16.14_o of_o dream_n verse_n 7._o a_o good_a nature_n soon_o spi_v other_o grief_n &_o comfort_v they_o no_o certain_a rule_n of_o expound_v dream_n somnia_fw-la ne_fw-la cure_n nam_fw-la mens_fw-la humana_fw-la quod_fw-la opray_o etc._n etc._n read_v syrach_n 24_o ecclisiast_n 5._o jere._n 23._o ver_fw-la 27._o &_o 27_o ver_fw-la 9_o cic._n de_fw-fr divinas_fw-la confute_v etc._n etc._n sharp_a truth_n must_v be_v tell_v birth_n day_n vnthankefulnesse_n the_o company_n of_o the_o godly_a profitable_a to_o the_o wicked_a preacher_n to_o repeat_v the_o same_o thing_n good_a verse_n 8._o verse_n 9_o worldlie_n wise_a 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