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the_o injury_n offer_v to_o his_o ambassador_n by_o the_o ammonite_n who_o shave_v their_o beard_n and_o cut_v their_o garment_n by_o the_o half_n with_o how_o much_o sore_a vengeance_n shall_v christ_n repay_v the_o great_a reproach_n and_o indignity_n with_o which_o wicked_a man_n entreat_v his_o minister_n who_o ever_o curse_v father_n or_o mother_n shall_v die_v the_o death_n leu._n 20._o 9_o christ_n minister_n be_v spiritual_a father_n to_o regenerate_a man_n as_o have_v be_v already_o prove_v and_o spiritual_a mother_n travail_v in_o birth_n till_o christ_n be_v form_v in_o their_o people_n gal._n 4._o 19_o nay_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o palpable_a demonstration_n that_o god_n have_v revenge_v the_o quarrel_n of_o his_o violate_a embassador_n he_o have_v break_v prelatical_a power_n and_o heretical_a counsel_n proclaim_v war_n against_o his_o minister_n he_o have_v reprove_v king_n for_o their_o sake_n say_v do_v my_o prophet_n no_o harm_n ps._n 105._o 14_o 15._o he_o will_v smite_v through_o the_o loin_n of_o all_o that_o rise_v up_o against_o they_o and_o hate_v they_o that_o they_o rise_v not_o again_o dent._n 33._o 11._o witness_v god_n deal_v with_o paâ—hur_n who_o persecute_v the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n jer._n 20_o 3_o 4._o the_o child_n that_o mock_v the_o prophet_n elisha_n 2_o kin._n 2._o 23_o 24._o king_n saul_n who_o have_v slay_v many_o of_o the_o lord_n prophet_n himself_o be_v miserable_o slay_v at_o mount_n gilboa_n korah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n pay_v dear_o for_o their_o conspiracy_n against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n numb_a 16._o ieroboam_n hand_n which_o he_o stretch_v out_o against_o the_o man_n of_o god_n dry_v up_o 1_o kin._n 13._o 4._o asa_n imprison_v hanani_n the_o lord_n seer_n and_o he_o die_v of_o the_o gout_n notwithstanding_o all_o his_o physician_n 2._o chro._n 16._o 10_o 12._o joash_o command_v his_o servant_n to_o stone_n zechariah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoâ—ada_n the_o priest_n and_o for_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o same_o 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shameless_a world_n by_o the_o serious_a review_n of_o god_n gracious_a promise_n do_v wretched_a and_o godless_a man_n deprive_v and_o defraud_v we_o of_o temporal_a reward_n it_o be_v god_n who_o have_v promise_v eternal_a one_o for_o the_o best_a wage_n of_o christ_n minister_n be_v reserve_v in_o heaven_n for_o they_o where_o they_o shall_v inherit_v a_o eminency_n if_o not_o a_o singularity_n of_o eternal_a glory_n and_o brightness_n dan._n 12._o 3._o mat._n 5._o 12._o mat._n 24._o 45_o 46_o 47._o i_o cor._n 3._o 8_o 9_o 1._o pâ—t_fw-la 5._o 4._o this_o crown_n the_o apostle_n paul_n still_o have_v in_o his_o eye_n 1._o tim._n 4_o 8._o rom._n 8._o 18._o suffer_v for_o a_o time_n triumph_v to_o eternity_n the_o work_n shall_v have_v a_o end_n but_o so_o shall_v not_o the_o wage_n the_o people_n shall-receive_a each_o man_n a_o reward_n for_o his_o good_a work_n but_o the_o pastoâ—_n shall_v receive_v a_o reward_n for_o the_o good_a work_n of_o they_o all_o for_o his_o own_o he_o 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