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the_o posterity_n of_o saul_n reserve_v among_o the_o heathen_a to_o praise_v the_o lord_n and_o deliver_v his_o church_n oh_o y_fw-es e_fw-it liberty_n of_o the_o rich_a mercy_n of_o god_n how_o faithful_a be_v he_o in_o his_o promise_n 80._o psal_n 80._o how_o mighty_a to_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o church_n who_o will_v have_v look_v for_o good_a of_o saul_n posterity_n y_o it_o be_v forsake_v of_o god_n and_o have_v the_o kingdom_n rend_v from_o he_o who_o will_v have_v think_v that_o there_o can_v have_v be_v a_o remnant_n in_o susis_n to_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o to_o be_v zealous_a for_o his_o glory_n 80_o psal_n 80_o will_v god_n plant_v a_o vine_n in_o canaan_n &_o remove_v it_o into_o egypt_n shall_v it_o be_v remove_v out_o of_o egypt_n into_o the_o wilderness_n &_o so_o into_o canaan_n again_o shall_v it_o be_v remove_v out_o of_o canaan_n into_o babylon_n &_o from_o babylon_n to_o susis_n shall_v his_o church_n be_v toss_v and_o tumble_v to_o 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and_o reporter_n both_o thus_o hester_n be_v also_o acquaint_v with_o this_o mischief_n intend_v against_o her_o lord_n what_o do_v she_o now_o do_v she_o conceal_v it_o as_o be_v sick_a of_o her_o husband_n discontent_n may_v have_v minister_v cause_n and_o revenge_n will_v have_v further_v the_o mischief_n the_o incontinency_n of_o the_o king_n must_v needs_o breed_v jealousy_n and_o jealousy_n be_v the_o rage_n of_o a_o man_n therefore_o he_o will_v not_o spare_v in_o the_o day_n of_o vengeance_n some_o will_v have_v tickle_v at_o this_o occasion_n to_o have_v be_v rid_v of_o a_o bad_a husband_n and_o lust_n here_o will_v have_v promote_v the_o matter_n by_o suggest_v hope_v o_o change_n yea_o ambition_n too_o by_o your_o leave_n will_v have_v puff_v up_o some_o such_o semiramis_n that_o so_o she_o may_v reign_v alone_o but_o gracious_a hester_n have_v none_o of_o his_o fuel_n 12._o rom._n 12._o religion_n have_v teach_v she_o to_o pass_v by_o wrong_n and_o to_o overcome_v evil_a with_o good_a and_o therefore_o no_o doubt_n she_o be_v glad_a by_o this_o occasion_n to_o approve_v herself_o unto_o her_o lord_n and_o thereby_o also_o to_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o his_o estate_n and_o so_o to_o tender_a mean_n of_o his_o reclaim_v and_o amendment_n so_o ought_v a_o gracious_a wife_n to_o respect_v the_o welfare_n of_o her_o husband_n he_o obser_n 141._o a_o good_a wife_n ought_v to_o watch_v â—uer_o her_o husband_n &_o to_o inform_v he_o of_o such_o danger_n as_o be_v intent_a against_o he_o and_o so_o do_v abigail_n advise_v her_o husband_n nabal_n so_o must_v they_o reveal_v unto_o their_o husband_n what_o they_o know_v concern_v there_o estate_n as_o know_v that_o they_o be_v one_o and_o therefore_o both_o there_o good_a or_o evil_n do_v go_v together_o and_o that_o especial_o hereby_o they_o keep_v themselves_o in_o god_n favour_n and_o therefore_o though_o the_o husband_n shall_v take_v it_o ill_o yet_o here_o be_v the_o comfort_n the_o lord_n command_v it_o and_o he_o will_v turn_v the_o heart_n of_o he_o husband_n as_o shall_v be_v best_a for_o both_o which_o as_o it_o condemn_v those_o murderous_a wife_n that_o do_v desperate_o seek_v the_o life_n of_o their_o husband_n either_o by_o direct_a engine_n as_o poison_v strangle_v etc._n etc._n or_o by_o indirect_a mean_n as_o by_o false_fw-mi accusation_n unreasonable_a brauling_n etc._n etc._n so_o it_o do_v also_o condemn_v those_o that_o flatter_v they_o in_o their_o sin_n and_o soothe_v they_o up_o in_o their_o wickedness_n and_o for_o fear_n of_o displeasure_n dare_v not_o love_o reprove_v and_o admonish_v they_o thereof_o and_o here_o also_o my_o wife_n learn_v for_o these_o instruction_n to_o discharge_v their_o duty_n unto_o their_o husband_n in_o give_v they_o notice_n of_o such_o danger_n as_o they_o be_v subiectunto_o leave_v