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4: Judgment - By the free and impartial exercise of justice.
Gifts - Bribes.
8: Wrath - The wrath of God or of men, who were enraged against it.
9: Whether - Whether he, the wise man, deal sharply with him,
or mildly, there is no rest, no end or fruit of the debate.
10: Seek - To preserve it.
15: Left - Suffered to follow his own will without restraint and
chastening.
18: No vision - No prophecy; no publick preaching of God's word.
19: A servant - Who is so not only in condition, but also in the
temper of his mind, disingenuous, and stubborn. Words - By mere words.
Tho' - Though he know thy mind, and his own duty.
20: Hasty - Who is rash and heady in the management of his affairs.
21: Delicately - Allowing him too much freedom, and familiarity.
A son - Will find him at last grow insolent, and forgetful of his
servile condition.
24: Bewrayeth it not - Which he is bound to do for the publick good.
25: A snare - Is an occasion of many sins.
26: Judgment - The decision of his cause, and the success of all his
endeavours.
