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And in this Thou made Thine enemies confess that it is Thou who deliverest from all evil.
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For the biting of grasshoppers and flies killed them, neither was there found any remedy for their life; for they were deserving to be punished by such.
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But the very teeth of venomous dragons overcame not Thy sons, for Thy mercy was ever by them and healed them.
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For they were pricked, that they should remember Thy words, and were quickly saved, that not falling into deep forgetfulness they might be continually mindful of Thy goodness.
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For it was neither herb nor mollifying plaster that restored them to health, but Thy word, O Lord, which healeth all things.
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For Thou hast power of life and death; Thou leadest to the gates of hell and bringest up again.
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A man indeed killeth through his malice; and the spirit, when it is gone forth, returneth not, neither the soul received up cometh again.
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But it is not possible to escape Thine hand.
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For the ungodly, refusing to know Thee, were scourged by the strength of Thine arm. With strange rains, hails, and showers were they persecuted, which they could not avoid, and through fire were they consumed.
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For (which is most to be wondered at) the fire had more force in the water that quencheth all things; for the world fighteth for the righteous.
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For sometimes the flame was mitigated, that it might not burn up the beasts that were sent against the ungodly, but themselves might see and perceive that they were persecuted by the judgment of God.