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As He hath turned the waters into saltness; so shall the heathen inherit His wrath.
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As His ways are plain unto the holy; so are they stumbling blocks unto the wicked.
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For the good are good things created from the beginning; so evil things for sinners.
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The principal things for the whole use of man's life are water, fire, iron, and salt, flour of wheat, honey, milk, and the blood of the grape, and oil, and clothing.
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All these things are for good to the godly; so to the sinners they are turned into evil.
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There are spirits that are created for vengeance, which in their fury lay on sore strokes; in the time of destruction they pour out their force, and appease the wrath of Him that made them.
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Fire and hail and famine and death, all these were created for vengeance;
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teeth of wild beasts and scorpions, serpents, and the sword punishing the wicked to destruction.
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They shall rejoice in His commandment, and they shall be ready upon earth when need is; and when their time is come, they shall not transgress His word.
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Therefore from the beginning I was resolved, and thought upon these things, and have left them in writing.
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All the works of the Lord are good, and He will give every needful thing in due season,