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<p>See here, 1. What is the care and aim of a wicked man; he would do mischief: He <i>desires the net of evil men</i>. “Oh that I were but as cunning as such a man, to make a hand of those I deal with, that I had but his art of over-reaching, that I could but take my revenge on one I have spite to as effectually as he can!” He desires the <i>strong-hold, or fortress</i>, of evil men (so some read it), to act securely in doing mischief, that it may not turn upon him. 2. What is the care and aim of a good man: His <i>root yields fruit</i>, and is his strength and stability, and that is it that he desires, to do good and to be fixed and confirmed in doing good. The wicked desires only a net wherewith to fish for himself; the righteous desires to yield fruit for the benefit of others and God’s glory, <a class="bibleref" title="Rom.14.6" href="/passage/?search=Rom.14.6">Rom. 14:6</a>.</p>
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