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31._o matth_n 15._o 36._o observe_v where_o do_v ever_o f._n bugg_n or_o any_o other_o hear_v i_o or_o any_o of_o we_o preach_v such_o a_o sermon_n as_o this_o to_o exhort_v the_o hearer_n to_o make_v no_o confession_n of_o sin_n or_o ever_o tell_v they_o there_o be_v no_o need_n for_o they_o to_o follow_v those_o christian_a precept_n cite_v as_o before_o out_o of_o col._n 3._o 17._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 31_o oh_o poor_a francis_n what_o will_v become_v of_o thou_o what_o will_v be_v the_o end_n of_o this_o thy_o liberty_n and_o profaneness_n how_o will_v thou_o answer_v the_o great_a god_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n for_o such_o presumptuous_a forgery_n and_o profanation_n of_o the_o sacred_a name_n of_o god_n and_o abuse_v of_o i_o his_o servant_n who_o have_v be_v many_o time_n
of_o sam._n fisher_n prophecy_n and_o f._n b.'s_n malice_n and_o injurious_a construction_n p._n 14_o 15_o 16._o part_n ii_o of_o the_o light_n of_o christ_n the_o spirit_n be_v authority_n the_o holy_a scripture_n ten_o commandment_n silent_a meeting_n p._n 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o of_o f._n b_n offence_n against_o light_n and_o conviction_n and_o his_o self-contradiction_n about_o the_o light_n lawgiver_n and_o head_n of_o the_o body_n the_o church_n etc._n etc._n p._n 20_o 21_o 22._o of_o his_o notorious_a abuse_n about_o the_o ten_o commandment_n p._n 22_o 23_o 24._o how_o to_o charge_v f._n b._n if_o he_o will_v not_o behave_v himself_o quiet_o p._n 24._o of_o his_o falsehood_n envy_n contradiction_n and_o insolency_n against_o the_o light_n and_o the_o minister_n thereof_o p._n 24_o 25._o of_o his_o calumny_n and_o accumulate_v lie_n and_o perversion_n against_o the_o quaker_n compaer_v they_o to_o jesuit_n to_o be_v disinherit_v in_o all_o they_o say_v p._n 26_o 27._o a_o 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that_o we_o shall_v be_v make_v to_o handle_v the_o sword_n kill_v cut_v off_o and_o destroy_v etc._n etc._n and_o spare_v neither_o old_a nor_o young_a etc._n etc._n which_o he_o will_v have_v understand_v in_o a_o literal_a sense_n to_o make_v i_o and_o our_o friend_n as_o obnoxious_a and_o criminal_a as_o he_o can_v which_o bespeak_v not_o only_o a_o evil_a design_n but_o premeditate_a malice_n and_o injury_n and_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v the_o man_n sin_v know_o against_o light_n and_o conviction_n in_o take_v up_o and_o represent_v such_o word_n in_o a_o literal_a sense_n as_o be_v in_o sam._n fisher_n prophecy_n to_o o._n cromwell_n in_o 1656._o and_o in_o fra._n howgil_n and_n e._n b_n in_o the_o same_o year_n s._n f._n have_v these_o word_n i_o will_v beautify_v my_o meek_a one_o with_o salvation_n and_o i_o will_v put_v my_o high-praise_n into_o their_o mouth_n and_o a_o two-edged_a sword_n into_o their_o hand_n and_o they_o shall_v execute_v vengeance_n upon_o the_o 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will_v ask_v he_o and_o those_o priest_n who_o abet_v he_o 1._o if_o the_o psalmist_n mean_v literal_o in_o psalm_n 149._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o let_v they_o read_v it_o at_o large_a and_o therein_o samuel_n fisher_n word_n concern_v the_o saint_n high_a praise_n of_o god_n in_o their_o mouth_n and_o a_o two-edged_n sword_n in_o their_o hand_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o honour_n they_o have_v and_o isaiah_n 41._o 15._o behold_v i_o will_v make_v thou_o a_o new_a sharp_a thresh_a instrument_n have_v tooth_n thou_o shall_v thresh_v the_o mountain_n and_o beat_v they_o small_a and_o shall_v make_v the_o hill_n as_o chaff_n 2._o if_o he_o real_o think_v our_o friend_n mean_v that_o god_n prophet_n in_o this_o gospel-day_n shall_v go_v forth_o with_o outward_a sword_n of_o iron_n and_o steel_n and_o with_o a_o outward_a thresh_a instrument_n have_v tooth_n of_o iron_n or_o steel_n and_o that_o they_o be_v therewith_o to_o beat_v down_o and_o lay_v level_a the_o great_a mountain_n of_o stone_n 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