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they_o dwell_v peaceable_o and_o quiet_o among_o the_o chananite_n hebrews_n three_o sin_n of_o the_o hebrews_n and_o contrary_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n make_v those_o nation_n tributary_n unto_o they_o second_o because_o they_o contract_v matrimony_n with_o that_o people_n and_o that_o have_v god_n prohibit_v to_o be_v do_v as_o the_o law_n in_o many_o place_n witness_v yea_o and_o in_o the_o book_n of_o esdras_n the_o last_o chap._n we_o read_v of_o a_o grievous_a complaint_n because_o the_o jew_n in_o their_o captiustye_a in_o babylon_n have_v take_v stranger_n to_o wyve_n and_o esdras_n there_o decree_v that_o such_o wife_n shall_v be_v put_v away_o maryage_n god_n forbid_v unlyke_a maryage_n &_o that_o those_o matrimony_n shall_v be_v count_v void_a which_o be_v contract_v between_o person_n prohibit_v by_o god_n and_o why_o god_n will_v not_o have_v matrimony_n so_o contract_v this_o reason_n be_v chief_o allege_v because_o by_o such_o unlike_a matrimony_n the_o 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life_n of_o a_o ooth_a man_n yea_o and_o he_o affirm_v that_o we_o must_v not_o lie_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o any_o man_n soul_n every_o lie_n say_v john_n be_v not_o of_o god_n but_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o speak_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o of_o god_n what_o if_o murderer_n shall_v persecute_v a_o man_n to_o kill_v he_o &_o thou_o know_v that_o he_o lie_v there_o hide_v where_o thou_o present_o be_v &_o they_o demand_v of_o thou_o if_o thou_o know_v whither_o he_o be_v there_o or_o no_o he_o answer_v that_o if_o thou_o be_v of_o a_o valiant_a courage_n &_o as_o it_o become_v a_o christian_n thou_o must_v say_v where_o he_o be_v i_o know_v but_o i_o will_v not_o utter_v it_o do_v you_o what_o you_o wil._n but_o when_o the_o matter_n come_v to_o this_o point_n that_o for_o the_o safety_n of_o any_o man_n life_n thou_o must_v make_v a_o lie_n know_v thou_o that_o thou_o ought_v to_o commit_v the_o thing_n unto_o god_n &_o that_o thou_o have_v nothing_o there_o more_o to_o 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