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shall_v we_o rational_o question_v whether_o their_o hand_n like_o simeon_n and_o levye_n will_v not_o be_v as_o fierce_a and_o cruel_a if_o the_o most_o holy_a and_o only_a wise_a permit_v whip_n &_o halter_n language_n sword_n &_o faggot_n to_o fall_v into_o their_o hand_n and_o what_o do_v sam._n fisher_n &_o ed._n burrowes_n write_v less_o to_o the_o soldier_n at_o dunkirk_n that_o if_o they_o receive_v the_o light_n they_o shall_v on_o to_o rome_n 3._o have_v we_o not_o know_v the_o deceitfulness_n of_o man_n heart_n fly_v out_o into_o great_a matter_n than_o persecution_n hazael_n earnest_o ask_v whether_o the_o prophet_n think_v he_o a_o dog_n that_o he_o shall_v do_v such_o matter_n etc._n etc._n heart_n pendleton_n vow_v his_o collop_n shall_v fry_v ere_o he_o will_v to_o mass_n in_o qui_fw-fr maryes_fw-mi day_n and_o yet_o to_o mass_n he_o go_v and_o persecute_v other_o also_o that_o will_v not_o bow_v to_o the_o image_n as_o he_o have_v do_v just_o here_o capt_n green_n of_o warwick_n desire_v leave_v to_o speak_v to_o two_o thing_n 1._o to_o immediate_a revelation_n such_o as_o abraham_n and_o moses_n and_o ehud_n have_v 2._o as_o to_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o part_n of_o god_n antagonist_n i_o be_v weary_a and_o withdraw_v but_o afterward_o capt._n green_n tell_v i_o that_o none_o of_o they_o be_v willing_a to_o speak_v punctualy_a to_o either_o of_o these_o two_o but_o rather_o desire_v to_o wave_v they_o as_o a_o bstruse_a and_o high_a matter_n and_o mysterye_n then_o pardon_v tillinghast_n a_o lead_a man_n among_o the_o people_n call_v baptist_n at_o providence_n he_o press_v against_o they_o the_o continuation_n of_o christ_n ordinance_n until_o he_o come_v opposite_a the_o quaker_n say_v christ_n be_v come_v again_o to_o his_o disciple_n he_o reply_v that_o after_o christ_n ascension_n he_o speak_v of_o another_o come_v his_o second_o come_v heb_n 9_o w._n e._n fall_v to_o prayer_n as_o with_o i_o he_o ftl_n to_o preach_a pardon_v tillinghast_n as_o himself_o tell_v i_o declare_v to_o they_o that_o he_o be_v free_a to_o discourse_v with_o they_o but_o he_o be_v not_o free_a to_o join_v with_o they_o in_o worship_n so_o he_o depart_v and_o after_o w_n e._n his_o prayer_n the_o whole_a assembly_n and_o thus_o it_o please_v the_o god_n and_o father_n of_o light_n and_o mercy_n to_o bring_v we_o to_o the_o end_n of_o this_o four_o day_n contest_v do_v and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o whole_a matter_n in_o much_o peace_n and_o quietness_n and_o the_o consideration_n of_o matter_n leave_v to_o every_o man_n soul_n and_o conscience_n and_o so_o do_v i_o this_o narrative_a which_o god_n know_v be_v the_o sum_n and_o substance_n of_o all_o our_o transaction_n unto_o his_o eternal_a majesty_n therefore_o i_o humble_o