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the_o angel_n that_o they_o be_v not_o master_n but_o minister_a spirit_n psal_n 103.21_o heb._n 1.14_o and_o as_o touch_v moses_n it_o be_v at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o people_n that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o lawgiver_n but_o a_o messenger_n to_o refer_v and_o report_v what_o be_v give_v he_o in_o commandment_n without_o add_v to_o or_o diminish_v of_o any_o thing_n from_o it_o exod._n 20.19_o and_o deut._n 4._o as_o himself_o also_o show_v how_o careful_a he_o be_v in_o take_v heed_n of_o do_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o upon_o his_o own_o head_n in_o that_o himself_o will_v set_v down_o no_o law_n concern_v the_o punishment_n of_o blasphemer_n and_o touch_v those_o which_o break_v and_o violate_v the_o sabbath_n but_o make_v his_o recourse_n for_o these_o cause_n unto_o the_o lord_n levit._n 24.11_o and_o numb_a 15.34_o although_o the_o question_n be_v but_o of_o a_o civil_a punishment_n so_o far_o it_o be_v that_o moses_n or_o aaron_n will_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o make_v any_o 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that_o have_v so_o much_o as_o the_o appearance_n of_o evil_a 1._o thess_n 5.22_o as_o also_o saint_n peter_n witness_v that_o just_a lot_n who_o notwithstanding_o have_v do_v better_a if_o he_o have_v never_o depart_v from_o abraham_n or_o return_v again_o unto_o he_o vex_a and_o afflict_v from_o day_n to_o day_n his_o innocent_a soul_n hear_v and_o see_v the_o wicked_a act_n and_o deed_n of_o they_o of_o sodom_n god_n give_v we_o grace_n to_o make_v our_o profit_n of_o this_o holy_a doctrine_n necessary_a for_o all_o time_n but_o especial_o amid_o these_o cloud_n and_o obscure_a darkness_n with_o which_o we_o see_v that_o satan_n with_o such_o efficacy_n of_o error_n indevore_v to_o obscure_v the_o clear_a light_n which_o god_n have_v send_v we_o as_o it_o be_v from_o heaven_n to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o who_o eye_n he_o have_v already_o open_v suffer_v not_o themselves_o to_o be_v blind_v again_o and_o that_o they_o who_o be_v yet_o in_o darkness_n and_o in_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n may_v receive_v the_o gift_n of_o this_o light_n and_o that_o contrariwise_o every_o tongue_n yield_v the_o lord_n god_n his_o honour_n and_o glory_n in_o his_o true_a church_n by_o our_o only_a mediator_n our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n &_o because_o we_o have_v be_v hitherto_o so_o loose_a in_o this_o behalf_n so_o unthankful_a &_o so_o forgetful_a we_o will_v demand_v mercy_n as_o follow_v almighty_a god_n etc._n etc._n the_o eleven_o sermon_n our_o help_n be_v in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v write_v as_o follow_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o the_o canticle_n of_o canticle_n the_o eight_o verse_n 8_o if_o thou_o know_v it_o not_o o_o thou_o the_o fair_a among_o woman_n get_v thou_o forth_o &_o go_v &_o follow_v the_o trace_n of_o the_o flock_n and_o feed_v thy_o kid_n by_o the_o tent_n or_o cabin_n of_o the_o shepherd_n 1_o that_o satan_n have_v always_o disguise_v the_o mark_n of_o the_o church_n 2_o the_o true_a church_n leave_v not_o therefore_o 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