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they_o because_o they_o hate_v he_o psal._n 139._o 21._o it_o be_v more_o suitable_a to_o answer_v as_o jehu_n do_v to_o joram_n 2_o king._n 9_o 22._o what_o peace_n so_o long_o as_o the_o whoredom_n of_o thy_o mother_n jezebel_n and_o her_o witchcraft_n be_v so_o many_o than_o to_o engage_v to_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o those_o who_o be_v carry_v on_o babylon_n interest_n the_o mother_n of_o harlot_n &_o witchcraft_n 2._o this_o can_v be_v take_v in_o truth_n judgement_n &_o righteousness_n because_o of_o the_o fallacy_n &_o ambiguity_n of_o the_o term_n for_o there_o be_v diverse_a sort_n of_o peace_n &_o peaceableness_n some_o kind_n be_v duty_n some_o never_o it_o must_v then_o be_v right_o qualify_v for_o we_o can_v profess_v &_o pursue_v no_o peace_n of_o confederacy_n with_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n not_o consistent_a with_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n otherwise_o
remove_v that_o may_v stand_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o reception_n they_o have_v prepare_v for_o their_o mistress_n the_o babylonish_n lady_n the_o mother_n of_o harlot_n they_o now_o demand_v these_o payment_n as_o their_o wage_n and_o hire_n for_o their_o labour_n which_o to_o pay_v now_o be_v more_o than_o a_o justify_n see_v it_o be_v a_o reward_v they_o for_o their_o work_n and_o to_o pay_v these_o pimp_n and_o to_o purchase_v their_o peace_n thereby_o be_v worse_a than_o to_o bring_v the_o hire_n of_o a_o whore_n into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n deut._n 23._o 18._o since_o it_o be_v a_o hire_v they_o to_o bring_v the_o whore_n into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n o_o how_o have_v scotland_n play_v the_o harlot_n with_o many_o lover_n be_v this_o the_o zeal_n we_o shall_v have_v have_v to_o our_o covenant_v husband_n and_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o house_n that_o we_o have_v not_o only_o suffer_v his_o enemy_n to_o come_v in_o and_o take_v possession_n of_o it_o but_o 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