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his_o spoil_n job_n 29.16_o 17._o the_o cause_n which_o i_o know_v not_o i_o search_v out_o i_o break_v the_o jaw_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o pull_v the_o spoil_n out_o of_o his_o tooth_n 2._o these_o minister_n as_o be_v hint_v before_o do_v abhor_v seditious_a conventicle_n and_o be_v false_o accuse_v by_o these_o informer_n and_o magistrate_n shall_v be_v slow_a to_o believe_v their_o false_a accusation_n and_o not_o proceed_v to_o act_n against_o they_o till_o they_o have_v search_v into_o the_o truth_n of_o these_o information_n and_o that_o for_o several_a reason_n as_o 1._o the_o great_a enmity_n that_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o wicked_a against_o righteous_a man_n which_o make_v they_o eager_a to_o do_v they_o all_o the_o mischief_n they_o can_v the_o scripture_n speak_v so_o frequent_o and_o so_o full_o of_o this_o that_o i_o shall_v need_v to_o say_v the_o less_o prov._n 4.16_o they_o sleep_v not_o except_o they_o have_v do_v mischief_n and_o their_o sleep_n be_v 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truth_n and_o the_o thing_n certain_a that_o such_o abomination_n be_v wrought_v among_o you_o 3._o these_o minister_n and_o those_o that_o assemble_v with_o they_o be_v oftentimes_o judge_v and_o sentence_n pass_v upon_o they_o for_o to_o take_v away_o their_o good_n before_o they_o have_v be_v hear_v or_o have_v their_o accuser_n face_n to_o face_n yea_o sometime_o before_o they_o know_v who_o it_o be_v that_o have_v accuse_v they_o and_o this_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v against_o the_o light_n and_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o teach_v that_o a_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v condemn_v till_o he_o have_v have_v his_o accuser_n face_n to_o face_n and_o have_v have_v licence_n to_o answer_v for_o himself_o the_o roman_n have_v no_o other_o light_n to_o regulate_v they_o in_o their_o judicial_a proceed_n but_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n yet_o they_o observe_v this_o rule_n not_o to_o pass_v sentence_n upon_o a_o man_n till_o he_o have_v his_o accuser_n face_n to_o face_n and_o have_v 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