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saravius_n saravius_n shall_v lay_v to_o the_o charge_n shall_v accuse_v shall_v sue_v shall_v call_v into_o the_o law_n shall_v indite_v shall_v arrest_v that_o he_o may_v accuse_v this_o be_v very_o emphatical_a there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o accusation_n much_o less_o for_o find_v guilty_a and_o condemn_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o what_o shall_v god_n child_n be_v accuse_v of_o old_a sin_n not_o of_o false_a thing_n but_o of_o such_o whereby_o satan_n and_o our_o conscience_n the_o accuser_n may_v bring_v we_o to_o desperation_n the_o elect_n of_o god_n the_o election_n say_v chrysostome_n not_o well_o ambrose_n give_v the_o sense_n thus_o none_o can_v or_o dare_v retract_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n for_o he_o confident_o provoke_v all_o adversary_n if_o they_o dare_v come_v forth_o to_o accuse_v not_o that_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n but_o because_o god_n have_v justify_v us._n therefore_o it_o be_v here_o subjoin_v as_o a_o reason_n it_o be_v god_n that_o 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the_o quick_a and_o dead_a 3.5_o mala._n 3.5_o nay_o god_n himself_o will_v be_v a_o swift_a witness_n against_o thou_o yea_o the_o very_a insensible_a creature_n shall_v accuse_v the_o wicked_a the_o dust_n of_o the_o preacher_n foot_n shall_v accuse_v the_o contemner_n of_o the_o gospel_n 10._o mat._n 10._o the_o covetous_a man_n rusty_a gold_n and_o silver_n 5.3_o jam._n 5.3_o the_o usurer_n unjust_o get_v good_n shall_v accuse_v he_o 2.11,12_o habac._n 2.11,12_o the_o drink_n o_o drunkard_n which_o thou_o have_v swill_v in_o shall_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n and_o accuse_v thou_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a repent_v that_o thy_o conscience_n may_v be_v free_v from_o hellish_a desperation_n verse_n 34._o who_o be_v he_o that_o condemn_v it_o be_v christ_n that_o die_v yea_o rather_o that_o be_v rise_v again_o who_o be_v even_o at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n who_o also_o make_v intercession_n for_o us._n as_o in_o the_o 33._o verse_n paul_n take_v away_o the_o danger_n of_o 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