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they_o though_o thou_o false_o say_v it_o but_o bear_v witness_n unto_o they_o in_o doctrine_n and_o conversation_n and_o before_o all_o the_o seed_n of_o evil-doer_n and_o take_v back_o thy_o own_o word_n to_o thyself_o who_o be_v in_o that_o generation_n which_o have_v the_o word_n but_o be_v without_o the_o life_n life_n in_o the_o evil_a life_n farther_o thou_o say_v i_o have_v break_v out_o with_o a_o false_a testimony_n of_o john_n burton_n and_o thou_o at_o which_o thou_o seem_v to_o be_v much_o offend_v that_o i_o shall_v say_v thou_o be_v join_v with_o the_o break_a army_n of_o magog_n and_o have_v show_v yourselves_o in_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o dragon_n against_o the_o lamb_n etc._n etc._n reply_v what_o need_v thou_o be_v troubied_a at_o this_o
be_v instruct_v in_o the_o right_a way_n to_o god_n and_o be_v convert_v out_o of_o every_o false_a way_n and_o this_o be_v the_o very_a end_n of_o their_o work_n and_o their_o intent_n in_o do_v it_o and_o they_o ought_v not_o in_o justice_n to_o suffer_v for_o it_o for_o it_o be_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o in_o reason_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o the_o lord_n justify_v they_o in_o it_o then_o that_o law_n and_o judgement_n must_v needs_o be_v corrupt_a and_o unjust_a which_o condemn_v the_o people_n and_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o for_o evil-doer_n for_o obey_v the_o command_n of_o god_n and_o for_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o pure_a conscience_n and_o no_o man_n person_n or_o estate_n be_v wrong_v or_o injure_v but_o only_a sin_n and_o wickedness_n reprove_v and_o exhort_v from_o and_o hereby_o thus_o be_v the_o law_n pervert_v and_o true_a judgement_n turn_v backward_o and_o the_o guiltless_a be_v condemn_v guilty_a and_o the_o guilty_a be_v 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the_o lord_n can_v do_v it_o nor_o give_v honour_n to_o he_o nor_o be_v subject_n and_o please_v to_o that_o man_n who_o be_v of_o that_o spirit_n and_o of_o that_o nature_n which_o be_v not_o of_o god_n but_o exalt_v in_o pride_n and_o vainglory_n above_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o against_o he_o and_o will_v be_v worship_v and_o have_v in_o honour_n and_o reverence_v of_o his_o fellow-creature_n who_o have_v not_o so_o much_o riches_n in_o this_o world_n as_o he_o nor_o be_v so_o proud_a in_o apparel_n as_o he_o and_o because_o of_o that_o he_o look_v to_o be_v bow_v unto_o with_o hat_n or_o knee_n and_o be_v offend_v if_o he_o be_v not_o and_o then_o in_o his_o pride_n he_o rage_v and_o be_v vex_v and_o seek_v revenge_n against_o such_o as_o can_v honour_v he_o and_o respect_v he_o in_o his_o pride_n and_o vainglory_n but_o as_o i_o say_v this_o be_v not_o do_v as_o a_o matter_n of_o wrong_n unto_o any_o though_o the_o hat_n be_v not_o bow_v or_o put_v off_o but_o it_o be_v a_o 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