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command_v that_o the_o price_n of_o a_o harlot_n shall_v never_o come_v to_o the_o lord_n tabernacle_n and_o therefore_o they_o give_v their_o child_n for_o this_o price_n that_o for_o ever_o they_o may_v undo_v they_o but_o whatsoever_o move_v they_o thereunto_o they_o do_v it_o and_o therefore_o we_o be_v herein_o give_v to_o understande_v that_o wicked_a man_n set_v more_o by_o their_o lust_n then_o by_o any_o good_a man_n life_n in_o the_o world_n a_o good_a man_n say_v solomon_n prou._n 29._o 27._o be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o wicked_a they_o have_v rather_o have_v a_o harlot_n then_o a_o christian_a as_o herod_n that_o cut_v off_o john_n baptist_n head_n to_o please_v his_o whore_n mar._n 6._o will_v or_o can_v a_o man_n have_v believe_v this_o if_o god_n himself_o have_v not_o tell_v we_o of_o it_o true_o no_o if_o we_o have_v see_v it_o with_o our_o eye_n yet_o such_o i_o fear_v i_o we_o have_v among_o we_o that_o if_o time_n shall_v serve_v they_o they_o will_v be_v 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wage_n for_o their_o pleasure_n and_o if_o sichem_n for_o ravish_v of_o one_o woman_n lose_v his_o own_o life_n his_o father_n and_o all_o his_o citizen_n gen._n 34._o what_o shall_v be_v the_o reward_n of_o these_o man_n that_o have_v defile_v themselves_o and_o many_o woman_n o_o dangerous_a evil_n that_o hang_v over_o their_o head_n and_o that_o which_o be_v say_v against_o this_o pleasure_n may_v be_v say_v against_o all_o other_o kind_n of_o pleasure_n that_o they_o shall_v every_o one_o receive_v their_o reward_n as_o cain_n for_o his_o wrath_n be_v curse_v laban_n for_o his_o oppression_n be_v empoverish_v david_n for_o his_o lust_n be_v trouble_v by_o his_o own_o son_n and_o josiah_n for_o his_o boldness_n lose_v his_o life_n so_o shall_v every_o one_o that_o take_v pleasure_n in_o drunkenness_n or_o whoredom_n or_o idleness_n or_o quarrel_v or_o murder_n or_o bravery_n or_o belly-cheer_n receive_v the_o hire_n of_o all_o their_o pleasure_n again_o let_v we_o learn_v to_o 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death_n the_o swearer_n to_o the_o slaughter_n the_o drunkard_n to_o famine_n the_o gentleman_n to_o poverty_n and_o the_o thief_n to_o the_o halter_n then_o they_o will_v cry_v as_o loud_a as_o hungry_a lion_n that_o the_o scripture_n which_o they_o neglect_v the_o prophet_n who_o they_o revile_v the_o sermon_n which_o they_o contemn_v and_o the_o word_n of_o preacher_n which_o they_o disobey_v be_v the_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v by_o god_n himself_o like_o these_o jew_n which_o now_o be_v humble_a after_o they_o have_v be_v in_o babylon_n in_o the_o second_o epistle_n of_o peter_n cap._n 1._o vers_fw-la 21._o the_o holy_a ghost_n also_o witness_v that_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n speak_v as_o they_o be_v move_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n what_o be_v that_o but_o plain_o to_o aver_v that_o not_o the_o preacher_n but_o the_o spirit_n that_o speak_v in_o the_o preacher_n this_o also_o be_v confirm_v by_o weighty_a and_o special_a argument_n or_o reason_n draw_v from_o the_o very_a 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for_o rebuke_v of_o sin_n unless_o they_o be_v carry_v by_o a_o overrule_a power_n even_o as_o jonah_n to_o ninive_v or_o micheah_n to_o ahab_n to_o eat_v the_o bread_n ofsorrow_n and_o drink_v the_o cup_n of_o death_n that_o when_o they_o may_v joyful_o solace_v themselves_o among_o their_o friend_n or_o quet_o rest_v in_o their_o poor_a habitation_n they_o be_v sorrowful_o vex_v by_o their_o cruel_a enemy_n have_v the_o stink_a prison_n for_o their_o easeless_a harbour_n i_o grant_v that_o heathen_a man_n have_v for_o vain_a devise_n endure_v many_o torment_n &_o popish_a jesuit_n neglect_v their_o own_o life_n &_o their_o princess_n mercy_n have_v &_o do_v daily_o embrace_v the_o gallows_n but_o their_o suffering_n be_v for_o matter_n clean_o contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n and_o therefore_o with_o tertullian_n it_o may_v better_o be_v say_v to_o be_v desperate_a presumption_n than_o christian_a persecution_n and_o the_o devil_n soldier_n rather_o than_o the_o lord_n 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