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god-ward_n for_o there_o his_o conscience_n be_v free_a in_o joy_n and_o peace_n though_o by_o reason_n of_o persecution_n he_o can_v have_v the_o exercise_n of_o it_o to_o man_n i_o say_v though_o such_o be_v put_v in_o prison_n banish_v or_o whatsoever_o suffer_v be_v lay_v upon_o they_o by_o any_o man_n or_o law_n without_o yet_o their_o pure_a conscience_n be_v free_a and_o at_o liberty_n in_o itself_o to_o god-ward_n through_o all_o this_o and_o over_o it_o all_o for_o the_o lord_n have_v set_v they_o free_a from_o all_o that_o bondage_n and_o gild_n of_o iniquity_n which_o have_v be_v a_o bondage_n upon_o their_o conscience_n within_o and_o whether_o they_o do_v suffer_v or_o have_v freedom_n or_o captivity_n in_o their_o person_n from_o man_n yet_o be_v their_o pure_a conscience_n at_o liberty_n to_o god-ward_n and_o in_o perfect_a freedom_n in_o itself_o and_o to_o themselves_o though_o for_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o truth_n they_o be_v persecute_v and_o all_o 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your_o power_n if_o that_o i_o say_v you_o oppose_v his_o work_n and_o will_v seek_v to_o bind_v and_o limit_v his_o spirit_n in_o his_o people_n and_o will_v yet_o force_v and_o impose_v upon_o conscience_n by_o outward_a violence_n and_o kill_v and_o persecute_v unto_o death_n and_o banishment_n for_o matter_n of_o conscience_n and_o because_o of_o difference_n in_o judgement_n in_o spiritual_a thing_n then_o thus_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v unto_o you_o you_o shall_v fall_v and_o perish_v and_o be_v trouble_v and_o blessing_n and_o prosperity_n shall_v not_o be_v unto_o you_o if_o it_o be_v not_o thus_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o speak_v by_o i_o well_o friend_n even_o all_o you_o that_o have_v authority_n and_o power_n in_o the_o government_n of_o this_o world_n be_v near_o concern_v to_o take_v special_a notice_n of_o these_o thing_n present_v unto_o you_o see_v the_o effect_n of_o these_o two_o cause_n be_v both_o very_a weighty_a and_o infallible_o certain_a even_o to_o youward_n 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