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1._o 12._o ask_v whether_o he_o will_v own_v they_o or_o no_o and_o he_o will_v tell_v you_o they_o be_v you_o and_o not_o he_o amos_n 5._o 21._o nay_o ask_v he_o whether_o they_o be_v good_a or_o no_o and_o he_o will_v tell_v you_o plain_o dedi_fw-la eye_n praecepta_fw-la non_fw-la bona_fw-la i_o give_v they_o statute_n which_o be_v not_o good_a and_o judgement_n whereby_o they_o shall_v not_o live_v well_o then_o my_o people_n if_o you_o will_v needs_o be_v save_v by_o offer_v of_o thousand_o and_o ten_o thousand_o go_v not_o to_o the_o mountain_n for_o they_o but_o go_v to_o thy_o conscience_n there_o thou_o shall_v find_v thousand_o of_o beastly_a and_o ten_o thousand_o of_o inordinate_a desire_n fit_a to_o be_v slaughter_v and_o sacrifice_v unto_o he_o if_o you_o will_v be_v save_v by_o sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n and_o ram_n no_o sacrifice_n to_o that_o which_o be_v reasonable_a rom._n 12._o 1._o no_o oblation_n to_o that_o of_o thyself_o rom._n 15._o 16._o no_o ram_n to_o the_o 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must_v not_o thrust_v the_o temple_n out_o of_o the_o shop_n there_o be_v no_o place_n but_o holiness_n will_v become_v it_o in_o the_o prophet_n a_o merchant_n be_v call_v chanan_n hos._n 12._o 7._o but_o in_o the_o parable_n a_o christian_n be_v call_v a_o merchant_n mat._n 13._o 45._o remember_v in_o your_o profession_n to_o be_v christian_n and_o not_o canaanites_n 3._o there_o be_v justice_n in_o conversation_n which_o be_v a_o sincere_a entire_a square_a faithful_a converse_v with_o man_n when_o a_o man_n be_v constant_a to_o his_o word_n fix_v to_o his_o honest_a resolution_n yesterday_o and_o to_o day_n the_o same_o this_o make_v a_o man_n like_o unto_o god_n who_o name_n be_v one_o zach._n 14._o 9_o like_o unto_o he_o who_o name_n be_v amen_o rev._n 3._o 14._o and_o therefore_o we_o be_v member_n of_o he_o of_o who_o we_o can_v learn_v nothing_o but_o what_o shall_v be_v true_a and_o just_a one_o to_o another_o eph._n 4._o 5._o it_o be_v say_v of_o asper_n a_o servant_n of_o the_o emperor_n leo_n that_o find_v he_o fail_v in_o performance_n of_o promise_n he_o lay_v hold_v of_o 〈◊〉_d purple_a robe_n and_o tell_v he_o it_o be_v too_o rich_a a_o cover_n for_o falsehood_n certain_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a that_o such_o a_o robe_n as_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v use_v to_o shroud_v and_o palliate_v deceit_n and_o indeed_o such_o kind_n of_o unjust_a and_o false_a man_n who_o be_v like_o he_o possess_v of_o a_o unclean_a spirit_n luk._n 8._o 29._o who_o no_o bond_n can_v hold_v who_o care_v not_o how_o many_o they_o deceive_v if_o they_o can_v have_v but_o a_o cloak_n to_o palliate_v it_o who_o like_o the_o serpent_n will_v insinuate_v and_o then_o sting_v like_o the_o cockatrice_n weep_v and_o then_o bite_v like_o the_o panther_n allure_v with_o the_o sweet_a breath_n and_o then_o destroy_v with_o her_o sharp_a tooth_n who_o make_v truth_n give_v place_n to_o turn_n and_o for_o advantage_n say_v and_o unsay_v do_v and_o undo_v like_o those_o in_o 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