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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o he_o be_v full_a of_o light_n yea_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o he_o be_v a_o light_n while_o it_o be_v yet_o dark_a they_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o more_o dark_a for_o the_o present_a but_o it_o be_v a_o morning-matutine_a darkness_n it_o do_v argue_v to_o i_o the_o sun_n be_v next_o to_o arise_v or_o the_o enunciation_n of_o such_o light_n and_o beam_n at_o first_o as_o shall_v enlighten_v the_o whole_a land_n rev._n 18.1_o but_o now_o because_o we_o be_v bid_v isai_n 35.3_o 4._o to_o strengthen_v the_o weak_a hand_n and_o confirm_v the_o feeble_a knee_n and_o to_o say_v to_o they_o that_o be_v of_o a_o fearful_a heart_n be_v strong_a fear_v not_o etc._n etc._n and_o because_o the_o
conscience_n for_o it_o and_o other_o have_v already_o leave_v they_o for_o their_o cruelty_n to_o these_o while_o the_o cavalier_n can_v have_v liberty_n to_o drink_v swear_v whore_n or_o any_o thing_n it_o seem_v and_o live_v as_o they_o listen_v and_o thus_o say_v the_o soldier_n may_v our_o friend_n too_o so_o they_o he_o for_o their_o lord_n protector_n and_z his_o g_z who_o the_o lord_n protect_v we_o from_o and_o from_o their_o wickedness_n in_o high_a place_n and_o while_o they_o proceed_v from_o evil_a to_o evil_n teach_v thou_o we_o o_o lord_n to_o grow_v up_o in_o thy_o strength_n from_o faith_n to_o faith_n in_o the_o grace_n power_n knowledge_n purity_n and_o holiness_n of_o our_o head_n the_o lord_n jesuâ—_n and_o â—f_o his_o kingdom_n and_o come_n which_o we_o all_o wait_v for_o even_o so_o amen_n the_o chief_a errata_n to_o be_v mend_v in_o the_o introduction_n page_n 2._o line_n 25._o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 4._o l._n 21._o r._n be_v able_a p._n 6._o l._n 36._o r._n abstract_a account_n p._n 10._o l._n 12._o r._n 4_o l._n 4_o s._n p._n 12._o l._n 15._o r._n command_v p._n 16._o 24._o r._n lie_v p._n 19_o l._n 35._o r._n door_n with_o l._n 30._o r._n language_n p._n 21._o l._n 36._o r._n ne_fw-la peccem_fw-la p._n 24._o l._n 7._o r._n and_o yield_v from_o our_o p._n 27._o l._n 26._o blot_n out_o of_o p._n 30._o l._n 19_o r._n for_o the_o lamb_n l._n 30._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 41._o l._n 4._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n p._n 1._o l._n 9_o r._n come_v up_o hither_o l._n 10._o r._n bear_v it_o l._n 17_o r._n ut_fw-la libere_fw-la peccent_fw-la l._n 35._o r._n anathematise_v p._n 2._o l._n 1._o r._n hear_v l._n 11._o r._n deposit_v l._n 23._o r._n quam_fw-la scitè_fw-fr errata_n of_o the_o heart-appeal_a which_o the_o author_n have_v not_o to_o correct_v when_o he_o write_v the_o necessary_a word_n to_o the_o reader_n p._n 1._o l._n 3._o r._n while_o the_o p._n 2._o l._n 11._o r._n posterity_n l._n 21._o r._n who_o and_o l._n 22._o r._n subtle_o l._n 24._o r._n dendy_n so_o l._n 31._o p._n 3._o l_o 15._o r._n be_v raise_v p._n 4._o l._n 15._o r._n there_o order_n l._n 16._o r._n appear_v we_o be_v p_o 5._o 29._o r._n withdraw_v and_o l._n 34._o r._n but_o be_v often_o p._n 7._o l._n 6._o r._n exercise_v it_o and_o where_o too_o p._n 8._o l._n 5._o r._n hold_v up_o a_o brick_n p._n 10._o r._n ben_n shephattaiim_v of_o shaphat_n l._n 26._o r._n poly_n pragmoseene_a p._n 11._o l._n 22._o r._n contemptible_a p._n 13._o l._n 37._o r._n breast_n p._n 14._o l._n 1._o r._n and_o thus_o be_o i_o l._n 16_o r._n be_v put_v p._n 15._o l._n 12._o r._n this_o recusation_n p._n 16._o l._n 12._o r._n to_o rake_v l._n 30._o so_o to_o do_v by_o l._n 33._o r._n impeach_v we_o with_o p._n 19_o l._n 36._o r._n white_a leprosy_n p._n 17._o l._n 19_o r._n surreptitious_o p._n 18._o l._n 14._o r._n lay_v for_o p._n 21._o l._n 25._o blot_n out_o &_o p._n 22._o l._n 3._o r._n 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and_o see_v to_o l._n 21._o r._n and_o four_o monarchy_n p._n 113._o l._n 14._o r._n mundani_fw-la p._n 117._o l._n 3._o r._n at_o their_o desire_n p._n 119._o blot_n out_o all_o the_o second_o line_n and_o half_a the_o first_o and_o half_a the_o three_o r._n the_o soldier_n say_v he_o shall_v but_o he_o see_v no_o remedy_n etc._n etc._n l._n 6._o blot_n out_o and_o so_o outrun_v he_o p._n 121._o l._n 20._o r._n corporal_n p._n 125._o l._n 10._o r._n cast_v out_o p._n 127._o l._n 5._o r._n deride_v p._n 128._o l._n 21._o r._n till_o they_o have_v p._n 133._o l._n 38._o r._n have_v their_o arm_n up_o in_o our_o blood_n p._n 138._o l._n 36._o thy_o son_n o_o zion_n p._n 141._o l._n 27._o r._n apostatick_a p._n 142._o l._n 10._o r._n burn_v within_o we_o p._n 143._o l._n 17._o r._n their_o chamber_n p._n 146._o l._n 14._o r._n can_v say_v it_o to_o the_o tooth_n p._n 148._o l._n 8._o r._n tns._n l._n 10._o r._n 666._o l._n 13._o blot_n out_o the_o first_o phe_n chereb_n and_o read_v 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adhuc_fw-la coronari_fw-la be_v not_o yet_o to_o triumph_v or_o take_v his_o pomp_n but_o also_o for_o that_o his_o joy_n which_o shall_v be_v like_o they_o that_o divide_v the_o spoil_n isa_n 9.4_o win_v before_o wear_v must_v be_v in_o a_o militant_a before_o a_o triumphant_a estate_n and_o because_o as_o arnobius_n say_v persecution_n bring_v death_n in_o one_o hand_n and_o life_n in_o the_o other_o a_o cross_n and_o crown_n at_o once_o i_o be_o content_a to_o show_v you_o the_o crown_n of_o my_o hand_n and_o leave_v the_o lord_n day_n to_o declare_v the_o crown_n of_o my_o head_n which_o be_v hard_a at_o hand_n i._n e._n the_o great_a triumph_n and_o sabbatisme_n of_o the_o sufferer_n for_o the_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n the_o rear_n of_o which_o we_o be_v in_o this_o age_n and_o nation_n to_o bring_v up_o by_o god_n grace_n mat._n 24.14_o bless_a be_v jehovah_n who_o be_v the_o head_n of_o we_o and_o his_o glory_n our_o rear-ward_n our_o mahershalal-hashbez_a upon_o this_o occasion_n of_o the_o crown_n in_o my_o hand_n while_o the_o cross_n be_v upon_o my_o shoulder_n have_v he_o for_o my_o example_n who_o endure_v the_o cross_n despise_v the_o shame_n and_o be_v now_o at_o the_o right-hand_a of_o the_o father_n make_v intercession_n for_o i_o by_o who_o strength_n of_o grace_n i_o be_o sure_a to_o overcome_v and_o triumph_v hallelujatica_fw-la victoriâ_fw-la and_o then_o to_o have_v the_o crown_n upon_o my_o head_n i_o shall_v take_v up_o a_o fâ—w_n of_o my_o subcisive_a hour_n for_o the_o public_a good_a in_o give_v a_o short_a and_o succinct_a account_n of_o some_o few_o more_o of_o those_o barbarous_a brutish_a act_n of_o this_o beast_n now_o up_o in_o great_a britanny_n upon_o my_o body_n since_o my_o removal_n from_o lambeth_n prison_n to_o windsor_n and_o into_o this_o isle_n of_o wight_n where_o i_o be_o now_o a_o poor_a pilgrim_n prisoner_n and_o forsake_v banish_v man_n but_o for_o thy_o sake_n o_o sweet_a jesus_n bless_a be_v the_o lord_n as_o a_o preface_n to_o prison-born_a or_o my_o former_a treatise_n out_o of_o prison_n i_o give_v a_o narrative_a of_o some_o part_n of_o my_o lambeth-suffering_n and_o as_o a_o introduction_n to_o this_o banish-born_a i_o intend_v it_o i_o shall_v proceed_v so_o far_o as_o i_o do_v think_v it_o my_o duty_n and_o a_o debt_n which_o i_o owe_v the_o choice_a saint_n of_o christ_n in_o this_o generation_n according_a to_o the_o primitive_a practice_n of_o martyr_n and_o sufferer_n see_v it_o be_v for_o my_o christ_n
they_o be_v evil_a let_v their_o officer_n look_v to_o that_o for_o it_o will_v be_v their_o officer_n sin_n and_o not_o they_o and_o what_o they_o command_v they_o to_o do_v they_o must_v and_o will_v do_v what_o ever_o it_o be_v we_o tell_v they_o that_o this_o be_v a_o dangerous_a and_o indeed_o a_o soule-damning_a principle_n for_o so_o the_o soldier_n that_o nail_v christ_n to_o the_o cross_n obey_v order_n too_o and_o so_o do_v the_o turkish_a janissary_n at_o this_o day_n and_o so_o do_v all_o those_o soldier_n and_o executioner_n that_o murder_v massacred_a and_o martyre_v the_o saint_n in_o all_o age_n beside_o we_o pray_v they_o to_o consider_v the_o case_n of_o judas_n when_o his_o conscience_n smite_v he_o he_o think_v to_o have_v say_v the_o sin_n too_o as_o they_o say_v upon_o the_o captain_n and_o priest_n that_o set_v he_o a_o work_n and_o give_v he_o his_o pay_n for_o it_o mat._n 27.4_o but_o they_o say_v what_o be_v that_o to_o we_o see_v you_o to_o that_o and_o so_o he_o fall_v desperate_a and_o hang_v himself_o lord_n then_o say_v a_o sergeant_n will_v you_o not_o have_v we_o obey_v order_n we_o answer_v not_o all_o order_n of_o man_n and_o pray_v they_o first_o to_o advise_v with_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o such_o as_o be_v against_o god_n word_n they_o ought_v not_o to_o obey_v for_o that_o christ_n death_n have_v free_v they_o from_o such_o a_o servitude_n of_o man_n 1._o cor._n 7.23_o gal._n 5.1_o 1.10_o and_o ephrahim_n be_v break_v for_o this_o hos_fw-la 5.11_o and_o now_o as_o they_o be_v christian_n they_o have_v but_o one_o lord_n the_o lord_n jesus_n who_o be_v to_o be_v their_o lord_n acts._n 10.36_o rom._n 14.9_o &_o law_n giver_n for_o else_o what_o be_v the_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o turk_n infidel_n or_o heathen_n but_o in_o thing_n honest_a good_a and_o lawful_a they_o must_v obey_v their_o superior_n as_o a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n but_o than_o say_v the_o soldier_n if_o their_o order_n be_v against_o god_n word_n 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will_v not_o presume_v with_o out_o a_o warrant_n of_o law_n and_o justice_n to_o bereave_v any_o man_n of_o his_o life_n so_o that_o this_o bloody_a popish_a wretch_n who_o be_v use_v to_o shed_v blood_n will_v not_o obey_v all_o order_n no_o not_o of_o the_o king_n or_o magistrate_n without_o due_a process_n of_o law_n or_o sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o the_o prisoner_n yea_o perennot_n also_o their_o gaoler_n as_o bloody_a or_o worse_o than_o he_o answer_v the_o same_o man_n in_o the_o same_o case_n that_o he_o can_v not_o undertake_v to_o obey_v their_o order_n fear_v least_o in_o time_n to_o come_v justice_n may_v be_v doâ—e_n against_o he_o by_o the_o parent_n or_o ally_n of_o the_o poor_a prisoner_n after_o they_o be_v dead_a or_o make_v a_o way_n with_o and_o yet_o he_o be_v command_v by_o the_o king_n commissioner_n magistrate_n and_o in_o the_o king_n name_n now_o will_v one_o believe_v man_n profess_v godliness_n too_o in_o england_n shall_v be_v of_o worse_a or_o more_o 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poor_a soul_n have_v get_v into_o hear_v this_o discourse_n do_v occasion_n a_o desire_n from_o they_o to_o hear_v i_o preach_v either_o in_o the_o yard_n out_o of_o the_o window_n or_o any_o where_n but_o for_o this_o once_o but_o the_o rude_a leopard_n begin_v to_o rave_v and_o roar_v at_o that_o motion_n say_v they_o will_v not_o suffer_v it_o and_o when_o any_o reason_n be_v ask_v they_o say_v they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o give_v we_o any_o reason_n but_o this_o that_o they_o will_v not_o suffer_v it_o nor_o can_v we_o have_v any_o other_o reason_n but_o this_o that_o they_o have_v order_n and_o must_v obey_v they_o but_o we_o tell_v they_o we_o hope_v man_n will_v not_o forbid_v what_o christ_n our_o king_n and_o lord_n have_v command_v than_o we_o open_v some_o scripture_n both_o in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n unâ—o_v they_o wherein_o we_o be_v command_v by_o god_n to_o assemble_v together_o to_o pray_v profit_n and_o edify_v one_o another_o in_o the_o most_o holy_a 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open_a and_o know_v sin_n as_o of_o drunkenness_n etc._n etc._n which_o the_o godly_a people_n in_o this_o island_n have_v inform_v i_o he_o now_o as_o foul_o fall_v upon_o the_o pitiful_a poor_a miserable_o enslave_v people_n of_o this_o island_n as_o well_o as_o upon_o we_o but_o for_o hear_v of_o i_o and_o yet_o can_v not_o find_v a_o colour_n for_o it_o but_o only_o his_o own_o pure_a or_o rather_o impure_a invention_n and_o fancy_n of_o a_o danger_n which_o may_v accrue_v thereupon_o in_o time_n and_o surmise_v or_o pretend_v so_o at_o least_o a_o sign_n which_o the_o devil_n tell_v he_o off_o that_o we_o have_v in_o preach_v christ_n to_o the_o poor_a soul_n and_o when_o he_o desire_v to_o see_v his_o order_n he_o deny_v to_o show_v we_o any_o but_o his_o absolute_a will_n and_o sword_n sovereignty_n over_o these_o poor_a slave_n and_o we_o exile_n and_o prisoner_n fall_v into_o most_o fool_n irritate_v unsavoury_a provoke_a language_n with_o his_o wont_a impudence_n and_o open_a faculty_n of_o lie_v slander_a beard_v and_o abuse_v for_o which_o he_o be_v so_o notorious_o famous_a in_o this_o isle_n that_o we_o go_v for_o shame_n from_o he_o surdis_fw-la auribus_fw-la sed_fw-la oculis_fw-la intentis_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la and_o so_o leave_v he_o to_o that_o spirit_n that_o possess_v he_o but_o after_o that_o the_o soldier_n be_v examine_v such_o as_o be_v well-given_a whether_o they_o will_v hear_v i_o if_o so_o then_o to_o lay_v down_o arm_n forthwith_o and_o be_v go_v there_o must_v be_v no_o dispute_v it_o only_o one_o or_o two_o i_o think_v have_v liberty_n give_v to_o consider_v upon_o it_o one_o day_n soon_o after_o this_o bull_n make_v or_o procure_v a_o muster_n and_o provide_v a_o barrel_n of_o beer_n for_o such_o of_o his_o soldier_n which_o they_o say_v he_o never_o do_v before_o as_o will_v ready_o obey_v his_o order_n but_o other_o he_o require_v to_o lay_v down_o their_o arm_n forthwith_o and_o so_o read_v a_o engagement_n to_o they_o for_o 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