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his_o majesty_n as_o they_o if_o now_o at_o his_o command_n thou_o will_v not_o renounce_v they_o and_o cast_v they_o from_o thou_o how_o can_v thou_o hope_v for_o mercy_n there_o remain_v nothing_o for_o thou_o but_o a_o fearful_a expectation_n of_o wrath_n and_o vengeance_n to_o light_v upon_o thou_o away_o then_o with_o the_o bondwoman_n and_o hersonne_n away_o with_o this_o jonah_n for_o which_o the_o whole_a ship_n fare_v the_o worse_a though_o thy_o sin_n be_v as_o dear_a unto_o thou_o as_o thy_o right_a eye_n yet_o cast_v they_o from_o thou_o because_o they_o displease_v god_n do_v not_o love_v thy_o sin_n and_o hate_v thy_o soul_n if_o thou_o do_v what_o then_o will_v thou_o do_v in_o the_o end_n thereof_o second_o they_o put_v away_o the_o child_n bear_v of_o they_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o carthusian_n give_v the_o reason_n and_o it_o be_v a_o very_a good_a one_o which_o will_v yield_v we_o the_o ground_n of_o a_o observation_n say_v he_o they_o cast_v out_o 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