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in_o one_o day_n they_o shall_v die_v both_o of_o they_o v._n 31._o there_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o old_a man_n in_o thy_o house_n v._o 36._o every_o one_o that_o be_v leave_v in_o thy_o house_n shall_v crouch_v for_o a_o piece_n of_o silver_n and_o for_o a_o morsel_n of_o bread_n and_o shall_v say_v put_v i_o into_o one_o of_o the_o priest_n office_n that_o i_o may_v eat_v a_o piece_n of_o bread_n these_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o god_n bid_v samuel_n foretell_v old_a eli_n 1_o sam._n 3.11_o i_o will_v do_v a_o thing_n in_o israel_n at_o which_o both_o the_o ear_n of_o every_o one_o that_o hear_v it_o shall_v tingle_v i_o will_v perform_v against_o eli_n all_o that_o i_o have_v speak_v etc._n etc._n nay_o in_o this_o case_n the_o all-merciful_a god_n seem_v to_o be_v inexorable_a i_o have_v swear_v that_o the_o iniquity_n of_o eli_n house_n shall_v not_o be_v purge_v with_o sacrifice_n or_o offer_v for_o ever_o v._o 14._o all_o these_o passage_n of_o god_n severe_a animadvert_n upon_o 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covet_v they_o and_o take_v they_o etc._n etc._n these_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v sacrilegious_o steal_v but_o how_o do_v they_o thrive_v with_o he_o what_o do_v he_o get_v by_o rob_v god_n see_v v._o 24._o and_o joshua_n and_o all_o israel_n take_v achan_n and_o the_o silver_n and_o the_o garment_n and_o the_o wedge_n of_o gold_n and_o his_o son_n and_o his_o daughter_n and_o his_o ox_n and_o his_o ass_n and_o his_o sheep_n and_o his_o tent_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v v._o 25._o and_o all_o israel_n stone_v he_o with_o stone_n and_o burn_v they_o with_o fire_n after_o they_o have_v stone_v he_o with_o stone_n so_o high_o be_v god_n provoke_v by_o that_o sin_n of_o he_o that_o not_o only_o his_o own_o life_n must_v go_v for_o it_o but_o also_o the_o life_n of_o his_o son_n and_o daughter_n o_o overflow_a guilt_n yea_o his_o very_a dumb_a cattle_n his_o ox_n ass_n and_o sheep_n and_o what_o have_v they_o do_v or_o what_o be_v their_o crime_n save_v that_o they_o be_v 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〈◊〉_d israel_n the_o innocence_n of_o so_o many_o thousaâ—â—_o israelites_n be_v not_o so_o forcible_a to_o excuse_v his_o one_o siâ—_n as_o his_o one_o sin_n be_v to_o taint_v all_o israel_n when_o theâ—_n go_v against_o a_z the_o wedge_n of_o achan_n diâ—_n more_o fight_n against_o they_o than_o all_o the_o sword_n 〈◊〉_d the_o canaanite_n how_o common_a a_o pest_n achaâ—_n have_v be_v you_o may_v gather_v from_o josh_n 7_o 2d_o joshua_n say_v to_o achan_n why_o have_v thou_o trouble_v we_o the_o lord_n shall_v trouble_v thou_o this_o day_n etc._n etc._n how_o much_o joshuah_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o israeâ—_n be_v trouble_v by_o mean_n of_o achans_n sin_n you_o may_v read_v josh_n 7._o v._n 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n lord_n whaâ—_n monster_n of_o a_o sin_n be_v sacrilege_n that_o a_o little_a of_o it_o whereof_o but_o one_o man_n neither_o waâ—_n personal_o guilty_a shall_v trouble_v a_o whole_a nation_n and_o turn_v it_o into_o a_o valley_n of_o anchor_n be_v this_o the_o sin_n that_o 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all_o such_o as_o he_o thou_o be_v worth_a ten_o thousanâ—_o of_o we_o 2_o sam._n 18.3_o be_v it_o sacrilege_n in_o the_o first_o and_o immediatâ—_n acceptation_n of_o the_o word_n to_o rob_v temple_n 〈◊〉_d church_n of_o stone_n or_o other_o dead_a material_n and_o be_v it_o not_o far_o great_a sacrilege_n to_o demollish_v and_o destroy_v one_o of_o god_n live_v temple_n yea_o one_o of_o the_o great_a and_o moâ—â—_n noble_a of_o they_o have_v london_n so_o great_a a_o loâ—â—_n when_o most_o of_o its_o church_n be_v burn_v to_o the_o ground_n as_o when_o that_o one_o greaâ—_n temple_n of_o which_o i_o be_o now_o speak_v
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perrinshiefe_n pag._n 195._o for_o there_o mention_v jesuitical_a counsel_n he_o add_v who_o society_n it_o be_v report_v upon_o the_o king_n offering_n to_o give_v all_o possible_a security_n against_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n at_o a_o council_n of_o they_o do_v decree_n to_o use_v their_o whole_a interest_n and_o power_n with_o the_o faction_n to_o hasten_v the_o king_n death_n which_o sober_a protestant_n have_v reason_n enough_o to_o believe_v because_o all_o or_o the_o most_o of_o the_o argument_n which_o be_v use_v by_o the_o asserter_n of_o this_o violence_n on_o his_o majesty_n be_v but_o glean_n from_o popish_a writer_n also_o pag._n 213._o the_o same_o author_n say_v thus_o how_o little_a the_o papist_n credit_v what_o the_o faction_n will_v have_v the_o world_n believe_v be_v too_o evident_a by_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o their_o father_n against_o his_o life_n and_o honour_n which_o the_o discovery_n of_o hubernefield_n bring_v to_o light_n they_o 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