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ready_a to_o invade_v need_v not_o to_o fear_v and_o stand_v in_o doubt_n their_o quarrel_n be_v god_n and_o therefore_o undoubted_o good_a let_v such_o therefore_o take_v unto_o they_o a_o good_a courage_n and_o play_v the_o man_n the_o more_o blood_n they_o shed_v of_o such_o miscreant_n the_o more_o holy_a be_v their_o hand_n consecrate_v unto_o the_o lord_n 32._o exod._n 32._o and_o the_o great_a blessing_n they_o shall_v receive_v from_o he_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o magistrate_n which_o punish_v malefactor_n by_o death_n do_v not_o offend_v against_o this_o commandment_n but_o do_v kill_v according_a to_o the_o prescript_n rule_v of_o god_n law_n where_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o suffer_v a_o malefactor_n to_o live_v the_o judge_n himself_o shall_v sin_v against_o god_n 18._o deut._n 18._o if_o he_o shall_v suffer_v such_o evil_a person_n notorious_o know_v &_o lawful_o convent_v before_o he_o to_o live_v saul_n lose_v his_o kingdom_n and_o procure_v unto_o himself_o the_o wrath_n &_o vengeance_n of_o god_n 15._o 1._o sam._n 15._o because_o he_o slay_v not_o those_o sinner_n the_o amalechite_n in_o like_a manner_n when_o the_o lord_n have_v deliver_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o achab_n benhadad_n the_o king_n of_o assyria_n achab_n enter_v into_o league_n with_o he_o let_v benhadad_n go_v then_o come_v to_o he_o one_o of_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v 20._o 1._o king_n 20._o because_o thou_o have_v deliver_v the_o man_n worthy_a of_o death_n out_o of_o thy_o hand_n thy_o life_n shall_v go_v for_o he_o and_o thy_o people_n for_o his_o people_n which_o come_v according_o to_o pass_v for_o within_o a_o while_n after_o he_o fight_v with_o the_o assyrian_n be_v slay_v hereby_o it_o do_v evident_o appear_v that_o magistrate_n do_v high_o displease_v the_o majesty_n of_o god_n which_o punish_v not_o murderer_n and_o such_o like_a malefactor_n be_v thereunto_o by_o god_n call_v &_o ordain_v for_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o many_o cruel_a and_o horrible_a murder_n be_v commit_v but_o the_o impunity_n of_o such_o wickedness_n for_o murderer_n many_o time_n find_v friend_n which_o for_o money_n will_v procure_v a_o pardon_n but_o when_o through_o such_o facility_n of_o remission_n &_o pardon_n a_o second_o murder_n by_o the_o same_o malefactor_n be_v commit_v what_o else_o be_v such_o friend_n to_o be_v account_v but_o buyer_n and_o seller_n of_o blood_n whereas_o god_n to_o the_o contrary_n have_v say_v you_o shall_v take_v no_o recompense_n for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o murderer_n 35._o num._n 35._o which_o be_v worthy_a to_o die_v but_o he_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n therefore_o those_o magistrate_n do_v high_o please_v god_n which_o administer_v justice_n against_o such_o bloody_a man_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n &_o man_n thus_o much_o concern_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o commandment_n thoushalt_v not_o kill_v by_o give_v the_o which_o precept_n the_o lord_n be_v not_o only_o careful_a 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say_v who_o soever_o behold_v a_o woman_n and_o lu_v after_o she_o 5._o matt._n 5._o have_v already_o commit_v adultery_n in_o his_o heart_n and_o saint_n john_n say_v also_o whosoever_o hate_v his_o brother_n be_v a_o man-slecr_a for_o as_o saint_n hierom_n say_v quiodit_fw-la fratrem_fw-la suum_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la occidit_fw-la pari_fw-la poena_fw-la digni_fw-la sunt_fw-la he_o which_o kill_v and_o he_o which_o hate_v his_o brother_n deserve_v one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o punishment_n whereby_o we_o see_v that_o not_o only_o gross_a evil_n come_v into_o reckon_n before_o the_o lord_n but_o even_o hatred_n settle_v in_o the_o heart_n although_o the_o hand_n have_v never_o be_v stretch_v forth_o to_o execute_v the_o same_o neither_o come_v it_o before_o he_o as_o some_o trifle_a thing_n which_o do_v not_o great_o displease_v he_o but_o appear_v monstrous_a have_v no_o other_o shape_n upon_o it_o nor_o less_o account_v make_v of_o it_o then_o of_o murder_n thus_o must_v we_o think_v 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