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thou_o shall_v be_v give_v to_o the_o devil_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o effectual_a to_o a_o man_n destruction_n than_o the_o word_n which_o proceed_v out_o of_o his_o own_o mouth_n well_o pilate_n be_v lie_v in_o security_n and_o he_o think_v himself_o well_o enough_o when_o he_o have_v once_o disburden_v himself_o he_o sit_v down_o and_o give_v out_o sentence_n and_o absolue_v a_o seditious_a vagabonde_n he_o let_v barrabas_n loose_v unto_o they_o woe_n to_o they_o who_o will_v absolve_v a_o seditious_a loon_n and_o a_o murderer_n the_o next_o thing_n be_v more_o woeful_a he_o begin_v to_o give_v out_o the_o sentence_n against_o the_o innocent_a he_o come_v on_o and_o strike_v he_o he_o scourge_v he_o this_o be_v the_o second_o time_n and_o when_o he_o have_v do_v he_o give_v he_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o satisfy_v their_o wicked_a appetite_n as_o long_o as_o thou_o have_v a_o waken_a conscience_n and_o so_o long_o as_o it_o tell_v thou_o this_o be_v good_a 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approbation_n of_o a_o feel_a conscience_n thou_o will_v come_v out_o with_o thy_o pearl_n and_o with_o deck_v clothing_n but_o if_o thou_o want_v this_o conscience_n thou_o be_v a_o prey_n to_o the_o devil_n fie_o on_o these_o man_n who_o lie_v in_o such_o a_o senselessness_n shame_n and_o confusion_n shall_v light_v upon_o they_o be_v there_o ever_o such_o a_o dead_a and_o senseless_a generation_n as_o this_o it_o be_v a_o token_n that_o hell_n be_v overtake_v they_o see_v they_o lie_v all_o in_o such_o a_o senseless_a security_n mark_v note_n a_o word_n here_o that_o will_v be_v consider_v chap._n 15._o vers_fw-la 15._o pilate_n do_v this_o to_o gratify_v a_o evil_a people_n he_o will_v not_o displease_v the_o jew_n this_o be_v the_o common_a fashion_n of_o prince_n to_o seek_v to_o be_v popular_fw-la to_o seek_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n look_v that_o a_o prince_n seek_v not_o by_o evil_a mean_n the_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n for_o he_o will_v hang_v a_o innocent_a man_n and_o let_v a_o murderer_n go_v free_a for_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n thou_o buy_v it_o too_o dear_a with_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n woe_n be_v unto_o the_o man_n though_o he_o be_v a_o king_n that_o mischievous_o fall_v aback_o from_o the_o truth_n and_o so_o lose_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n for_o the_o favour_n of_o idolater_n but_o will_v you_o come_v on_o yet_o get_v pilate_n the_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n no_o they_o persecute_v he_o to_o the_o death_n they_o delate_a he_o to_o the_o emperor_n and_o he_o be_v banish_v and_o for_o fear_v of_o great_a shame_n he_o put_v hand_n in_o himself_o and_o slay_v himself_o yea_o if_o he_o be_v all_o the_o king_n in_o the_o world_n who_o seek_v to_o gratify_v a_o wicked_a people_n in_o a_o evil_a cause_n namely_o in_o idolatry_n and_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o mercy_n on_o he_o that_o same_o people_n shall_v be_v his_o destruction_n the_o lord_n grant_v king_n and_o prince_n to_o see_v that_o 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