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56._o 10_o 11._o jer._n 2._o 27_o 28._o and_o 3._o 1_o 2._o and_o 5._o 31._o and_o 6._o 14._o ezech._n 69_o 11_o 12_o 15._o hosea_n 2._o 2._o viii_o from_o thence_o to_o christ_n the_o priest_n as_o malachi_n witness_v have_v depart_v out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o make_v void_v the_o covenant_n mal._n 2._o 8._o have_v despise_v and_o pollute_v his_o name_n mal._n 1._o 6_o 12._o they_o do_v not_o lay_v to_o heart_n his_o commandment_n mal._n 2._o 2._o judah_n be_v accuse_v to_o have_v transgress_v and_o that_o abomination_n be_v do_v in_o israel_n and_o in_o jerusalem_n that_o they_o have_v contaminate_v the_o sanctification_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o have_v the_o daughter_n of_o a_o strange_a god_n
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bishop_n with_o the_o council_n at_o chalcedon_n of_o 630._o bishop_n give_v to_o the_o see_v of_o constantinople_n equal_a privilege_n with_o rome_n but_o in_o these_o thing_n say_v the_o papist_n the_o counsel_n err_v therefore_o in_o some_o thing_n general_a counsel_n may_v err_v even_o in_o that_o point_n which_o to_o the_o papist_n be_v most_o fundamental_a be_v the_o very_a soul_n and_o essence_n of_o popery_n in_o that_o part_n which_o consist_v in_o usurpation_n and_o tyrannous_a dominion_n over_o all_o other_o church_n the_o scripture_n object_v answer_v esay_n 59_o 21._o this_o be_v my_o covenant_n with_o they_o my_o spirit_n that_o be_v upon_o thou_o and_o my_o word_n which_o i_o have_v put_v into_o thy_o mouth_n shall_v not_o depart_v out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n nor_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o thy_o seed_n nor_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o thy_o seed_n seed_n say_v the_o lord_n from_o henceforth_o and_o for_o ever_o answ_n 1._o i_o answer_v that_o the_o prophet_n speak_v 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