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father_n and_o mother_n shall_v thrust_v he_o through_o because_o he_o speak_v lie_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n he_o shall_v not_o live_v and_o they_o speak_v not_o of_o his_o typical_a death_n that_o be_v of_o his_o death_n by_o church_n censure_n or_o banishment_n which_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o death_n in_o they_o but_o they_o speak_v of_o such_o a_o death_n as_o that_o he_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o live_v to_o cast_v a_o lie_n upon_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n the_o oracle_n of_o truth_n but_o long_o before_o zachary_n this_o be_v a_o ancient_a law_n of_o moses_n in_o the_o 13._o deut._n this_o be_v a_o law_n that_o false_a prophet_n they_o that_o turn_v religion_n to_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n that_o do_v fundamental_o pervert_v religion_n they_o shall_v not_o live_v and_o mind_n the_o reason_n that_o god_n give_v here_o partly_o in_o this_o text_n and_o partly_o in_o other_o scripture_n it_o be_v take_v from_o the_o heinousness_n of_o blasphemy_n in_o the_o 24._o leu._n reas_n 1_o 16._o he_o that_o blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o god_n shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n every_o blasphemer_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n now_o we_o can_v excuse_v popish_a priest_n and_o jesuit_n from_o gross_a blasphemy_n they_o that_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o lady_n psalter_n and_o orison_n make_v to_o she_o can_v but_o acknowledge_v sundry_a blasphemous_a speech_n in_o it_o they_o make_v their_o prayer_n to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n that_o she_o will_v request_v her_o father_n and_o command_v her_o son_n and_o that_o by_o the_o power_n of_o a_o mother_n right_a to_o forgive_v their_o sin_n which_o if_o this_o be_v not_o blasphemy_n i_o confess_v i_o know_v not_o what_o be_v and_o in_o a_o high_a degree_n unless_o they_o shall_v say_v he_o be_v no_o god_n at_o all_o and_o that_o fall_v not_o far_o short_a of_o it_o to_o set_v a_o creature_n above_o god_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v allow_v as_o good_a devotion_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n it_o be_v true_a if_o a_o man_n blaspheme_v out_o of_o ignorance_n as_o paul_n do_v in_o the_o 1_o tim._n 1.13_o or_o if_o a_o man_n blaspheme_v unwilling_o as_o he_o do_v unwitting_o not_o know_v what_o he_o do_v and_o he_o do_v compel_v some_o to_o blaspheme_v act._n 26.11_o why_o if_o he_o compel_v they_o to_o blaspheme_n those_o that_o be_v compel_v they_o do_v it_o unwilling_o but_o if_o man_n witting_o blaspheme_v know_v what_o they_o do_v know_v jesus_n be_v god_n as_o well_o as_o man_n and_o have_v power_n to_o forgive_v sin_n as_o he_o be_v god_n and_o know_v the_o virgin_n mary_n have_v need_n of_o a_o saviour_n as_o all_o the_o daughter_n of_o man_n have_v that_o they_o shall_v put_v upon_o she_o the_o power_n to_o command_v her_o son_n to_o forgive_v sin_n this_o be_v such_o blasphemy_n that_o he_o that_o will_v stand_v to_o it_o let_v he_o die_v the_o death_n his_o blood_n shall_v be_v upon_o he_o if_o high_a treason_n against_o prince_n on_o earth_n may_v just_o be_v punish_v by_o death_n very_o this_o be_v as_o dishonourable_a to_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o prince_n of_o all_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o earth_n reas_n 2_o a_o second_o reason_n be_v take_v from_o the_o point_n of_o seducement_n as_o all_o blasphemous_a heretic_n so_o seduce_v heretic_n be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n in_o that_o respect_n that_o whole_a 13._o of_o deut._n be_v spend_v about_o the_o seduce_a of_o false_a prophet_n and_o he_o put_v a_o threefold_a gradation_n if_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n therefore_o though_o never_o so_o seem_o holy_a by_o his_o place_n and_o gift_n yet_o if_o he_o turn_v you_o away_o from_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n and_o draw_v you_o from_o the_o way_n of_o god_n what_o then_o thou_o eye_n shall_v not_o spare_v he_o he_o shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n from_o the_o 1._o ver_fw-la to_o 5._o from_o the_o 6._o ver_fw-la to_o 11._o he_o will_v have_v no_o nearness_n of_o blood_n to_o hinder_v from_o due_a execution_n of_o justice_n but_o 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that_o wickedness_n and_o he_o give_v a_o notable_a reason_n for_o it_o why_o a_o seducer_n shall_v be_v thus_o deal_v withal_o because_o say_v he_o he_o seek_v to_o turn_v thou_o away_o from_o thy_o way_n and_o to_o thrust_v thou_o away_o from_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n to_o turn_v thou_o off_o either_o by_o deceit_n or_o to_o thrust_v thou_o off_o by_o ean_a persuasion_n and_o therefore_o lest_o you_o shall_v think_v these_o false_a prophet_n fail_v only_o in_o the_o object_n of_o worship_n and_o not_o in_o manner_n of_o worship_v therefore_o consider_v in_o the_o 22._o josh_n when_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a set_v up_o a_o altar_n by_o jordan_n although_o they_o think_v not_o they_o will_v bring_v in_o another_o object_n of_o worship_n but_o another_o manner_n of_o worship_n here_o be_v but_o another_o way_n of_o worship_n whether_o mediation_n or_o satisfaction_n of_o god_n wrath_n devise_v the_o whole_a ten_o tribe_n rise_v up_o and_o send_v a_o sufficient_a company_n 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