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blood_n of_o that_o proud_a prelate_n i_o hope_v for_o more_o of_o their_o blood_n ever_o long_o and_o this_o do_v against_o my_o will_n lead_v i_o to_o the_o consideration_n of_o his_o sermon_n at_o uxbridge_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o treaty_n among_o many_o scandal_n cast_v upon_o the_o king_n he_o herein_o compare_v he_o to_o charles_n the_o nine_o of_o france_n who_o after_o a_o treaty_n of_o peace_n make_v the_o massacre_n and_o to_o antiochus_n of_o who_o we_o read_v dan._n 11._o 23._o that_o through_o his_o policy_n he_o shall_v cause_v craft_n to_o prosper_v iâ—_n his_o hand_n and_o by_o peace_n shall_v destroy_v mâ—ny_n and_o after_o the_o league_n make_v with_o he_o he_o shall_v work_v deceitful_o after_o these_o great_a compliment_n towards_o the_o king_n he_o tell_v we_o in_o his_o preface_n it_o be_v the_o sword_n not_o dispute_n or_o treaty_n which_o must_v end_v this_o controversy_n wherefore_o turn_v your_o plowshare_n into_o sword_n and_o your_o pruning-hook_n into_o spear_n to_o fight_v the_o lords_n battle_n to_o avenge_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o saint_n which_o have_v be_v spill_v it_o must_v be_v avenge_v either_o by_o we_o or_o upon_o we_o let_v i_o but_o quote_v the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n chap._n 48._o vers_fw-la 10._o curse_a be_v he_o that_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n negligent_o curse_v be_v he_o that_o keep_v his_o sword_n from_o blood_n etc._n etc._n and_o i_o will_v be_v bold_a to_o say_v this_o that_o the_o most_o malicious_a suggestion_n which_o be_v insist_v upon_o in_o the_o vote_n of_o non-address_a be_v to_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o one_o page_n of_o that_o sermon_n p._n 32._o we_o read_v it_o be_v the_o lord_n who_o trouble_v achan_n because_o he_o trouble_v israel_n o_o that_o in_o this_o our_o state-physician_n will_v resemble_v god_n to_o cut_v off_o those_o from_o the_o land_n who_o have_v distemper_v it_o meliâ—s_fw-la est_fw-la â—t_a perâ—at_fw-la vnus_fw-la quam_fw-la vnitas_fw-la he_o 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