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follow_v the_o counsel_n of_o wicked_a and_o profane_a man_n further_o let_v we_o hear_v what_o that_o lord_n say_v by_o moses_n unto_o israel_n if_o thy_o brother_n 13._o deut._n 13._o the_o son_n of_o thy_o mother_n or_o thy_o own_o son_n or_o thy_o daughter_n or_o thy_o wife_n that_o lie_v in_o thy_o bosom_n or_o thy_o friend_n that_o be_v unto_o thou_o as_o thou_o own_o soul_n entice_v thou_o secret_o say_v let_v we_o go_v and_o serve_v other_o god_n etc._n etc._n thou_o shall_v not_o consent_v unto_o he_o nor_o hear_v he_o neither_o shall_v thy_o eye_n pity_v he_o thy_o hand_n shall_v be_v first_o upon_o he_o mean_v to_o see_v he_o punish_v so_o that_o we_o see_v that_o wicked_a counsel_n special_o in_o the_o service_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n must_v not_o go_v scotfree_a or_o unpunished_a how_o much_o less_o be_v we_o to_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v lead_v as_o captive_n by_o they_o howsoever_o they_o seem_v to_o affect_v we_o for_o it_o be_v the_o policy_n of_o satan_n 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politic_a amazia_n who_o give_v counsel_n unto_o the_o prophet_n amos_n to_o flee_v into_o the_o land_n of_o juda_n and_o there_o to_o eat_v his_o bread_n and_o to_o prophesy_v use_v these_o word_n as_o a_o reason_n to_o persuade_v he_o that_o it_o be_v the_o king_n chapel_n and_o the_o king_n court_n amazia_n fear_v that_o his_o prophesy_v there_o may_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o turn_v the_o king_n but_o the_o prophet_n be_v so_o far_o from_o harken_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o thunder_v god_n judgement_n against_o he_o 7.12.13_o amos_n 7.12.13_o say_v thus_o say_v the_o lord_n thy_o wife_n shall_v be_v a_o harlot_n in_o the_o city_n and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n shall_v fall_v by_o the_o sword_n and_o thy_o land_n shall_v be_v divide_v by_o line_n and_o thou_o shall_v die_v in_o a_o pollute_a land_n and_o israel_n shall_v sure_o go_v into_o captivity_n forth_o out_o this_o land_n thus_o if_o we_o will_v be_v christ_n soldier_n and_o stand_v for_o he_o and_o the_o glory_n of_o 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