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come_v that_o whosoever_o kill_v you_o will_v think_v that_o he_o do_v god_n service_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o do_v offer_n god_n a_o oblation_n or_o worship_n shall_v think_v it_o not_o only_o lawful_a but_o acceptable_a to_o god_n and_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o sacrifice_n which_o propitiate_v for_o other_o offence_n to_o put_v you_o to_o death_n see_v here_o a_o conscience_n brave_o gloss_v when_o the_o error_n look_v like_o religion_n and_o atonement_n a_o colour_n not_o at_o all_o strange_a to_o our_o day_n in_o such_o another_o case_n and_o yet_o these_o jew_n that_o do_v so_o for_o of_o they_o he_o speak_v be_v give_v up_o to_o the_o dire_a punishment_n that_o ever_o any_o nation_n do_v groan_v under_o of_o the_o same_o jew_n s._n paul_n say_v rom._n 10._o 2._o i_o bear_v they_o record_v that_o they_o have_v a_o zeal_n of_o god_n but_o not_o according_a to_o knowledge_n that_o be_v i_o must_v testify_v of_o they_o that_o they_o be_v very_o many_o of_o 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