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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o a_o man_n will_v do_v injury_n it_o shall_v be_v for_o a_o kingdom_n piety_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o less_o matter_n as_o he_o think_v but_o the_o truth_n be_v he_o need_v not_o have_v suppose_v it_o to_o be_v such_o a_o difficult_a thing_n to_o be_v persuade_v to_o do_v injury_n for_o as_o the_o philosopher_n speak_v nothing_o be_v more_o easy_a then_o to_o do_v another_o man_n wrong_v and_o he_o give_v the_o reason_n why_o justice_n although_o it_o be_v so_o beautiful_a a_o light_n in_o the_o world_n that_o as_o he_o say_v of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d neither_o the_o morning_n nor_o the_o evening_n star_n be_v half_a so_o orient_o beautiful_a yet_o so_o few_o man_n be_v in_o love_n with_o it_o because_o it_o be_v the_o good_a of_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o be_v all_o natural_o engrosser_n of_o good_n for_o ourselves_o but_o we_o be_v loath_a though_o just_o to_o divide_v or_o part_v they_o with_o any_o other_o and_o therefore_o 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abimelech_n speak_v of_o abraham_n to_o sarah_n behold_v he_o be_v the_o veil_n of_o thy_o eye_n and_o this_o be_v god_n own_o argument_n to_o prove_v our_o saviour_n his_o son_n the_o messiah_n gen._n 3._o 15._o jer._n 31._o 22._o and_o in_o the_o place_n now_o cite_v and_o as_o the_o person_n of_o his_o mother_n so_o the_o person_n of_o his_o messenger_n be_v as_o disert_o foretold_v by_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n 40._o 3._o malach_n the_o 3._o &_o 4._o chapter_n and_o fulfil_v by_o john_n the_o baptist_n luke_n the_o 4._o who_o be_v therefore_o call_v eliah_n not_o because_o he_o be_v to_o be_v person_n aeliter_fw-la but_o only_o personate_v be_v to_o come_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o eliah_n and_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o life_n eliah_n fast_v often_o so_o do_v john_n eliah_n be_v gird_v with_o a_o leather_n girdle_n so_o be_v john_n eliah_n speak_v all_o his_o prophecy_n write_v none_o so_o do_v john_n eliah_n reprove_v the_o people_n open_o to_o their_o face_n so_o do_v john_n eliah_n be_v send_v to_o renew_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n then_o deface_v and_o change_v so_o be_v john_n eliah_n tell_v ahab_n and_o jesabell_n of_o their_o fault_n plain_o so_o do_v john_n herod_n and_o herodias_n paint_v jesabel_n seek_v eliahs_n life_n to_o slay_v he_o dance_v herodias_n seek_v and_o obtain_v the_o life_n of_o john_n and_o slay_v he_o so_o that_o in_o his_o place_n and_o apparel_n in_o his_o manner_n and_o prophecy_n in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o his_o life_n and_o persecution_n at_o his_o death_n john_n though_o he_o be_v not_o eliahs_n person_n yet_o do_v thorough_o personate_v eliah_n and_o this_o be_v johns_n cry_a argument_n to_o prove_v our_o saviour_n the_o messiah_n the_o voice_n of_o a_o crier_n in_o the_o wilderness_n prepare_v you_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v isaiah_n who_o be_v thou_o say_v the_o jew_n to_o john_n the_o voice_n of_o a_o crier_n in_o the_o wilderness_n prepare_v you_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v john_n to_o the_o jew_n 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