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supreme_a have_v any_o power_n prerogative_n or_o authority_n to_o punish_v i_o much_o less_o to_o imprison_v i_o for_o it_o and_o that_o i_o may_v begin_v and_o go_v on_o in_o this_o position_n with_o that_o upon_o which_o i_o do_v much_o insist_v in_o the_o former_a certain_a it_o be_v my_o lord_n that_o here_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o be_v wrath_n and_o punishment_n here_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la octo_fw-la here_o be_v wrath_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n here_o be_v wrath_n as_o grievous_a as_o the_o fire_n be_v hot_a here_o be_v wrath_n incomparable_a implacable_a inexplicable_a wrath_n unparalleled_a wrath_n superlative_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o greg._n nissen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o another_o case_n speak_v the_o evil_a the_o mischief_n be_v beyond_o expression_n beyond_o consolation_n the_o two_o final_a sentence_n of_o the_o honourable_a court_n of_o high_a commission_n against_o i_o may_v not_o unfit_o be_v compare_v to_o that_o wind_n in_o the_o first_o of_o job_n for_o as_o that_o wind_n strike_v upon_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o job_n elder_a son_n house_n and_o so_o do_v utter_o ruinate_v it_o so_o have_v these_o two_o final_a sentence_n strike_v upon_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o my_o estate_n and_o utter_o ruinate_v i_o in_o all_o if_o they_o stand_v good_a first_o they_o have_v strike_v i_o in_o my_o good_n by_o a_o fine_a of_o five_o hundred_o pound_n estreat_v into_o the_o exchequer_n and_o partly_o pay_v and_o partly_o stall_v second_o they_o have_v strike_v i_o in_o my_o liberty_n by_o four_o time_n imprisonment_n and_o nine_o full_a year_n and_o three_o quarter_n continuance_n therein_o three_o they_o have_v strike_v i_o in_o my_o benefice_n by_o deprivation_n four_o they_o have_v strike_v i_o in_o my_o ministerial_a function_n by_o degradation_n nay_o my_o lord_n they_o have_v strike_v i_o one_o stroke_n more_o above_z and_z beyond_o all_o the_o former_a they_o have_v draw_v out_o the_o spiritual_a sword_n of_o excommunication_n against_o i_o and_o therewith_o as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v they_o have_v strike_v i_o out_o of_o this_o orthodox_n church_n cut_v i_o off_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n deliver_v i_o up_o to_o satan_n and_o adjudge_v my_o soul_n for_o the_o salvation_n whereof_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n shed_v his_o most_o precious_a blood_n to_o the_o eternal_a torment_n of_o hell_n fire_n so_o that_o if_o ever_o there_o be_v than_o here_o be_v wrath_n incomparable_a implacable_a inexplicable_a wrath_n unparalleled_a wrath_n superlative_a now_o my_o lord_n if_o herein_o the_o defendant_n have_v proceed_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o justice_n which_o place_v and_o observe_v a_o proportion_n and_o correspondency_n between_o fault_n and_o the_o punishment_n according_a to_o this_o rule_n of_o god_n word_n deut._n 25.2_o secundum_fw-la mensuram_fw-la dilicti_fw-la erit_fw-la plagarum_fw-la modus_fw-la than_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o this_o grievous_a &_o enormous_a punishment_n must_v argue_v some_o grievous_a &_o enormous_a crime_n some_o cry_a sin_n like_o that_o of_o cain_n in_o murder_v his_o brother_n abel_n who_o blood_n call_v to_o god_n for_o vengeance_n out_o of_o the_o dumb_a and_o dead_a element_n of_o the_o earth_n nay_o it_o must_v argue_v some_o ascend_a some_o soar_a some_o mount_a sin_n fly_v up_o into_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o lay_v hand_n as_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o almighty_a and_o violent_o hale_v &_o pull_v he_o down_o to_o execute_v vengeance_n unpon_o the_o offender_n like_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o sodomite_n and_o what_o be_v it_o why_o it_o be_v my_o refusal_n to_o preach_v the_o the_o archdeacon_n of_o canterbury_n doctor_n kingsleys_n visitation_n sermon_n partur_fw-la montes_fw-la nasceturridiculusmus_fw-la and_o now_o my_o lord_n to_o examine_v this_o their_o sentence_n and_o proceed_n to_o law_n and_o justice_n if_o this_o wrath_n this_o 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by_o