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whosoever_o who_o hold_v intelligence_n and_o correspondency_n with_o the_o enemy_n all_o which_o sir_n john_n lenthall_n and_o the_o speaker_n his_o brother_n have_v do_v and_o yet_o it_o must_v neither_o be_v prove_v against_o they_o nor_o they_o try_v nor_o arraign_v but_o altogether_o excuse_v clear_v and_o free_v even_o by_o vote_n of_o parliament_n and_o the_o accuser_n both_o prison_v and_o arraign_v for_o they_o yea_o &_o a_o commit_v choose_v to_o devise_v and_o inflict_v punishment_n against_o the_o accuser_n so_o that_o still_o the_o just_a be_v condemn_v and_o the_o wicked_a absolve_v psal_n 9.18_o 19_o for_o the_o needy_a shall_v not_o always_o be_v forget_v the_o expectation_n of_o the_o poor_a shall_v not_o perish_v for_o ever_o arise_v o_o lord_n let_v not_o man_n prevail_v let_v the_o heathen_a be_v judge_v in_o thy_o sight_n and_o 12.5_o for_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o poor_a for_o the_o sigh_v of_o the_o needy_a now_o will_v i_o arise_v say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v set_v he_o in_o safety_n from_o he_o that_o puff_v at_o he_o and_o 35.10_o all_o my_o bone_n shall_v say_v lord_z who_o be_v like_a unto_o thou_o which_o deliver_v the_o poor_a from_o he_o that_o be_v too_o strong_a for_o he_o yea_o the_o poor_a and_o the_o needy_a from_o he_o that_o spoil_v he_o and_o 37.14_o the_o wicked_a have_v draw_v out_o the_o sword_n and_o have_v bend_v their_o bow_n to_o cast_v down_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a and_o to_o stay_v such_o as_o be_v of_o upright_a conversation_n and_o 62.9_o 10._o sure_o man_n of_o low_a degree_n be_v vanity_n and_o man_n of_o high_a degree_n be_v a_o lie_n to_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o balance_n they_o be_v altogether_o light_a than_o vanity_n trust_v not_o in_o oppression_n become_v not_o vain_a in_o robbery_n if_o