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to_o carve_v out_o vengeance_n for_o himself_o and_o i_o dare_v bold_o say_v that_o whoever_o take_v that_o sword_n against_o his_o will_n shall_v perish_v by_o the_o sword_n for_o this_o be_v a_o honour_n which_o he_o will_v not_o part_v with_o hear_v he_o speak_v himself_o and_o he_o who_o will_v not_o believe_v god_n when_o he_o speak_v be_v not_o to_o be_v believe_v to_o have_v any_o religion_n which_o be_v proper_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n whatever_o he_o may_v pretend_v 22.34.35.40.41.42_o deut._n 22.34.35.40.41.42_o be_v not_o this_o say_v the_o almighty_a lay_v up_o in_o store_n with_o i_o and_o seal_v up_o among_o my_o treasure_n to_o i_o belong_v vengeance_n and_o recompense_n for_o i_o lift_v up_o my_o hand_n to_o heaven_n and_o say_v i_o live_v for_o ever_o if_o i_o whet_v my_o glitter_a sword_n and_o my_o hand_n take_v hold_v of_o judgement_n i_o will_v render_v vengeance_n to_o my_o enemy_n and_o what_o great_a enemy_n to_o god_n than_o such_o person_n as_o endeavour_v to_o rob_v he_o of_o that_o which_o he_o have_v not_o only_o lay_v up_o but_o seal_v among_o his_o treasure_n and_o they_o who_o be_v so_o audacious_a as_o to_o attempt_v this_o sacrilegious_a felony_n against_o heaven_n to_o break_v up_o his_o treasury_n whatever_o they_o may_v say_v of_o themselves_o can_v be_v suppose_v to_o fear_v either_o god_n or_o the_o devil_n and_o certain_o all_o mankind_n have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o reason_n to_o fear_n and_o endeavour_v to_o suppress_v man_n of_o such_o dare_a confidence_n and_o mischievous_a principle_n chap._n ix_o presbytery_n in_o reality_n as_o great_a a_o enemy_n to_o democracy_n and_o parliament_n as_o to_o monarchy_n a_o short_a view_n of_o their_o tyrannique_a consistorian_n government_n over_o the_o magistracy_n clergy_n and_o laity_n of_o the_o latitude_n and_o power_n of_o scandal_n to_o draw_v all_o affair_n into_o the_o consistory_n of_o their_o kindness_n to_o their_o enemy_n the_o small_a difference_n betwixt_o a_o 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