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a_o end_n and_o sing_v that_o christ_n say_v unto_o his_o apostle_n what_o i_o say_v un_fw-fr to_o you_o that_o do_v i_o say_v unto_o all_o watch_n you_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v perish_v but_o my_o word_n shall_v never_o perish_v therefore_o do_v we_o hold_v they_o for_o dreadful_a seducer_n and_o abominable_a heretic_n that_o wâ—…ll_v preâ—…ume_v to_o say_v that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o jesu_n christ_n as_o concern_v suffering_n shall_v be_v â—…t_v a_o end_n &_o that_o the_o christian_a shall_v not_o more_o need_n to_o suffer_v but_o that_o they_o shall_v cast_v away_o the_o weapon_n where_o with_o it_o the_o apostle_n have_v fight_v as_o their_o epistle_n rchearse_v &_o put_v upon_o they_o the_o harney_n of_o david_n yea_o that_o they_o shall_v destroy_v the_o whole_a world_n w_o t_o the_o material_a sword_n and_o also_o take_v the_o world_n unto_o themselves_o o_o what_o a_o blind_a dream_n be_v this_o which_o be_v spring_v out_o of_o satan_n &_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o 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