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value_n his_o new_a saint_n i._n e._n quaker_n p._n 16._o when_o as_o such_o who_o fear_v the_o lord_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o judicatories_n in_o thy_o government_n and_o out_o of_o defence_n in_o thy_o army_n what!_o be_v this_o the_o end_n of_o that_o long_a travel_n in_o war_n and_o of_o so_o many_o promise_n of_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n that_o just_a man_n shall_v thus_o be_v deal_v withal_o as_o one_o without_o bowel_n of_o compassion_n unto_o such_o who_o have_v true_o serve_v with_o thou_o in_o a_o faithful_a service_n for_o the_o commonwealth_n who_o many_o of_o they_o now_o be_v grievous_a sufferer_n under_o thou_o p._n 17._o many_o enemy_n thou_o have_v which_o watch_n over_o thou_o o._n c._o for_o evil_a and_o not_o for_o good_a first_n there_o be_v a_o people_n scatter_v through_o all_o these_o nation_n who_o be_v full_a of_o wrath_n towards_o thou_o even_o of_o those_o know_a by_o name_n malignant_n c._n malignant_n oh_o how_o careful_a the_o quaker_n be_v of_o their_o 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curse_v they_o and_o their_o endeavour_n to_o this_o day_n and_o thou_o have_v have_v dominion_n and_o power_n give_v thou_o of_o god_n to_o break_v they_o in_o piece_n and_o what_o thou_o have_v do_v to_o their_o king_n shall_v not_o be_v reckon_v against_o thou_o by_o the_o lord_n quaker_n lord_n murder_n acquit_v if_o o._n c._n will_v but_o stand_v by_o the_o quaker_n if_o now_o thou_o art_n faithful_a to_o what_o he_o require_v of_o thou_o p._n 20._o though_o we_o the_o people_n of_o god_n do_v not_o envy_v thy_o person_n nor_o government_n yet_o friend_n the_o want_n of_o our_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o thou_o be_v worse_o to_o thou_o than_o the_o secret_a plot_v of_o all_o wicked_a man_n and_o how_o can_v we_o mention_v thou_o in_o our_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o thou_o except_o it_o be_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o thou_o good_a counsel_n and_o advice_n reject_v print_v in_o quarto_n 1656._o reprint_v in_o folio_n 1672._o to_o this_o agree_v that_o say_v of_o g._n fox_n to_o mr._n camelfeild_n a_o minister_n in_o his_o book_n i._n e._n truth_n be_v defence_n etc._n etc._n p._n 15._o no_o prayer_n can_v we_o send_v to_o thou_o but_o for_o thy_o destruction_n thou_o man_n of_o sin_n and_o enemy_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n no_o neither_o to_o oliver_n their_o governor_n nor_o to_o the_o priest_n no_o they_o can_v pray_v for_o their_o enemy_n unless_o they_o do_v kindness_n for_o they_o i._n e._n make_v they_o justice_n or_o commander_n no_o no_o penny_n or_o what_o be_v equivolent_a no_o pater_fw-la noster_fw-la from_o the_o quaker_n see_v the_o margin_n iii_o margin_n be_v that_o the_o reason_n they_o will_v not_o pray_v for_o king_n william_n iii_o p._n 21._o and_o this_o i_o have_v write_v to_o thou_o out_o of_o perfect_a love_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o if_o thou_o can_v own_v they_o i._n e._n quaker_n they_o will_v own_v thou_o in_o the_o face_n of_o all_o thy_o enemy_n p._n 35._o to_o richard_n as_o concern_v thy_o war_n and_o army_n abroad_o 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