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every_o just_a cause_n he_o own_v neither_o be_v he_o less_o a_o martyr_n that_o suffer_v for_o his_o conscience_n in_o any_o of_o god_n commandment_n than_o he_o who_o suffer_v for_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o religion_n 11._o remember_v that_o cordial_a word_n of_o thy_o saviour_n bless_v be_v they_o that_o be_v persecute_v for_o righteousness_n sake_n for_o they_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n mat._n 5.10_o in_o such_o a_o prison_n thou_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o find_v good_a company_n as_o joseph_n micaiah_n jeremiah_n john_n baptist_n peter_n paul_n and_o silas_n and_o all_o the_o holy_a martyr_n and_o confessor_n of_o christ_n from_o the_o first_o plantation_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o this_o present_a repent_v if_o thou_o can_v to_o be_v thus_o accompany_v and_o choose_v not_o rather_o to_o violate_v a_o good_a conscience_n for_o freedom_n than_o to_o be_v keep_v under_o a_o momentary_a restraint_n 12._o thou_o be_v a_o prisoner_n make_v the_o best_a of_o thy_o condition_n 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the_o worse_a it_o be_v thy_o weakness_n to_o suffer_v thyself_o to_o be_v blow_v over_o by_o the_o air_n of_o some_o putrify_a lung_n which_o if_o thou_o do_v but_o decline_v by_o not_o value_v it_o will_v soon_o vanish_v 5._o thou_o be_v under_o ill_a tongue_n this_o be_v a_o evil_a proper_a only_a to_o man_n other_o creature_n be_v subject_a to_o disease_n death_n or_o outward_a violence_n but_o they_o can_v be_v obnoxious_a to_o detraction_n since_o they_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o speech_n whereby_o a_o slander_n can_v be_v form_v they_o have_v their_o several_a sound_n and_o note_n of_o expression_n whereby_o they_o signify_v their_o dislike_n and_o anger_n but_o only_a man_n can_v clothe_v his_o angry_a thought_n with_o word_n of_o offence_n so_o that_o faculty_n which_o be_v give_v he_o for_o a_o advantage_n be_v deprave_v to_o a_o further_a mischief_n but_o the_o liberal_a hand_n of_o his_o creator_n have_v also_o endue_v he_o with_o a_o property_n of_o reason_n which_o as_o 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