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against_o sacrilege_n three_o sermon_n preach_v by_o master_n robert_n pont_n a_o age_a pastqur_n in_o the_o kirk_n of_o god_n augustine_n let_v god_n hear_v if_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d angel_n hear_v if_o they_o 〈◊〉_d edinburgh_n print_v by_o robert_n walde_n grave_n prenter_fw-la to_o the_o king_n majesty_n 1599_o cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la regio_fw-la to_o his_o sovereign_n the_o king_n majesty_n sir_n i_o will_v think_v it_o a_o unworthy_a thing_n to_o present_v your_o highness_n with_o such_o a_o mean_a pamphlet_n as_o this_o take_v out_o of_o my_o 〈◊〉_d ser_n moan_n unless_o the_o argument_n thereof_o crave_v a_o powerful_a protector_n and_o patron_n for_o beside_o it_o speak_v the_o truth_n â—…ly_o without_o colour_a rhetoric_n of_o word_n the_o matter_n therein_o entreat_v be_v odious_a in_o the_o eye_n &_o ear_n of_o many_o who_o find_v themselves_o tuitch_v as_o guilty_a of_o sacrilege_n herefore_o i_o can_v seâ—…ke_v no_o other_o retreat_n but_o under_o your_o highness_n wing_n 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acknowledge_v let_v be_v to_o amend_v that_o filthy_a fault_n whereby_o the_o holy_a word_n of_o god_n be_v slander_v in_o their_o person_n and_o they_o give_v overgood_a occasion_n to_o papist_n to_o rail_v against_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n who_o cry_v out_o and_o affirm_v that_o many_o prince_n nobleman_n earl_n and_o barronne_n for_o that_o cause_n have_v casten_z off_o the_o yoke_n of_o the_o roman_a kirk_n that_o they_o may_v the_o more_o free_o invade_v and_o possess_v at_o their_o pleasure_n the_o kirk_n good_n doubtless_o they_o who_o give_v occasion_n to_o so_o great_a a_o slander_n shall_v render_v a_o very_a severe_a count_n unto_o god_n and_o the_o very_a heathen_a that_o have_v decore_v and_o in_o ignorance_n bestow_v large_o upon_o their_o idol_n service_n shall_v stand_v up_o to_o condemn_v the_o sacrilegeous_a impiety_n of_o these_o man_n in_o the_o latter_a day_n then_o to_o enter_v in_o the_o deduction_n of_o this_o matter_n i_o mind_n first_o as_o the_o lord_n 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lament_v for_o the_o contrition_n of_o joseph_n that_o be_v for_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o kirk_n of_o god_n be_v ready_a to_o decay_v and_o come_v to_o ruin_v by_o the_o do_n of_o such_o ungodly_a kirk-robber_n be_v not_o worthy_a to_o be_v count_v among_o the_o true_a member_n of_o god_n holy_a kirk_n the_o lord_n for_o his_o mercy_n grant_v that_o all_o our_o heart_n may_v be_v effectual_o move_v to_o know_v our_o duty_n in_o this_o and_o all_o other_o behalf_n and_o that_o he_o will_v make_v we_o obedient_a for_o our_o part_n to_o his_o will_n and_o commandment_n and_o put_v remedy_n to_o the_o desolation_n of_o his_o kirk_n by_o such_o mean_n as_o he_o think_v best_o to_o he_o be_v praise_n and_o glory_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o against_o sacrilege_n the_o second_a sermon_n rom._n 2._o 22._o thou_o that_o abhor_v idol_n do_v thou_o commit_v sacrilege_n long_o discourse_v upon_o this_o text_n beside_o the_o thing_n already_o speak_v of_o be_v require_v at_o my_o hand_n 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