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to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n child_n cattle_n and_o good_n be_v to_o be_v destroy_v and_o consume_v deut._n 20.18_o they_o be_v not_o to_o save_v alive_a any_o person_n no_o not_o infant_n of_o the_o city_n that_o god_n deliver_v they_o to_o dwell_v in_o lest_o they_o teach_v they_o to_o do_v according_a to_o their_o abomination_n exod._n 22.20_o he_o that_o sacrifice_v to_o any_o god_n save_o the_o lord_n only_o shall_v utter_o be_v destroy_v the_o breach_n of_o the_o second_o commandment_n be_v punish_v with_o death_n exod._n 32.26.27_o 28._o the_o priest_n of_o baal_n be_v slay_v 1_o kin._n 18.40_o 2_o kin._n 10.21.22_o to_o 29._o &_o 23.5_o 19_o 20._o yea_o in_o one_o word_n he_o that_o will_v not_o be_v godly_a positive_o be_v put_v to_o death_n 2_o chron._n 15.12_o 13._o it_o be_v speak_v in_o their_o commendation_n that_o they_o enter_v into_o a_o covenant_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o their_o father_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o their_o soul_n that_o 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pious_a precept_n second_o but_o to_o put_v the_o case_n out_o of_o doubt_n see_v deut._n 17.12_o and_o the_o man_n that_o will_v do_v presumptuous_o and_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o the_o priest_n that_o stand_v to_o minister_v there_o before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n or_o unto_o the_o judge_n even_o that_o man_n shall_v die_v and_o thou_o shall_v put_v away_o the_o evil_a from_o israel_n and_o all_o the_o people_n shall_v hear_v and_o fear_n and_o do_v no_o more_o presumptuous_o to_o these_o deut._n 29.19_o 20._o from_o all_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o as_o impenitency_n or_o obstinacy_n in_o sin_n be_v the_o great_a cause_n of_o excommunication_n now_o so_o be_v it_o then_o to_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n
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