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faithful_o do_v deliver_v the_o same_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o 33._o chap._n of_o this_o prophecy_n ver._n 7_o 8._o wherein_o the_o prophet_n tell_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o watchman_n of_o israel_n son_n of_o man_n i_o have_v set_v thou_o a_o watchman_n unto_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n therefore_o thou_o shall_v hear_v the_o word_n at_o my_o mouth_n and_o warn_v they_o from_o i_o when_o i_o say_v unto_o the_o wicked_a o_o wicked_a man_n thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v if_o thou_o do_v not_o speak_v to_o warn_v the_o wicked_a from_o his_o way_n that_o wicked_a man_n shall_v die_v in_o his_o iniquity_n but_o his_o blood_n will_v i_o require_v at_o thy_o hand_n that_o be_v whenever_o a_o land_n or_o kingdom_n be_v find_v guilty_a of_o such_o and_o such_o thing_n for_o
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of_o grace_n either_o in_o the_o way_n of_o its_o dispensation_n on_o mount_n sinai_n or_o as_o to_o the_o fullness_n of_o it_o under_o the_o new_a testament_n though_o all_o these_o be_v more_o proper_o call_v covenant_n because_o they_o be_v of_o his_o own_o devise_v but_o we_o take_v the_o covenant_n here_o in_o this_o place_n to_o be_v of_o man_n duty_n in_o the_o land_n and_o for_o keep_v they_o the_o better_a we_o take_v a_o oath_n upon_o we_o in_o thing_n that_o be_v neither_o moral_o evil_a or_o good_a but_o indifferent_a but_o a_o man_n once_o engage_v by_o oath_n can_v retract_v though_o they_o be_v not_o command_v duty_n yet_o once_o enter_v into_o they_o must_v stand_v for_o when_o we_o open_v our_o mouth_n to_o the_o lord_n we_o can_v go_v back_o but_o i_o say_v for_o clear_v this_o consider_v what_o make_v a_o oath_n and_o covenant_n of_o god_n 1_o sy_n it_o must_v be_v a_o thing_n in_o itself_o lawful_a there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o warrantable_o according_a to_o the_o 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it_o which_o i_o will_v not_o grant_v for_o there_o be_v at_o that_o time_n a_o power_n for_o it_o i_o will_v not_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o dispute_v the_o power_n that_o parliament_n have_v without_o a_o king_n it_o be_v far_o above_o my_o hand_n yet_o i_o say_v the_o parliament_n have_v power_n to_o put_v folk_n to_o duty_n will_v they_o will_v they_o iv._o for_o make_v the_o covenant_n valid_a and_o lawful_a something_o may_v be_v add_v to_o it_o afterward_o though_o not_o at_o the_o present_a time_n yet_o see_v it_o be_v afterward_o add_v it_o be_v enough_o but_o so_o be_v it_o with_o our_o covenant_n there_o be_v a_o frequent_a consent_n give_v to_o it_o by_o our_o king_n and_o also_o it_o be_v subscribe_v by_o he_o which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v our_o vow_n stand_v numb_a 30._o we_o see_v if_o a_o husband_n or_o parent_n hold_v their_o peace_n when_o they_o hear_v a_o woman_n vow_n the_o vow_n do_v stand_v much_o more_o if_o the_o husband_n or_o parent_n take_v the_o vow_n 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