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cast_v away_o their_o magistracy_n then_o be_v their_o magistracy_n sin_n and_o if_o their_o magistracy_n be_v sin_n then_o be_v all_o their_o administration_n wherein_o they_o administer_v by_o power_n and_o virtue_n thereof_o sin_n who_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o contradict_v this_o which_o way_n shall_v all_o the_o device_n of_o man_n &_o angel_n be_v able_a to_o avoid_v it_o but_o that_o if_o magistrate_n can_v be_v convert_v to_o god_n that_o be_v repent_v and_o believe_v except_o they_o cast_v away_o their_o magistracy_n then_o be_v their_o magistracy_n sin_n for_o their_o be_v nothing_o but_o sin_n that_o hinder_v faith_n and_o repentance_n do_v you_o that_o hold_v this_o fearful_a opinion_n yet_o see_v into_o what_o strait_n you_o be_v bring_v that_o you_o have_v no_o way_n to_o turn_v yourselves_o if_o there_o be_v any_o grace_n or_o love_n of_o god_n in_o you_o humble_v yourselves_o unto_o the_o dust_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o people_n and_o proclaim_v your_o 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their_o â—aith_n agree_v with_o man_n mind_n this_o overthrow_v the_o first_o begining_n of_o the_o religion_n of_o god_n when_o man_n will_v choose_v to_o walk_v with_o that_o people_n and_o in_o that_o profession_n of_o faith_n that_o â—est_n please_v their_o mind_n not_o so_o much_o regard_v the_o truth_n of_o their_o faith_n nor_o theâ—_n holy_a walke_a therein_o although_o they_o may_v mislike_v some_o thing_n yet_o if_o some_o please_v they_o well_o they_o will_v not_o differ_v for_o smake_z matter_n and_o when_o they_o be_v once_o gather_v and_o knâ—t_v together_o in_o a_o multitude_n then_o though_o error_n after_o error_n be_v discover_v and_o sin_n after_o sin_n comit_v there_o may_v be_v no_o break_n upon_o any_o condition_n and_o this_o overthrow_v all_o growth_n of_o religion_n we_o wish_v you_o and_o all_o great_a congregation_n to_o look_v to_o yourselves_o that_o you_o be_v not_o more_o careful_a to_o maintain_v your_o multitudeâ—_n they_o the_o lord_n truth_n it_o be_v 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jesus_n christ_n be_v with_o you_o amen_o cant._n 4.8_o come_v from_o lebanon_n even_o come_v from_o lebanon_n and_o look_v from_o the_o top_n of_o amanah_n from_o the_o top_n of_o shenir_fw-fr and_o hermon_n from_o the_o denn_n of_o the_o lion_n and_o from_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o leopard_n to_o all_o the_o most_o worthy_a governor_n learned_a teacher_n and_o godly_a people_n of_o all_o estate_n and_o condition_n in_o these_o unite_a province_n grace_n and_o peace_n from_o god_n the_o father_n and_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n we_o among_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n that_o profess_v the_o gospel_n of_o jesus_n christ_n have_v great_a cause_n to_o praise_v the_o lord_n for_o the_o freedom_n &_o liberty_n that_o we_o have_v in_o these_o province_n to_o profess_v &_o speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n and_o we_o be_v bind_v and_o do_v with_o all_o humbleness_n of_o hart_n thankfullie_o acknowledge_v it_o and_o we_o beseech_v the_o lord_n in_o mercy_n to_o 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