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than_o they_o will_v loose_v the_o property_n of_o this_o prerogative_n of_o be_v his_o own_o they_o will_v be_v tear_n med_a brethren_n in_o christ_n and_o brethren_n of_o christ_n nay_o christ_n noun_n brethren_n they_o be_v so_o holy_a or_o so_o hollow_a in_o their_o purity_n but_o sure_o i_o think_v they_o be_v traduce_v in_o their_o title_n as_o ill_o as_o seduce_v in_o their_o opinion_n by_o those_o that_o call_v they_o puritan_n unless_o they_o take_v their_o name_n as_o diogenes_n name_v his_o man_n manes_n a_o manendo_fw-la because_o he_o run_v away_o from_o he_o or_o as_o we_o say_v lucus_fw-la a_o lucendo_fw-la quia_fw-la minime_fw-la lucet_fw-la or_o mons_fw-la a_o movendo_fw-la because_o it_o stand_v still_o so_o they_o by_o the_o contrary_n be_v term_v puritani_n a_o puritate_fw-la quia_fw-la minime_fw-la puri_fw-la which_o in_o his_o proper_a place_n anon_o shall_v be_v declare_v though_o they_o deny_v the_o sun_n to_o shine_v while_n as_o it_o dazzle_v their_o eye_n 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will_v be_v my_o people_n i_o will_v be_v your_o god_n the_o great_a blessing_n he_o grace_v they_o withal_o declare_v they_o be_v his_o own_o their_o wealth_n honour_n sovereignty_n above_o all_o other_o show_v they_o be_v his_o own_o witness_n moses_n deut._n 15.28_o thou_o shall_v lend_v to_o other_o nation_n but_o of_o none_o shall_v thou_o borrow_v thou_o shall_v seem_v strong_a dreadful_a terrible_a and_o glorious_a unto_o other_o but_o none_o shall_v overcome_v thou_o 2._o esay_n 2._o etc._n etc._n the_o law_n god_n gauâ—_n they_o the_o covenant_n he_o make_v with_o they_o show_v they_o be_v his_o own_o 2._o acts._n 2._o witness_n esay_n a._n god_n dwell_v with_o they_o give_v the_o law_n to_o zion_n and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o jerusalem_n witness_v saint_n peter_n acts._n 2._o to_o they_o pertain_v the_o adoption_n the_o glory_n the_o testament_n the_o constitution_n of_o the_o law_n the_o covenant_n the_o worship_v and_o the_o promise_n the_o descent_n of_o 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