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the_o worst_a therefore_o they_o be_v sometime_o trouble_v for_o the_o people_n cause_n yea_o sometime_o by_o the_o people_n as_o christ_n die_v for_o the_o people_n and_o yet_o be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o people_n and_o the_o cause_n be_v good_a for_o if_o the_o pastor_n let_v any_o people_n perish_v their_o soul_n must_v be_v require_v at_o his_o hand_n so_o if_o a_o good_a pastor_n be_v molest_v of_o a_o bad_a people_n not_o his_o word_n but_o his_o blood_n shall_v be_v revenge_v on_o they_o so_o then_o we_o be_v not_o always_o sue_v for_o our_o own_o debt_n &_o imprison_v for_o our_o own_o obligation_n but_o be_v pledge_n &_o hostage_n or_o rather_o surety_n
say_v psalm_n 104._o 27._o that_o god_n open_v his_o hand_n and_o give_v they_o meat_n in_o due_a season_n and_o sure_o as_o god_n be_v most_o wonderful_a in_o all_o his_o work_n so_o be_v he_o most_o humble_a and_o gentle_a to_o all_o his_o creature_n not_o disdain_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o feed_v the_o base_a swine_n or_o beast_n in_o the_o world_n but_o how_o unlike_a be_v they_o to_o god_n which_o do_v not_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o dumb_a beast_n no_v not_o of_o speak_v soul_n and_o live_a man_n and_o if_o they_o do_v yet_o their_o hand_n must_v not_o come_v near_o they_o but_o either_o they_o must_v take_v it_o up_o on_o the_o ground_n or_o 1._o else_o receive_v of_o their_o abridger_n i_o mean_v their_o servant_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o doctrine_n be_v these_o first_o because_o god_n have_v create_v they_o gen._n 2._o 2._o and_o for_o this_o cause_n before_o that_o ever_o he_o make_v beast_n he_o make_v all_o the_o grass_n and_o herb_n of_o the_o field_n to_o be_v 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