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learn_v to_o presume_v nothing_o of_o ourselves_o but_o to_o consider_v that_o we_o must_v think_v ourselves_o beholden_a to_o the_o son_n of_o god_n for_o all_o thing_n that_o he_o may_v be_v magnify_v &_o all_o those_o devilish_a opinion_n of_o free_a will_n &_o of_o power_n &_o ability_n to_o prepare_v ourselves_o to_o do_v good_a beat_v down_o so_o as_o we_o may_v know_v y_o it_o as_o long_o as_o god_n suffer_v we_o to_o follow_v our_o own_o swinge_n we_o shall_v always_o abide_v fast_o tie_v in_o the_o chain_n of_o the_o devil_n &_o of_o death_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o yield_v our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n his_o due_a honour_n which_o be_v y_fw-fr t_o we_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v the_o party_n which_o have_v set_v we_o free_a and_o herew_v tall_a let_v we_o mark_v further_o y_z t_z when_o we_o be_v graff_v into_o his_o body_n it_o be_v not_o for_o we_o to_o serve_v sin_n 6.5.6_o rom._n 6.5.6_o for_o to_o be_v graff_v into_o the_o body_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n 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protect_v that_o he_o have_v do_v it_o but_o by_o mischance_n but_o it_o behoove_v he_o to_o have_v it_o well_o prove_v 22.35_o luk._n 22.35_o so_o as_o the_o party_n that_o be_v to_o enjoy_v the_o privilege_n shall_v be_v worthy_a of_o it_o and_o the_o matter_n well_o know_v and_o the_o truth_n of_o all_o thing_n try_v out_o how_o the_o case_n stand_v by_o just_a examination_n and_o special_o that_o there_o have_v be_v no_o hatred_n between_o the_o party_n aforetimes_o so_o as_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o there_o be_v none_o other_o cause_n of_o the_o commit_n of_o the_o slaughter_n than_o god_n only_a determination_n without_o any_o act_n do_v on_o man_n behalf_n otherwise_o than_o of_o mind_n to_o do_v well_o and_o the_o mansleaer_fw-mi that_o be_v able_a to_o prove_v this_o shall_v flee_v to_o one_o of_o those_o city_n and_o there_o tarry_v till_o the_o death_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o then_o he_o be_v to_o return_v home_o again_o because_o in_o that_o while_n the_o 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