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time_n in_o ruler_n teacher_n or_o peoâ—â—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d street_n or_o temple_n or_o place_n otherwise_o 〈◊〉_d time_n whatsoever_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o hold_v you_o 〈…〉_o â—ay_v assure_o if_o you_o do_v but_o hide_v your_o face_n 〈…〉_o suffer_v of_o such_o who_o through_o the_o wickedness_n some_o under_o you_o may_v be_v afflict_v upon_o such_o â—â—â—â—â—nt_n you_o shall_v not_o be_v altogether_o innocent_a but_o 〈…〉_o shall_v be_v upon_o you_o likewise_o if_o any_o for_o conâ—â—â—â—_n sake_n deny_v to_o answer_v upon_o any_o account_n accorâ—â—â—â—_n to_o the_o former_a vain_a custom_n of_o the_o nation_n â—â—â—d_v up_o thereto_o in_o ignorance_n and_o blindness_n in_o huâ—â—â—â—_n tradition_n and_o thereupon_o suffer_v imprisonment_n â—â—â—ing_v or_o otherwise_o whatsoever_o by_o any_o order_n from_o 〈◊〉_d or_o from_o any_o of_o your_o subordinate_a power_n you_o 〈◊〉_d be_v guilty_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n of_o that_o suffer_a 〈◊〉_d â—â—e_v innocent_a in_o such_o a_o cause_n much_o more_o shall_v you_o â—â—ilty_a if_o by_o any_o mean_n in_o any_o cause_n upon_o any_o â—â—â—â—ition_n man_n be_v compel_v by_o any_o authority_n of_o this_o â—â—â—â—ion_n to_o swear_v likewise_o if_o any_o suffer_v for_o not_o bowâ—â—_n the_o hat_n or_o knee_n to_o any_o of_o you_o or_o of_o your_o judge_n 〈◊〉_d under-officer_n and_o thereupon_o be_v account_v transgressor_n the_o lord_n shall_v account_v such_o thing_n oppression_n from_o your_o hand_n and_o tyranny_n and_o cruelty_n and_o you_o shall_v not_o escape_v unpunished_a as_o the_o lord_n live_v these_o and_o many_o more_o abomination_n which_o of_o late_o have_v abound_v in_o these_o nation_n cry_n for_o vengeance_n against_o some_o of_o you_o who_o have_v have_v your_o hand_n deep_o dip_v in_o such_o oppression_n and_o therefore_o to_o you_o this_o be_v a_o warning_n to_o break_v off_o these_o sin_n by_o righteousness_n and_o these_o evil_n by_o true_a repentance_n lâ—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d fast_n prove_v only_o 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