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of_o they_o about_o that_o time_n publish_v relate_v to_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n etc._n etc._n then_o put_v viz._n in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n james_n after_o this_o manner_n moreover_o the_o mean_n which_o almighty_a god_n appoint_v his_o officer_n to_o use_v in_o the_o conversion_n of_o kingdom_n and_o people_n be_v humility_n patience_n charity_n etc._n etc._n say_v behold_v i_o send_v you_o as_o sheep_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o wolf_n mat._n 10._o 16._o he_o do_v not_o say_v i_o send_v you_o as_o wolf_n among_o sheep_n to_o kill_v imprison_v to_o spoil_v and_o devour_v these_o unto_o who_o they_o be_v send_v again_o vers_fw-la 7._o he_o say_v they_o to_o who_o i_o send_v you_o will_v deliver_v you_o up_o to_o counsel_n and_o in_o their_o synagogue_n they_o will_v scourge_v you_o and_o to_o precedent_n and_o king_n shall_v you_o be_v lead_v for_o my_o sake_n he_o do_v not_o say_v you_o who_o i_o send_v shall_v deliver_v the_o people_n who_o you_o ought_v to_o convert_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o you_o have_v shut_v your_o gate_n and_o make_v darkness_n within_o that_o be_v to_o say_v be_v retire_v do_v not_o say_v that_o you_o be_v alone_o for_o you_o be_v not_o alone_o but_o god_n be_v within_o and_o your_o genius_n or_o the_o principle_n of_o god_n what_o need_n have_v they_o of_o light_a to_o see_v to_o do_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v god_n and_o the_o principle_n of_o he_o see_v what_o you_o do_v and_o aristotle_n to_o add_v no_o more_o in_o the_o 5_o book_n of_o ethic_n chap._n 8._o say_v 〈◊〉_d say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n act_v just_o or_o unjust_o as_o he_o act_v free_o but_o when_o constrain_o he_o do_v neither_o just_o nor_o unjust_o but_o by_o accident_n and_o so_o i_o have_v do_v with_o alexander_n henderson_n and_o these_o doctor_n and_o the_o book_n and_o paper_n of_o the_o late_a king_n and_o these_o say_n of_o the_o ancient_n have_v through_o all_o convince_a in_o their_o very_a word_n or_o their_o very_a word_n hold_v 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