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5_o 6._o and_o chap._n 10._o 1._o dare_v john_n pennyman_n say_v that_o samuel_n be_v a_o temporize_a hypocrite_n herein_o or_o be_v samuel_n insincere_a in_o this_o matter_n and_o may_v he_o not_o see_v how_o near_o this_o suit_n the_o case_n of_o g._n f._n and_o other_o who_o he_o so_o bitter_o inveigh_v against_o yea_o do_v not_o samuel_n concern_v herein_o exceed_v the_o occasion_n j._n p._n carp_n at_o which_o show_v his_o implacable_a envy_n and_o revenge_n still_o to_o render_v we_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o government_n contrary_a to_o his_o pretence_n of_o abhor_v such_o practice_n now_o i._n p._n see_v what_o a_o envious_a hypocrite_n thou_o be_v and_o how_o manifest_o confute_v and_o yet_o further_o from_o scripture_n testimony_n which_o i_o must_v bring_v over_o thy_o head_n see_v dan._n 2._o 20_o 21._o bless_a be_v the_o name_n of_o god_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o for_o wisdom_n and_o may_v be_v his_o and_o he_o change_v the_o time_n and_o season_n he_o remove_v king_n and_o 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will_v be_v do_v by_o thus_o to_o expose_v man_n and_o question_v they_o for_o that_o which_o thou_o thyself_o dare_v not_o adventure_v open_o to_o oppose_v therefore_o i_o will_v ask_v thou_o what_o be_v thy_o opinion_n concern_v that_o cause_n call_v the_o good_a old_a cause_n to_o wit_n liberty_n to_o tender_a conscience_n remove_v oppression_n and_o preserve_a man_n property_n former_o pretend_v to_o in_o the_o old_a army_n though_o not_o well_o manage_v and_o pursue_v be_v this_o cause_n pretend_v to_o just_a yea_o or_o nay_o in_o itself_o why_o do_v thou_o cover_v thy_o deceit_n desert_n truth_n in_o any_o case_n and_o peevish_o expose_v conscientious_a man_n for_o former_o confess_v it_o one_o passage_n to_o the_o parliament_n and_o commonwealth_n 1657._o let_v the_o reader_n a_o little_a take_v notice_n of_o it_o for_o perhaps_o he_o may_v smile_v at_o john_n pennyman_n design_n in_o cite_v it_o the_o passage_n as_o he_o cite_v it_o run_v thus_o p._n 28._o viz._n let_v all_o 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