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to_o among_o heathen_n for_o those_o man_n be_v now_o act_v upon_o the_o stage_n of_o who_o jude_n speak_v when_o he_o say_v jude_n 10._o what_o they_o know_v natural_o as_o bruit_v beast_n in_o those_o thing_n they_o corrupt_v themselves_o the_o principle_n of_o that_o old_a pppriest_n and_o this_o new_a prophet_n it_o if_o practise_v in_o the_o height_n of_o they_o be_v utter_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o stand_n of_o truth_n in_o the_o world_n untrample_v viz._n that_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o also_o with_o the_o stand_n of_o very_a manhood_n among_o man_n of_o civility_n in_o civil_a state_n of_o the_o common-health_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n itself_o viz._n that_o of_o the_o prophet_n the_o one_o be_v so_o far_o from_o own_v any_o power_n to_o be_v a_o terror_n to_o evil_a work_n and_o encouragement_n to_o good_a that_o despise_v all_o government_n and_o speak_v evil_a of_o dignity_n he_o hold_v that_o there_o be_v at_o all_o neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a nor_o better_a nor_o 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