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carnal_a liberty_n â—e_n w_o 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o d_o out_o and_o that_o wicked_a idolatrous_a murderer_n of_o god_n people_n and_o disobedient_a to_o his_o word_n and_o law_n may_v be_v cut_v off_o that_o god_n wrath_n and_o indignation_n may_v be_v pacify_v by_o amendment_n accord_v to_o god_n express_a word_n deuteromie_n thyrtéene_a chapter_n thy_o eye_n shall_v not_o pyttye_v such_o one_o nor_o show_v mercy_n to_o he_o but_o he_o shall_v be_v slay_v and_o so_o shall_v thou_o take_v the_o evyll_n away_o forth_o of_o the_o mydde_v of_o thou_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n read_v the_o whole_a chapter_n also_o saint_n paul_n to_o the_o hebrew_n the_o ten_o chapter_n if_o he_o that_o despise_v moses_n law_n aught_o to_o dye_v without_o mercy_n how_o much_o more_o punishment_n deserve_v he_o that_o tread_v under_o foot_n the_o son_n
as_o autentyke_a seal_n tend_v to_o one_o only_a jesus_n christ_n for_o 10_o it_o be_v he_o only_o which_o be_v declare_v to_o we_o and_o represent_v with_o all_o his_o goodness_n &_o treasour_n by_o the_o sign_n of_o sacrament_n and_o by_o that_o word_n which_o be_v join_v with_o it_o for_o to_o quicken_v and_o confirm_v ouâ—_n faith_n wherewith_o we_o do_v embrace_v he_o and_o to_o advertise_v we_o of_o our_o duty_n aâ—well_n toward_o he_o as_o towards_o our_o neyghboure_n 44._o the_o third_o point_n be_v how_o jesus_n christ_n be_v join_v with_o the_o sign_n the_o thing_n signify_v that_o be_v to_o say_v jesus_n christ_n with_o all_o his_o benefit_n be_v always_o present_v â—â—â—itably_o and_o without_o any_o fraud_n on_o god_n paâ—te_n which_o be_v true_a in_o his_o premis_fw-la so_o that_o the_o sign_n and_o the_o thing_n signify_v be_v always_o knit_v together_o in_o this_o respect_n that_o be_v to_o say_v god_n offer_v both_o the_o one_o &_o the_o other_o true_o â–ª_o &_o not_o 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