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mind_n but_o be_v the_o same_o yesterday_o to_o day_n and_o for_o ever_o therefore_o i_o hope_v god_n will_v not_o so_o far_o leave_v i_o as_o to_o refuse_v the_o authority_n of_o his_o word_n for_o i_o have_v rather_o my_o tongue_n shall_v cleave_v to_o the_o roof_n of_o my_o mouth_n and_o that_o my_o hand_n shall_v lose_v its_o use_n then_o that_o i_o shall_v refuse_v or_o dislike_v the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o rule_n or_o square_v of_o jerusalem_n and_o one_o of_o jerusalem_n chief_a joy_n within_o that_o precious_a word_n be_v contain_v all_o those_o precious_a stream_n that_o refresh_v and_o make_v glad_a jerusalem_n the_o city_n of_o god_n god_n have_v magnify_v his_o word_n above_o all_o his_o name_n psal_n 138.2_o i_o hope_v none_o dare_v presume_v to_o speak_v any_o thing_n to_o cavil_v against_o the_o word_n of_o god_n most_o of_o the_o sentence_n so_o allege_v by_o mr_n prynne_n be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n i_o do_v acknowledge_v and_o to_o my_o understanding_n they_o be_v 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