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be_v our_o best_a policy_n and_o our_o best_a security_n this_o be_v to_o make_v haste_n in_o time_n of_o persecution_n for_o religion_n and_o this_o he_o will_v not_o do_v who_o true_o believe_v in_o christ_n and_o because_o such_o haste_n common_o end_v in_o confusion_n the_o greek_a interpreter_n &_o saint_n paul_n from_o they_o in_o stead_n of_o shall_v not_o make_v haste_n do_v thus_o render_v the_o word_n shall_v not_o be_v confound_v rom._n 9_o 33._o a_o good_a christian_a will_v make_v no_o such_o haste_n as_o tend_v only_o to_o shame_n and_o confusion_n because_o he_o believe_v in_o christ_n and_o therefore_o will_v patient_o wait_v his_o leisure_n and_o zealous_o follow_v his_o example_n that_o be_v he_o will_v profess_v god_n truth_n maugre_o all_o the_o opposition_n of_o malicious_a all_o the_o scorn_n and_o reproach_n of_o ungodly_a and_o profane_a blasphemer_n for_o so_o saint_n chrysostome_n say_v our_o bless_a saviour_n make_v his_o profession_n and_o he_o have_v good_a ground_n for_o say_v so_o as_o have_v general_o all_o the_o father_n for_o what_o they_o say_v though_o our_o upstart_n divine_v come_v most_o common_o with_o a_o ipse_fw-la dixit_fw-la a_o proof_n rather_o of_o their_o confidence_n then_o of_o their_o doctrine_n such_o a_o proof_n as_o be_v not_o endurable_a in_o sound_a philosophy_n and_o much_o less_o in_o sound_a divinity_n for_o saint_n john_n have_v say_v so_o much_o before_o he_o s._n john_n 18._o 37._o to_o this_o end_n be_v i_o bear_v and_o for_o this_o cause_n come_v i_o into_o the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o only_o to_o be_v a_o witness_n to_o the_o truth_n but_o also_o to_o be_v a_o martyr_n for_o the_o truth_n this_o be_v our_o saviour_n profession_n concern_v himself_o not_o only_o as_o he_o be_v personal_o christ_n but_o also_o as_o he_o be_v mystical_o so_o and_o in_o that_o regard_n must_v needs_o concern_v every_o christian_a who_o be_v a_o part_n of_o his_o mystical_a body_n for_o it_o be_v a_o 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wound_v unto_o death_n for_o he_o be_v our_o almighty_a god_n bless_v for_o ever_o rom._n 9_o 5._o if_o we_o run_v away_o and_o leave_v he_o in_o the_o battle_n or_o rather_o the_o uproar_n and_o counterscuffle_n of_o wicked_a &_o ungodly_a miscreant_n for_o man_n can_v have_v no_o title_n to_o a_o just_a war_n against_o his_o maker_n and_o much_o less_o against_o his_o redeemer_n we_o shall_v forfeit_v our_o copy_n and_o perchance_o may_v loose_v our_o inheritance_n nor_o let_v we_o think_v to_o excuse_v ourselves_o by_o say_v we_o take_v they_o who_o grievous_o wound_v our_o lord_n for_o his_o friend_n because_o of_o their_o specious_a and_o godly_a pretence_n not_o for_o his_o enemy_n for_o it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o our_o sin_n if_o we_o leave_v he_o and_o shall_v be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o our_o punishment_n whether_o he_o be_v wound_v by_o his_o enemy_n or_o by_o his_o friend_n for_o himself_o ow_v to_o be_v wound_v by_o his_o friend_n as_o well_o as_o by_o his_o enemy_n 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course_n take_v to_o make_v saint_n paul_n ashamed_a as_o well_o as_o afraid_a for_o he_o be_v not_o only_o question_v for_o his_o life_n to_o make_v he_o afraid_a but_o he_o be_v also_o question_v as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o delinquent_n or_o malefactor_n to_o make_v he_o ashamed_a of_o his_o religion_n he_o be_v public_o indict_v at_o a_o grand_a session_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v some_o fellow_n or_o murderer_n and_o tertullus_n will_v fain_o persuade_v his_o judge_n that_o he_o and_o his_o complice_n be_v able_a to_o prove_v the_o indictment_n v_o 5._o for_o we_o have_v find_v this_o man_n a_o pestilent_a fellow_n graetè_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o mere_a plague_n or_o pestilence_n as_o ready_a to_o infect_v our_o soul_n as_o the_o plague_n be_v ready_a to_o infect_v our_o body_n &_o a_o mover_n of_o sedition_n among_o all_o the_o jew_n throughout_o the_o world_n it_o be_v they_o be_v the_o mover_n of_o the_o sedition_n though_o the_o apostle_n be_v accuse_v for_o 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