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so_o accurse_v horrible_a and_o fearful_a yet_o for_o all_o this_o there_o be_v none_o of_o all_o those_o which_o be_v in_o such_o estate_n who_o be_v more_o accurse_v than_o those_o who_o god_n reject_v by_o reason_n they_o have_v conten_v his_o holy_a word_n and_o to_o who_o he_o send_v his_o prophet_n and_o servant_n to_o do_v that_o duty_n which_o the_o lord_n commit_v to_o isaiah_n when_o as_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o 6._o go_v thy_o way_n and_o tell_v this_o people_n that_o in_o hear_v they_o shall_v not_o understand_v gospel_n and_o in_o see_v they_o shall_v not_o perceive_v blockishe_a
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those_o who_o use_v such_o remedy_n as_o he_o have_v ordain_v when_o as_o they_o put_v their_o confidence_n in_o that_o which_o they_o shall_v have_v do_v in_o he_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o marvel_v although_o he_o severe_o deal_v with_o many_o who_o be_v not_o content_v to_o abuse_v the_o mean_n which_o he_o have_v ordain_v but_o seek_v after_o other_o mean_n which_o he_o have_v forbid_a &_o put_v therein_o their_o whole_a trust_n to._n they_o which_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o devil_n and_o unto_o charmer_n and_o sorcerer_n who_o be_v his_o minister_n directe_v themselves_o to_o other_o physician_n and_o mean_n than_o god_n have_v ordain_v theo._n neither_o do_v these_o man_n escape_v the_o heavy_a hand_n of_o god_n although_o he_o be_v slow_a in_o come_v nor_o yet_o they_o which_o run_v unto_o idol_n and_o to_o strange_a go_n toby_n but_o i_o pray_v thou_o tell_v i_o whether_o music_n have_v any_o power_n against_o such_o kind_n of_o madness_n as_o saules_n be_v madness_n or_o 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