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earth_n if_o i_o can_v come_v at_o they_o to_o preach_v against_o their_o beastly_a abomination_n etc._n etc._n sect._n 8_o but_o to_o conclude_v this_o where_o as_o you_o say_v in_o effect_n you_o can_v be_v serviceable_a to_o christ_n and_o i_o in_o reference_n to_o my_o enlargement_n without_o own_v the_o power_n in_o be_v unless_o i_o have_v some_o way_n to_o offer_v to_o you_o which_o may_v be_v conducible_a to_o that_o end_n i_o have_v this_o only_a to_o say_v that_o when_o i_o do_v read_v this_o passage_n three_o or_o four_o way_n come_v into_o my_o mind_n wherein_o it_o be_v honourable_a for_o you_o to_o appear_v without_o any_o danger_n of_o bow_v the_o knee_n to_o the_o image_n of_o the_o beast_n but_o yet_o i_o will_v not_o have_v you_o expect_v that_o i_o shall_v show_v you_o any_o one_o of_o they_o for_o i_o hope_v the_o lord_n will_v help_v i_o to_o cut_v off_o occasion_n from_o they_o that_o seek_v occasion_n i_o have_v my_o end_n which_o i_o propound_v in_o this_o matter_n and_o shall_v wait_v on_o the_o lord_n for_o i_o assure_v you_o here_o before_o he_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o you_o i_o do_v not_o yet_o begin_v to_o be_v weary_a of_o my_o imprisonment_n nor_o yet_o to_o yield_v although_o some_o of_o the_o lord_n people_n be_v more_o apt_a to_o think_v and_o say_v so_o then_o there_o be_v ground_n so_o to_o think_v or_o say_v and_o my_o message_n as_o you_o call_v it_o do_v not_o signify_v any_o thing_n of_o that_o nature_n but_o have_v another_o meaning_n sect._n 9_o for_o my_o brethren_n my_o adversary_n themselves_o do_v and_o will_v nobilitate_v this_o cause_n wherein_o i_o suffer_v more_o and_o more_o and_o if_o my_o enemy_n be_v necessitate_v to_o improve_v it_o shall_v i_o desert_v it_o god_n forbid_v and_o as_o christ_n say_v to_o the_o mourn_a woman_n daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n weep_v not_o for_o i_o but_o weep_v for_o yourselves_o and_o for_o your_o child_n so_o i_o say_v in_o the_o same_o spirit_n be_v i_o now_o go_v to_o the_o 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