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spirit_n and_o false_a prophet_n shall_v be_v turn_v out_o and_o the_o ruler_n of_o his_o people_n shall_v be_v most_o zealous_a in_o detect_v and_o punish_v they_o suitable_o to_o their_o desert_n be_v not_o those_o person_n most_o injurous_a to_o prince_n and_o people_n who_o labour_n to_o take_v off_o our_o noble_a governor_n from_o honour_v and_o serve_v of_o christ_n in_o the_o great_a affair_n of_o his_o people_n welfare_n be_v it_o not_o sad_a that_o upon_o mistake_n any_o of_o christ_n friend_n shall_v be_v find_v thereby_o subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o great_a design_n and_o interest_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n do_v not_o all_o the_o title_n of_o honour_n bestow_v from_o the_o sovereign_n of_o heaven_n upon_o magistrate_n characterise_v most_o eminent_o their_o dignity_n and_o duty_n in_o order_n to_o the_o peace_n and_o good_a of_o his_o church_n be_v not_o such_o illustrious_a parent_n most_o concern_v to_o tender_a god_n family_n commit_v to_o their_o care_n be_v not_o such_o 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peace_n peace_n when_o there_o be_v no_o peace_n but_o sudden_a destruction_n like_o the_o dreamer_n in_o the_o prophet_n that_o 16._o eat_v and_o drink_v in_o fancy_n but_o be_v still_o empty_a and_o wretched_a thus_o many_o dream_n themselves_o into_o a_o fool_n paradise_n snort_v on_o the_o bed_n of_o carnal_a security_n till_o they_o drop_v into_o hell_n at_o unaware_o 3._o there_o be_v a_o dead_a peace_n without_o sense_n or_o smart_n because_o without_o life_n in_o such_o who_o be_v spiritual_o and_o judicial_o dead_a though_o they_o seem_v to_o live_v this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o many_o in_o sardis_n 25._o all_o unregenerate_a soul_n be_v natural_o dead_a in_o sin_n and_o trespass_n divers_a of_o they_o after_o a_o temporary_a flash_n of_o profession_n do_v apostatise_v and_o grow_v worse_o than_o before_o these_o be_v the_o tree_n twice_o dead_a pluck_v up_o by_o the_o root_n sear_v conscience_n that_o grow_v past_a feel_n into_o all_o excess_n like_o the_o dead_a sea_n once_o 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