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that_o soul_n shall_v utter_o be_v cut_v off_o his_o iniquity_n shall_v be_v upon_o he_o 1_o sam._n 15.23_o rebellion_n be_v as_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n etc._n etc._n act_n 19.37_o you_o have_v bring_v hither_o these_o man_n which_o be_v neither_o sacrilegious_a person_n nor_o blasphemer_n of_o your_o goddess_n gal._n 4.16_o be_o i_o therefore_o become_v your_o enemy_n because_o i_o tell_v you_o the_o truth_n london_n print_v for_o richard_n moon_n at_o the_o seven_o star_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n near_o the_o great_a north-door_n 1653._o to_o his_o excellency_n the_o lord_n general_n cromwell_n and_o to_o his_o honourable_a council_n right_o honourable_a i_o be_o embolden_v to_o desire_v your_o approbation_n of_o this_o ensue_a treatise_n in_o all_o tenderness_n of_o heart_n humbleness_n of_o mind_n and_o sincerity_n of_o love_n and_o affection_n i_o present_v it_o to_o you_o in_o which_o i_o commend_v to_o your_o consideration_n the_o most_o weighty_a case_n of_o blasphemy_n 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his_o elohim_n his_o sin_n shall_v be_v upon_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o shall_v make_v empty_a or_o nothing_o the_o name_n the_o authority_n or_o law_n and_o government_n of_o god_n shall_v sure_o die_v which_o be_v a_o blasphemy_n or_o evil_n speak_v commit_v daily_o among_o we_o without_o fear_n or_o remorse_n of_o conscience_n yet_o you_o see_v it_o be_v such_o a_o sin_n that_o not_o a_o pecuniary_a mulct_n or_o bodily_a imprisonment_n inflict_v on_o blasphemer_n by_o civil_a sanction_n if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v they_o do_v suffice_v but_o certain_a death_n for_o which_o among_o man_n be_v no_o law_n and_o so_o man_n commit_v it_o daily_o be_v not_o repute_v transgressor_n so_o that_o that_o that_o be_v indeed_o blasphemy_n be_v not_o punish_v and_o that_o that_o be_v not_o blasphemy_n be_v punish_v for_o it_o not_o with_o the_o punishment_n of_o blasphemy_n according_a to_o god_n but_o such_o as_o man_n allow_v of_o when_o sure_o be_v that_o be_v blasphemy_n 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his_o humanity_n the_o denial_n of_o his_o death_n his_o resurrection_n or_o ascension_n into_o heaven_n or_o that_o he_o be_v not_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o denial_n of_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o the_o resurrection_n or_o the_o last_o judgement_n or_o that_o christ_n death_n be_v not_o meritorious_a 1._o the_o law_n punish_v no_o man_n for_o any_o of_o these_o nor_o do_v it_o condemn_v it_o 2._o nor_o do_v the_o gospel_n punish_v any_o man_n with_o imprisonment_n or_o death_n nor_o convict_v any_o man_n of_o felony_n in_o the_o act_n these_o truth_n be_v call_v error_n and_o those_o profess_v they_o adjudge_v to_o imprisonment_n or_o enforce_v to_o deny_v they_o which_o be_v worse_o 1._o the_o denial_n of_o infant-baptism_n which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o precept_n practice_n and_o qualification_n require_v in_o man_n to_o be_v disciple_v 2._o to_o say_v the_o soul_n lie_v in_o the_o grave_n which_o by_o act_n 2.31_o be_v the_o 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error_n and_o heresy_n so_o unfit_a be_v man_n to_o presume_v above_o himself_o to_o act_v in_o the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o not_o rest_n in_o his_o will_n as_o reveal_v in_o his_o word_n 5._o i_o can_v pass_v by_o counsel_v man_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o censure_v god_n in_o his_o justice_n condemn_v the_o man_n for_o pick_v stick_v on_o the_o sabbath_n for_o appoint_v death_n to_o idolatry_n blasphemy_n dishonour_v of_o parent_n etc._n etc._n for_o in_o it_o be_v high_a blaspemy_n and_o if_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v not_o execute_v it_o he_o bear_v the_o name_n that_o be_v the_o authority_n of_o god_n for_o nothing_o and_o as_o saul_n send_v against_o amalek_n will_v spare_v the_o best_a and_o think_v the_o judgement_n too_o severe_a be_v just_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o kingdom_n for_o it_o and_o have_v this_o tingle_a speech_n of_o god_n for_o it_o 1._o sam._n 15.23_o rebellion_n be_v as_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n and_o stubbornness_n be_v a_o iniquity_n and_o idolatry_n because_o thou_o have_v reject_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o have_v also_o reject_v thou_o from_o be_v king_n this_o be_v blaspemy_n against_o god_n in_o his_o justice_n and_o concern_v the_o people_n in_o dispute_v it_o and_o the_o magistrate_n in_o his_o neglect_n of_o execute_v it_o which_o not_o to_o do_v be_v rebellion_n as_o divination_n be_v when_o to_o execute_v god_n decree_n be_v better_a than_o sacrifice_n saul_n rebellion_n be_v here_o compare_v to_o divination_n in_o that_o it_o come_v from_o satan_n yet_o pretend_v to_o divine_a light_n &_o power_n so_o saul_n spare_v the_o cattle_n to_o sacrifice_n seem_v better_a to_o they_o then_o ood_n command_v and_o bewitch_v they_o from_o obedience_n to_o god_n their_o own_o way_n incline_v they_o from_o it_o as_o rom._n 10.3_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n they_o seek_v to_o establish_v their_o own_o justice_n and_o so_o they_o submit_v not_o to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n by_o this_o ignorance_n they_o can_v not_o be_v say_v to_o stand_v in_o rebellion_n against_o god_n as_o saul_n that_o know_v it_o by_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ezek._n 21.21_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n at_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o way_n where_o two_o way_n be_v divine_v by_o augury_n which_o he_o shall_v go_v so_o man_n have_v before_o they_o god_n way_n and_o man_n do_v as_o he_o divine_v which_o be_v best_a profitable_a most_o acceptable_a to_o the_o people_n and_o safe_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v undertake_v which_o to_o god_n be_v as_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n divination_n and_o inquiry_n at_o the_o teraphim_n and_o look_v into_o the_o liver_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o neglect_v the_o counsel_n of_o god_n and_o his_o be_v to_o they_o this_o may_v seem_v harsh_a to_o be_v speak_v as_o to_o he_o amos_n 7.10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o but_o if_o i_o shall_v say_v less_o than_o the_o truth_n i_o shall_v be_v unfaithful_a to_o god_n and_o man_n and_o a_o enemy_n to_o my_o own_o peace_n i_o must_v therefore_o do_v it_o and_o in_o do_v it_o i_o do_v it_o in_o love_n and_o in_o good_a will_n to_o the_o safety_n of_o all_o man_n god_n be_v witness_n and_o my_o heart_n also_o that_o i_o envy_v no_o man_n but_o wish_v all_o good_a to_o my_o very_a enemy_n and_o god_n his_o glory_n and_o praise_n among_o we_o in_o all_o i_o write_v how_o then_o to_o these_o preserve_v i_o under_o god_n again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o we_o read_v rebellion_n rabbi_n david_n transgredi_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la dei_fw-la and_o so_o the_o trangressor_n of_o god_n will_v be_v a_o lie_n of_o teraphim_n that_o be_v as_o the_o idol_n into_o which_o idolater_n in_o divination_n inspect_v for_o direction_n in_o their_o undertake_n which_o be_v a_o lie_n to_o they_o the_o root_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v cogere_fw-la and_o show_v that_o he_o that_o compel_v any_o thing_n against_o god_n be_v as_o the_o teraphim_n to_o set_v out_o a_o false_a way_n to_o man_n as_o by_o a_o divination_n like_o jeroboam_n who_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n as_o concern_v the_o act_n in_o it_o be_v considerable_a the_o law_n the_o sin_n the_o punishment_n and_o of_o the_o present_a authority_n i_o earnest_o beg_v as_o if_o god_n by_o i_o desire_v they_o to_o take_v heed_n what_o they_o do_v in_o make_v law_n and_o let_v the_o act_n make_v by_o hen._n 8._o and_o since_o so_o much_o against_o god_n be_v a_o admonition_n to_o they_o that_o they_o give_v up_o their_o account_n to_o god_n for_o their_o great_a trust_n with_o joy_n and_o not_o with_o sorrow_n in_o that_o day_n the_o act_n be_v make_v august_n 9_o 1650._o it_o mention_n unheard-of_a blasphemy_n even_o not_o to_o be_v name_v among_o the_o heathen_n when_o yet_o the_o root_n of_o blasphemy_n and_o that_o the_o law_n condemn_v be_v not_o mention_v as_o to_o deny_v god_n his_o dominion_n and_o sovereignty_n over_o we_o as_o king_n or_o judge_n and_o his_o rule_n in_o the_o law_n if_o these_o have_v be_v punish_v as_o god_n require_v the_o rest_n which_o come_v from_o thence_o as_o from_o the_o root_n of_o bitterness_n and_o the_o womb_n of_o hell_n have_v never_o be_v hear_v of_o which_o now_o as_o a_o leprosy_n overspread_v the_o nation_n as_o for_o its_o punishment_n that_o they_o be_v send_v to_o the_o house_n of_o correction_n and_o bind_v to_o good_a behaviour_n the_o first_o time_n banishment_n the_o second_o time_n and_o their_o return_n be_v death_n without_o benefit_n of_o clergy_n as_o for_o the_o sin_n it_o be_v such_o that_o the_o house_n of_o correction_n be_v not_o a_o equal_a punishment_n not_o can_v man_n be_v bind_v for_o he_o he_o shall_v do_v no_o such_o offence_n and_o to_o banish_v he_o be_v to_o defile_v other_o no_o less_o evil_a before_o god_n than_o ourselves_o but_o may_v prove_v worse_o and_o at_o last_o to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n as_o a_o felon_n or_o transgressor_n of_o man_n law_n and_o not_o god_n be_v no_o way_n aceptable_a to_o god_n at_o all_o as_o for_o the_o 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