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have_v give_v a_o express_a commandment_n dâ—…_n 18._o that_o his_o people_n shall_v not_o seek_v unto_o such_o the_o prophet_n esay_n chap._n 8._o ver_fw-la 20._o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v no_o spark_n of_o light_n in_o those_o which_o do_v inquire_v at_o those_o which_o have_v familiar_a spirit_n it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v they_o have_v no_o sound_a knowledge_n of_o god_n at_o all_o in_o they_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v wonder_v at_o that_o in_o place_n where_o the_o gospel_n have_v be_v many_o year_n teach_v there_o shall_v be_v man_n find_v that_o be_v ignorant_a of_o god_n but_o indeed_o they_o have_v not_o reverence_v but_o despise_v the_o light_n in_o their_o heart_n the_o lord_n do_v threaten_v sharp_o liviti_n 20._o vers_fw-la 6._o that_o person_n which_o shall_v seek_v unto_o those_o that_o work_n with_o the_o devil_n the_o word_n be_v these_o the_o soul_n which_o shall_v turn_v itself_o unto_o oboth_n that_o be_v to_o the_o spirit_n of_o 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