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cry_v out_o of_o he_o as_o they_o do_v of_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n 10._o jer._n 15_o 10._o to_o be_v a_o contention_n man_n and_o a_o man_n that_o strive_v with_o the_o whole_a earth_n thus_o do_v abab_n with_o michaiah_n 8._o 1._o reg._n 22_o 8._o there_o be_v say_v he_o another_o prophet_n but_o i_o hate_v he_o for_o he_o do_v not_o prophesy_v good_a unto_o i_o but_o evil_a i_o can_v never_o hear_v he_o but_o he_o vex_v i_o he_o be_v always_o tell_v i_o of_o my_o sin_n and_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o the_o galatian_n account_v he_o their_o enemy_n because_o he_o tell_v they_o the_o truth_n yea_o 16._o gal._n 4_o 16._o if_o it_o be_v possible_a they_o will_v find_v some_o cavil_n or_o other_o against_o their_o doctrine_n that_o so_o they_o may_v accuse_v they_o as_o enemy_n to_o the_o state_n as_o amasiah_n that_o false_a prophet_n complain_v of_o amos_n that_o he_o have_v conspire_v against_o the_o king_n 10._o amos._n 7_o 10._o &_o that_o the_o land_n be_v not_o able_a to_o 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14._o they_o have_v not_o discover_v thy_o iniquity_n to_o turn_v away_o thy_o captivity_n etc._n etc._n confess_v that_o if_o their_o prophet_n have_v deal_v sincere_o with_o they_o and_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o sin_n they_o have_v repent_v of_o they_o and_o so_o have_v not_o go_v into_o captivity_n nay_o it_o be_v the_o great_a token_n of_o god_n anger_n that_o can_v be_v when_o he_o send_v such_o clawback_n minister_n unto_o a_o people_n 9.7_o hos_fw-la 9.7_o as_o the_o prophet_n plain_o show_v the_o day_n of_o visitation_n say_v he_o be_v come_v the_o day_n of_o recompense_n be_v come_v israel_n shall_v know_v it_o and_o because_o the_o people_n may_v object_v our_o prophet_n tell_v we_o otherwise_o they_o persuade_v we_o that_o god_n be_v a_o merciful_a god_n and_o that_o have_v set_v his_o love_n upon_o we_o to_o make_v we_o his_o peculiar_a people_n he_o will_v not_o thus_o reject_v and_o cast_v we_o off_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n meet_v with_o they_o 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the_o last_o than_o he_o that_o flatter_v with_o his_o tongue_n finis_fw-la
as_o the_o apostle_n james_n say_v 2.6_o jam._n 2.6_o do_v not_o the_o rich_a oppress_v you_o by_o tyranny_n etc._n etc._n from_o hence_o then_o we_o observe_v in_o the_o first_o place_n doctrine_n doctrine_n that_o oppression_n be_v a_o grievous_a sin_n against_o the_o will_n of_o god_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o will_v appear_v unto_o we_o if_o we_o consider_v how_o oft_o &_o how_o earnest_o the_o lord_n forbid_v it_o in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o the_o scripture_n he_o charge_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n by_o moses_n 3.29_o leu_n 19.13_o &_o 25.17_o prou._n 3.29_o thou_o shall_v not_o oppress_v thy_o neighbour_n by_o violence_n neither_o rob_v he_o and_o again_o you_o shall_v not_o oppress_v one_o another_o etc._n etc._n and_o solomon_n go_v yet_o further_o intend_v no_o hurt_n say_v he_o against_o thy_o neighbour_n see_v he_o dwell_v secure_o by_o thou_o thereby_o teach_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v so_o far_o from_o do_v and_o practise_v hurt_v to_o our_o neighbour_n that_o 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caret_fw-la rostro_fw-la non_fw-la laedit_fw-la bern._n in_o die_v purificat_fw-la be_v a_o simple_a creature_n it_o have_v no_o gall_n it_o strike_v not_o with_o the_o bill_n as_o other_o ravenous_a fowl_n do_v such_o shall_v one_o man_n be_v to_o another_o but_o alas_o we_o see_v the_o common_a practice_n of_o most_o man_n be_v clean_o contrary_a the_o great_a danger_n that_o befall_v man_n come_v from_o whence_o it_o ought_v least_o of_o all_o to_o come_v even_o from_o man_n himself_o and_o now_o the_o old_a proverb_n be_v verify_v lupus_fw-la verify_v homo_fw-la homini_fw-la lupus_fw-la one_o man_n be_v a_o wolf_n to_o another_o nay_o there_o be_v no_o brute_n beast_n so_o hurtful_a to_o man_n as_o one_o man_n be_v to_o another_o for_o they_o light_o never_o set_v upon_o a_o man_n unless_o necessity_n force_v they_o to_o it_o either_o by_o hunger_n or_o by_o fear_n they_o be_v constrain_v to_o fight_v but_o one_o man_n take_v pleasure_n to_o wrong_v and_o to_o hurt_v another_o 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