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not_o the_o love_n of_o a_o truth_n and_o therefore_o god_n give_v they_o up_o to_o believe_v a_o lie_n that_o they_o may_v be_v damn_v 2_o thess_n 2._o 11_o 12._o the_o very_a sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v so_o call_v because_o it_o be_v asleep_o despight_v grace_n receive_v or_o a_o devilish_a oppose_v of_o the_o grace_n and_o supernatural_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n by_o which_o the_o mind_n be_v convince_v of_o the_o truth_n 2._o sin_v against_o the_o light_n that_o be_v satan_n sin_n who_o be_v full_a of_o light_n and_o sin_v in_o the_o very_a face_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v his_o sin_n still_o malice_n have_v only_o put_v out_o the_o light_n of_o
prophetical_o speak_v not_o execratâ—rily_o as_o a_o threaten_a or_o denunciation_n not_o as_o a_o curse_n for_o they_o have_v go_v in_o the_o way_n of_o cain_n cain_n example_n be_v produce_v because_o he_o be_v the_o first_o and_o chief_a of_o they_o that_o depart_v from_o the_o true_a church_n and_o pure_a service_n of_o god_n gen._n 4._o 16._o cain_n go_v out_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o dwell_v etc._n etc._n tertullian_n say_v he_o be_v the_o devil_n patriarch_n the_o first_o root_n of_o the_o carnal_a seed_n or_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n in_o who_o persecution_n begin_v now_o cain_n way_n be_v a_o way_n of_o murder_n he_o slay_v his_o brother_n because_o he_o be_v more_o righteon_n and_o godly_a than_o himself_o 1_o joh._n 3._o 12._o and_o so_o they_o go_v in_o his_o way_n that_o have_v a_o envy_n and_o hatred_n against_o their_o holy_a brethren_n which_o many_o time_n proceed_v so_o far_o as_o violence_n persecution_n and_o murder_n this_o 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