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say_a belus_n afterward_o take_v that_o name_n to_o himself_o and_o be_v call_v jove_n bel._n i_o shall_v add_v that_o the_o sâ—â—â—_n and_o moon_n and_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n be_v worship_v by_o the_o gentile_n before_o israel_n come_n out_o of_o egypt_n as_o seem_v by_o the_o strict_a command_n give_v to_o they_o and_o the_o penalty_n of_o death_n to_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n that_o shall_v worship_v the_o sun_n and_o moon_n deut._n 17.2_o 15._o see_v mr._n tho._n chasie_a on_o the_o sabbath_n chap._n 15._o 3_o etc._n etc._n also_o mr._n chafie_n prove_v from_o divers_a author_n that_o the_o heathen_n do_v of_o old_a worship_n the_o sun_n and_o that_o the_o weekly_a day_n to_o wit_n the_o seventh-day_n of_o every_o week_n with_o the_o gentile_n which_o they_o call_v the_o day_n of_o the_o sun_n or_o sunday_n be_v the_o very_a same_o day_n which_o we_o call_v the_o lord_n day_n moreover_o mr._n tho._n bampfield_n in_o his_o reply_n to_o doctor_n wall_n page_n 56_o 57_o say_v 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