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the_o apostle_n because_o he_o treat_v and_o write_v of_o religious_a and_o divine_a thing_n in_o which_o respect_n god_n name_n and_o the_o appeal_n to_o he_o too_o may_v be_v lawful_o use_v by_o sincere_a christian_n in_o many_o case_n as_o for_o instance_n one_o may_v true_o say_v i_o speak_v or_o do_v a_o thing_n before_o or_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n if_o he_o be_v then_o live_o sensible_a thereof_o to_o assist_v he_o in_o the_o perform_v it_o yet_o if_o another_o shall_v speak_v the_o same_o word_n that_o be_v not_o live_o sensible_a of_o his_o presence_n at_o that_o time_n he_o will_v speak_v if_o not_o swear_v false_o as_o well_o as_o he_o that_o say_v the_o lord_n live_v when_o he_o be_v not_o sensible_a thereof_o swear_v false_o though_o the_o lord_n live_v be_v as_o true_a in_o itself_o as_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v speak_v or_o do_v but_o it_o must_v be_v so_o before_o god_n as_o that_o it_o can_v be_v hide_v from_o his_o presence_n and_o further_o for_o one_o 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it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o all_o the_o rest_n must_v be_v prophesier_n too_o by_o only_o imitate_v he_o but_o to_o come_v close_o to_o the_o matter_n still_o if_o possible_a and_o to_o answer_v the_o most_o critical_a objection_n as_o may_v or_o can_v be_v if_o any_o will_v yet_o imitate_v any_o of_o the_o say_a apostle_n expression_n in_o their_o epistle_n and_o use_v god_n sacred_a name_n for_o a_o witness_n to_o or_o a_o confirmation_n of_o any_o thing_n sure_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v it_o in_o the_o like_a case_n and_o sense_n and_o by_o the_o same_o spirit_n and_o authority_n as_o the_o apostle_n do_v and_o write_v their_o epistle_n in_o or_o else_o it_o can_v have_v the_o same_o approbation_n and_o acceptance_n see_v god_n name_n may_v be_v use_v amiss_o and_o in_o vain_a but_o the_o contrary_n as_o for_o example_n will_v it_o not_o be_v a_o presumption_n for_o any_o man_n to_o call_v or_o summons_n a_o earthly_a king_n for_o a_o witness_n or_o as_o a_o surety_n to_o 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