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speedy_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o apron-rabby_n and_o russet-levite_n by_o some_o strange_a judgement_n and_o so_o cut_v they_o off_o who_o have_v kindle_v a_o flame_n in_o state_n and_o church_n that_o have_v blast_v all_o good_a order_n consume_v all_o god_n ordinance_n and_o cause_v a_o general_a ebb_n of_o devotion_n and_o piety_n among_o we_o who_o also_o have_v creep_v in_o like_a thief_n into_o the_o church_n by_o back-waye_n have_v secret_o insinuate_v themselves_o into_o the_o society_n of_o god_n people_n profess_v themselves_o to_o be_v teacher_n of_o the_o true_a faith_n but_o be_v indeed_o the_o destroyer_n of_o it_o and_o disturber_n of_o our_o peace_n 4._o judas_n 4._o ungodly_a man_n who_o be_v of_o old_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ordain_v appoint_v as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v set_v down_o in_o a_o book_n to_o this_o condemnation_n or_o to_o this_o judgement_n to_o be_v flagellum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la to_o try_v to_o aug._n to_o id_fw-la circo_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la catholicam_fw-la contra_fw-la dicentium_fw-la obsidet_fw-la impugnatio_fw-la ut_fw-la fides_fw-la nostra_fw-la non_fw-la otio_fw-la torpescat_fw-la sed_fw-la multis_fw-la exercitationibus_fw-la elimetur_fw-la aug._n exercise_v and_o molest_v the_o church_n by_o their_o false_a doctrine_n and_o when_o they_o have_v do_v their_o worst_a to_o receive_v for_o a_o recompense_n or_o reward_v of_o their_o impiety_n and_o wickedness_n damnation_n till_o these_o incendiary_n be_v suppress_v and_o silence_v we_o can_v expect_v but_o that_o this_o our_o now_o distract_a nation_n which_o be_v once_o the_o scourge_n of_o other_o and_o the_o praise_n of_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v become_v the_o scorn_n of_o all_o nation_n whilst_o as_o the_o jew_n once_o do_v we_o destroy_v ourselves_o at_o home_n by_o our_o multiply_a division_n and_o so_o prevent_v the_o mischievous_a malice_n of_o our_o foreign_a enemy_n hist._n vid._n joseph_n hist._n which_o thing_n will_v make_v we_o a_o derision_n to_o those_o that_o be_v round_o about_o we_o to_o the_o man_n of_o gath_n and_o askelon_n the_o uncircumcised_a philistine_n bloody_a jesuit_n and_o papist_n which_o god_n avert_v for_o his_o mercy_n sake_n and_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o son_n christ_n jesus_n pray_v for_o the_o peace_n of_o jerusalem_n psal_n 122.6_o errata_fw-la page_n 9_o lin_v 3._o r_o existimationem_fw-la ibid._n l._n 4._o r._n ab_fw-la illis_fw-la p._n 11._o l._n 6._o r._n argumentation_n p._n 15._o mark_fw-mi r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o author_n prayer_n to_o god_n for_o the_o suppress_n of_o heresy_n and_o happy_a compose_v of_o our_o unhappy_a division_n oh_o thou_o who_o art_n one_o and_o infinite_a in_o power_n the_o centre_n of_o perfection_n and_o the_o god_n of_o love_n collect_v our_o scatter_a thought_n from_o perverse_a dispute_n and_o worldly_a distraction_n draw_v in_o our_o heart_n from_o hunt_v after_o vanity_n confine_v they_o to_o thy_o heaven_n and_o to_o thyself_o who_o 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