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of_o all_o dissenter_n in_o this_o island_n through_o the_o instigation_n and_o promotion_n with_o the_o great_a violence_n and_o fury_n of_o you_o priest_n especial_o of_o priest_n walker_n w._n lessley_n and_o his_o son_n in_o law_n johnson_n for_o as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v psal_n 25.20_o they_o speak_v not_o peace_n but_o divise_v deceitful_a matter_n against_o they_o that_o be_v quiet_a in_o the_o land_n whereas_o the_o lord_n say_v plain_o divise_v not_o evil_a against_o thy_o neighbour_n see_v he_o dwell_v secure_o by_o thou_o prov._n 3.29_o 30_o 31._o weigh_v this_o well_o and_o consider_v proud_a hamon_n devilish_a stratagem_n against_o god_n people_n and_o how_o the_o lord_n frustrate_v and_o disannul_v his_o design_a act_n as_o he_o have_v and_o will_v do_v you_o and_o wicked_a divise_n in_o and_o to_o their_o own_o ruin_n in_o the_o book_n of_o esther_n chap._n 8._o &_o 9_o according_a to_o that_o psal_n 7.15_o he_o make_v a_o pit_n and_o dig_v it_o and_o be_v fall_v into_o the_o ditch_n which_o he_o make_v his_o mischief_n shall_v return_v upon_o his_o own_o head_n and_o his_o violent_a deal_v shall_v come_v down_o upon_o his_o own_o pate_n insidit_fw-la in_fw-la foveam_fw-la quam_fw-la struxit_fw-la then_o sollow_v i_o will_v praise_v the_o lord_n according_a to_o his_o righteousness_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o righteous_a thing_n in_o god_n so_o to_o reward_v they_o who_o way_n be_v equal_a though_o man_n way_n be_v unequal_a and_o prov._n 26.27_o but_o to_o return_v to_o that_o in_o wisdom_n again_o and_o they_o repent_v and_o groan_v in_o spirit_n shall_v say_v within_o themselves_o this_o be_v he_o we_o have_v sometime_o in_o derision_n and_o a_o proverb_n or_o parable_n of_o reproach_n we_o fool_n account_v his_o life_n madness_n and_o his_o end_n to_o be_v without_o honour_n how_o be_v he_o number_v among_o the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o his_o lot_n be_v among_o the_o saint_n therefore_o we_o err_v from_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n &_o the_o light_n of_o righteousness_n have_v not_o shine_v unto_o we_o and_o the_o son_n of_o righteousness_n arise_v not_o upon_o we_o we_o weary_v ourselves_o in_o the_o way_n of_o wickedness_n and_o destruction_n etc._n etc._n o_o be_v not_o this_o friend_n your_o work_n and_o will_v not_o these_o or_o the_o like_a be_v your_o word_n and_o wage_n answerable_a one_o day_n john_n hull_n for_o the_o governor_n and_o his_o council_n &_o assembly_n and_o all_o other_o in_o power_n both_o civil_a and_o military_a in_o this_o island_n from_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n with_o a_o addition_n whereas_o many_o scandalous_a lie_n and_o slander_n have_v be_v cast_v upon_o we_o to_o the_o render_v we_o the_o more_o odious_a viz._n that_o we_o do_v deny_v god_n and_o christ_n jesus_n and_o