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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d busy_v himself_o and_o more_o than_o he_o need_v to_o have_v do_v if_o he_o have_v read_v or_o be_v willing_a to_o seem_v to_o have_v reâ—…d_v those_o book_n of_o we_o wherein_o we_o have_v 〈◊〉_d enough_o to_o have_v save_v he_o that_o labour_n very_o much_o beside_o his_o 〈◊〉_d to_o prove_v that_o which_o we_o know_v no_o quaker_n deny_v viz_o that_o swear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v command_v under_o the_o law_n to_o which_o end_n he_o pile_n one_o text_n upon_o another_o out_o of_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n p._n 36_o 37._o bish._n exod_a 20._o 7._o deut._n 19_o 12._o deut._n 6._o 13._o deut._n 10._o 20._o numb_a 30._o 2._o deut._n 23._o 21._o isa._n 65._o 16._o jer._n 4_o 2._o add_v nor_o do_v the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d by_o his_o prophet_n condemn_v the_o jew_n for_o swear_v simple_o and_o sincere_o but_o only_o for_o vain_a false_a perfidious_a and_o perjurious_a swear_n answerable_o we_o read_v the_o unblamed_a practice_n of_o many_o holy_a man_n 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