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to_o try_v 6._o â—_o pet._n 1._o 6._o their_o obedience_n and_o patience_n and_o to_o humble_v they_o for_o their_o manifold_a infirmity_n and_o sin_n or_o when_o tyrant_n persecute_v they_o for_o their_o most_o holy_a faith_n but_o as_o for_o all_o voluntary_a torture_n and_o torment_n they_o leave_v the_o same_o to_o infidel_n and_o heretic_n who_o thereby_o seek_v after_o a_o great_a opinion_n of_o godliness_n and_o devotion_n before_o man_n the_o gentile_n do_v offer_v up_o their_o son_n in_o fire_n unto_o idol_n and_o do_v 5._o â—_o reg._n â—…_n 28._o â—…v_n 21._o 5._o cut_v and_o lance_n themselves_o until_o the_o blood_n follow_v the_o which_o voluntary_a torture_n the_o lord_n precise_o interdict_v his_o own_o people_n contrary_n to_o the_o which_o interdiction_n the_o dear_a darlinge_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o likewise_o such_o among_o the_o turk_n as_o will_v seem_v most_o devout_a use_v to_o scourge_v and_o to_o whip_v themselves_o diverse_a way_n torment_v 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down_o the_o head_n and_o to_o beat_v the_o breast_n be_v 7._o â—zr_n 9_o 6._o czech_n â—6_n 33._o â—an_v â—_o 7._o full_a of_o confusion_n in_o regard_n of_o our_o own_o iniquity_n now_o as_o the_o faithful_a thus_o cry_v out_o shame_n and_o confusion_n against_o themselves_o so_o they_o ascribe_v righteousness_n to_o god_n in_o all_o his_o correction_n and_o endless_a mercy_n in_o all_o his_o blessing_n magnify_v and_o extol_a his_o glory_n in_o both_o and_o very_o he_o that_o seek_v the_o glory_n of_o he_o 18._o â—oh_o 7._o 18._o that_o send_v he_o be_v true_a and_o there_o be_v no_o unrighteousness_n in_o he_o but_o in_o â—9_n aug_n in_o â—oh_o tract_n â—9_n antichrist_n say_v austin_n there_o be_v unrighteousness_n and_o he_o be_v not_o true_a because_o he_o will_v not_o seekeâ—…_n he_o glory_v of_o he_o that_o send_v he_o let_v we_o all_o then_o which_o pertain_v to_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n beware_v lest_o we_o fall_v into_o the_o snare_n of_o antichrist_n and_o let_v we_o 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