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cause_n of_o their_o anger_n be_v the_o penalty_n they_o suffer_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o information_n only_o a_o pretence_n let_v they_o swear_v on_o and_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o their_o oath_n and_o they_o will_v be_v very_o modest_a in_o their_o censure_n of_o private_a information_n i_o suppose_v than_o it_o will_v be_v grant_v that_o private_a information_n be_v just_a if_o they_o be_v true_a that_o which_o make_v a_o information_n unjust_a be_v the_o falsehood_n of_o it_o and_o whither_o information_n shall_v be_v public_a or_o private_a be_v rather_o a_o consideration_n of_o expediency_n than_o justice_n there_o be_v some_o case_n in_o which_o private_a information_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v allow_v there_o be_v other_o in_o which_o they_o be_v high_o necessary_a the_o reason_n why_o in_o most_o case_n information_n ought_v to_o be_v public_a be_v to_o prevent_v and_o discourage_v perjury_n and_o revenge_n for_o if_o all_o information_n be_v to_o be_v private_a and_o the_o 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he_o of_o the_o usual_a manifestation_n of_o his_o father_n love_n force_v he_o to_o cry_v out_o that_o his_o god_n have_v forsake_v he_o and_o in_o the_o bitter_a agony_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n to_o expire_v this_o be_v wonderful_a zeal_n indeed_o nay_o zeal_n that_o want_v a_o name_n be_v beyond_o our_o expression_n and_o even_o too_o narrow_a thought_n yet_o such_o as_o shall_v strong_o engage_v we_o to_o the_o exact_a imitation_n we_o be_v capable_a of_o and_o turn_v our_o whole_a soul_n into_o flame_n of_o zeal_n and_o love_n for_o he_o to_o who_o we_o owe_v whatever_o we_o enjoy_v or_o hope_v for_o who_o even_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o we_o to_o rescue_v we_o from_o misery_n and_o entitle_v we_o to_o eternal_a glory_n such_o example_n of_o zeal_n do_v the_o word_n of_o god_n set_v before_o we_o the_o best_a &_o great_a we_o can_v have_v even_o patriarch_n &_o king_n prophet_n and_o apostle_n and_o above_o all_o the_o great_a captain_n of_o our_o salvation_n the_o holy_a 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