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the_o life_n of_o the_o word_n page_n 44._o how_o the_o jesuit_n pope_n and_o friar_n be_v minister_n of_o christ_n p._n 44._o â—_o 7._o the_o shepherd_n of_o these_o time_n will_v rule_v christ_n sheep_n with_o a_o iron_n mace_n p._n 45._o some_o name_v that_o be_v reproach_v in_o mr_n edward_n book_n p._n 46._o mr_n edward_n ten_o head_n in_o his_o book_n like_o the_o ten_o horn_n rev._n zech._n p._n 47_o what_o it_o be_v that_o fray_v these_o horn_n viz._n the_o spirit_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n p._n 48_o 49_o s._n 8._o that_o saul_n be_v a_o minister_n upon_o the_o same_o account_n that_o many_o be_v at_o this_o day_n p._n 50_o 51._o a_o minister_n send_v out_o from_o man_n be_v a_o minister_n of_o terror_n not_o of_o tenderness_n p._n 51._o how_o the_o false_a prophet_n be_v mingle_v among_o true_a as_o heretofore_o so_o even_o now_o p._n 51_o 52_o 53._o the_o confidence_n of_o most_o preacher_n in_o these_o time_n be_v their_o library_n and_o book_n p._n 53._o upon_o what_o 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