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as_o a_o harlot_n as_o a_o most_o filthy_a poisonous_a monstruous_a whore_n 9_o and_o denownce_v judgment_n against_o they_o as_o against_o murderer_n and_o adulterer_n 22_o and_o these_o judgment_n to_o be_v execute_v by_o these_o their_o lover_n who_o shall_v break_v down_o their_o city_n and_o high_a place_n and_o slay_v they_o with_o the_o sword_n the_o lord_n not_o only_o compare_v they_o but_o show_v they_o to_o exceed_v sodom_n and_o samaria_n in_o sin_n &_o iniquity_n etc._n etc._n who_o then_o but_o this_o perverse_a fellow_n can_v thus_o stomble_v and_o cavil_v at_o these_o word_n my_o son_n and_o my_o daughter_n and_o wrest_v they_o not_o only_o against_o the_o whole_a scope_n of_o that_o chapter_n but_o even_o of_o the_o whole_a bible_n whether_o these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o all_o their_o seed_n which_o be_v at_o the_o first_o together_o with_o they_o receive_v into_o the_o lord_n covenant_n or_o of_o their_o first_o bear_v only_o which_o by_o a_o 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extraordinary_a &_o speedy_a judgment_n not_o only_o against_o they_o that_o offer_v of_o their_o â—eede_n unto_o moleth_n but_o against_o that_o whole_a nation_n that_o dissemble_v or_o suffer_v that_o sin_n among_o they_o levit._fw-la 20._o how_o then_o can_v this_o ignorant_a priest_n collect_v &_o conclude_v from_o these_o word_n my_o son_n &_o my_o daughter_n which_o be_v speak_v but_o to_o convince_v &_o aggravate_v their_o sin_n and_o judgement_n to_o stimulate_v and_o wound_n their_o conscience_n that_o these_o child_n of_o these_o idolator_n thus_o offer_v to_o molech_n be_v of_o we_o to_o be_v judge_v the_o holy_a seed_n of_o the_o lord_n within_o his_o covenant_n or_o these_o idolator_n in_o this_o estate_n to_o be_v judge_v the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n can_v they_o together_o serve_v god_n and_o idol_n together_o break_v and_o keep_v the_o covenant_n if_o mr._n giffard_n can_v by_o his_o learning_n prove_v this_o true_a then_o peradventure_o we_o shall_v believe_v he_o 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