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you_o man_n nor_o woman_n nor_o family_n nor_o tribe_n which_o shall_v turn_v his_o hart_n away_o this_o day_n from_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n to_o go_v and_o serve_v the_o god_n of_o these_o nation_n there_o shall_v not_o be_v among_o you_o any_o root_n that_o bring_v forth_o gall_n and_o wormwood_n deut._n 29.18_o 4_o hitherto_o appertain_v that_o for_o the_o fact_n of_o achan_n who_o take_v of_o the_o excommunicate_a thing_n be_v sacrifice_v unto_o idol_n the_o child_n of_o israël_n can_v not_o stand_v before_o the_o face_n of_o their_o enemy_n josh_n 7.1.5_o and_o god_n threaten_v he_o will_v be_v no_o more_o with_o they_o except_o they_o will_v destroy_v the_o peccant_a and_o guilty_a person_n from_o among_o they_o josh_n 7.12_o 5_o this_o anger_n of_o god_n the_o israëlite_n fear_v in_o so_o much_o as_o when_o the_o reubenite_n the_o gadite_n and_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasses_n who_o lot_n fall_v beyond_o the_o river_n build_v themselves_o a_o altar_n upon_o the_o border_n 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his_o son_n 2._o king_n 16.4_o and_o to_o manasses_n after_o his_o repentance_n 2_o chron._n 33.17_o that_o they_o take_v not_o away_o the_o high_a place_n 19_o ezechiah_n ezechiah_n ezechiah_n because_o he_o take_v away_o the_o high_a place_n and_o break_v the_o image_n and_o cut_v down_o the_o grove_n and_o break_v in_o piece_n the_o brazen_a serpent_n and_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israël_n deserve_v this_o commendation_n that_o after_o he_o there_o be_v none_o like_o he_o among_o all_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o such_o before_o he_o 2._o king_n 18.4.5_o 20_o manasses_n manasses_n manasses_n his_o son_n fall_v into_o idolatry_n be_v carry_v away_o prisoner_n into_o babylon_n but_o humble_v himself_o and_o pray_v unto_o god_n he_o be_v restore_v again_o to_o his_o kingdom_n which_o he_o purge_v from_o idolatrous_a worship_n 2._o chron._n 23.11.12.15_o albeit_o it_o be_v a_o blemish_n unto_o he_o that_o he_o take_v not_o away_o the_o high_a 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worthy_a of_o all_o punishment_n athanas_n de_fw-fr syn._n arim._n seleuc._n &_o alijs_fw-la vide_fw-la apolog._n 11._o &_o epist._n ad_fw-la solitarios_fw-la 5_o augustine_n have_v very_o excellent_a say_n to_o this_o purpose_n augustine_n augustine_n think_v thou_o say_v he_o to_o vincentius_n no_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v force_v to_o righteousness_n when_o as_o thou_o read_v that_o the_o master_n say_v to_o his_o servant_n compel_v all_z that_o you_o find_v to_o come_v in_o and_o also_o that_o paul_n be_v force_v to_o receive_v and_o embrace_v the_o truth_n by_o the_o great_a &_o violent_a compulsion_n of_o christ_n except_o thou_o judge_v good_n and_o land_n dear_a unto_o man_n than_o their_o eye_n august_n epist._n 48._o again_o where_o be_v now_o say_v he_o to_o bonifacius_n that_o which_o these_o donatist_n harp_n at_v so_o much_o it_o be_v free_a for_o a_o man_n to_o believe_v or_o not_o to_o believe_v what_o violence_n do_v christ_n use_v who_o do_v he_o compel_v behold_v 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against_o their_o will_n you_o be_v deceive_v not_o know_v the_o scripture_n nor_o the_o power_n of_o god_n which_o make_v those_o willing_a at_o last_o which_o be_v unwilling_a at_o first_o do_v the_o ninivites_fw-la repent_v against_o their_o will_n because_o they_o do_v it_o at_o the_o compulsion_n of_o their_o king_n what_o need_v the_o king_n commandment_n that_o all_o man_n shall_v humble_o submit_v themselves_o to_o god_n but_o that_o there_o be_v some_o among_o they_o which_o neither_o will_v have_v regard_v nor_o believe_v god_n message_n have_v they_o not_o be_v terrify_v by_o the_o king_n edict_n this_o princely_a power_n and_o authority_n give_v many_o man_n occasion_n to_o be_v save_v which_o though_o they_o be_v violent_o bring_v to_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o great_a householder_n yet_o be_v once_o compel_v to_o come_v in_o they_o find_v there_o good_a cause_n to_o rejoice_v that_o they_o do_v enter_v against_o their_o will_n august_n contr_n 2_o gaudentij_fw-la epist_n 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law_n that_o be_v make_v against_o you_o but_o forbid_v to_o do_v evil_a preposterous_a be_v discipline_n to_o revenge_v your_o evil_a live_n but_o when_o you_o first_o contemn_v the_o doctrine_n that_o teach_v you_o to_o do_v well_o and_o even_o they_o which_o make_v law_n to_o bridle_v your_o headiness_n be_v they_o not_o those_o which_o bear_v the_o sword_n as_o paul_n speak_v not_o without_o cause_n be_v god_n minister_n and_o executor_n of_o wrath_n on_o he_o that_o do_v ill_a august_n contra_fw-la litter_n as_o petiliani_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 83._o who_o listen_v to_o be_v far_o satisfy_v that_o christian_a prince_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o compel_v their_o subject_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n prescribe_v in_o his_o word_n and_o punish_v the_o refuser_n let_v he_o read_v at_o large_a the_o place_n above_o quote_v in_o this_o father_n 6_o jerome_n treat_v upon_o that_o place_n of_o the_o apostle_n jerome_n jerome_n a_o little_a leven_n leven_v the_o whole_a lump_n say_v 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