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alteration_n which_o have_v be_v by_o report_n make_v in_o it_o by_o they_o it_o be_v quite_o another_o thing_n from_o the_o first_o platform_n which_o he_o draw_v and_o put_v into_o their_o hand_n and_o consequent_o how_o just_a reason_n the_o director_n have_v to_o suspect_v that_o his_o true_a intention_n be_v not_o to_o defend_v protestantisme_n but_o covert_o to_o vent_v socinianisme_n 3._o now_o three_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o high_a time_n that_o people_n shall_v now_o at_o the_o least_o open_a their_o eye_n upon_o this_o second_o warning_n and_o take_v that_o order_n which_o may_v be_v convenient_a to_o prevent_v the_o spread_a of_o so_o pernicious_a a_o sect_n i_o must_v leave_v to_o the_o consideration_n of_o every_o one_o who_o it_o may_v concern_v i_o do_v only_o for_o the_o present_a wish_n from_o my_o hart_n that_o the_o maintain_n of_o that_o bless_a title_n and_o state_n of_o christianity_n of_o which_o our_o country_n have_v be_v for_o so_o many_o age_n possess_v may_v be_v the_o effect_n both_o of_o this_o man_n waver_a and_o wander_a travel_n and_o of_o these_o my_o labour_n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la praesat_n pag._n 10._o lin_v 25._o to_o our_o nation_n corrige_n of_o our_o nation_n ibid._n pag._n 11._o lin_v 26._o with_o corrige_n with_o pag._n 32._o lin_v 3._o be_v the_o corrige_n be_v so_o ibid._n lin_v 4._o by_o so_o corrige_n by_o the_o pag._n 53._o lin_v 21._o christ_n be_v god_n lege_fw-la be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o the_o margin_n pag._n 11._o over_o against_o s._n bernard_n eited_a line_n 3._o put_v bernard_n epist._n 87._o