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you_o will_v see_v that_o as_o it_o be_v no_o private_a interest_n of_o our_o own_o that_o draw_v we_o out_o to_o appear_v against_o you_o but_o the_o mere_a concernment_n of_o god_n glory_n and_o precious_a truth_n so_o we_o desire_v nothing_o more_o than_o the_o conviction_n and_o reduction_n of_o you_o in_o a_o gospel-way_n and_o this_o we_o can_v clear_o say_v that_o of_o all_o those_o that_o have_v suffer_v any_o thing_n in_o or_o near_o the_o place_n where_o we_o live_v we_o know_v none_o of_o they_o but_o have_v draw_v it_o upon_o themselves_o by_o first_o make_v such_o public_a disturbance_n as_o bring_v they_o within_o the_o reach_n of_o the_o law_n and_o then_o refuse_v to_o give_v bail_n out_o of_o a_o fond_a ambition_n they_o have_v to_o be_v imprison_v when_o they_o may_v have_v avoid_v it_o and_o yet_o we_o can_v but_o wonder_n how_o a_o handful_n of_o you_o sect._n 55_o bid_v defiance_n to_o whatever_o of_o public_a religion_n be_v profess_v in_o this_o nation_n shall_v 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how_o do_v you_o sir_n into_o latin_a will_v he_o not_o render_v it_o quomodo_n vale_n tu_fw-la it_o seem_v your_o new_a grammar_n will_v correct_v he_o with_o a_o quomodo_n valetis_fw-la vos_fw-la a_o learned_a piece_n of_o pedantry_n be_v you_o so_o silly_a as_o not_o to_o know_v that_o translator_n respect_v the_o usage_n of_o word_n in_o the_o tongue_n they_o make_v use_v of_o if_o the_o translator_n of_o hebrew_n or_o greek_a have_v render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o you_o as_o well_o as_o thou_o to_o a_o single_a person_n may_v they_o not_o have_v do_v as_o well_o to_o a_o english_a ear_n see_v both_o word_n be_v use_v indifferent_o by_o english_a man_n you_o shall_v not_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o old_a rule_n loquendum_fw-la ut_fw-la vulgus_fw-la and_o horace_n if_o you_o have_v read_v he_o tell_v you_o that_o it_o be_v use_n quem_fw-la penes_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la est_fw-la &_o vis_fw-la &_o norma_fw-la loquendi_fw-la that_o word_n be_v to_o be_v regulate_v by_o but_o why_o then_o do_v we_o not_o say_v you_o use_v the_o word_n you_o to_o the_o sect._n 50_o great_a god_n as_o well_o as_o to_o man_n we_o answer_v it_o be_v not_o necessary_a we_o shall_v give_v you_o any_o answer_n hereunto_o but_o that_o you_o have_v receive_v already_o word_n be_v proper_a or_o improper_a as_o use_n make_v they_o and_o yet_o we_o conceive_v we_o well_o vary_v the_o phrase_n to_o god_n upon_o this_o account_n because_o in_o our_o prayer_n we_o address_v ourselves_o to_o god_n in_o the_o unity_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o therefore_o we_o use_v a_o word_n that_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o import_v plurality_n as_o you_o be_v and_n whereas_o you_o add_v last_o that_o the_o rich_a think_v it_o proper_a to_o say_v sect._n 51_o thou_o and_o thou_o to_o a_o poor_a man_n whereas_o we_o condemn_v the_o poor_a man_n for_o say_v thou_n or_o thou_o to_o a_o rich_a man_n we_o answer_v for_o our_o part_n we_o ourselves_o can_v say_v we_o know_v 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