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time_n for_o he_o to_o stop_v it_o his_o own_o lady_n be_v accuse_v if_o thaâ—_n assertion_n be_v a_o truth_n than_o new-england_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v more_o beholden_a to_o thâ—_n accuser_n for_o accuse_v of_o she_o and_o thereby_o necessitate_v a_o stop_n than_o to_o sir_n william_n or_o to_o the_o advice_n that_o be_v give_v he_o by_o his_o pastor_n mr._n c._n m._n have_v be_v very_o forward_o to_o write_v book_n of_o witchcraft_n have_v not_o be_v so_o forward_o either_o to_o explain_v or_o defend_v the_o doctrinal_a part_n thereof_o and_o his_o belieâ—_n which_o he_o have_v a_o year_n time_n to_o compose_v he_o dare_v not_o venture_v so_o as_o to_o be_v copy_v yet_o in_o this_o of_o the_o life_n of_o sir_n william_n he_o sufficient_o testify_v his_o retain_v thaâ—_n hereâ—â—â—â—ox_n belief_n seek_v by_o frightful_a story_n of_o the_o suffering_n of_o some_o and_o the_o râ—sined_a light_n of_o other_o â—â—_o p._n 69_o to_o obtrude_v upon_o the_o world_n and_o confirm_v it_o iâ—_n such_o a_o belief_n as_o hitherto_o he_o either_o can_v or_o will_v not_o defend_v as_o if_o the_o blood_n already_o shed_v thereby_o be_v not_o sufficient_a mr._n i._o mather_n in_o his_o case_n of_o conscience_n p._n 25._o tell_v of_o a_o bewitch_v eye_n and_o that_o such_o can_v see_v more_o than_o other_o they_o be_v certain_o bewitch_v eye_n that_o can_v see_v as_o well_o shut_v as_o open_v and_o that_o can_v see_v what_o never_o be_v that_o can_v see_v the_o prisoner_n upon_o the_o assist_v harm_v of_o they_o when_o those_o who_o eye_n be_v not_o bewitch_v can_v have_v swear_v that_o theâ—_n do_v not_o stir_v from_o the_o bar._n the_o accuser_n be_v say_v to_o have_v suffer_v much_o by_o bite_v p._n 73._o and_o the_o print_n of_o just_a such_o a_o set_v of_o tooth_n as_o those_o they_o accuse_v have_v but_o