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〈◊〉_d p._n 14._o l._n 9_o deal_n l._n 3._o ext_fw-la 24._o approbation_n be_v add_v 7_o a_o fine_a spiritu_fw-la p._n 15._o l._n 26._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 27._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 16._o l._n 6._o do_v ab_fw-la l._n 5._o a_o fine_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 15._o l._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 17._o give_v we_o châ—p_v 20._o l._n 22._o à _fw-la sine_fw-la ancient_n seem_v to_o favour_v they_o p._n 21._o l._n 7._o a_o fine_a episcopal_n p._n 22._o l._n 22._o a_o fine_a archiepiscopal_n l._n ult_n he_o be_v sound_a cap._n i._n 1._o the_o various_a thought_n of_o man_n concern_v the_o doctrine_n propose_v to_o consideration_n 2._o the_o great_a concernment_n of_o it_o how_o ever_o state_v on_o all_o hand_n confess_v 3._o some_o special_a cause_n press_v to_o the_o present_a handle_n of_o it_o 4._o the_o fearful_a backslide_n of_o many_o in_o these_o day_n 5_o the_o great_a offence_n give_v and_o take_v thereby_o with_o the_o provision_n 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