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that_o without_o the_o least_o intimation_n of_o any_o disparagement_n hereby_o unto_o it_o when_o moses_n pray_v god_n to_o blot_v he_o out_o of_o the_o book_n which_o he_o have_v write_v in_o case_n he_o will_v not_o forgive_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n 32_o people_n exit_fw-la 〈…〉_o 32._o 32_o questionless_a he_o do_v not_o conceive_v that_o he_o desire_v any_o thing_n that_o will_v deface_v or_o disgrace_v his_o book_n so_o when_o god_n return_v this_o answer_n to_o that_o his_o demand_n whosoever_o have_v sin_v against_o i_o he_o will_v i_o blot_v out_o of_o my_o book_n he_o do_v not_o intend_v any_o blemish_n to_o his_o book_n when_o christ_n from_o heaven_n express_v himself_o thus_o to_o the_o church_n of_o sardis_n he_o that_o overcom_v the_o same_o shall_v be_v clothe_v in_o white_a raiment_n and_o i_o will_v not_o blot_v out_o his_o name_n out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o life_n 5._o life_n revel_v 3._o 5._o etc._n etc._n he_o clear_o suppose_v that_o there_o be_v or_o at_o 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catalogue_n or_o roll_n of_o citizen_n that_o all_o may_v know_v that_o he_o be_v a_o condemn_a man_n 354._o man_n deleri_fw-la à _fw-la libro_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la quà m_fw-la damnari_fw-la est_fw-la autem_fw-la antecedens_fw-la pro_fw-la consequenti_fw-la sumptâ_fw-la formulâ_fw-la loquedi_fw-la abeo_fw-la quod_fw-la fieri_fw-la solet_fw-la in_o vitâ_fw-la communi_fw-la verbi_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la cum_fw-la deletur_fw-la aliquis_fw-la è_fw-la catalogo_fw-la civium_fw-la jussu_fw-la magistratus_fw-la ut_fw-la eum_fw-la damnatum_fw-la sciant_fw-la omnes_fw-la cameron_n myroth_n p._n 354._o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o allegation_n in_o hand_n worthy_a any_o further_a consideration_n it_o be_v all_o face_n and_o nothing_o heart_n against_o the_o cause_n which_o it_o pretend_v to_o fight_v another_o argument_n demonstrative_a of_o the_o doctrine_n pre-asserted_n be_v this_o 6._o §._o 32._o argum._n 6._o that_o doctrine_n which_o be_v according_a unto_o 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