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propose_v who_o method_n and_o matter_n i_o be_o in_o some_o sort_n oblige_v as_o a_o respondent_fw-la to_o observe_v the_o content_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o present_a ministry_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o people_n not_o profit_v inquire_v some_o reason_n of_o it_o give_v page_n 1_o chap._n ii_o of_o use_v the_o word_n thou_o to_o a_o single_a person_n p._n 27._o chap._n iii_o of_o title_n and_o civil_a respect_n as_o they_o be_v call_v p._n 31._o chap._n iu._n of_o confession_n p._n 50._o chap._n v._o of_o perfection_n p._n 54._o chap._n vi_o of_o swear_v p._n 100_o chap._n vii_o of_o take_v text_n study_v sermon_n and_o sell_v they_o to_o the_o people_n p._n 196._o chap._n viii_o of_o humane_a learning_n divine_a inspiration_n and_o revelation_n p._n 205._o chap._n ix_o of_o tithe_n p._n 277._o errata_fw-la the_o reader_n be_v desire_v before_o he_o read_v the_o book_n to_o correct_v with_o his_o pen_n the_o follow_v mistake_v of_o the_o press_n other_o of_o less_o moment_n as_o mis-pointings_a mis-placing_a of_o letter_n and_o the_o like_a a_o friendly_a eye_n it_o be_v hope_v will_v overlook_v or_o excuse_v page_n 20._o line_n 16._o for_o ever_o read_v even_o p._n 24_o l._n 7._o f._n more_o r._n move_v p._n 28_o l._n 3._o f_o speak_v to_o r._n speak_v unto_o lin_v 12._o f._n answer_v r._n as_o we_o read_v p._n 33_o l._n 24._o f_o mistake_n r._n mis-state_n p_o 40._o l._n 10_o f._n same_o now_o r._n same_o now._n p._n 65._o l._n 3._o f_o that_o e_fw-it do_v r._n that_o he_o do_v p_o 72_o l._n 20_o f._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 77._o l._n 1._o after_o this_o add_v sense_n p._n 86_o l._n 13._o f_o woe_n r._n who_o p._n 111._o l._n 2_o f._n that_o r_o shoot_v p._n 114._o l._n 25_o f_o to_o r._n so_o p_o 115._o l_o 25._o f_o ambassador_n r._n ambassador_n p._n 116._o l._n 22._o f._n i_o for_o can_v r._n for_o i_o can_v p._n 130._o l._n 8._o f._n lib._n 72_o r_o lib_n 7._o l._n 13._o f._n take_v r._n take_v it_o p._n 131._o l._n 4._o f._n degenerate_a r_o derogate_v p._n 132._o l._n 26._o after_o say_v r._n my_o p._n â—37_n l_o 5._o f._n command_v r_o commend_v pag._n 149._o l._n 26_o f._n quakeos_fw-la r._n quaker_n p._n 154._o l._n 25._o f_o margin_n r._n margin_n p_o 158._o l._n 21._o f._n against_o r._n upon_o p_o 164_o l._n 29._o f_o aid_n r._n say_v p._n 179._o l._n 23._o r._n prohibition_n pag_n 202_o l._n 7._o deâ—e_v and._n p._n 205._o l._n 2._o r._n inspiration_n p._n 209._o l._n 7._o f._n pricipal_a r_o principal_a p._n 218_o l._n 11._o f._n we_o be_v far_o r_o we_o be_v so_o far_o pag_n 237._o l_o 3._o f._n discover_v r._n discover_v p._n 240._o l._n 14_o f._n concern_v r._n concern_v pag._n 257._o l._n 10_o f_o having_z r._n have_v lin_v 21._o f._n for_o r_o from_o p._n 259._o l._n 26._o deal_n his_o p._n 260._o l._n 8_o 9_o f._n you_o speak_v r._n yet_o speak_v chapter_n i._o of_o the_o present_a ministry_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o people_n not_o profit_v inquire_v some_o reason_n of_o it_o give_v the_o nameless_a 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