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of_o 〈◊〉_d just_o charge_v upon_o thou_o page_z 19_o of_o my_o last_o which_o a_o â—…ing_n to_o â—…e_v collection_n be_v by_o turn_v the_o mind_n within_o to_o the_o light_n which_o do_v 〈◊〉_d of_o sin_n and_o listen_v thereunto_o and_o clasp_v in_o with_o the_o motion_n of_o 〈◊〉_d conscience_n which_o do_v command_v to_o abstain_v from_o evil_a aâ—d_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o close_n with_o something_o within_o which_o thou_o confessess_v 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d â—…f_a 〈◊〉_d these_o thing_n precede_v than_o thou_o say_v hereby_o 〈◊〉_d thâ—…s_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—…ried_v headlong_o and_o at_o the_o end_n of_o its_o life_n do_v fall_v into_o the_o â—…lly_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o sum_n of_o wickedness_n set_v forth_o by_o thou_o which_o when_o
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v condemn_v because_o they_o do_v not_o believe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v â—…tten_v 〈◊〉_d in_o â—…rt_n this_o be_v give_v forth_o by_o one_o that_o have_v believe_v and_o receive_v the_o knowledge_n of_o thâ—se_a thing_n from_o god_n a_o friend_n unto_o all_o people_n e._n b._n some_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d principle_n of_o the_o quaker_n scornful_o so_o call_v by_o man_n vindicated_n and_o prove_v sound_v and_o true_a and_o according_a to_o the_o scripture_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o false_a charge_n and_o lie_v report_n give_v forth_o against_o the_o truth_n in_o two_o print_a book_n put_v forth_o by_o one_o philip_n taverner_n a_o suppose_a minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o middlesex_n near_o uxbridge_n and_o hereby_o truth_n be_v manifest_v and_o discover_v and_o the_o controversy_n determine_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o truth_n between_o philip_n taverner_n aforesaid_a the_o accuser_n and_o edward_n burrough_n defendant_n of_o the_o truth_n who_o contend_v for_o 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