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two_o mineral_n of_o his_o spa_n viz._n vitriol_n and_o iron_n as_o to_o the_o body_n of_o they_o ☞_o ☞_o to_o which_o i_o reply_v i_o have_v one_o argumentum_fw-la ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la still_o leave_v if_o i_o point_v out_o mr._n s._n contradict_v himself_o in_o this_o assertion_n and_o confess_v both_o these_o mineral_n to_o be_v there_o than_o i_o hope_v the_o reader_n will_v be_v satisfy_v that_o what_o i_o affirm_v in_o my_o book_n concern_v they_o be_v true_a and_o all_o this_o ill_a language_n ought_v to_o have_v be_v spare_v habemus_fw-la reum_fw-la confitentem_fw-la turn_v to_o p._n 39_o his_o word_n be_v nor_o be_v this_o variation_n of_o colour_n by_o gall_n a_o sufficient_a argument_n of_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o minera_n of_o iron_n iron_n he_o confess_v iron_n although_o i_o do_v not_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v a_o ingredient_n now_o turn_v to_o p._n 44._o where_o he_o grant_v that_o there_o be_v a_o solution_n of_o the_o minera_n of_o iron_n in_o this_o spa_n his_o 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