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shift_n whereby_o he_o pretend_v to_o clear_v himself_o pag._n 18._o he_o add_v in_o the_o same_o place_n that_o it_o fall_v out_o very_o happy_o that_o in_o his_o defence_n of_o archbishop_n lawd_n pag._n 596.606_o he_o have_v make_v a_o discourse_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n prove_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n guilty_a of_o idolatry_n in_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n and_o the_o worship_n of_o image_n but_o what_o do_v this_o help_n to_o show_v that_o what_o he_o say_v in_o his_o defence_n of_o archbishop_n lawd_n do_v not_o contradict_v what_o he_o assert_n in_o his_o discourse_n of_o idolatry_n which_o be_v his_o main_a design_n in_o the_o present_a answer_n be_v not_o this_o as_o if_o one_o shall_v have_v affirm_v what_o dr._n st._n say_v in_o one_o part_n of_o his_o defense_n of_o the_o archbishop_n do_v contradict_v what_o he_o say_v in_o another_o part_n of_o the_o same_o book_n therefore_o what_o he_o say_v in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o archbishop_n do_v not_o 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