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ceremony_n and_o observance_n of_o the_o same_o with_o thattonement_n of_o christian_n faith_n throughout_o in_o all_o sacrament_n and_o article_n of_o our_o creed_n to_o the_o pacify_v of_o many_o contention_n and_o strife_n among_o we_o to_o the_o quietation_n of_o man_n conscience_n cause_v we_o all_o professor_n of_o christ_n as_o brethren_n here_o to_o live_v together_o in_o quietness_n peace_n and_o unity_n to_o the_o more_o better_a assurance_n of_o the_o public_a estate_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o to_o the_o great_a glory_n and_o honour_n of_o almighty_a god_n to_o who_o be_v all_o praise_n honour_n and_o glory_n world_n without_o end_n amen_n finis_fw-la act._n 20._o in_o his_o book_n of_o insti_n ca._n 18._o art._n 58._o heb._n 5._o l._n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la ad_fw-la leg_n lul_a de_fw-fr nil_fw-la publ_n etc_o etc_o num._n 16._o 2._o paral._n 26_o math._n 5._o ephe._n 4._o lib._n con_v haer_fw-mi canti_fw-la 1._o canti_fw-la 1._o lib._n 4._o contra_fw-la haeres_fw-la cap._n 65._o ephe._n 1_n galat._n 1_n 1._o cor._n 10._o exod._n 29._o levit._n 4._o num._n 8._o &_o 17._o act._n 8._o 19_o &_o 13._o tim._n â—_o a_o &_o 7._o cip._n 1._o epist._n cap._n 6._o gal._n 1._o joh._n 6._o mat._n 22._o rom._n 10._o mat._n 15._o cap._n 3._o rom._n 13._o rom._n 13._o cap._n 14._o cap._n 34._o math._n 11._o cod._n ut_fw-la nemo_fw-la in_o sva_fw-la causa_fw-la iud_fw-la joh._n 15._o gen._n 20._o 1._o joh._n 4._o mat._n 28._o mat._n 12._o 24._o exod._n 19_o act._n 14._o gen._n 20._o gen._n 24._o jud._n 2._o psal._n 18._o sap._n 13._o rom._n 1._o act._n 12._o lib._n â—_o ca._n 15._o act._n 3._o deut._n 16._o act._n 10._o li._n 8._o foe_n 4._o cap._n 6._o 10._o &_o 12._o a_o heresy_n of_o the_o puritan_n cap._n 5._o cap._n 3._o math._n ca._n 10._o &_o 16._o psal._n 90._o joh._n 6._o joh._n 2._o 1._o cor_fw-la 5._o joh._n 8._o psal._n 84._o joh._n 5._o gen._n ca._n 12_o 15._o 19_o 22._o &_o 24._o joh._n 5._o mat._n 11._o luk._n 6_o mat._n 15._o dani._n 15_o john_n 18._o rom._n 1._o john_n 8._o sap._n 1._o 1._o cor._n 10._o john_n 10._o joh._n 20._o mat._n 16._o 2._o cor._n 4._o luk._n 16._o mat._n 7._o in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o true_a body_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o sacrif_n write_v in_o latin._n mat._n 28._o mar._n 16._o act._n 20._o heb._n 13._o joh._n 14._o certain_a and_o assure_a sign_n and_o token_n of_o false_a prophet_n heretic_n and_o schismatic_n 1._o john_n 2._o rom._n 10._o heb._n 5._o heb._n 13._o 1._o cor._n 1._o 2._o tim._n 3._o exod._n 7._o