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against_o all_o faction_n and_o yet_o to_o bear_v with_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o weak_a and_o love_v all_o christian_n as_o such_o be_v a_o way_n that_o have_v a_o better_a author_n §_o 14._o p._n 73_o 74._o as_o to_o your_o extol_v friend_n a_o nonconformist_n who_o you_o say_v tell_v you_o that_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o bear_v be_v gainsay_v in_o any_o thing_n for_o want_v of_o academic_a dispute_n etc._n etc._n ans_fw-fr 1._o be_v your_o great_a friend_n so_o excellent_a a_o man_n and_o be_v it_o a_o good_a work_n to_o silence_v he_o with_o which_o in_o your_o conscience_n you_o think_v god_n be_v please_v 2._o now_o you_o name_v he_o not_o he_o can_v contradict_v you_o mr._n bagshaw_n say_v something_o like_o it_o of_o mr._n herle_v prolocutor_n of_o the_o assembly_n which_o his_o acquaintance_n contradict_v 3._o i_o justify_v not_o my_o patience_n it_o be_v too_o little_a but_o very_o if_o you_o have_v silence_v i_o alone_o and_o god_n church_n and_o thousand_o of_o soul_n 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