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and_o pretence_n of_o christianity_n than_o these_o lofty_a scorner_n do_v appear_v in_o though_o he_o profess_v great_a thing_n than_o he_o possess_v his_o spirit_n be_v not_o in_o that_o lowliness_n nor_o be_v he_o constant_a with_o god_n his_o fall_n shall_v be_v a_o warning_n to_o many_o many_o but_o it_o seem_v t.c._n be_v one_o then_o so_o call_v and_o if_o she_o be_v instrumental_a to_o induce_v he_o to_o marry_v by_o a_o priest_n contrary_a to_o his_o persuasion_n or_o profession_n she_o have_v also_o cause_n to_o repent_v it_o and_o may_v yet_o see_v more_o cause_n to_o rue_v it_o because_o of_o his_o apostasy_n apostasy_n first_o first_o first_o first_o their_o name_n i_o forbear_v expose_v at_o present_a to_o this_o monstrous_a birth_n they_o have_v adopt_v from_o jeffery_n bullock_n but_o if_o they_o shall_v again_o suffer_v or_o encourage_v the_o read_n of_o any_o such_o unchristian_a disingenuous_a and_o malicious_a book_n or_o pamphlet_n as_o w._n r_n seven_o part_n by_o any_o of_o their_o party_n in_o friend_n public_a meeting_n as_o i_o understand_v be_v once_o do_v at_o chippinham_n which_o be_v a_o turbulent_a irreverent_a and_o mad_a action_n than_o they_o will_v more_o manifest_o deserve_v to_o have_v their_o name_n expose_v both_o in_o relation_n to_o that_o and_o to_o jeffery_n bullock_n and_o his_o book_n etc._n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v a_o whimsy_n where_o prove_v he_o that_o or_o that_o the_o light_n of_o the_o moon_n be_v antichristian_a matth._n 13._o 13._o nâ—_n marvel_n if_o giles_n barnardiston_n wife_n do_v say_v that_o she_o tremble_v to_o hear_v the_o blasphemy_n that_o thou_o held_v as_o thou_o say_v antichristâ—s_n transfor_a pag._n 21._o 21._o nâ—_n marvel_n if_o giles_n barnardiston_n wife_n do_v say_v that_o she_o tremble_v to_o hear_v the_o blasphemy_n that_o thou_o held_v as_o thou_o say_v antichristâ—s_n transfor_a pag._n 21._o 21._o these_o precedent_a word_n except_o that_o of_o his_o soul_n be_v true_a but_o not_o the_o subsequent_a subsequent_a what_o scripture_n have_v he_o that_o say_v his_o soul_n be_v the_o woman_n part_n that_o die_v the_o scripture_n say_v otherwise_o that_o it_o be_v according_a to_o the_o flesh_n he_o be_v make_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o david_n rom._n 1.3_o 1.3_o what_o scripture_n have_v he_o that_o say_v his_o soul_n be_v the_o woman_n part_n that_o die_v the_o scripture_n say_v otherwise_o that_o it_o be_v according_a to_o the_o flesh_n he_o be_v make_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o david_n rom._n 1.3_o isa._n 53._o psal._n 90.4_o 6_o 9_o &_o 102.11_o &_o 103.15_o &_o 144_o 4._o see_v joâ—_n 7.6_o &_o 16.22_o isa._n 40.6_o james_n 4.14_o his_o concession_n manifest_o contradictory_n to_o his_o doctrine_n of_o the_o soul_n mortality_n contradiction_n