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fair_a colour_n and_o handsome_a pretext_n sectary_n infuse_v their_o poison_n their_o pernicious_a god-provoking_a truth-defacing_a church-ruinating_a and_o state-shaking_a toleration_n to_o which_o author_n i_o shall_v only_o add_v the_o more_o public_a testimony_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o to_o our_o solemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n as_o also_o against_o the_o error_n heresy_n blasphemy_n of_o these_o time_n and_o the_o toleration_n of_o they_o subscribe_v by_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n within_o the_o province_n of_o london_n december_n 14._o 1647._o which_o i_o have_v already_o mention_v but_o in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o argument_n shall_v insist_v something_o more_o large_o upon_o because_o they_o be_v such_o a_o body_n of_o man_n as_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o very_o considerable_a and_o sufficient_o qualify_v to_o speak_v the_o sense_n of_o their_o whole_a party_n to_o great_a advantage_n and_o beside_o that_o some_o of_o they_o be_v yet_o live_v 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