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brief_a defence_n of_o myself_o which_o be_v more_o full_o do_v in_o ans_fw-fr to_o the_o 7._o sect._n and_o those_o that_o follow_v 2._o in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o deal_v with_o i_o and_o thinck_v to_o free_v himself_o from_o any_o blame_n concern_v i_o out_o of_o my_o own_o word_n in_o the_o postscript_n after_o my_o letter_n to_o the_o classis_fw-la concern_v which_o he_o noat_v three_o thing_n 1._o some_o fault_n in_o that_o writing_n 2._o that_o my_o desi_n be_v by_o i_o impute_v to_o the_o classis_fw-la as_o the_o cause_n thereof_o 3._o that_o the_o complainants_n be_v to_o be_v blame_v for_o lay_v this_o complaint_n upon_o he_o to_o all_o which_o i_o will_v reply_v brief_o refer_v the_o large_a discourse_n of_o my_o matter_n to_o the_o seven_o section_n and_o those_o which_o follow_v reply_n 1._o to_o the_o first_o concern_v faulty_a and_o injurious_a relation_n of_o matter_n to_o be_v further_o examine_v hereafter_o let_v the_o reader_n but_o cast_v his_o eye_n hereafter_o 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they_o in_o their_o damnable_a error_n as_o have_v be_v show_v in_o the_o examination_n of_o the_o 12_o section_n nay_o do_v not_o this_o undue_a power_n which_o he_o ascribe_v to_o class_n both_o strengthen_v they_o in_o their_o opposition_n to_o that_o way_n of_o government_n and_o gratifye_v the_o papist_n also_o in_o their_o dangerous_a error_n about_o the_o infallibility_n of_o council_n and_o the_o pope_n and_o about_o implicit_a faith_n and_o blind_a obedience_n for_o it_o be_v not_o subscription_n to_o any_o truth_n which_o be_v except_v against_o but_o subscription_n to_o man_n custom_n and_o appointment_n not_o agree_v with_o the_o truth_n impose_v mere_o by_o their_o authority_n sect._n 32._o to_o 40._o examine_v in_o the_o eight_o follow_a section_n i_o find_v nothing_o which_o i_o be_o by_o name_n call_v to_o examine_v except_v that_o here_o and_o there_o my_o name_n be_v mention_v in_o his_o repeat_a thing_n already_o sufficient_o clear_v only_o in_o the_o 39_o section_n 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