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the_o folly_n and_o mischief_n of_o the_o trifle_a wittisize_a way_n large_o represent_v preach_v vindicate_v against_o the_o opinion_n of_o its_o be_v a_o very_a indifferent_a and_o mere_o humane_a thing_n chap._n v._n the_o five_o occasion_n viz._n extravagant_a zeal_n the_o present_a fury_n and_o pretend_a zeal_n of_o atheist_n just_o reprehend_v and_o scorn_v the_o mischief_n their_o fury_n against_o popery_n do_v the_o protestant_a religion_n to_o prevent_v which_o we_o ought_v to_o disow_v their_o pretend_a help_n and_o kindness_n a_o humble_a motion_n for_o the_o effectual_a suppress_n of_o atheism_n in_o order_n to_o our_o security_n against_o popery_n the_o extravagant_a zeal_n of_o other_o mischievous_a man_n unreasonable_a multiply_v the_o number_n of_o papist_n a_o advantage_n to_o popery_n their_o real_a number_n in_o this_o nation_n inconsiderable_a their_o hope_n from_o foreign_a assistance_n vain_a the_o senselesness_n of_o their_o plot_n the_o unpracticableness_n of_o 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