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exod._n 5._o 17._o *_o pag._n 34._o *_o gen._n 45._o 24._o *_o pro._n 18._o 19_o *_o gen._n 50._o 20._o *_o 1_o ioh._n 2._o 19_o *_o ioh._n 6._o 66._o 67._o *_o i_o pray_v thou_o good_a reader_n take_v notice_n that_o here_o i_o acknowledge_v a_o oveâ—sight_n in_o take_v mr._n edward_n his_o eleven_o reason_n to_o be_v a_o second_o ten_o reason_n it_o be_v thâ—ough_o my_o neglect_n in_o not_o look_v into_o his_o errata_fw-la *_o for_o thâ—t_z read_v the_o answer_n to_o his_o three_o reason_n against_o independency_n *_o see_v the_o reply_n tothe_n six_o part_n of_o his_o answer_n to_o this_o their_o follow_a reasou_n rev._n 13._o whence_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v derive_v whence_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v derive_v what_o the_o image_n of_o the_o first_o beast_n be_v *_o in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o his_o second_o reason_n against_o toleration_n pag._n 24._o in_o his_o six_o reason_n against_o toleration_n pag._n 29._o and_o the_o three_o part_n of_o his_o answer_n to_o their_o second_o reason_n for_o toleration_n *_o pag._n 43._o lin._n 16_o 17._o rev._n 7._o rev._n 12._o 11_o *_o pag._n 45._o *_o rev._n 12._o 14_o *_o verse_n 16._o *_o pag._n 46._o li._n â—â—_z pag._n 48._o lin._n 14._o pag._n 48._o lin._n 20._o *_o what_o it_o be_v that_o breed_v the_o separate_v *_o pag._n 49._o â—_z 9_o 10._o *_o pag._n 50._o lin_n 23._o 〈◊〉_d lin._n 29._o *_o cant._n 1._o 7._o *_o pag._n 48._o l._n 23_o 24._o *_o act_n â—â—â—_z 24._o *_o act_n 6._o 5._o â—_z 10._o *_o ioh._n 9_o 31._o exod._n 9_o 29._o 33._o pag_n 52._o *_o when_o stephen_n gardiner_n harp_v upon_o unity_n unity_n yea_o sir_n say_v latimer_n but_o in_o verity_n not_o in_o popery_n better_a be_v a_o diversitiâ—_z â—â—â—â—â—â—_z unity_n in_o popery_n *_o rev._n 21._o 27._o pag._n 52._o *_o pag._n 49._o lin._n 31._o â—_z *_o pag._n 52._o lin._n 33._o 34._o *_o for_o this_o see_v his_o eight_o reason_n against_o toleration_n pag._n 32._o lin._n 23._o 24._o 25._o 26._o 27._o *_o pag._n 26._o *_o act_n 8._o 3._o *_o act._n 22._o 3â—_z *_o ver._n 2â—_z *_o ver._n 8._o *_o ver._n 10._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 1._o â—_z thes._n 2._o 7._o â—or_fw-la this_o see_v reason_n against_o independency_n pag._n 5._o lin._n 12._o â—â—_z *_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 23._o *_o for_o this_o see_v his_o book_n pag._n 55._o *_o psal._n 8â—_z 1._o 6._o *_o act_n 9_o 4._o 5._o