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farewell_n in_o the_o lord_n 1606._o your_o love_a brother_n unfeigned_o thomas_n spark_n the_o content_n of_o the_o treatise_n follow_v chap._n 1._o the_o preamble_n or_o preface_n thereunto_o chap._n 2._o the_o sum_n and_o division_n of_o the_o whole_a chap._n 3._o the_o main_n proposition_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o seven_o ground_n thereof_o chap._n 4._o of_o kneel_v in_o the_o receipt_n of_o the_o communion_n chap._n 5._o of_o conformity_n in_o apparel_n and_o namely_o touch_v the_o surplice_n chap._n 6._o of_o the_o use_n of_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n in_o baptism_n in_o general_n chap._n 7._o answer_n to_o objection_n against_o the_o same_o some_o old_a some_o new_a chap._n 8._o answer_n concern_v some_o man_n special_o touch_v these_o rite_n chap._n
easy_o be_v bring_v in_o the_o same_o respect_n to_o yield_v to_o the_o other_o and_o he_o that_o can_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o former_a will_v never_o be_v draw_v to_o the_o latter_a first_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o may_v be_v say_v to_o induce_v man_n to_o the_o former_a and_o then_o after_o likewise_o how_o best_o the_o objection_n that_o stay_v man_n from_o the_o latter_a may_v be_v answer_v and_o remove_v in_o both_o which_o because_o i_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o man_n of_o wisdom_n and_o learning_n i_o will_v study_v to_o be_v as_o brief_a as_o i_o may_v chap._n 3._o consist_v of_o the_o main_a proposition_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o of_o seven_o ground_n of_o the_o discourse_n follow_v that_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o yield_v the_o former_a the_o statute_n make_v eliza_n i_o first_o to_o authorise_v the_o book_n &_o the_o uniform_a practice_n &_o use_v thereof_o and_o since_o his_o majesty_n proclamation_n publish_v therewith_o as_o it_o be_v now_o to_o ratefie_v the_o same_o 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