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charge_n of_o the_o faithful_a in_o several_a city_n and_o commonalty_n which_o render_v their_o residence_n and_o exercise_n less_o visible_a to_o their_o adversary_n hereby_o the_o gospel_n through_o god_n mercy_n make_v a_o very_a considerable_a progress_n at_o dronier_n verzo_n and_o some_o other_o place_n of_o moâ—e_n noâ—e_n the_o church_n of_o aceil_n in_o the_o valley_n de_fw-fr mairi_n be_v extraordinary_o people_v and_o enjoy_v more_o liberty_n than_o the_o other_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o place_n but_o satan_n the_o enemy_n of_o christ_n church_n and_o kingdom_n perceive_v such_o a_o growth_n of_o the_o reform_a religion_n in_o those_o place_n policy_n cease_v not_o to_o employ_v all_o his_o power_n and_o policy_n to_o hinder_v the_o same_o and_o therein_o he_o make_v use_v of_o instrument_n for_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o viz._n first_o the_o anticodemite_n who_o ringleader_n be_v baronius_n who_o live_v at_o valgrane_n and_o thereabouts_o 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