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the_o prime_a man_n which_o vilify_v the_o covenant_n as_o in_o sundry_a particular_a instance_n in_o my_o vindication_n i_o make_v it_o good_a i_o say_v pray_v consider_v and_o let_v the_o reader_n judge_v whether_o all_o or_o any_o of_o these_o thing_n give_v you_o any_o just_a occasion_n thus_o to_o rake_v up_o as_o you_o have_v do_v report_v against_o i_o whether_o true_a or_o false_a and_o to_o publish_v they_o to_o the_o whole_a world_n as_o in_o your_o 1617._o 18_o 19_o 20_o and_o 21_o page_n of_o your_o book_n and_o so_o almost_o all_o along_o to_o the_o end_n you_o have_v thus_o do_v leave_v the_o argument_n in_o difference_n between_o we_o and_o fall_v upon_o some_o personal_a thing_n which_o you_o say_v have_v be_v report_v to_o you_o concerning_o my_o carriage_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n i_o will_v come_v to_o the_o particular_n first_o you_o tell_v the_o reader_n the_o place_n of_o my_o birth_n and_o that_o i_o be_v bear_v a_o son_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n 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