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faith_n or_o no_o to_o pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n with_o such_o solemnity_n against_o the_o judge_n of_o quick_a and_o dead_a for_o profess_v and_o teach_v the_o main_a point_n and_o ground_n of_o faith_n this_o villainy_n be_v too_o open_a and_o evident_a to_o maintain_v the_o policy_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n and_o if_o neither_o fear_n of_o god_n nor_o shame_n of_o the_o world_n can_v bridle_v the_o jesuit_n mouth_n or_o stop_v the_o pen_n from_o vent_v such_o doctrine_n yet_o certain_o this_o prince_n of_o darkness_n their_o lord_n and_o master_n for_o fear_v of_o some_o great_a revolt_n will_v lay_v his_o command_n upon_o they_o and_o make_v they_o in_o this_o discourse_a age_n speak_v more_o wary_o though_o they_o niean_v still_o no_o less_o wicked_o 7_o because_o this_o be_v a_o point_n worth_a the_o press_n let_v we_o overthrow_v not_o only_o faith_n their_o answer_n already_o give_v or_o argument_n hence_o draw_v for_o their_o church_n authority_n 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