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of_o it_o and_o to_o proceed_v so_o long_o almost_o to_o famishment_n in_o that_o error_n and_o sin_n i_o say_v whether_o this_o show_v not_o some_o flaw_n at_o that_o time_n in_o natural_a understanding_n and_o reason_v as_o well_o as_o in_o grace_n if_o it_o do_v as_o sure_o it_o do_v what_o can_v it_o be_v less_o than_o melancholy_a and_o i_o hope_v it_o be_v never_o the_o mind_n of_o mr._n jordan_n or_o mr._n browne_n in_o that_o book_n to_o father_n this_o opinion_n or_o practice_n on_o god_n spirit_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o god_n thus_o oft_o try_v his_o own_o but_o it_o be_v as_o little_a doubt_n but_o that_o he_o oft_o leave_v they_o under_o melancholy_a as_o the_o tempter_n opportunity_n and_o advantage_n and_o its_o pity_n that_o poor_a soul_n shall_v be_v angry_a with_o those_o that_o know_v their_o case_n better_a than_o they_o themselves_o and_o true_o pity_v they_o sect._n 81._o r._n b._n i_o come_v now_o to_o mr._n browne_v letter_n wherein_o i_o will_v not_o reckon_v it_o as_o it_o be_v with_o his_o untruth_n that_o my_o two_o last_o treatise_n give_v great_a occasion_n to_o the_o adversary_n of_o truth_n and_o purity_n to_o reproach_n and_o blaspheme_n god_n and_o his_o people_n for_o the_o man_n speak_v as_o his_o ill_a cause_n and_o principle_n have_v make_v he_o think_v and_o that_o this_o be_v no_o more_o than_o some_o of_o my_o disciple_n have_v suggest_v to_o he_o whether_o it_o be_v true_a or_o false_a i_o know_v not_o what_o man_n that_o i_o have_v be_v eleven_o year_n drive_v from_o may_v be_v draw_v to_o by_o cruelty_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n and_o seducer_n on_o the_o other_o i_o can_v give_v no_o account_n of_o at_o this_o distance_n let_v they_o answer_v for_o themselves_o the_o first_o untruth_n i_o charge_v he_o with_o be_v that_o i_o have_v utter_v many_o falsehood_n of_o himself_o and_o other_o untruth_n the_o case_n be_v anon_o to_o be_v try_v sect._n 82._o mr._n browne_n p._n 27._o how_o the_o present_a conformist_n can_v be_v excuse_v from_o some_o degree_n of_o idolatry_n remain_v to_o be_v better_o prove_v r._n b._n a_o answer_n to_o what_o i_o say_v have_v be_v more_o congruous_a than_o this_o put-off_a and_o that_o you_o take_v it_o for_o no_o rail_a to_o call_v almost_o all_o christ_n church_n on_o earth_n even_o the_o reform_a idolatrous_a and_o yet_o take_v it_o for_o rail_v to_o be_v tell_v that_o you_o so_o accuse_v they_o ignorant_o rash_o and_o self-conceited_o do_v but_o show_v the_o blind_a power_n of_o selfishness_n and_o divide_v principle_n when_o there_o be_v so_o vast_a a_o disparity_n 1._o in_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o charge_n 2._o and_o in_o the_o person_n charge_v that_o your_o brother_n bagshaw_n liath_v as_o you_o call_v it_o now_o deceive_v your_o expectation_n and_o wrong_v his_o cause_n that_o be_v have_v be_v fain_o to_o leave_v his_o untruth_n unjustified_a i_o suppose_v you_o can_v deny_v in_o consistence_n with_o your_o own_o expression_n sect._n 83._o mr._n browne_n p._n 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