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and_o right_a reason_n at_o which_o bar_n no_o man_n have_v a_o better_a commission_n of_o oyer_n and_o terminer_n to_o â—raign_v and_o judge_v he_o than_o myself_o as_o be_v lawful_o into_o the_o sacred_a â—der_n of_o priesthood_n ordain_v and_o the_o holy_a bible_n then_o put_v into_o my_o â—nds_n by_o the_o learned_a saunderson_n than_o bishop_n of_o lincoln_n and_o now_o i_o abt_v not_o a_o saint_n in_o heaven_n though_o he_o be_v nicknamed_a the_o presbyterian_a a_o bishop_n and_o of_o a_o captain_n both_o persuade_v i_o and_z make_v i_o a_o priest_n say_v take_v thou_o authority_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n there_o be_v my_o commission_n and_o let_v any_o man_n pope_n or_o bishop_n show_v a_o patent_n more_o authentic_a to_o teach_v all_o nation_n and_o i_o will_v never_o preach_v nor_o writ_n divinity_n hereafter_o but_o there_o be_v but_o