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divulge_v in_o english_a to_o the_o end_n that_o every_o man_n that_o be_v rational_a may_v the_o 〈◊〉_d examine_v they_o consider_v they_o and_o judge_v of_o they_o and_o that_o we_o have_v not_o plead_v as_o yet_o to_o the_o say_a argument_n or_o to_o the_o retorsion_n she_o have_v thus_o make_v upon_o we_o either_o by_o deny_v the_o fact_n itself_o absolute_o or_o by_o distinguish_v the_o respective_a circumstance_n and_o ground_n of_o it_o which_o may_v give_v she_o the_o more_o just_a occasion_n to_o think_v we_o be_v conscious_a to_o ourselves_o of_o our_o own_o guilt_n and_o see_v all_o this_o be_v pure_a matter_n of_o fact_n one_o of_o these_o 2_o conclusion_n therefore_o do_v seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v utter_o impossible_a to_o be_v avoid_v viz._n either_o that_o we_o haâ—…_n do_v very_o evil_a in_o charge_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o antichristian_a and_o very_a eâ—…_n in_o separate_v from_o she_o as_o guilty_a of_o that_o blood_n of_o the_o saint_n which_o be_v mention_v rev._n 17.6_o and_o which_o must_v nevertheless_o inevitable_o be_v charge_v somewhere_o and_o very_o evil_a to_o impose_v the_o name_n of_o the_o scarlet_a whore_n and_o of_o â—…bylon_n upon_o she_o or_o if_o we_o as_o a_o protestant_n and_o as_o a_o reform_a church_n have_v say_v all_o this_o râ—…_n in_o judgement_n and_o real_o in_o truth_n against_o she_o then_o have_v we_o do_v much_o wâ—…_n ourselves_o in_o be_v actual_o guilty_a of_o the_o same_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v so_o â—…minally_o charge_v upon_o she_o and_o condemn_v she_o for_o and_o in_o our_o give_v her_o 〈◊〉_d this_o mean_n not_o only_o a_o occasion_n to_o justify_v herself_o against_o we_o but_o to_o upbrâ—…_n we_o for_o do_v herein_o much_o more_o irregular_o and_o much_o more_o inexcuseable_o 〈◊〉_d herself_o so_o that_o it_o still_o remain_v that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v guilty_a of_o iâ—…cent_a blood_n or_o not_o if_o guilty_a of_o innocent_a blood_n none_o that_o be_v sober_a than_o 〈◊〉_d doubt_n 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