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interest_n of_o england_n who_o put_v on_o the_o countenance_n of_o a_o moderator_n and_o grave_n and_o wise_a decider_n of_o the_o point_n of_o toleration_n but_o alas_o beside_o his_o many_o lamentable_a fail_n he_o can_v not_o keep_v on_o his_o mask_n above_o a_o leaf_n or_o two_o and_o in_o a_o certain_a place_n speak_v thus_o much_o more_o bold_o than_o know_o or_o true_o 129._o corbet_n interest_n of_o england_n pag_n 129._o take_v notice_n that_o the_o episcopal_a clergy_n do_v not_o go_v about_o to_o exterminate_v the_o puritan_n before_o their_o latter_a time_n and_o then_o he_o that_o have_v half_o a_o eye_n can_v discern_v the_o notable_a advance_v and_o the_o confiden_n expectation_n of_o the_o popish_a faction_n and_o may_v not_o he_o that_o have_v never_o a_o bit_n of_o a_o eye_n perceive_v what_o be_v so_o palpable_a that_o since_o the_o puritan_n have_v such_o influence_n and_o favour_n show_v they_o as_o of_o late_a that_o the_o popish_a faction_n be_v advance_v ten_o 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