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to_o pay_v any_o debt_n to_o set_v out_o tithe_n etc._n etc._n you_o say_v this_o be_v against_o his_o conscience_n once_o again_o we_o require_v you_o to_o show_v we_o any_o one_o text_n of_o scripture_n prohibit_v set_v out_o of_o tithe_n that_o we_o may_v know_v that_o it_o be_v conscience_n and_o not_o opinion_n ground_v on_o humane_a fancy_n malice_n greedy_a desire_n of_o enrich_v yourselves_o by_o pillage_n the_o minister_n which_o move_v you_o to_o think_v so_o you_o say_v this_o age_n so_o much_o pretend_v to_o reformation_n and_o every_o one_o cry_v woe_n wo_n and_o he_o complain_n that_o help_n be_v to_o make_v it_o so_o be_v you_o not_o a_o chief_a pretender_n to_o reformation_n why_o then_o trouble_v you_o the_o sacred_a peace_n of_o the_o church_n and_o true_o i_o fear_v that_o it_o will_v come_v to_o pass_v
which_o you_o next_o say_v that_o papist_n your_o honour_a patroness_n shall_v rise_v in_o judgement_n against_o you_o and_o condemn_v you_o they_o own_o some_o order_n unity_n government_n and_o law_n they_o have_v some_o show_n of_o devotion_n and_o religious_a charity_n but_o in_o our_o new_a sectary_n i_o see_v very_o little_a of_o these_o if_o any_o at_o all_o your_o follow_a objection_n in_o this_o page_n be_v but_o quarrelsome_a captious_a as_o to_o the_o present_a not_o deserve_v answer_n you_o say_v by_o conscientious_a man_n 25._o pag._n 25._o far_o more_o heavy_a than_o the_o loin_n of_o the_o law_n conscientious_a man_n and_o opinatour_n be_v with_o you_o convertible_a term_n as_o concern_v abuse_n in_o office_n we_o be_v ignorant_a but_o what_o if_o there_o be_v such_o thing_n what_o be_v this_o to_o our_o cause_n you_o say_v nothing_o against_o those_o wealthy_a kern_n who_o by_o detain_v tithe_n beggar_n poor_a minister_n and_o their_o family_n which_o we_o know_v to_o 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