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and_o there_o to_o bottom_n my_o soul_n i_o can_v say_v to_o the_o praise_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n that_o i_o have_v endeavour_v in_o my_o place_n and_o to_o my_o power_n to_o do_v that_o which_o may_v be_v to_o god_n glory_n according_a to_o the_o best_a of_o my_o understanding_n i_o have_v stand_v for_o a_o gospel_n magistracy_n and_o ministry_n and_o that_o many_o delay_n in_o the_o law_n may_v be_v remove_v and_o that_o thing_n i_o have_v much_o suffer_v for_o i_o say_v its_o good_a both_o for_o king_n and_o people_n that_o many_o delay_n in_o matter_n of_o justice_n shall_v be_v remove_v and_o that_o public_a justice_n
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be_o here_o to_o bear_v witness_n to_o it_o and_o so_o far_o as_o i_o know_v any_o thing_n of_o myself_o i_o can_v free_o confess_v it_o here_o the_o sheriff_n interrupt_v he_o again_o desire_v he_o to_o forbear_v any_o such_o expression_n mr._n cook_n reply_v it_o have_v not_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o english_a man_n to_o insult_v over_o a_o die_a man_n nor_o in_o other_o country_n among_o turk_n or_o gallias_n the_o lord_n bless_v every_o one_o of_o we_o and_o help_v we_o that_o we_o may_v look_v more_o to_o the_o honour_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n than_o the_o concernment_n of_o our_o own_o life_n for_o alas_o what_o be_v a_o poor_a miserable_a life_n to_o we_o but_o that_o therein_o we_o may_v give_v honour_n and_o glory_n to_o the_o god_n of_o all_o our_o mercy_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o here_o of_o that_o congregation_n to_o which_o i_o be_v relate_v in_o the_o time_n that_o i_o live_v here_o i_o will_v commend_v to_o they_o that_o scripture_n phil._n 2.17_o 18._o yea_o and_o 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can_v unbosom_v myself_o to_o every_o one_o and_o to_o the_o throne_n of_o free_a grace_n in_o the_o simplicity_n of_o my_o spirit_n i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o do_v nothing_o but_o with_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o through_o the_o integrity_n of_o my_o heart_n though_o accompany_v with_o many_o frailty_n i_o desire_v to_o bless_v the_o lord_n my_o lot_n be_v rather_o in_o ireland_n then_o here_o here_o i_o have_v be_v more_o know_v where_o i_o have_v give_v the_o offence_n the_o sheriff_n again_o interrupt_v he_o mr._n cook_n reply_n sir_n i_o pray_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o i_o think_v i_o be_o the_o first_o man_n that_o ever_o be_v hang_v for_o demand_v of_o justice_n therefore_o i_o hope_v you_o will_v not_o interrupt_v i_o i_o suppose_v yond_o be_v there_o and_o do_v bear_v i_o witness_v in_o your_o conscience_n that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n then_o that_o i_o do_v not_o communicate_v to_o the_o court_n that_o i_o now_o speak_v upon_o the_o ladder_n if_o you_o will_v 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