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back_o the_o party_n that_o do_v attend_v it_o and_o himself_o play_v the_o part_n of_o not_o only_o a_o love_a father_n but_o a_o nurse_n till_o it_o meet_v the_o mother_n and_o her_o husband_n where_o the_o joy_n be_v complete_v and_o this_o the_o impudent_a mock-parson_n perform_v as_o if_o he_o have_v do_v it_o in_o the_o height_n of_o contempt_n against_o both_o religion_n and_o magistracy_n so_o i_o have_v do_v with_o the_o mock-parson_n and_o his_o mass_n of_o malice_n many_o thing_n i_o have_v omit_v because_o i_o will_v not_o be_v over-tedious_a and_o the_o narration_n be_v of_o too_o great_a a_o bulk_n already_o i_o forbear_v to_o add_v if_o in_o any_o particular_n i_o seem_v to_o offend_v let_v it_o be_v thy_o glory_n courteous_a reader_n to_o pass_v it_o by_o i_o be_v force_v to_o the_o work_n which_o i_o never_o seek_v after_o nor_o do_v not_o delight_v in_o yet_o what_o i_o have_v do_v i_o have_v do_v it_o public_o and_o true_o that_o truth_n may_v be_v manifest_a and_o falsehood_n discover_v that_o the_o righteous_a way_n and_o people_n of_o god_n may_v be_v justify_v and_o the_o wicked_a way_n and_o work_n of_o ungodly_a man_n may_v be_v condemn_v wherefore_o as_o i_o wish_v all_o that_o respect_v the_o health_n of_o their_o body_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o empiric_n and_o mounte-bank_n so_o i_o advise_v all_o that_o respect_v the_o health_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o peace_n of_o their_o spirit_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o mock_n parson_n and_o counterfeit_a preacher_n who_o though_o they_o appear_v in_o sheep_n clothing_n yet_o inward_o be_v raven_a wolf_n i_o mean_v such_o as_o make_v themselves_o preacher_n and_o parish-parson_n to_o gain_v parsonage_n or_o filthy_a lucre_n for_o their_o preach_v among_o which_o number_n you_o may_v find_v t._n w._n from_o who_o that_o god_n may_v deliver_v thou_o and_o all_o that_o fear_v his_o great_a name_n within_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n be_v the_o daily_a prayer_n of_o this_o author_n finis_fw-la t._n w._n appear_v like_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n t._n w._n obtain_v a_o parsonage_n t._n w._n refuse_v tithe_n t._n w._n bury_v his_o second_o wife_n t._n w._n make_v himself_o sure_o to_o another_o man_n wife_n t._n w._n commit_v adultery_n by_o his_o own_o confession_n t._n w._n marry_v his_o three_o wife_n t._n w._n a_o kind_n of_o pander_n to_o his_o own_o wife_n t._n w._n his_o man_n wife_n discover_v t._n w._n fall_v at_o variance_n with_o mistress_n m._n w._n t._n w._n accuse_v by_o mistress_n w._n and_o other_o t._n w._n confess_v his_o unclean_a life_n t._n w._n his_o first_o letter_n to_o m._n stokes_n confess_v his_o uncleanness_n t._n w._n second_o letter_n to_o m._n stokes_n and_o m._n shute_n confess_v his_o unclean_a life_n t._n w._n his_o three_o letter_n to_o mr_n shute_n t._n w._n preach_v against_o whorish_a woman_n etc._n etc._n t_o w._n scorn_v those_o to_o who_o he_o confess_v his_o uncleanness_n t._n w._n become_v friend_n with_o mâ—s_v w._n t._n w._n his_o companion_n his_o study_n song_n t._n w._n a_o lover_n of_o music_n and_o mix_v dance_v t._n w._n seek_v the_o ruin_n of_o his_o own_o fellow-creature_n t._n w._n charge_v to_o have_v be_v take_v in_o the_o act_n of_o adultery_n t._n w._n commit_v to_o goal_n t._n w._n pretend_v a_o second_o repentance_n in_o goal_n t._n w._n his_o deliverance_n and_o return_n from_o goal_n i._n 6._o 8._o 9_o 1._o 2._o 2._o 2._o 2._o 4_o 5._o 8._o 9_o 9_o 8._o 9_o t._n w._n his_o ejectment_n from_o his_o parsonage_n of_o l._n b._n untruth_n untruth_n untruth_n mass_n wilts._n ord._n t._n w._n his_o blasphemy_n upon_o record_n t._n w._n his_o late_a progress_n into_o and_o return_v from_o wilts._n