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i_o pray_v with_o he_o may_v perish_v of_o schism_n or_o zeal_n for_o it_o i_o be_o not_o conscious_a that_o truth_n i_o avouch_v will_v stand_v when_o mr._n bs._n rot_a pillar_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n to_o many_o question_n and_o charge_n in_o sundry_a page_n 213._o etc._n etc._n a_o answer_n may_v be_v gather_v from_o what_o be_v say_v before_o sect_n xix_o the_o six_o imagine_a error_n charge_v on_o i_o by_o mr._n b._n be_v clear_v from_o his_o censure_n mr._n b._n add_v a_o confutation_n of_o six_o of_o my_o pretend_a error_n the_o first_o be_v only_o a_o speech_n of_o i_o in_o conference_n on_o occasion_n of_o mr._n bs._n word_n in_o a_o sermon_n which_o be_v take_v to_o be_v a_o fling_n at_o i_o and_o my_o meaning_n be_v this_o that_o the_o truth_n i_o maintain_v and_o such_o like_o be_v about_o a_o thing_n of_o frequent_a practice_n so_o that_o by_o reason_n of_o ignorance_n sin_n will_v be_v commit_v be_v not_o to_o be_v conceal_v when_o if_o it_o be_v it_o be_v like_a to_o 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