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be_v yet_o alive_a can_v testify_v against_o thou_o and_o the_o devil_n too_o who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o these_o thy_o horrid_a lie_n and_o that_o their_o preacher_n never_o lose_v fifty_o pound_n p._n 57_o be_v another_o notorious_a lie_n for_o i_o in_o particular_a with_o many_o other_o have_v lose_v many_o time_n more_o by_o informer_n and_o imprisonment_n whereas_o f._n b._n be_v offend_v at_o my_o call_v he_o so_o often_o bugg_n p._n 59_o 60_o call_v i_o thereupon_o insolent_a and_o imperious_a george_n what_o be_v he_o than_o in_o call_v i_o only_o whitehead_n and_o another_o fox_n and_o another_o ellwood_n and_o another_o richardson_n be_v this_o pride_n insolency_n or_o imperiousness_n in_o he_o if_o he_o say_v it_o be_v for_o brevity_n sake_n so_o saâ—_n i_o for_o i_o have_v often_o mention_v his_o name_n at_o â—engtr_n but_o sometime_o f._n b._n for_o brevity_n sake_n he_o have_v also_o tell_v i_o he_o will_v not_o go_v a_o step_n to_o meet_v such_o a_o proud_a 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imprisonment_n as_o i_o do_v and_o many_o other_o way_n even_o in_o my_o young_a year_n wherein_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o i_o as_o he_o still_o be_v i_o bless_v his_o name_n and_o as_o for_o be_v feed_v at_o f._n b_n table_n i_o think_v it_o be_v not_o very_o often_o whether_o three_o or_o four_o time_n i_o remember_v not_o and_o i_o suppose_v it_o be_v not_o without_o some_o invitation_n by_o he_o to_o his_o house_n do_v not_o thou_o f._n b._n invite_v i_o to_o thy_o house_n sometime_o sure_o it_o be_v not_o then_o intend_v to_o upbraid_v i_o in_o print_n with_o seed_v at_o thy_o table_n thou_o be_v then_o more_o a_o man_n and_o of_o more_o civility_n it_o be_v pity_n thy_o conversion_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n shall_v so_o much_o deprive_v thou_o both_o of_o compassion_n natural_a affection_n and_o civility_n however_o since_o it_o be_v thy_o pleasure_n thus_o to_o upbraid_v i_o i_o offer_v thou_o reasonable_a satisfaction_n let_v i_o have_v a_o true_a bill_n how_o oft_o i_o have_v feed_v at_o thy_o table_n and_o what_o each_o meal_n of_o i_o come_v to_o according_a to_o the_o usual_a rate_n of_o ordinary_n and_o i_o will_v pay_v it_o or_o cause_n payment_n to_o thou_o god_n will_v to_o thy_o six_o charge_n against_o g._n whitehead_n 1._o a_o public_a defamer_n i_o deny_v thy_o charge_n the_o term_n thereof_o consider_v in_o the_o common_a and_o evil_a sense_n but_o why_o a_o public_a defamer_n what_o because_o he_o write_v that_o f._n bugg_n be_v turn_v informer_n a_o self-condemned_n apostate_n etc._n etc._n the_o latter_a be_v large_o prove_v against_o thou_o in_o my_o several_a answer_n as_o in_o innocency_n against_o envy_n the_o contentious_a apostate_n etc._n etc._n a_o charitable_a essay_n