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the_o wrath_n of_o god_n upon_o themselves_o and_o their_o posterity_n and_o as_o they_o will_v be_v answerable_a at_o their_o peril_n and_o ordain_v these_o present_n to_o be_v print_v with_o the_o say_a act_n of_o assembly_n and_o these_o present_n to_o be_v publish_v in_o manner_n foresay_a give_v under_o our_o signet_n at_o edinburgh_n the_o twenty_o first_o day_n of_o november_n and_o of_o our_o reign_n the_o second_o year_n 1690._o per_fw-la actum_fw-la dominorum_fw-la sti._n concilii_fw-la gilb_n eliot_n cls._n sti._n concilii_fw-la god_n save_o king_n william_n and_o queen_n mary_n edinburgh_n print_v by_o the_o heir_n of_o andrew_n anderson_n printer_n to_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n 1690._o finis_fw-la finis_fw-la except_o the_o contribution_n of_o the_o sister_n which_o be_v something_o to_o one_o who_o know_v no_o other_o way_n how_o to_o live_v live_v at_o thâ—_n end_n of_o this_o leâ—ter_n vidâ—_n informâ—tion_n giu_v in_o by_o mâ—_n heriotâ—â—_n â—â—_z the_o priuâ—_n council_n council_n this_o exposition_n of_o the_o father_n word_n you_o may_v find_v in_o the_o 169_o p._n of_o his_o pretend_a answer_n to_o dr._n stillingfleet_n vnreasonableness_n of_o separation_n separation_n coliness_n coliness_n ten_o or_o twelve_o of_o which_o be_v say_v in_o a_o morning_n one_o after_o another_o another_o that_o be_v to_o turn_v all_o the_o episcopal_a clergy_n out_o of_o the_o church_n vide_fw-la the_o first_o paper_n paper_n vid._n second_o paper_n vide_fw-la the_o last_o paper_n