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necessary_a duty_n of_o thankfulness_n to_o make_v express_a mention_n of_o our_o benefactor_n so_o far_o as_o we_o know_v they_o such_o be_v the_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n the_o papi_v superstitious_o say_v these_o word_n at_o the_o mass_n and_o at_o the_o end_n of_o every_o psalm_n read_v in_o proof_n albeit_o they_o have_v read_v ten_o psalm_n in_o a_o hour_n as_o if_o the_o psalm_n have_v no_o religious_a use_n without_o these_o word_n other_o reject_v they_o altogether_o the_o papist_n by_o the_o frequent_a use_n of_o the_o word_n make_v great_a show_n of_o holiness_n that_o man_n may_v take_v less_o notice_n of_o their_o error_n and_o heresy_n they_o who_o neglect_v the_o word_n make_v a_o great_a show_n of_o preciseness_n that_o their_o erroneous_a novation_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o preciseness_n 2._o therefore_o these_o word_n or_o word_n of_o the_o like_a sense_n shall_v be_v use_v because_o the_o duty_n of_o thankfulness_n shall_v distinct_o 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