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henry_n montague_n and_o tell_v they_o of_o the_o case_n and_o warrant_n who_o assure_v i_o that_o he_o who_o hand_n be_v at_o it_o know_v nothing_o of_o it_o and_o some_o of_o they_o send_v to_o he_o and_o keting_n warrant_n be_v call_v in_o within_o two_o or_o three_o day_n but_o it_o prove_v that_o one_o mr._n barwell_n sub-bayliff_n of_o westminster_n be_v he_o that_o set_v kete_v on_o work_n and_o give_v he_o his_o warrant_n and_o tell_v he_o how_o good_a a_o service_n it_o be_v to_o the_o church_n and_o what_o he_o may_v gain_v by_o it_o and_o barwell_n sharp_o chide_v kete_v for_o do_v his_o work_n with_o i_o no_o more_o skilful_o and_o the_o lord_n of_o arlington_n most_o sharp_o chide_v his_o brother_n for_o grant_v his_o warrant_n and_o within_o a_o few_o day_n mr._n barwell_n ride_v the_o circuit_n be_v cast_v by_o his_o horse_n and_o die_v in_o the_o very_a fall_n and_o sir_n john_n medlicot_n and_o his_o brother_n a_o few_o week_n after_o lay_v both_o dead_a in_o his_o 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exhort_v the_o man_n to_o a_o universal_a repentance_n and_o reformation_n of_o life_n and_o he_o tell_v i_o he_o will_v never_o meddle_v in_o such_o business_n nor_o trouble_v any_o man_n and_o promise_v to_o live_v better_a himself_o than_o he_o have_v do_v §_o 283._o a_o little_a before_o dr._n manton's_n meeting_n also_o be_v surprise_v and_o he_o have_v notice_n of_o it_o before_o be_v absent_a and_o get_v mr._n bedford_n to_o preach_v for_o he_o for_o it_o be_v resolve_v to_o have_v send_v he_o to_o the_o common_a goal_n upon_o the_o oxford_n act_n as_o a_o refuser_n of_o the_o oath_n beside_o the_o penalty_n of_o a_o conventicle_n the_o justice_n be_v mr._n ball_n brother_n to_o dr._n ball_n preacher_n
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necessary_a which_o the_o separatist_n force_v i_o to_o publish_v by_o misunderstand_v i_o §_o 60._o mr._n hinkley_n grow_v more_o moderate_a and_o write_v i_o a_o reconcile_a letter_n but_o long_o of_o exeter_n if_o fame_n misreport_v not_o the_o anonimous_a author_n write_v so_o fierce_a a_o book_n to_o prove_v i_o out_o of_o my_o own_o write_n to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o worst_a man_n live_v on_o earth_n full_a of_o falsehood_n and_o old_a â—â—â—racted_a line_n and_o half_a sentence_n that_o i_o never_o see_v any_o like_o it_o and_o be_v overwhelm_v with_o work_n and_o weakness_n and_o pain_n and_o have_v least_o zeal_n to_o defend_v a_o person_n so_o bad_a as_o i_o know_v myself_o to_o be_v i_o yet_o never_o answer_v he_o it_o be_v none_o of_o the_o matter_n in_o controversy_n whether_o i_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a god_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n §_o 61._o i_o publish_v also_o a_o apology_n for_o the_o nonconformist_n preach_v prove_v it_o their_o duty_n to_o preach_v 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