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have_v do_v the_o genuine_a use_n i_o be_o sure_a it_o be_v genuine_a i_o wish_v my_o countryman_n of_o whatever_o station_n or_o character_n may_v make_v of_o my_o examination_n of_o this_o article_n be_v to_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v put_v to_o think_v by_o it_o and_o inquire_v whither_o there_o may_v not_o be_v some_o other_o article_n every_o whit_n of_o as_o great_a importance_n to_o the_o nation_n in_o our_o new_a claim_n of_o right_n as_o ill-founded_n as_o this_o and_o if_o any_o such_o be_v find_v to_o contribute_v their_o joint_a endeavour_n as_o become_v true_a scottishman_n and_o good_a christian_n to_o have_v all_o right_v finis_fw-la finis_fw-la kn._n 260._o 260._o spot_n 149._o 149._o kn._n 127._o 127._o lesl_n 496._o 496._o lesl._n 494._o spot_n 95._o 95._o kn._n 259._o spot_n 149._o 149._o pet._n 222._o 222._o spot_n 60._o 60._o spot_n 154._o 154._o calv._n epist._n col._n 134_o 135._o 135._o col._n 316._o 316._o col._n col._n col_fw-fr 466._o 466._o col._n 190._o sleut_fw-fr hoc_fw-la natura_fw-la dictat_fw-la unum_fw-la ex_fw-la singulis_fw-la collegiis_fw-la deligendum_fw-la cui_fw-la praeeipua_fw-la cura_fw-la incumbat_fw-la humanus_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la tolerabilis_fw-la quidem_fw-la esset_fw-la modo_fw-la veteres_fw-la puri_fw-la canon_n impediendae_fw-la oligarchiae_fw-la constituti_fw-la in_fw-la usum_fw-la revocarentur_fw-la beza_n in_o resp._n ad_fw-la 1_o quaest._n a_o dom._n glam_n propositam_fw-la propositam_fw-la kn._n 64._o 64._o kn._n 70._o 70._o spot_n spot_n kn._n 146._o 146._o kn._n 260._o 260._o p._n 135_o &_o 143._o 143._o spot_n 275._o cald._n 69._o 69._o cald._n 167._o &_o 187._o 187._o cald._n 536._o pet._n 366._o 366._o kn._n 283._o spot_n 175._o 175._o course_n of_o conform_v p._n 32._o pet._n 375._o 375._o pet._n 55._o cald._n 374._o 374._o cald._n 57_o pet._n 875._o 875._o cald._n 56._o pet._n 375._o 375._o cald._n 57_o sed_fw-la &_o istud_fw-la m._n knox_n te_fw-la caeterosque_fw-la fratres_fw-la velim_fw-la meminisse_fw-la quod_fw-la jam_fw-la oculis_fw-la pene_fw-la ipsis_fw-la obversatur_fw-la sicut_fw-la episcopi_fw-la papatum_fw-la pepererunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n beza_n epist._n 79._o pag._n 315._o 315._o life_n of_o knox._n cald._n p._n 3._o 3._o knox_n life_n kn._n hist._n 102._o heyl._n hist_o ref._n burn._n hist._n ref._n cald._n 3._o calv._n ep._n still_o unreasonableness_n of_o separation_n part_n 1._o sect._n 3_o 3_o pag._n 2d_o 2d_o pag._n 32._o 32._o p._n 40._o 40._o p._n 40._o 40._o see_v act_n for_o a_o national_a fast._n fast._n p._n 51._o 51._o p._n 90._o 90._o kn._n 318._o 318._o kn._n 308._o cald._n 401_o 401_o p_o 110._o 110._o spot_n 1â—4_n spot_n 198._o per._n 348._o cald._n 41._o kn._n 445._o 445._o kâ—_n 289._o old_a liturgy_n liturgy_n spot_n 211._o 211._o spot_n 266._o 266._o lesl._n 343._o herb._n 27._o 27._o herb._n 29._o 29._o lesl._n 349._o herb._n 44._o pax_fw-la pacta_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la res_fw-la non_fw-la tantam_fw-la tranquillitatem_fw-la 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