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i_o know_v not_o perchance_o not_o so_o well_o i_o have_v read_v of_o those_o of_o that_o disposition_n that_o be_v once_o aloft_o can_v endure_v to_o be_v tell_v that_o ever_o they_o go_v or_o send_v a_o beg_n but_o when_o they_o be_v on_o their_o leg_n again_o their_o main_a endeavour_n shall_v be_v to_o remove_v or_o crush_v they_o who_o lift_v they_o up_o for_o fear_v it_o shall_v be_v know_v that_o they_o have_v be_v down_o now_o whether_o i_o incur_v the_o marlburrough_n man_n displeasure_n in_o be_v so_o saucy_a as_o to_o commit_v their_o sometime_o indigent_a and_o beg_a condition_n to_o posterity_n they_o though_o most_o willing_a to_o receive_v yet_o as_o unwilling_a to_o be_v tell_v of_o it_o i_o will_v not_o judge_v i_o have_v not_o now_o our_o register_n book_n at_o command_n but_o for_o want_v of_o that_o let_v these_o paper_n remain_v as_o a_o record_n to_o testify_v to_o the_o present_a and_o future_a time_n how_o these_o marlburrough_n man_n have_v requite_v i_o section_n 26_o but_o to_o return_v the_o next_o thing_n in_o powel_n deposition_n be_v that_o he_o never_o see_v i_o drink_v to_o excess_n which_o i_o shall_v desire_v the_o reader_n to_o keep_v in_o his_o memory_n till_o the_o transaction_n of_o the_o next_o day_n next_o he_o swear_v that_o till_o within_o this_o three_o or_o four_o year_n mr._n bushnell_n have_v baptize_v by_o the_o form_n of_o common_a prayer_n to_o which_o i_o shall_v reply_v only_o this_o that_o as_o this_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o ordinance_n by_o which_o these_o commissioner_n sit_v and_o act_v so_o it_o be_v more_o than_o thomas_n powel_n know_v for_o he_o be_v a_o man_n that_o seldom_o come_v to_o church_n nor_o do_v i_o remember_v that_o i_o ever_o see_v he_o stay_v the_o time_n during_o the_o administration_n of_o that_o sacrament_n for_o present_a i_o shall_v desire_v thou_o to_o observe_v how_o thomas_n powel_n tread_v in_o william_n pinchins_n tract_n and_o swear_v as_o if_o he_o have_v teach_v he_o 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mistake_v but_o he_o continue_v earnest_a and_o often_o iterate_v those_o word_n nymph_n nymph_n the_o clerk_n enter_v it_o according_o doubtless_o tho._n powel_n conceive_v these_o to_o be_v some_o stab_a word_n he_o be_v so_o zealous_a for_o they_o and_o yet_o to_o any_o understand_a man_n they_o will_v not_o amount_v to_o any_o charge_n unless_o it_o be_v of_o simplicity_n falsehood_n or_o malice_n in_o the_o reporter_n of_o they_o for_o 1._o few_o that_o know_v i_o will_v believe_v it_o that_o i_o shall_v ever_o say_v so_o and_o 2._o in_o case_n i_o have_v say_v so_o the_o most_o that_o i_o can_v have_v be_v charge_v with_o have_v be_v impropriety_n or_o incongruity_n of_o speech_n although_o we_o read_v of_o the_o devil_n child_n often_o yet_o of_o his_o nymph_n never_o until_o in_o thomas_n powel_n deposition_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o adventure_v my_o conjecture_n how_o this_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v i_o tell_v thou_o a_o little_a before_o that_o tho._n powel_n in_o his_o 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tie_n whereâ—n_v our_o great_a god_n be_v call_v in_o as_o a_o witness_n to_o the_o truth_n and_o consequent_o a_o avenger_n if_o he_o speak_v false_a and_o he_o bind_v to_o speak_v the_o truth_n the_o whole_a truth_n and_o nothing_o but_o the_o truth_n shall_v then_o depose_v such_o word_n as_o speak_v by_o â—e_n which_o never_o be_v speak_v and_o i_o believe_v â—ooked_v on_o by_o many_o even_o of_o the_o commissioner_n themselves_o as_o even_o impossible_a to_o be_v true_a i_o say_v â—hat_n this_o do_v much_o sadden_fw-mi my_o spirit_n and_o sorry_a â—_o be_o that_o it_o be_v so_o much_o or_o no_o more_o look_v upon_o â—y_a these_o commissioner_n but_o indeed_o consider_v what_o kind_n of_o testimony_n they_o receive_v against_o i_o as_o likewise_o what_o use_v they_o make_v of_o those_o testimony_n i_o much_o doubt_v it_o â—hat_n they_o make_v use_v of_o such_o testimony_n against_o â—e_n which_o they_o in_o their_o conscience_n know_v to_o be_v â—alse_a and_o this_o they_o may_v do_v although_o without_o equity_n or_o conscience_n yet_o not_o without_o precedent_n such_o as_o they_o be_v both_o from_o the_o old_a and_o the_o new_a testament_n but_o i_o think_v the_o example_n and_o the_o end_n of_o these_o man_n be_v enough_o to_o frighten_v any_o other_o to_o adventure_v the_o same_o â—ray_v 22.15_o have_v thou_o mark_v the_o old_a way_n which_o wicked_a man_n have_v tread_v section_n 29_o i_o have_v often_o propose_v it_o unto_o myself_o what_o and_o when_o and_o where_o any_o word_n shall_v â—e_v speak_v by_o i_o which_o thomas_n powel_n can_v â—rest_v to_o such_o a_o sense_n at_o length_n i_o light_v upon_o this_o conjecture_n wherein_o from_o some_o word_n which_o thomas_n powel_n have_v former_o let_v fall_v in_o some_o company_n i_o be_o confirm_v some_o yeaâ—_n past_a i_o be_o sure_o more_o than_o two_o twice_o tell_v take_v for_o my_o text_n those_o word_n of_o our_o blessâ—_n saviour_n math._n 12.32_o but_o whosoever_o speakeâ—_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v hiâ—_n neither_o in_o this_o world_n nor_o in_o the_o world_n to_o comâ—_n where_o have_v tell_v they_o the_o usual_a definite_a of_o this_o sin_n unto_o death_n towards_o the_o conclusion_n of_o my_o discourse_n by_o way_n of_o caveat_n i_o adviseâ—_n my_o hearer_n that_o as_o they_o desire_v not_o to_o coâ—â—_n at_o it_o so_o neither_o to_o come_v near_o it_o no_o nor_o sâ—_n much_o as_o towards_o it_o neither_o in_o order_n whereunto_o after_o several_a other_o caveat_n i_o tell_v they_o thâ—_n man_n must_v take_v heed_n of_o raise_v and_o report_v malicious_a slander_n such_o which_o their_o own_o conscience_n can_v but_o tell_v they_o be_v false_a and_o yet_o soâ—â—_n base_a by-respect_n will_v put_v they_o on_o both_o to_o report_v anâ—_n justify_v they_o add_v further_a that_o a_o man_n may_v come_v towards_o this_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o slander_v or_o malicious_o report_v a_o know_a falsehood_n of_o but_o a_o man_n for_o i_o have_v tell_v they_o before_o that_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v not_o sâ—_n call_v because_o it_o be_v against_o the_o person_n of_o thâ—_n holy_a ghost_n but_o because_o it_o be_v against_o thosâ—_n grace_n whereof_o the_o bless_a spirit_n by_o way_n oâ—_n appropriation_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o author_n or_o giveâ—_n which_o i_o clear_o manifest_v unto_o they_o from_o the_o case_n in_o the_o text_n for_o otherwise_o with_o what_o congruity_n can_v our_o bless_a saviour_n have_v noâ—_n tax_v they_o with_o this_o sin_n when_o as_o their_o malicious_a slander_n be_v against_o himself_o it_o be_v without_o doubt_n that_o these_o pharisee_n with_o who_o our_o bless_a saviour_n have_v now_o to_o do_v come_v neerâ—t_o â—t_z and_o therefore_o they_o come_v near_o it_o peterâ—alls_v â—alls_z it_o
conclude_v he_o to_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o crime_n and_o i_o shall_v tell_v he_o further_o that_o i_o have_v read_v of_o such_o a_o one_o yea_o and_o a_o good_a one_o too_o heretofore_o 11.45_o master_n thus_o say_v thou_o reproache_v we_o also_o where_o you_o may_v observe_v that_o the_o lawyer_n free_o acknowledge_v himself_o guilty_a of_o those_o crime_n which_o our_o bless_a saviour_n there_o reprove_v 〈◊〉_d and_o yet_o the_o impudent_a proud_a thing_n count_v himself_o slander_v or_o reproach_v in_o that_o he_o be_v tell_v of_o they_o section_n 33_o we_o have_v no_o more_o to_o say_v touch_v the_o deposition_n which_o be_v take_v at_o this_o time_n but_o yet_o for_o a_o conclusion_n to_o the_o transaction_n of_o this_o day_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o observe_v a_o few_o thing_n unto_o thou_o 1._o that_o the_o deposition_n of_o mary_n workman_n who_o be_v examine_v upon_o all_o the_o article_n and_o that_o deposition_n careful_o take_v for_o say_v mr._n blisset_n she_o be_v a_o 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child_n within_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o year_n when_o as_o one_o of_o those_o child_n mr._n speke_n be_v baptise_a octob_n 28._o 1653._o and_o almost_o a_o year_n old_a than_o the_o ordinance_n by_o which_o these_o commissioner_n sit_v and_o act_v another_o circumstance_n for_o mr._n blisset_n section_n 34_o nor_o must_v it_o be_v forget_v that_o at_o such_o time_n as_o william_n pinchin_n be_v give_v in_o his_o testimony_n touch_v my_o use_n of_o the_o form_n of_o common_a prayer_n he_o have_v inform_v that_o i_o begin_v with_o the_o lord_n prayer_n and_o afterward_o read_v some_o psalm_n mr._n byfield_n ask_v he_o whether_o after_o the_o end_n of_o the_o psalm_n i_o say_v glory_n be_v to_o the_o father_n and_o to_o the_o son_n and_o to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o then_o ask_v likewise_o whether_o after_o i_o have_v baptise_a child_n i_o say_v forasmuch_o as_o this_o child_n be_v regenerate_v i_o remember_v not_o what_o answer_n william_n pinchin_n make_v to_o one_o or_o other_o but_o to_o i_o mr._n byfield_n seem_v to_o intimate_v by_o his_o question_n that_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v matter_n of_o charge_n against_o i_o if_o i_o have_v use_v either_o i_o assure_v thou_o reader_n that_o this_o make_v i_o wonder_v and_o what_o may_v there_o be_v in_o that_o doxology_n that_o shall_v offend_v mr._n byfield_n the_o thing_n itself_o and_o be_v it_o a_o crime_n to_o give_v glory_n to_o the_o bless_a trinity_n or_o will_v he_o be_v angry_a with_o we_o because_o we_o say_v as_o the_o heavenly_a host_n do_v 2.14_o glory_n to_o god_n in_o the_o high_a be_v we_o not_o all_o baptise_a in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o i_o conceive_v to_o mean_v more_o than_o beza_n invocato_fw-la nomine_fw-la dei_fw-la patris_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o to_o import_v as_o much_o as_o to_o devote_v ourselves_o unto_o or_o to_o resign_v ourselves_o up_o to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n and_o be_v we_o charge_v 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