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pronounce_v sentence_n for_o we_o in_o term_n in_o the_o very_a same_o word_n the_o church_n do_v believe_v and_o practice_v it_o we_o do_v not_o make_v his_o sentence_n for_o he_o but_o take_v from_o he_o such_o as_o he_o please_v to_o deliver_v it_o we_o use_v no_o violence_n to_o he_o to_o make_v he_o speak_v what_o we_o please_v but_o we_o be_v well_o please_v with_o what_o he_o speak_v we_o go_v not_o about_o to_o surprise_v he_o and_o wrest_v a_o word_n from_o he_o and_o then_o force_v it_o to_o our_o purpose_n which_o be_v speak_v only_o by_o the_o bye_n while_o he_o be_v treat_v upon_o another_o subject_n but_o we_o take_v his_o judgement_n from_o place_n where_o on_o set_v purpose_n he_o be_v handle_v that_o subject_n which_o be_v in_o question_n betwixt_o us._n in_o fine_a we_o take_v it_o not_o from_o one_o or_o a_o few_o which_o be_v another_o rule_n of_o reason_n to_o understand_v a_o few_o place_n by_o many_o place_n but_o from_o abundance_n of_o place_n all_o clear_a 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