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be_v sure_a to_o receive_v of_o her_o plague_n a_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o enough_o regard_v by_o many_o in_o england_n christ_n also_o come_v as_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o last_o day_n and_o then_o when_o he_o shall_v look_v on_o the_o soul_n of_o many_o who_o have_v have_v voice_n in_o synod_n upon_o the_o soul_n of_o many_o a_o preacher_n of_o many_o a_o officer_n and_o many_o a_o hearer_n and_o shall_v see_v there_o be_v little_a in_o they_o but_o the_o canon_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o pretend_a church_n and_o a_o reverend_a opinion_n of_o they_o because_o of_o their_o pretend_a antiquity_n or_o if_o they_o have_v knowledge_n and_o zeal_n in_o many_o other_o thing_n as_o the_o papist_n have_v in_o some_o they_o withal_o have_v zeal_n and_o ignorance_n