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but_o do_v not_o fasten_v on_o my_o motive_n the_o catholic_a religion_n ground_v nether_a on_o the_o spiritual_a or_o temporal_a profit_n or_o pleasure_n not_o by_o the_o the_o policy_n of_o the_o clergy_n establish_v noâ_n by_o the_o policy_n of_o the_o temporal_a the_o fearful_a resolution_n of_o their_o religion_n his_o plea_n examplfy_v to_o be_v most_o ridiculus_fw-la his_o stile_n of_o salutation_n in_o the_o fotâ_n front_n of_o his_o pamphlet_n 1._o pet._n 1._o ãâã_d s._n 3._o â_o ãâã_d deut_n ãâã_d 31._o the_o 1._o part_n of_o your_o treatise_n s._n 7._o p._n 99_o v_o 25._o 27._o 27._o v_o 8._o 31._o 31._o â_o tim._n â_o 2._o 2._o s._n 8._o p._n 9â_n l._n de_fw-fr pâradis_fw-la c._n 12._o 12._o comment_fw-fr in_o mat._n 23._o s._n 9_o 9_o s._n 10._o p._n 100_o 100_o deut_n â_o 24._o 25._o 25._o see_v pag._n 55._o 56._o 56._o s._n 11._o pag._n 100_o 100_o chrysost_n gal._n 1._o 1._o s_o âââ_o s._n 15._o 15._o s._n 15._o 15._o isa._n 33._o 22._o jam._n 4._o â2_n â2_n s._n 18._o p._n 102._o 2._o part._n s._n ãâã_d p._n 1st_a 1st_a job._n 38_o 1._o etc._n etc._n etc._n gé_fw-fr 22_o 11._o etc._n etc._n 2_o pet._n 1._o 21_o 21_o exo._n 20._o 21._o â2_n â2_n gé_fw-fr 20._o 7._o 7._o gen._n 49._o 49._o num._n 12._o 6._o 8._o job._n 4._o 16_o &_o 33_o 14_o 15_o 16._o 2._o san_n 23_o 2._o 2._o sess._n 11_o &_o 12._o 12._o s._n 10_o p._n â02_n â02_n p._n 100l_n 100l_n see_v pag._n 25._o 26._o 72._o 72._o as_o in_o ps._n 44._o &_o 78._o etc._n etc._n 2_o tim._n 3._o 1â_n 1â_n or_o as_o you_o reckon_v 43._o &_o 77._o 77._o mal._n 4._o 4._o isa._n 8_o 20._o 20._o 2_o thes._n 2_o 9_o 9_o s._n 23._o p._n 104._o 104._o 2_o esdr._n 14._o 21._o 22._o &_o chap._n 4._o 23._o s._n 23._o 23._o mat._n 10_o 27_o 27_o ronvere_n 16._o 25_o 26._o 26._o colos._n 1_o 23._o ephes._n 3_o 4_o 4_o 1_o thes._n 5._o â7_n â7_n 1_o cor_fw-la 3_o 2._o heb_n 5_o â_o â_o act._n 28_o 26_o 2d_o the_o 3._o part._n part._n â_o 26_o pag._n 105._o 105._o s._n 2d_o 2d_o s._n 29._o 29._o s._n 30._o p._n 106._o 106._o see_v pag._n â7_n 18._o 59_o â_o 31._o 31._o s._n 32._o etc._n etc._n p._n 106._o 106._o s._n 3â_n 3â_n 34._o 34._o s._n 8â_n s._n â5_n â5_n joh._n 14._o 17._o 17._o mark_n 3_o 30_o 30_o s._n 36._o 36._o s._n 37._o p._n 108._o 108._o s._n 38._o 38._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 14._o ephes._n 1._o 17._o 18._o 18._o colos._n 3._o 10._o 10._o s._n 3._o 3._o s._n 40._o joh._n 9_o 22._o 22._o s._n 41._o 41._o s._n 43._o 43._o mar._n 7._o 5._o etc._n etc._n etc._n s._n 44._o etc._n etc._n to_o 54._o p._n 109._o 109._o see_v before_o in_o p._n 62._o 63._o s._n 45._o 46._o 47._o etc._n etc._n p._n 110._o 110._o s._n 54._o etc._n etc._n p_o 111._o 111._o s._n 57_o 58._o 58._o s_o 56._o 56._o pag._n â4_n 2._o argument_n â_o ãâã_d ãâã_d p._n 112._o 112._o pag._n ãâã_d ãâã_d s._n 66_o p._n 113._o 113._o prov._n 9_o 13_o 13_o pro._n 9_o 17._o 17._o â_o 18._o 18._o s._n 67._o 67._o exod._n 20._o cruââm_fw-la ââam_fw-la adorâmus_fw-la domine_fw-la domine_fw-la psa._n 119._o 105._o 105._o s._n 68_o p._n 114._o 114._o s._n 69._o 70._o 71._o see_v pag._n 29._o 30._o 80._o 81._o 81._o rev._n 13._o 2._o 2._o s._n 72._o p._n 115._o 115._o s._n 80._o 80._o synecdoche_n synecdoche_n s._n 73._o 73._o s._n 74._o 7â_n 7â_n krino_n s._n 76._o p._n 116._o 116._o act._n 10._o 20._o 20._o act._n 22._o 10._o 10._o anastas_n anastas_n s._n 77._o 78._o act._n 5._o 34._o 34._o s._n 79._o p._n 117._o 117._o s._n 80._o idias_fw-la epiluseos_fw-la epiluseos_fw-la propria_fw-la interpretatione_n english_v by_o mr._n i._n a._n private_a spirit_n interpretation_n interpretation_n s._n 80._o s._n 82._o 82._o s._n 83._o 83._o s_o 85._o 85._o s_o 88_o s._n 89._o p._n â19_n 3._o arg._n arg._n 2._o pet._n 3._o 10._o 10._o s._n 91._o pag_n 120._o see_v p._n 70._o 5._o arg._n s._n 92._o 92._o in_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v plain_o set_v doân_o in_o the_o scripture_n all_o such_o thing_n be_v find_v as_o concern_v faith_n hope_n &_o charity_n augustine_n the_o doct_n christ._n l._n 2_o c._n 9_o 9_o s._n 94_o the_o 4._o &_o 5._o part_n after_o handle_v s._n 153._o &c_n &c_n pag._n 134._o 134._o s._n 157._o 157._o s._n 160._o 160._o v._o 20_o s._n 159._o homil_n 5â_n in_o math._n math._n s_o ãâ¦ã_z pag._n 135._o s_o 162_o 16â_n 16â_n s._n 164._o pa._n 13â_n 13â_n colos._n 1._o 17._o 18_o 18_o 1_o cor._n 2._o 16._o 16._o rev._n 9_o 11._o 11._o s._n 165._o 165._o s._n 166._o 166._o s._n 165._o 165._o 2_o joh._n 1._o 1_o 1_o act._n 20._o 17_o 17_o s._n 167._o pa._n 137._o s._n 168._o 168._o s._n 169._o 169._o s._n 170._o pag._n 138._o 138._o s._n