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that_o degree_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o faith_n as_o to_o believe_v such_o a_o complicate_v pack_n of_o asurdity_n before_o they_o believe_v the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o their_o own_o sense_n and_o reason_n now_o i_o do_v here_o in_o the_o last_o place_n humble_o yet_o bold_o challenge_v by_o the_o power_n and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o that_o god_n by_o who_o word_n and_o spirit_n i_o have_v write_v this_o any_o or_o all_o of_o those_o person_n that_o teach_v this_o doctrine_n of_o transubstantiation_n and_o other_o the_o like_a doctrine_n suitable_a to_o it_o that_o find_v themselves_o aggrieve_v or_o offend_v at_o this_o christian_a friendly_a discourse_n to_o give_v a_o fair_a ample_a and_o satisfactory_a answer_n unto_o it_o but_o if_o they_o can_v answer_v it_o then_o if_o i_o may_v advise_v they_o it_o shall_v be_v this_o viz._n that_o they_o will_v desist_v and_o leave_v off_o preach_v up_o any_o such_o kind_n of_o doctrine_n among_o we_o which_o they_o â—an_v neither_o prove_v nor_o maintain_v either_o by_o scripture_n or_o rational_a argument_n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 7._o col._n 2._o l._n 21._o r._n of_o i_o p._n 8._o col_fw-fr 2._o l._n 43._o r._n and_z p._n 9_o col_fw-fr 1._o l._n 43._o for_o without_o r._n with_o p._n 11._o col_fw-fr 1._o deal_n and_z ibid._n col_fw-fr 2._o l._n 19_o r._n be_v p._n 12._o col_fw-fr 2._o l._n 33._o r._n be_v come_v p._n 13._o l._n 44._o col_fw-fr 2._o deal_n yet_o p._n 15._o col_fw-fr 2._o l._n 54._o r._n also_o but_o it_o be_v p._n 17._o col_fw-fr 2._o l._n 49._o r._n broach_v ibid._n col_fw-fr 1._o l._n 29._o deal_n with_o and_o to_o it_o ibid._n l._n 32._o r._n bow_v p._n 20._o col_fw-fr 1._o l._n 13._o r._n jo_o now_o ibid._n col_fw-fr 2._o l._n 14._o add_v it_o be_v not_o ibid._n l._n 17._o r._n can_v not_o p._n 21._o col_fw-fr 2._o l._n 4._o r._n heb._n 1.7_o ibid._n l._n 51._o deal_n yet_o p._n 22._o col_fw-fr 2._o l._n 8._o for_o and_z sacrifice_n r._n and_o therefore_o sacrifice_n ibid._n l._n 43._o r._n after_o p._n 23._o 〈…〉_o p._n 24._o col_fw-fr 2._o l._n 44._o r._n they_o p._n 29._o col_fw-fr 2._o l._n 31._o add_v that_o p._n 31._o col_fw-fr 2._o l._n 27._o r._n sacrament_n p._n 37._o advertisement_n this_o book_n be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o randall_n tailor_n and_o most_o bookseller_n in_o the_o city_n price_n stitch_v 6_o d._n which_o be_v very_o necessary_a to_o be_v fix_v in_o your_o family_n and_o to_o be_v read_v often_o unto_o your_o child_n and_o servant_n that_o they_o may_v acquire_v the_o principal_a argument_n by_o heart_n which_o will_v enable_v they_o to_o confute_v those_o who_o creep_v up_o and_o down_o to_o pervert_v the_o truth_n and_o to_o vindicate_v the_o veracity_n of_o the_o holy_a bible_n in_o which_o the_o universal_a or_o catholic_n apostolic_a gospel-church_n be_v found_v under_o christ_n