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that_o his_o estate_n be_v withhold_v from_o he_o as_o himself_o complain_v and_o employ_v against_o himself_o and_o i_o must_v hope_v as_o other_o speak_v that_o mere_a poverty_n and_o necessity_n will_v at_o length_n make_v he_o humble_v himself_o and_o submit_v unto_o his_o people_n no_o sir_n rather_o than_o i_o will_v thus_o willing_o break_v my_o protestation_n let_v the_o enemy_n persecute_v my_o soul_n and_o take_v it_o let_v he_o throw_v my_o life_n down_o to_o ground_n and_o lay_v my_o credit_n in_o the_o dust_n but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o i_o must_v join_v to_o bring_v in_o popery_n contrary_a to_o my_o protestation_n too_o for_o sir_n i_o believe_v there_o be_v more_o point_n of_o popery_n than_o one_o superstition_n alone_o do_v not_o make_v up_o the_o religion_n of_o antichrist_n in_o this_o very_a way_n of_o you_o be_v many_o tenant_n and_o point_n thereof_o beside_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o its_o practice_n let_v i_o instance_n in_o a_o few_o of_o many_o particular_n 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