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we_o so_o that_o this_o writing_n be_v but_o a_o question_n only_o it_o have_v a_o large_a preface_n preface_n psal_n 6._o two_o mat._n 28._o â—_o 19_o 20._o 20._o act._n 4._o 18_o 19_o 20_o 20_o luk._n 10._o 41._o 42_o 42_o 1_o cor._n 9_o 16._o 16._o rom._n 10._o â—7_n â—7_n 2._o cor._n 4._o 13._o collos_n 2._o 10._o 10._o psal_n 40._o 6._o 6._o joh._n 17._o 6._o 26_o 26_o rom._n 10._o 10._o 10._o rom._n 10_o 9_o 10._o 10._o psal_n 116._o 10._o 10._o rome_n 10._o 9_o 9_o psal_n 39_o 12._o 12._o mat._n 25._o 6_o 10._o 10._o wheresoever_o the_o doctrine_n spirit_n &_o power_n of_o it_o do_v appear_v appear_v cor._n 4._o 11_o 12._o act_n 20._o 34._o 34._o joh._n 6._o 27._o 27._o joh._n 6._o 33._o 36._o 5â—_n 5â—_n act_n 20._o 7._o 7._o joh._n 6_o 63_o 68_o 68_o mat._n 11._o 28_o â—9_n 30._o 30._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 16_o 16_o ibid._n ibid._n john_n 1._o 16._o 16._o 1_o sam_n 25._o 29_o cant._n 1._o 13._o 13._o math_n 27._o 35_o 35_o 1_o cor._n 9_o 17._o 17._o luke_n â—6_n 1._o 1._o luke_n 16._o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o 7._o 1_o cor._n â—_o 17_o 17_o 2_o cor_n â—3_n to_o 28._o 28._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 17_o 17_o rom._n 1._o 16._o 16._o psa_fw-la 105._o 1._o 1._o james_n 1._o 18._o john_n 1._o 13._o 13._o math._n 11._o 28_o 29._o 29._o math._n 8._o 17_o 17_o heb._n 12._o 3._o 3._o rom._n 10._o 10._o 10._o ibid._n ibid._n rome_n 8._o 17._o 17._o 1_o cor._n 12._o 2_o 2_o isa_n 3._o 24._o 24._o 1_o john_n 4._o 17_o 17_o john_n 3._o 36._o 36._o james_n 1._o 21_o 21_o â—om_n 1._o 11_o 12._o 12._o 2_o cor._n 6._o 2._o 2._o 2_o cor._n 6._o 3_o 3_o heb._n 9_o 26._o 27._o 27._o 2_o cor._n 6._o 3._o 3._o zech._n 12._o 8_o 8_o psal_n 2._o 6._o 6._o psal_n 78._o 70._o 72_o 73._o 73._o 2_o sam._n 18._o 3._o 1_o sam._n 18._o 7_o 7_o sam._n 23._o 1._o 1._o zech._n 12._o 8_o 8_o mal._n 3._o 1._o mat._n 11._o 10._o 10._o luk._n 1._o 17._o luk._n 3._o 5._o 6._o 6._o john_n 14._o 17._o 27._o john_n 16._o 22._o 22._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 15._o 15._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 18._o 18._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 18._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 7._o 8_o 9_o 9_o mat._n 10._o 8._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 1._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 23._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 19_o 19_o 1_o cor._n 9_o 18._o 18._o 1_o kin._n 10._o 22._o 2_o chr._n 9_o 21_o 21_o mat._n 12._o 22._o 22._o mat._n 8._o 20_o isa_n 52._o 14._o 14._o rom._n 4._o 13_o 14._o gal._n 4._o 7._o 7._o john_n 18._o 36_o 36_o mat._n 10._o 8_o 8_o job._n 35._o 7._o 8_o 8_o mat._n 5._o 19_o 19_o gen._n 2._o 7._o 7._o levit._fw-la 9_o 24._o 24._o phil._n 4._o 18_o 18_o col._n 3._o 11._o ephes_n 1._o 23._o 23._o 2_o cor._n 8._o 15._o 15._o 2_o cor._n 8._o 15._o 15._o exod._n 16._o 19_o 20._o 20._o john_n 6._o 5._o 8_o 8_o john_n 6._o 58._o 58._o 2_o cor._n 9_o 56_o 56_o rom._n 15._o 27._o 27._o 2_o cor._n 14._o 15._o 16._o 16._o luk_n 21._o 2._o 3_o 4._o 4._o 2._o cor._n 8._o 2._o 2._o isa_n â—6_n 3._o 3._o prov._n 12_o 10._o 10._o act_n 20._o 22._o 23._o 23._o heb._n 10._o 34._o 34._o isa_n 43._o 2._o 2._o gen._n 14._o 21._o 22._o 23._o 23._o prov._n 10._o 22._o 22._o psal_n 8â—_n 5._o 6._o 6._o exod._n 5._o 6._o to_o 14._o 14._o isa_n 28._o 23._o 24._o 25._o 26._o 26._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 3._o 4._o 5._o 6._o 6._o psal_n 102._o 11._o 11._o psal_n 102._o 4._o 4._o psal_n 39_o 5._o 13_o 13_o psal_n 1â—2_n 25._o 26_o 27._o 27._o psal_n 102._o 12_o 12_o 1_o king_n 2._o 1._o 2._o 2._o mat._n 27._o 65._o 66._o 66._o dan._n 6._o 16._o 17._o 17._o john_n 14._o 26._o 26._o 1_o sam_n 28._o 7._o 7._o psal_n 36._o 9_o point_n 1._o p._n 2._o p._n 3._o p._n 4._o p._n 5._o p._n 6._o p._n 7._o p._n 8._o p._n 9_o p._n 10._o these_o be_v there_o two_o indian_a subject_n late_o entiâ—ed_v to_o renounce_v their_o own_o prince_n there_o by_o to_o find_v a_o way_n to_o subject_v we_o unto_o their_o own_o will_n or_o else_o to_o execute_v death_n upon_o as_o we_o pass_v along_o the_o way_n a_o matter_n of_o three_o or_o four_o mile_n from_o boston_n we_o camâ—_n to_o some_o indian_a wig_n wamme_n the_o sachim_n be_v the_o prime_a sachim_n that_o live_v near_o they_o and_o familiar_a among_o they_o we_o come_v into_o he_o wigwam_v accidental_o and_o he_o have_v take_v notice_n of_o we_o among_o they_o how_o we_o have_v be_v deal_v with_o as_o soon_o as_o we_o come_v in_o call_v some_o of_o we_o by_o our_o name_n his_o name_n be_v câ—shanakin_n we_o aâ—ked_v he_o whether_o captain_n cook_n be_v a_o good_a captain_n he_o answer_v i_o can_v tell_v but_o indian_n account_n of_o those_o as_o good_a captain_n when_o a_o few_o dare_v stand_v out_o against_o many_o one_o of_o their_o now_o coin_a subject_n among_o we_o we_o one_o of_o their_o aforesaid_a subect_n or_o agent_n dwell_v in_o providence_n providence_n chief_z sachimof_o the_o nanhyganset_n nanhyganset_n that_o be_v the_o the_o indian_a who_o slay_v their_o sachim_n myantonomy_n when_o he_o have_v receive_v a_o ransom_n for_o his_o life_n life_n the_o court_n call_v to_o consult_v how_o to_o cut_v they_o off_o and_o soldier_n they_o have_v raise_v up_o for_o that_o purpose_n purpose_n thus_o to_o get_v interest_n in_o their_o 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