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〈◊〉_d what_o he_o please_v and_o all_o who_o take_v his_o part_n and_o for_o the_o sake_n whereof_o william_n rogers_n have_v be_v please_v 〈◊〉_d to_o render_v i_o as_o he_o have_v do_v but_o i_o desire_v 〈◊〉_d lord_n may_v 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d under_o the_o vail_n of_o 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o 〈◊〉_d come_v over_o he_o the_o meystry_n of_o god_n holy_a spirit_n he_o have_v make_v himself_o a_o stranger_n to_o and_o often_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o 〈◊〉_d take_v 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d accusation_n that_o william_n rogers_n allege_v against_o i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d spirit_n which_o he_o ground_n upon_o some_o word_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o my_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d for_o george_n fox_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o charge_n against_o he_o in_o which_o he_o concern_v i_o the_o word_n insert_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o 〈◊〉_d postscript_n be_v these_o here_o follow_v the_o testimony_n and_o certificate_n of_o john_n blaykling_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o george_n fox_n of_o the_o 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