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expression_n of_o love_n etc._n etc._n mr._n cook_n reply_n what_o do_v thou_o speak_v thus_o for_o if_o i_o be_v sick_a of_o a_o fever_n this_o may_v be_v a_o suitable_a discourse_n but_o we_o must_v talk_v at_o a_o high_a rate_n than_o this_o now_o be_v i_o to_o choose_v i_o will_v rather_o choose_v this_o death_n then_o to_o die_v of_o a_o fever_n for_o there_o be_v much_o pain_n and_o sometime_o distraction_n but_o here_o a_o man_n be_v well_o when_o he_o go_v upon_o the_o ladder_n and_o out_o of_o all_o pain_n in_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o hour_n and_o speak_v to_o a_o friend_n say_v i_o
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be_o here_o to_o bear_v witness_n to_o it_o and_o so_o far_o as_o i_o know_v any_o thing_n of_o myself_o i_o can_v free_o confess_v it_o here_o the_o sheriff_n interrupt_v he_o again_o desire_v he_o to_o forbear_v any_o such_o expression_n mr._n cook_n reply_v it_o have_v not_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o english_a man_n to_o insult_v over_o a_o die_a man_n nor_o in_o other_o country_n among_o turk_n or_o gallias_n the_o lord_n bless_v every_o one_o of_o we_o and_o help_v we_o that_o we_o may_v look_v more_o to_o the_o honour_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n than_o the_o concernment_n of_o our_o own_o life_n for_o alas_o what_o be_v a_o poor_a miserable_a life_n to_o we_o but_o that_o therein_o we_o may_v give_v honour_n and_o glory_n to_o the_o god_n of_o all_o our_o mercy_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o here_o of_o that_o congregation_n to_o which_o i_o be_v relate_v in_o the_o time_n that_o i_o live_v here_o i_o will_v commend_v to_o they_o that_o scripture_n phil._n 2.17_o 18._o yea_o and_o if_o i_o be_v offer_v up_o upon_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o service_n of_o the_o faith_n i_o joy_v and_o rejoice_v with_o you_o all_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n also_o do_v you_o joy_n and_o rejoice_v with_o i_o and_o deut._n 18.11_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o your_o father_n make_v you_o a_o thousand_o time_n more_o than_o you_o be_v and_o bless_v you_o as_o be_v have_v promise_v the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o speak_v comfort_n to_o they_o and_o to_o all_o they_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n the_o lord_n keep_v england_n from_o popery_n and_o from_o superstition_n and_o keep_v it_o from_o profaneness_n and_o that_o there_o may_v not_o be_v a_o inundation_n of_o antichrist_n in_o the_o land_n and_o that_o be_v all_o the_o harm_n i_o wish_v unto_o it_o the_o lord_n have_v forgive_v i_o many_o thousand_o talent_n and_o therefore_o i_o may_v well_o forgive_v those_o few_o penny_n that_o be_v owe_v unto_o i_o i_o bless_v the_o lord_n i_o have_v nothing_o lie_v upon_o my_o conscience_n but_o i_o 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