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of_o some_o tamper_n in_o it_o be_v date_v sept._n 25._o 1694._o and_o sign_v by_o alexander_n lecky_n mayor_n elect_v who_o yet_o as_o every_o body_n may_v know_v be_v not_o elect_v mayor_n till_o november_n follow_v upon_o the_o whole_a if_o mr._n b._n have_v produce_v a_o voucher_n that_o the_o sacrament_n be_v administer_v twice_o a_o year_n in_o each_o of_o these_o town_n it_o have_v be_v something_o to_o the_o purpose_n but_o as_o it_o be_v now_o it_o make_v direct_o against_o he_o i_o be_o sorry_a that_o i_o be_o force_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o these_o little_a thing_n that_o be_v not_o to_o the_o cause_n for_o if_o instead_o of_o five_o communion_n in_o seven_o year_n according_a to_o mr._n b_n account_n you_o have_v have_v fourteen_o in_o such_o a_o congregation_n as_o derry_n i_o shall_v still_o reckon_v you_o very_o negligent_a and_o to_o have_v violate_v the_o scripture-rule_n in_o a_o unexcusable_a manner_n sect._n iii_o concern_v the_o number_n of_o communicant_o i._o the_o second_o thing_n i_o affirm_v concern_v this_o sacrament_n be_v that_o by_o the_o best_a enquiry_n i_o can_v make_v i_o can_v not_o compute_v that_o one_o in_o ten_o that_o go_v to_o your_o meeting_n ever_o receive_v through_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o their_o life_n in_o opposition_n to_o this_o he_o affirm_v that_o by_o the_o best_a computation_n your_o minister_n can_v make_v there_o be_v not_o one_o in_o ten_o rather_o in_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o that_o do_v not_o receive_v except_o such_o as_o be_v with_o hold_v for_o want_v of_o competent_a knowledge_n or_o on_o the_o account_n of_o scandal_n rem_fw-la p._n 137._o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o these_o two_o assertion_n i_o say_v one_o in_o ten_o mr._n boyse_n and_o your_o minister_n say_v nine_o in_o ten_o nay_o nineteen_o in_o twenty_o or_o nine_o and_o twenty_o in_o thirty_o either_o they_o or_o i_o must_v be_v wide_o mistake_v and_o which_o of_o we_o come_v near_a the_o truth_n will_v appear_v on_o 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