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plain_o against_o thou_o be_v it_o not_o a_o great_a folly_n to_o allege_v the_o second_o commandment_n to_o prove_v the_o worship_v of_o image_n &_o be_v it_o not_o as_o great_a folly_n in_o thou_o to_o allege_v scripture_n to_o deny_v baptism_n that_o be_v so_o plain_o for_o it_o thou_o must_v as_o the_o papist_n do_v and_o as_o thou_o and_o thy_o fellow_n follow_v they_o either_o maintain_v your_o divice_n by_o unwriten_v very_a lie_n which_o you_o call_v verity_n and_o so_o make_v man_n believe_v as_o the_o church_n believe_v or_o the_o father_n of_o yourfamily_n or_o the_o more_o you_o allege_v scripture_n to_o hold_v up_o your_o idol_n the_o more_o it_o fall_v and_o be_v break_v apeices_o do_v not_o paul_n say_v thou_o foresee_v that_o thing_n to_o be_v idolise_v in_o his_o day_n answ_n no_o martin_n that_o be_v the_o false_a device_n of_o thy_o generation_n from_o who_o thou_o have_v receive_v it_o witness_n james_n naylor_n book_n titule_v a_o hand_n hold_v forth_o to_o the_o 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