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unto_o 66._o a_o answer_n to_o a_o objection_n what_o be_v practice_n of_o some_o man_n and_o matter_n of_o fact_n to_o a_o way_n it_o be_v argument_n must_v convince_v man_n and_o not_o practice_n p._n 66._o a_o second_o table_n show_v the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o division_n of_o the_o first_o part_n of_o gangraena_fw-la four_o letter_n write_v concern_v the_o sectary_n from_o p._n 1._o to_o p._n 9_o animadversion_n on_o the_o last_o letter_n p._n 9.10.11_o a_o extract_v of_o certain_a letter_n write_v by_o some_o minister_n concern_v sectary_n from_o p._n 12_o to_o p._n 18._o a_o relation_n of_o some_o woman_n preacher_n and_o of_o their_o doctrine_n 29_o 30_o 31_o 32._o a_o relation_n of_o some_o story_n and_o remarkable_a passage_n concern_v the_o sect_n from_o p._n 17_o to_o p._n 42._o a_o extract_v of_o 2._o letter_n more_o 42_o 43._o some_o more_o remarkable_a passage_n concern_v the_o sectary_n from_o p._n 44_o to_o p._n 52._o sectary_n anoint_v of_o the_o sick_a with_o 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design_n of_o the_o devil_n his_o masterpiece_n &_o chief_a engine_n 57_o 58_o 59_o 60._o independency_n in_o england_n have_v bring_v forth_o in_o a_o few_o year_n monster_n of_o error_n as_o independency_n be_v the_o mother_n and_o original_a of_o other_o sect_n so_o it_o be_v the_o nurse_n and_o patroness_n that_o nurse_v and_o safeguard_n they_o p._n 61_o 62._o m._n burton_n who_o be_v so_o zealous_a against_o error_n arminianism_n innovation_n in_o the_o bishop_n day_n can_v now_o let_v false_a doctrine_n go_v unquestioned_a not_o write_v against_o nor_o complain_v to_o the_o parliament_n of_o sermon_n book_n wherein_o all_o kind_n of_o false_a doctrine_n be_v vent_v 62_o 63_o 64._o the_o confusion_n and_o mischief_n we_o lie_v under_o charge_v upon_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o independenn_n as_o have_v be_v the_o great_a mean_n of_o hinder_v and_o delay_v the_o settle_n of_o church-government_n pag_n 64.65_o the_o devil_n a_o active_a restless_a subtle_a spirit_n when_o he_o 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