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to_o read_v it_o to_o he_o out_o of_o a_o paper_n so_o be_v it_o for_o the_o child_n of_o god_n to_o read_v unto_o god_n their_o request_n even_o a_o most_o foolish_a and_o riduculous_a thing_n 9_o as_o the_o reason_n publish_v to_o the_o world_n against_o the_o read_n of_o the_o apocrypha_fw-la book_n in_o church_n will_v serve_v as_o much_o and_o as_o well_o to_o condemn_v all_o devise_v and_o impose_v form_n of_o prayer_n so_o likewise_o the_o argument_n bring_v against_o kneel_v before_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n in_o the_o act_n of_o receive_v will_v prove_v that_o to_o fall_v down_o before_o the_o common_a prayer_n book_n be_v every_o way_n as_o superstitious_a and_o sinful_a a_o thing_n and_o so_o much_o the_o reader_n shall_v find_v certain_a if_o he_o will_v indifferent_o compare_v the_o thing_n together_o finis_fw-la rom._n 8.26_o gall_n 4.6_o 2._o cor._n 4.13_o psalm_n 51_o 17_o psalm_n 42_o and_o 43._o i._n sam._n 1_o 17_o psal._n 119_o rev._n 2._o 11._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 15._o other_o foundation_n can_v no_o man_n lie_z etc._n etc._n gal._n 3._o 15_o heb._n 2_o 3_o 4._o and_o 9_o 14_o mat._n 5._o 18._o 2_o timot._n 3_o 15._o 16._o 17_o rev._n 22._o 18._o 19_o 2._o pet._n 1._o 20._o 1_o cor._n 12_o 7._o iam._n 4.14_o rom_n 8.7_o and_o 11_o 34.1_o cor._n 2.16_o and_o 3.19_o 1_o tim._n 4._o 5._o act._n 16.13.13_o tim._n 2.1_o 34_o 5._o gal._n 1.8.9_o rev._n 22.18.19.2_o tim._n 1.13_o 1_o tim._n 6_o 14_o 1_o cor_n 2.16_o and_o 2_o 20._o mr._n barrowes_n refutation_n discovery_n etc._n rev._n 24_o 9_o 10.11.12_o esa._n 52.11_o ierem._n 51_o 6_o 45._o mat._n 116_o rom._n 8.26_o