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and_o yet_o gracious_o wait_v to_o manifest_v to_o they_o that_o precious_a â—râ—th_n which_o they_o oppose_v that_o by_o it_o they_o may_v be_v comfort_v and_o establish_v in_o their_o mind_n encourage_v to_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n of_o jesus_n and_o follow_v he_o in_o all_o gospell-obedience_n i_o desire_v no_o less_o for_o the_o great_a of_o my_o adversary_n then_o that_o they_o may_v come_v out_o of_o babylon_n the_o false_a church_n and_o worship_v one_o god_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n among_o such_o as_o keep_v the_o command_n of_o jesus_n as_o he_o have_v give_v they_o out_o to_o we_o by_o his_o spirit_n in_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n that_o so_o we_o may_v walk_v in_o the_o light_n of_o the_o lord_n while_o we_o be_v here_o and_o be_v account_v worthy_a to_o escape_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o shall_v come_v upon_o this_o generation_n may_v hereafter_o sit_v down_o with_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n in_o the_o everlasting_a kingdom_n of_o god_n our_o saviour_n amen_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la master_n trough_n p._n 1._o isa_n 28._o 21._o isa_n 29._o 14._o job_n 38._o 2_o 13_o 7._o 7._o cap._n ever_o sam._n oates_n benj._n morley_n mr._n prio_fw-la wil._n kendal_n re._n fâ—ilding_n etc._n etc._n mr._n troug_n in_o his_o introduct_n pag._n 1._o m._n james_n wood._n m._n james_n wood._n m._n james_n wood._n m._n james_n wood._n m._n powel_n m._n wood_n &_o other_o m._n powel_n ma._n butler_n of_o col_n berye'_v regim_n mr._n rutherford_n mr._n prideaux_n mr._n rutherford_n m._n prideaux_n mr._n rutherford_n mr._n resbury_n m._n wood._n mr._n tro._n mr._n wood._n mr._n j._n t._n mr._n wood_n mr._n j._n t._n mr._n wood_n m._n grant_v m._n tro._n m._n wood._n m._n wood._n m._n tro._n m._n tro._n m._n wood._n m._n tro._n m._n wood._n m._n tro._n and_o m._n jam._n wood._n m._n tro._n and_o m._n ja._n wood._n m._n tro._n and_o m._n ja._n wood._n m._n syd_n simpson_n a._n m._n m._n tro._n m._n tro._n m._n wood._n m._n batty_n etc._n etc._n the_o shropshire_n minister_n m._n john_n symson_n simil._n mr._n deiamain_n mr._n powel_n simil._n m._n trough_n argument_n m._n trough_n simil._n m._n trough_n conclusion_n m._n resbâ—ry_o m._n owen_n m._n rutherford_n m._n staltham_n doct._n 1._o doct._n 2._o doct._n 3._o
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