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i_o be_v with_o he_o show_v great_a trouble_n in_o mind_n yet_o not_o without_o comfort_n in_o the_o lord_n who_o servant_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o he_o die_v the_o word_n utter_v by_o he_o and_o other_o circumstance_n mention_v in_o the_o letter_n aforesaid_a we_o spare_v yet_o to_o set_v down_o as_o we_o will_v also_o still_o have_v do_v the_o thing_n itself_o but_o that_o we_o be_v thus_o continual_o provoke_v hereunto_o and_o that_o we_o hope_v it_o will_v be_v for_o the_o good_a of_o other_o to_o stay_v they_o from_o such_o course_n and_o above_o all_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n which_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v and_o acknowledge_v in_o all_o his_o work_n and_o whereas_o it_o be_v so_o often_o object_v by_o m._n bernard_n m._n hall_n m._n white_a christopher_n lawn_n and_o other_o that_o the_o pastor_n brother_n be_v excommunicate_v among_o we_o and_o his_o father_n also_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o yet_o never_o a_o one_o of_o they_o have_v undertake_v to_o show_v the_o cause_n to_o be_v unjust_a or_o the_o thing_n unlawful_a nay_o when_o mr._n white_a make_v it_o one_o head_n of_o his_o book_n to_o except_v what_o he_o can_v about_o the_o excommunication_n that_o have_v pass_v in_o this_o church_n and_o write_v of_o sundry_a person_n &_o their_o cause_n in_o particular_a yet_o it_o may_v be_v observe_v that_o he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o once_o offer_v to_o insist_v upon_o they_o which_o of_o all_o other_o no_o doubt_n he_o will_v most_o of_o all_o have_v do_v if_o he_o have_v think_v he_o can_v have_v make_v any_o plea_n thereabouts_o and_o who_o will_v not_o consider_v that_o such_o as_o will_v thus_o blame_v the_o excommunicate_v of_o any_o person_n shall_v first_o be_v able_a and_o careful_a to_o show_v the_o cause_n thereof_o and_o the_o proceed_n against_o they_o to_o be_v unjust_a for_o otherwise_o if_o they_o be_v just_a and_o lawful_a so_o as_o none_o can_v except_v thereagainst_a it_o be_v the_o more_o godly_a and_o commendable_a 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