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48th_o query_n thou_o ask_v â—f_a christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n do_v not_o frequent_v the_o synagogue_n answ._n yea_o they_o do_v and_o so_o do_v we_o your_o idol-temple_n but_o therein_o the_o jew_n will_v condemn_v you_o who_o suffer_v they_o to_o speak_v as_o in_o that_o scripture_n which_o thou_o have_v quote_v in_o act_n 13._o 14_o 15._o which_o shall_v stand_v and_o witness_v against_o you_o who_o will_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o speak_v in_o your_o steeple_n house_n but_o suffer_v your_o flock_n to_o hale_v we_o forth_o &_o fall_v upon_o we_o like_o wolf_n and_o your_o magistrate_n to_o hale_v we_o to_o prison_n therefore_o read_v your_o condemnation_n you_o persecutor_n and_o thy_o 49th_o query_n be_v answer_v already_o with_o the_o other_o aforesaid_a qu._n 50._o here_o thou_o ask_v if_o the_o prophet_n do_v not_o complain_v to_o god_n against_o the_o prophaner_n and_o destroyer_n of_o the_o synagogue_n in_o psal._n 74_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o answ._n the_o scripture_n which_o 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i_o own_o but_o the_o word_n sacrament_n i_o deny_v for_o the_o which_o you_o have_v no_o scripture_n whatsoever_o thou_o say_v it_o do_v import_v and_o thy_o 53d_o 5â—th_n and_o 55th_o query_n be_v answer_v in_o my_o reply_n to_o thy_o answer_n to_o my_o 21_o query_n and_o thy_o 56th_o and_o 57th_o query_n be_v answer_v in_o my_o reply_n to_o thy_o answer_n to_o my_o 25_o query_n qu._n 58._o who_o be_v there_o among_o you_o who_o be_v call_v quaker_n or_o the_o other_o sectarian_n your_o forefather_n that_o have_v right_o declare_v the_o mystery_n of_o christ_n body_n and_o blood_n in_o your_o dissenting_n from_o we_o since_o none_o of_o you_o have_v declare_v this_o according_a to_o our_o lord_n intent_n joh._n 6._o 33._o answ._n as_o for_o sectarian_n as_o thou_o call_v they_o they_o be_v in_o your_o generation_n and_o be_v not_o thou_o ashamed_a to_o call_v they_o our_o forefather_n whenas_o they_o now_o join_v with_o you_o against_o we_o yea_o and_o in_o this_o very_a thing_n 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