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or_o power_n when_o i_o be_o about_o his_o business_n and_o my_o not_o take_v care_n at_o any_o time_n for_o this_o twenty_o year_n to_o please_v man_n but_o only_o god_n which_o tri_v the_o heart_n have_v be_v to_o i_o of_o very_a refresh_a consideration_n and_o remembrance_n upon_o all_o pertinent_a occasion_n ever_o since_o i_o be_v bind_v with_o this_o chain_n as_o it_o be_v also_o at_o the_o write_n hereof_o as_o i_o be_o here_o sit_v before_o the_o lord_n to_o plead_v for_o truth_n with_o paper_n and_o ink_n see_v i_o can_v to_o this_o day_n hear_v any_o tiding_n of_o meeting_n with_o my_o accuser_n face_n to_o face_n sect._n 3_o whereas_o upon_o that_o clause_n in_o the_o church_n letter_n to_o i_o viz._n the_o own_n of_o the_o power_n in_o be_v be_v account_v a_o bow_n of_o the_o knee_n to_o the_o image_n of_o the_o beast_n i_o answer_v they_o that_o i_o do_v not_o know_v by_o who_o it_o be_v so_o account_v and_o that_o it_o be_v never_o my_o opinion_n nor_o be_v it_o likely_a 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