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eject_v projicit_fw-la ampullas_fw-la &_o sesquipedalia_fw-la verba_fw-la mr._n g._n his_o three_o argument_n mr._n g._n his_o four_o argument_n mr._n g._n his_o five_o argument_n argument_n entitle_v a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n against_o the_o trier_n mr._n g._n his_o eight_o argument_n mr._n g._n his_o own_o expression_n mr._n g._n his_o nine_o argument_n a_o true_a state_n of_o the_o design_n and_o purport_n of_o the_o ordinance_n for_o approbation_n mr._n g._n his_o ten_o argument_n mr._n g._n his_o arminian_n tenet_n gospel_n truth_n in_o opposition_n to_o mr_n g_z his_o arminian_n teâ—ers_n chap._n 1._o sect_n 11._o miserable_a absurdity_n which_o mr._n g._n have_v be_v necessitate_v to_o broach_v to_o bottle_n up_o his_o arminian_n tenet_n chap._n 2._o sect_n 1._o ibid_fw-la sect_n 2_o chap_n 2_o sect_n 12._o ibid._n chap._n 3_o sect_n 1._o chap._n 3._o sect_n 3_o ibid._n sect_n 7._o chap_n 4._o sect_n 23._o ibid._n sect_n 21._o sect_n 18._o sect._n 17._o chap_n 16._o s_o 14._o chap._n 4._o sect_n 8._o chap._n 18._o sec_fw-la 37._o chap._n 4._o sect_n 30._o chap._n 16._o sec_fw-la 15._o chap._n 16._o sect_n ult_n ibid._n chap_n 9_o sect_n 16._o chap._n 13._o sec_fw-la 33_o mr._n g._n his_o eleven_o argument_n mr._n g._n his_o 12_o argument_n mr_n g._n hâ—s_v 13_o argument_n mr._n g._n his_o 14_o argument_n argument_n mat._n 9_o 38._o luc._n 10._o 2._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 27._o mr._n g._n his_o fifteen_o argument_n argument_n touch_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o i_o refer_v you_o to_o a_o book_n write_v by_o myself_o entitle_v the_o state_n of_o the_o case_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n anno_fw-la 1650._o wherein_o this_o 〈◊〉_d be_v make_v evident_a by_o all_o the_o great_a instance_n out_o 〈…〉_z mr_n g._n his_o 16_o argument_n the_o testimony_n of_o his_o highness_n touch_v the_o commissioner_n for_o approbation_n and_o ejection_n mr_n g._n his_o 17_o argument_n mr_n g._n his_o 18_o argument_n argument_n offa_n cerbero_fw-la a_o objection_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o commissioner_n starâ—ed_v by_o mr._n g._n a_o survey_n of_o the_o answer_n bring_v by_o mr._n g._n against_o the_o objection_n raise_v by_o himself_o a_o reply_n to_o mr_n g._n his_o second_o answer_n a_o reply_n to_o mr_n g._n his_o three_o answer_n a_o reply_n to_o mr._n g._n his_o four_o answer_n mr_n g._n his_o plead_n for_o malignant_a pâ—â—achers_n