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chap._n 4._o §_o 17._o p._n 237._o §_o 18._o p._n 242_o 243._o §_o 20._o p._n 255._o and_o in_o sundry_a other_o place_n you_o add_v do_v he_o charge_v protestant_n that_o by_o their_o schism_n and_o sedition_n they_o make_v way_n for_o other_o revolt_n he_o do_v so_o and_o that_o frequent_o chap._n 3._o §_o 14._o p._n 187_o etc._n etc._n do_v he_o you_o add_v gather_v a_o rhapsody_n of_o insignificant_a word_n as_o do_v celsus_n i_o say_v he_o do_v in_o the_o pretend_a plea_n that_o he_o insist_o on_o for_o quaker_n and_o for_o presbyterian_o also_o chap._n 3._o §_o 13._o p._n 172_o 173_o etc._n etc._n again_o do_v he_o manage_v the_o argument_n of_o the_o jew_n against_o christianity_n as_o be_v do_v by_o celsus_n he_o do_v direct_o express_o and_o at_o large_a chap._n 3._o §_o 12._o p._n 158._o etc._n etc._n i_o confess_v because_o it_o may_v be_v you_o know_v it_o not_o you_o may_v have_v question_v the_o truth_n of_o my_o parallel_n on_o the_o side_n that_o concern_v celsus_n 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