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and_o love_n to_o all_o man_n to_o win_v dissenter_n to_o edify_v and_o unite_v the_o people_n and_o so_o to_o advance_v the_o true_a honour_n of_o the_o ministry_n and_o to_o increase_v and_o corroborate_v the_o church_n octob._n 27._o 1675._o r._n b._n finis_fw-la the_o content_n a_o prefatory_a history_n of_o our_o case_n page_z 1_o etc._n etc._n our_o judgement_n how_o far_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o preach_v p._n 14._o our_o reason_n for_o preach_v i._o we_o judge_v it_o sacrilege_n to_o for_o sake_n the_o work_n to_o which_o we_o be_v consecrate_v p._n 20._o ii_o we_o can_v be_v ignorant_a of_o man_n oblige_a necessity_n p._n 22._o iii_o many_o express_a text_n of_o scripture_n oblige_v we_o p._n 32._o many_o objection_n answer_v to_o p._n 44._o whether_o prince_n may_v silence_v we_o large_o answer_v of_o man_n bind_v conscience_n of_o the_o people_n choice_n of_o pastor_n iv._o by_o desert_v our_o ministerial_a work_n we_o shall_v sin_v against_o the_o natural_a law_n of_o love_n 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