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roman_n catholic_n say_v so_o say_v i_o as_o in_o his_o reconciler_n of_o religion_n etc._n etc._n p._n 2._o the_o true_a church_n militant_a be_v compose_v of_o good_a and_o bad_a of_o wheat_n and_o tare_n etc._n etc._n to_o this_o josiah_n coal_n in_o his_o whore_n vnvail_v etc._n etc._n p._n 10._o reply_n like_o himself_o i._n e._n like_o a_o right_a quaker_n say_v which_o thing_n i_o do_v abominate_a to_o acknowledge_v and_o it_o be_v blasphemy_n the_o true_a church_n be_v not_o compose_v of_o wheat_n and_o tare_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a but_o of_o good_a only_a wheat_n only_a see_v pag._n 254_o to_o pag._n 284._o whether_o their_o church_n be_v all_o wheat_n another_o of_o their_o teacher_n in_o his_o book_n a_o rod_n to_o drive_v out_o the_o wild_a boar_n etc._n etc._n say_v there_o be_v no_o hypocrite_n in_o the_o true_a church_n they_o that_o say_v there_o be_v hypocrite_n in_o the_o true_a church_n do_v err_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n etc._n etc._n read_v the_o 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not_o pay_v i_o i_o then_o will_v promise_v to_o pay_v every_o man_n to_o a_o groat_n and_o if_o so_o the_o quaker_n have_v no_o great_a cause_n to_o boast_v and_o yet_o i_o can_v in_o good_a conscience_n say_v that_o great_a part_n of_o my_o difficulty_n have_v be_v by_o and_o through_o the_o great_a injustice_n and_o implacable_a malice_n of_o my_o adversary_n the_o quaker_n who_o have_v yet_o no_o reason_n since_o my_o labour_n have_v be_v for_o their_o good_a though_o against_o their_o will_n and_o for_o which_o they_o have_v by_o all_o their_o endeavour_n seek_v my_o ruin_n and_o their_o resolution_n herein_o have_v be_v very_o strong_a and_o prosecute_v with_o great_a vigour_n for_o as_o on_o the_o one_o hand_n they_o have_v use_v all_o possible_a mean_n to_o render_v i_o unworthy_a of_o the_o clergy_n notice_n a_o hint_n whereof_o you_o have_v in_o p._n 299._o so_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n some_o of_o they_o have_v suggest_v by_o private_a insinuation_n to_o my_o creditor_n 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