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church_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n and_o when_o they_o be_v destroy_v and_o their_o power_n take_v from_o they_o the_o roman_a emperor_n in_o the_o ten_o bloody_a persecution_n destroy_v hundred_o of_o thousand_o of_o they_o and_o after_o that_o succeed_v the_o arian_n persecution_n and_o when_o that_o be_v end_v and_o the_o pope_n get_v his_o foot_n into_o the_o stirrup_n and_o sit_v as_o he_o pretend_v in_o the_o infallible_a chair_n he_o exceed_v in_o cruelty_n the_o heathen_n themselves_o witness_v the_o spanish_a inquisition_n the_o bloody_a butcher_v of_o the_o waldenses_n and_o albigenses_n the_o massacre_n in_o paris_n and_o other_o city_n
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thou_o have_v preach_v against_o speak_v against_o pray_v against_o thou_o have_v rail_v upon_o it_o and_o call_v it_o all_o that_o naught_o be_v well_o now_o let_v we_o see_v whether_o thou_o be_v in_o earnest_n or_o in_o jest_n whether_o all_o this_o be_v in_o sincerity_n or_o hypocrisy_n death_n come_v now_o to_o free_v thou_o from_o this_o bondage_n ease_v thou_o of_o this_o burden_n and_o bring_v a_o potion_n to_o cure_v thou_o when_o all_o other_o doctor_n have_v leave_v thou_o and_o can_v do_v no_o good_a he_o will_v bring_v thou_o where_o sin_n and_o sorrow_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o for_o into_o heaven_n they_o shall_v never_o enter_v be_v thou_o willing_a of_o the_o separation_n to_o give_v sin_n a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n and_o put_v it_o away_o will_v thou_o shake_v hand_n with_o it_o and_o bid_v it_o adieu_o for_o ever_o this_o potion_n will_v purge_v the_o soul_n from_o all_o the_o relic_n of_o this_o distemper_n and_o cleanse_v the_o heart_n which_o be_v the_o fountain_n 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