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〈◊〉_d 4â—_n 〈◊〉_d man_n day_n be_v vain_a and_o as_o a_o flower_n they_o fade_v here_o be_v one_o proclaim_v whereon_o man_n life_n be_v stay_v his_o suffering_n change_n comfort_n in_o strict_a thrall_n shon_n god_n alone_a preserve_v and_o govern_v all_o the_o second_o part_n of_o that_o book_n call_v independency_n not_o god_n ordinance_n or_o the_o postscript_n discover_v the_o uncharitable_a deal_n of_o the_o independent_o towards_o their_o christian_a brethren_n with_o the_o juggle_n of_o many_o of_o their_o pastor_n and_o minister_n to_o the_o mislead_v of_o the_o poor_a people_n to_o the_o detriment_n of_o their_o own_o soul_n and_o the_o hurt_n both_o of_o church_n and_o state_n with_o the_o danger_n of_o novelty_n in_o religion_n prove_v that_o independency_n be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o dangerous_a sect_n that_o ever_o appear_v in_o the_o world_n since_o mortality_n inhabit_v the_o earth_n in_o the_o which_o also_o there_o be_v a_o satisfactory_a answer_n give_v to_o the_o 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