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n._n s._n letter_n xxx_o of_o the_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n first_o grant_v in_o scotland_n and_o then_o in_o england_n by_o king_n james_n ii_o my_o lord_n your_o lordship_n may_v call_v to_o mind_n what_o i_o have_v before_o write_v to_o you_o concern_v toleration_n in_o religion_n as_o necessary_a to_o facilitate_v the_o king_n design_n and_o now_o you_o see_v it_o have_v sprout_v up_o in_o scotland_n and_o the_o budding_n of_o it_o be_v visible_a enough_o in_o england_n that_o the_o parliament_n of_o the_o former_a as_o well_o as_o the_o latter_a oppose_v the_o dispense_v power_n be_v notorious_o know_v so_o that_o there_o be_v much_o less_o hope_n they_o will_v have_v concur_v to_o the_o indulgence_n a_o point_n as_o necessary_a to_o be_v gain_v every_o whit_n as_o the_o other_o that_o the_o scotch_a nation_n be_v more_o model_v to_o the_o king_n hand_n than_o the_o english_a the_o king_n himself_o well_o know_v as_o have_v a_o personal_a share_n in_o it_o when_o high_a 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