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account_v true_a visible_a church_n of_o christ._n and_o hitherto_o of_o his_o false_a &_o blasphemous_a doctrine_n object_v against_o we_o in_o his_o letter_n which_o in_o his_o libel_n he_o say_v i_o promise_v to_o answer_n &_o perform_v it_o not_o yet_o in_o the_o letter_n itself_o he_o write_v that_o hear_n i_o say_v i_o have_v speak_v unto_o he_o both_o private_o &_o public_o &_o now_o will_v not_o further_o have_v to_o do_v with_o he_o and_o concern_v his_o letter_n my_o answer_n be_v to_o this_o effect_n as_o i_o remember_v send_v he_o by_o i.l._n one_o of_o his_o own_o company_n beside_o my_o speech_n unto_o himself_o that_o the_o content_n of_o his_o letter_n be_v partly_o private_a partly_o public_a that_o for_o the_o private_a i_o require_v proof_n and_o for_o the_o public_a i_o will_v not_o deal_v privae_o wish_v also_o the_o say_a i.l._n to_o deal_v with_o he_o for_o some_o report_n ascribe_v to_o he_o in_o the_o letter_n concern_v i_o which_o he_o deny_v and_o to_o end_v 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