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of_o nudifidians_n who_o say_v they_o have_v faith_n and_o boast_v 18._o that_o they_o have_v more_o than_o other_o sure_o these_o be_v the_o very_a man_n for_o they_o call_v themselves_o the_o more_o believe_a sort_n of_o protestant_n the_o bare_a believe_a sort_n of_o protestant_n perhaps_o they_o be_v they_o account_v good_a work_n but_o mark_n of_o popery_n we_o confess_v ourselves_o no_o such_o protestant_n for_o we_o be_v of_o the_o apostle_n mind_n as_o the_o body_n without_o the_o 26._o spirit_n be_v dead_a so_o faith_n without_o good_a work_n be_v dead_a also_o but_o they_o tell_v the_o reader_n further_o and_o say_v if_o thou_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o parliament_n and_o reformation_n and_o make_v libel_n wilful_a in_o thy_o enmity_n above_o the_o help_n of_o miracle_n or_o such_o revelation_n as_o these_o be_v then_o it_o be_v to_o be_v expect_v that_o thou_o will_v either_o deny_v these_o paper_n to_o have_v be_v write_v by_o the_o king_n own_o hand_n or_o else_o that_o we_o 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