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minister_v to_o my_o necessity_n not_o have_v have_v for_o almost_o these_o two_o last_o year_n 40._o li._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la not_o withstand_v any_o constant_a preach_n on_o lord_n day_n weekday_n and_o all_o extraordinary_a occasion_n of_o fast_n and_o thanksgiving_n i_o have_v be_v willing_a to_o forsake_v my_o fatness_n and_o sweetness_n to_o neglect_v my_o profit_n health_n benefit_n of_o my_o family_n all_o advantage_n and_o in_o a_o sort_n to_o sequester_v myself_o from_o friend_n and_o all_o worldly_a enjoyment_n to_o spend_v my_o time_n strength_n spirit_n estate_n and_o all_o in_o ree_n write_a study_v of_o the_o controversy_n of_o these_o time_n have_v prepare_v many_o tractate_v against_o the_o error_n of_o the_o time_n and_o as_o for_o domination_n and_o affect_v of_o rule_n and_o government_n i_o have_v little_o meddle_v in_o
of_o one_o andrew_n wike_n p._n 169_o 170._o a_o relation_n of_o a_o story_n of_o katherine_n chidley_n and_o her_o son_n be_v at_o bury_n in_o suffolk_n and_o of_o gaffer_n lanceter_n of_o bury_n and_o his_o pamphlet_n entitle_v lanceters_n launcâ—_n p._n 170._o 171._o a_o relation_n of_o a_o quarter-master_n preach_v and_o of_o his_o tell_v the_o people_n he_o have_v a_o command_n from_o the_o spirit_n to_o preach_v and_o be_v under_o the_o command_n of_o the_o spirit_n p._n 172._o a_o relation_n of_o word_n speak_v by_o a_o captain_n in_o the_o army_n concern_v the_o decol_n of_o the_o king_n p._n 172._o a_o relation_n of_o a_o trooper_n in_o northhamptonshiere_n stand_v up_o in_o the_o church_n and_o speak_v to_o a_o minister_n question_v his_o doctrine_n as_o also_o some_o soldier_n wound_v a_o minister_n son_n in_o that_o county_n p._n 173._o a_o relation_n of_o a_o captain_n speak_v how_o they_o will_v come_v against_o the_o city_n of_o london_n if_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o shall_v give_v order_n so_o to_o do_v p._n 174._o a_o relation_n of_o a_o sectary_n say_v of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o tithe_n the_o parliament_n make_v a_o ordinance_n to_o rob_v man_n and_o call_v those_o thief_n and_o robber_n who_o execute_v it_o and_o of_o his_o arrest_v the_o justice_n of_o peace_n and_o the_o distrainer_n p._n 175._o a_o relation_n of_o a_o independent_a commander_n declare_v they_o be_v against_o independent_a government_n as_o well_o as_o presbyterial_a if_o it_o shall_v be_v settle_v they_o be_v for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v tie_v to_o any_o thing_n p._n 175._o animadversion_n on_o a_o libellous_a pamphlet_n entitle_v the_o lord_n mayor_n farewell_n from_o his_o office_n of_o majoralty_a p._n 175_o 176_o 177_o 178._o a_o relation_n of_o the_o true_a reason_n why_o breach_n have_v be_v prevent_v in_o the_o army_n there_o be_v so_o many_o sectary_n in_o it_o namely_o the_o great_a forbearance_n patience_n the_o pass_v by_o 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