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bird_n aucupiis_fw-la or_o with_o your_o chaff_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o empty_a word_n abusive_a nothing_o for_o who_o i_o pray_v make_v this_o the_o question_n but_o your_o self_n not_o the_o heal_n quest_n i_o can_v affirm_v for_o that_o which_o he_o say_v be_v only_o about_o the_o magistrate_n not_o compel_v or_o impose_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o god_n not_o about_o this_o restrain_v of_o papist_n or_o infidel_n though_o some_o there_o be_v that_o question_n the_o extent_n of_o his_o power_n mere_o for_o their_o faith_n or_o worship_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o mention_v by_o the_o heal_n quest._n upon_o this_o the_o poor_a man_n to_o find_v himself_o work_v enough_o with_o his_o own_o pretty_a paralogism_n and_o sophism_n and_o so_o to_o make_v sport_n for_o our_o money_n lest_o we_o take_v he_o for_o a_o pickpocket_n he_o spend_v at_o one_o clap_v 6._o or_o 7._o page_n very_o generous_o to_o prove_v what_o none_o deny_v that_o it_o be_v neither_o the_o 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