nobility_n gentry_n and_o commonalty_n and_o when_o they_o have_v get_v the_o power_n in_o their_o hand_n o_o what_o grateful_a and_o ingenuous_a return_n they_o make_v they_o for_o that_o benignity_n and_o favour_n they_o ruine_v the_o bishop_n not_o spare_v even_o those_o most_o hearty_a protestant_a bishop_n who_o have_v be_v so_o benign_a and_o favourable_a to_o they_o they_o raise_v a_o war_n against_o the_o king_n plunder_v sequester_v murder_v those_o that_o adhere_v to_o he_o and_o by_o degree_n extort_a from_o himself_o such_o grand_a diminution_n of_o his_o royal_a prerogative_n as_o that_o they_o leave_v he_o little_o more_o than_o the_o title_n of_o a_o king_n and_o be_v such_o man_n as_o these_o such_o true_a english_a protestant_n so_o good_a christian_n as_o that_o they_o ought_v in_o justice_n and_o reason_n of_o state_n to_o be_v still_o treat_v benign_o and_o favourable_o nay_o rather_o shall_v not_o king_n noble_n and_o commons_o p._n 40._o 50._o remember_v their_o 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the_o presbyterian_o unmask_v or_o animadversion_n upon_o a_o nonconformist_a book_n call_v the_o interest_n of_o england_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o relingion_n nihil_fw-la â—cci_fw-la diciâ—_n 3_o iâ—o_n nihil_fw-la fateris_fw-la qviseqvitur_fw-la menander_n non_fw-fr ambulat_fw-la in_o tenâ—â—ris_fw-la non_fw-la quis_fw-la sed_fw-la quid._n not_o who_o but_o what._n london_n print_v for_o r._n royston_n bookseller_n to_o his_o most_o sacred_a majesty_n at_o the_o angel_n in_o amen-corner_n 1676._o the_o preface_n though_o perhaps_o there_o have_v be_v several_a juncture_n since_o 1661._o wherein_o the_o publish_n of_o these_o animadversion_n which_o be_v then_o finish_v will_v have_v be_v judge_v more_o seasonable_a yet_o i_o must_v profess_v myself_o in_o the_o number_n of_o those_o man_n who_o believe_v nothing_o of_o this_o nature_n can_v come_v out_o unreasonable_o till_o either_o the_o old_a cause_n cease_v to_o be_v think_v good_a or_o else_o the_o good_a old_a cause_n cease_v 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as_o this_o john_n corbet_n be_v who_o be_v so_o profuse_a and_o lavish_a of_o his_o praise_n as_o to_o commend_v presbyterian_o edit_fw-la interest_n of_o england_n p._n 66._o 2._o edit_fw-la even_o on_o this_o score_n too_o we_o affirm_v bold_o say_v he_o that_o those_o for_o who_o we_o plead_v viz._n presbyterian_o must_v needs_o be_v good_a subject_n to_o a_o christian_a king_n and_o good_a member_n of_o a_o christian_a commonwealth_n the_o man_n i_o confess_v have_v a_o excellent_a knack_n at_o whiten_a aethiopian_n and_o put_v wolf_n into_o sheep_n clothing_n but_o he_o must_v not_o be_v angry_a if_o we_o endeavour_v for_o our_o own_o and_o other_o man_n security_n to_o strip_v they_o of_o that_o cover_n lest_o under_o the_o specious_a disguise_n of_o religion_n reformation_n and_o liberty_n they_o once_o more_o rend_v and_o tear_v we_o and_o make_v we_o a_o prey_n to_o atheism_n confusion_n and_o tyranny_n it_o concern_v we_o to_o have_v the_o presbyterian_a vizor_n take_v off_o 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book_n entitle_v the_o interest_n of_o england_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o religion_n the_o author_n have_v tell_v we_o page_n 16._o 26._o 2._o edit_fw-la that_o among_o the_o various_a disagree_a party_n within_o this_o kingdom_n two_o main_a one_o appear_v above_o the_o rest_n viz._n the_o episcopal_a and_o presbyterian_a and_o that_o the_o disunion_n between_o these_o party_n must_v be_v remove_v either_o by_o the_o abolition_n of_o one_o party_n or_o by_o the_o coalition_n of_o both_o into_o one_o or_o by_o a_o toleration_n indulge_v to_o the_o weak_a side_n he_o proceed_v p._n 17._o 27._o without_o stay_v to_o inform_v we_o how_o disunion_n of_o party_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v remove_v either_o by_o the_o abolition_n or_o toleration_n of_o one_o party_n to_o that_o which_o he_o presume_v the_o great_a case_n of_o the_o time_n and_o therefore_o propose_v it_o as_o the_o subject_n of_o his_o discourse_n viz._n in_o which_o of_o these_o three_o way_n abolition_n coalition_n or_o toleration_n the_o true_a interest_n of_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n lie_v and_o the_o first_o thing_n that_o he_o inquire_v into_o be_v whether_o in_o justice_n or_o reason_n of_o state_n the_o presbyterian_a party_n shall_v be_v reject_v and_o depress_v or_o protect_v and_o encourage_v which_o party_n he_o distinguish_v from_o prelatist_n by_o these_o character_n which_o p._n 20._o 30._o he_o call_v their_o main_n and_o root_a principle_n 1._o they_o admire_v and_o magnify_v the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o take_v they_o for_o the_o absolute_a perfect_a rule_n of_o faith_n and_o life_n without_o the_o supplement_n of_o ecclesiastical_a tradition_n yet_o they_o deny_v not_o due_a respect_n and_o reverence_n to_o venerable_a antiquity_n 2._o they_o assert_v the_o study_n and_o knowledge_n of_o the_o scripture_n to_o be_v the_o duty_n and_o privilege_n of_o all_o christian_n yet_o they_o acknowledge_v the_o necessity_n of_o a_o stand_a gospel-ministery_a and_o receive_v the_o 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