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who_o interest_n it_o be_v to_o suppress_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n and_o permit_v calf_n to_o be_v set_v up_o at_o dan_n and_o bethel_n i_o will_v fain_o see_v mr._n baxter_n reason_n for_o the_o uniformity_n of_o the_o church_n then_o more_o than_o now_o and_o wherein_o oliver_n and_o richard_n do_v more_o pious_o faithful_o and_o prudent_o exercise_v the_o government_n than_o king_n charles_n i_o know_v it_o will_v grate_v on_o mr._n baxter_n spirit_n to_o have_v his_o thesis_n so_o often_o urge_v see_v he_o have_v desire_v the_o whole_a book_n may_v be_v take_v as_o non_fw-la scriptus_fw-la and_o that_o he_o retract_v some_o thing_n though_o he_o add_v not_o all_o nor_o tell_v we_o any_o particular_n but_o quid_fw-la verba_fw-la audiam_fw-la quum_fw-la fact_n a_o videam_fw-la to_o what_o purpose_n serve_v a_o protestation_n against_o plain_a matter_n of_o fact_n and_o daily_a practice_n whereby_o mr._n baxter_n still_o vindicate_v many_o ill_a thing_n deliver_v in_o that_o 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it_o and_o consect_n 4._o all_o carnal_a interest_n and_o all_o carnal_a reason_n be_v on_o the_o diocesan_n side_n and_o all_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o consequent_o all_o that_o the_o devil_n can_v do_v and_o therefore_o while_o carnal_a christian_n make_v a_o religion_n of_o their_o lust_n and_o interest_n and_o pride_n and_o covetousness_n and_o idleness_n be_v more_o predominant_a than_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o the_o love_n of_o soul_n no_o wonder_n if_o the_o diocesan_n cause_v prevail_v with_o such_o consect_n 7._o take_v but_o from_o such_o prelate_n the_o plume_n it_o have_v steal_v from_o magistrate_n and_o presbyter_n and_o it_o will_v be_v a_o naked_a thing_n and_o simple_a name_n he_o say_v in_o the_o preface_n the_o sufferer_n will_v call_v the_o prelate_n persecutor_n wolf_n in_o sheep_n clothing_n who_o be_v know_v by_o their_o fruit_n their_o tooth_n and_o claw_n p._n 163._o part_n 1._o it_o be_v the_o prelacy_n that_o make_v almost_o all_o 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