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A26740
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Sacriledge arraigned and condemned by Saint Paul, Rom. II, 22 prosecuted by Isaac Basire ; published first in the year 1646 by special command of His Late Majesty of glorious memory.
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Basier, Isaac, 1607-1676.
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Wing B1036; ESTC R25267
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concern_v the_o treaty_n at_o uxbrige_n etc._n etc._n p._n 160._o exchange_n be_v no_o robbery_n be_v once_o your_o proverb_n but_o our_o late_a sad_a experience_n of_o those_o reformer_n good_a intention_n in_o the_o change_n may_v have_v teach_v we_o more_o wit_n than_o still_o to_o believe_v word_n as_o once_o the_o orator_n so_o may_v we_o now_o just_o cry_v out_o quid_fw-la verba_fw-la audio_fw-la cùm_fw-la facta_fw-la videam_fw-la let_v their_o action_n speak_v and_o they_o will_v speak_v loud_o and_o tell_v you_o what_o goodly_a change_n they_o mean_v to_o make_v behold_v testimonia_fw-la rerum_fw-la &_o loquentia_fw-la signa_fw-la in_o two_o late_a flourish_a kingdom_n at_o once_o as_o in_o a_o two_o leave_a broad_a glass_n you_o may_v clear_o see_v that_o under_o pretence_n of_o commutation_n they_o have_v at_o last_o compass_v their_o great_a project_n of_o utter_a confusion_n in_o the_o utter_a abolition_n of_o the_o chief_a office_n and_o sacrilegious_a conversion_n of_o 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old_a church_n and_o religion_n under_o pretence_n of_o sprinkle_v their_o false_a petty_a shepherd_n with_o a_o few_o drop_n that_o so_o themselves_o without_o control_n may_v swallow_v up_o all_o of_o some_o of_o our_o reformer_n pudet_fw-la haec_fw-la &_o dici_fw-la potuisse_fw-la &_o non_fw-la potuisse_fw-la refelli_fw-la 22._o but_o in_o such_o a_o case_n shall_v they_o or_o we_o all_o hold_v our_o peace_n very_a heathen_n will_v open_v their_o mouth_n and_o plead_v god_n cause_n for_o we_o against_o they_o will_v you_o think_v a_o sacrilegio_fw-la a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plato_n de_fw-fr legib_fw-la lib._n 10_o principio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr sacrilegio_fw-la plato_n by_o the_o mere_a light_n of_o nature_n can_v charge_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o sacrilege_n with_o flat_a atheism_n whosoever_o say_v he_o speak_v there_o express_o of_o sacrilege_n wrong_v the_o god_n any_o of_o those_o way_n he_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v guilty_a of_o one_o of_o 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well_fw-mi deos_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la etc._n etc._n vel_fw-la illos_fw-la praeter_fw-la aequum_fw-la &_o bonum_fw-la muneribus_fw-la &_o precibus_fw-la conciliari_fw-la illa_fw-la enim_fw-la absurda_fw-la deo_fw-la attribuere_fw-la est_fw-la negare_fw-la deum_fw-la joh._n serran_n in_o platon_n glossator_fw-la of_o this_o text_n in_o plato_n well_o comment_v by_o such_o carriage_n towards_o god_n in_o attribute_v such_o absurdity_n unto_o god_n what_o be_v any_o one_o the_o least_o of_o all_o these_o three_o way_n but_o utter_o to_o raze_v down_o the_o foundation_n of_o all_o religion_n and_o even_o then_o when_o in_o word_n we_o profess_v a_o god_n in_o work_n to_o deny_v he_o as_o the_o ult_n the_o tit._n 1._o ult_n apostle_n argue_v the_o case_n 23._o and_o as_o for_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o pretence_n the_o powerfulness_n of_o their_o ministry_n and_o the_o purity_n of_o their_o gospel_n etc._n etc._n will_v you_o take_v our_o lord_n advice_n then_o judge_v of_o the_o 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