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a._n let_v not_o a_o heretic_n testimony_n be_v receive_v against_o a_o orthodox_n christian_n nay_o more_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o heretic_n shall_v inherit_v ibid._n the_o estate_n of_o his_o father_n in_o short_a we_o find_v heretic_n depose_v degrade_v banish_v and_o sometime_o fine_v witness_v that_o law_n of_o theodosius_n mention_v by_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n which_o enact_v that_o in_o some_o case_n heretic_n 96._o shall_v pay_v as_o the_o canon_n word_n it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ten_o pound_n of_o gold_n now_o we_o do_v not_o write_v this_o with_o any_o design_n to_o encourage_v the_o governor_n of_o our_o church_n or_o state_n to_o exercise_v any_o severity_n towards_o our_o sober_a and_o peaceable_a dissenter_n who_o differ_v from_o we_o only_o in_o the_o circumstantial_o of_o our_o religion_n but_o we_o mention_v these_o thing_n to_o confirm_v our_o present_a argument_n and_o to_o show_v that_o our_o present_a unlimited_a toleration_n of_o all_o 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to_o pervert_v the_o right_a way_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v for_o his_o oppose_v the_o gospel_n and_o that_o in_o all_o probability_n arise_v from_o the_o error_n of_o his_o judgement_n but_o the_o case_n be_v yet_o more_o plain_a in_o the_o example_n of_o hymenaeus_n and_o alexander_n of_o who_o st._n paul_n say_v i_o have_v deliver_v they_o to_o 20._o satan_n a_o severe_a punishment_n surè_fw-la futuri_fw-la judicii_fw-la praejudicium_fw-la it_o be_v a_o fore_n stall_n the_o dreadful_a judgement_n of_o god_n so_o tertullian_n but_o why_o do_v st._n paul_n inflict_v it_o he_o give_v this_o reason_n concern_v faith_n they_o have_v make_v shipwreck_n 19_o or_o as_o he_o elsewhere_o express_v it_o they_o have_v err_v concern_v 18._o the_o truth_n it_o be_v for_o their_o ill_a opinion_n about_o one_o article_n of_o our_o creed_n these_o instance_n be_v enough_o to_o show_v that_o a_o toleration_n of_o all_o opinion_n and_o practice_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n be_v never_o think_v 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