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eudoxia_n take_v it_o as_o include_v she_o complain_v to_o the_o emperor_n a_o council_n call_v at_o chalcedon_n thereupon_o john_n opposites_n hasten_v thither_o theophilus_n among_o the_o râ—st_n eudoxius_n the_o empress_n have_v countenance_v epiphanius_n against_o he_o he_o present_o step_v up_o and_o preach_v a_o sermon_n whole_o in_o dispraise_n of_o all_o woman_n which_o be_v take_v to_o include_v the_o empress_n and_o she_o complain_v to_o the_o emperor_n that_o she_o be_v contumelious_o deal_v withal_o a_o council_n be_v call_v of_o bishop_n at_o chalcedon_n witherto_o glad_o resort_v all_o those_o that_o owe_v john_n a_o displeasure_n or_o that_o be_v cast_v out_o by_o he_o or_o do_v not_o like_o he_o and_o theophilus_n haste_v thither_o also_o to_o take_v the_o opportunity_n which_o john_n himself_o have_v administer_v to_o have_v he_o out_o which_o be_v the_o end_n and_o drift_n of_o all_o his_o other_o contrivance_n and_o negotiation_n where_o he_o be_v enveigh_v bitter_o 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of_o he_o and_o how_o he_o come_v to_o be_v a_o christian_n before_o page_n to_o which_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n as_o to_o a_o noble_a example_n they_o think_v he_o dally_v at_o first_o but_o be_v bring_v before_o the_o judge_n and_o he_o confess_v the_o same_o be_v clap_v in_o prison_n and_o behead_v evangelica_n veritas_fw-la non_fw-la recipit_fw-la juramentum_fw-la say_v jerom_n the_o evangelical_n or_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n admit_v not_o of_o a_o oath_n and_o say_v chrysostome_n non_fw-la oportet_fw-la ut_fw-la vir_fw-la qui_fw-la evangelicè_fw-la vivit_fw-la juret_fw-la omninò_fw-la it_o behove_v not_o or_o it_o be_v not_o meet_v or_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v that_o the_o man_n or_o he_o which_o live_v according_a to_o the_o gospel_n shall_v swear_v at_o all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d christian_n ought_v not_o to_o swear_v at_o all_o say_v justin_n martyr_n plato_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n let_v a_o oath_n be_v absent_a from_o every_o one_o as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v let_v none_o swear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d meander_n also_o have_v these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n fly_v a_o oath_n although_o thou_o may_v swear_v just_o plato_n also_o say_v again_o in_o his_o twelve_o book_n concern_v law_n ne_fw-la quis_fw-la juret_fw-la ipse_fw-la &_o ne_fw-la ab_fw-la altero_fw-la jusjurandum_fw-la exigat_fw-la i._n e._n let_v no_o man_n swear_v himself_o and_o let_v he_o not_o require_v or_o compel_v a_o oath_n of_o another_o ausonius_n in_o his_o second_o epistle_n say_v jurare_fw-la aut_fw-la falsum_fw-la dicere_fw-la par_fw-fr habuit_fw-la to_o swear_v or_o speak_v false_o be_v the_o same_o hesiod_n in_o his_o theogonia_n place_n a_o oath_n among_o the_o brood_n of_o contention_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n pag._n 88_o a_o oath_n say_v he_o which_o great_o burt_v man_n again_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d present_o a_o oath_n go_v with_o corrupt_a judgement_n judiciis_fw-la judgement_n cito_fw-la enim_fw-la abit_fw-la jusjurandum_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la pravis_fw-la judiciis_fw-la or_o when_o justice_n appear_v among_o man_n then_o swear_v vanish_v as_o be_v hesiod_n scope_n in_o that_o place_n p._n 13._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d viz._n neither_o aught_o he_o to_o swear_v this_o or_o any_o thing_n this_o thing_n or_o swear_v shall_v never_o be_v or_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o to_o swear_v say_v theognis_n verse_n 660._o wherefore_o shall_v i_o reckon_v up_o origen_n chrysostome_n theophilact_fw-mi oecomenius_n hillary_n athanasius_n jerom_n theodoret_n lactantius_n and_o other_o who_o have_v frequent_a invective_n against_o swear_v or_o basil_n who_o commend_v a_o famous_a greek_a call_v jurare_fw-la call_v clineas_fw-la cum_fw-la posset_n effugere_fw-la trium_fw-la talentorum_fw-la mulctam_fw-la jurando_fw-la injuriam_fw-la pati_fw-la maluit_fw-la quam_fw-la jurare_fw-la clineas_n who_o rather_o than_o 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to_o send_v the_o holy_a ghost_n unto_o they_o for_o that_o end_n and_o in_o his_o speech_n to_o the_o parliament_n 1609._o he_o say_v it_o be_v a_o sure_a rule_n in_o divinity_n that_o god_n never_o love_v to_o plant_v his_o church_n by_o violence_n and_o bloodshed_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o his_o apology_n aforesaid_a page_n 4._o speak_v of_o such_o papist_n as_o take_v the_o oath_n he_o say_v thus_o i_o have_v a_o good_a proof_n that_o i_o intend_v no_o persecution_n against_o they_o for_o conscience-sake_n but_o only_o desire_v to_o be_v secure_v for_o civil_a obedience_n which_o for_o conscience_n cause_n they_o be_v bind_v to_o perform_v and_o in_o his_o expos_n rev._n 20._o print_v 1588._o and_o 1603._o he_o say_v the_o compass_v of_o the_o saint_n and_o the_o besiege_n of_o the_o belove_a city_n declare_v unto_o we_o a_o certain_a note_n of_o a_o false_a church_n to_o be_v persecution_n for_o they_o come_v to_o seek_v the_o faithful_a the_o faithful_a be_v those_o that_o be_v 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with_o prejudices_fw-la and_o if_o presbytery_n in_o such_o a_o supremacy_n be_v a_o institution_n of_o christ_n sure_o it_o differ_v from_o all_o other_o and_o be_v the_o first_o and_o only_a point_n of_o christianity_n that_o be_v to_o be_v plant_v and_o water_v with_o so_o much_o english_a blood_n who_o effusion_n run_v in_o a_o stream_n so_o contrary_a to_o that_o of_o the_o primitive_a planter_n both_o of_o christianity_n and_o episcopacy_n which_o be_v with_o patience_n shed_v of_o their_o own_o blood_n not_o violent_a draw_v of_o other_o man_n sure_o there_o be_v too_o much_o of_o man_n in_o it_o to_o have_v much_o of_o christ_n nor_o may_v any_o man_n i_o think_v say_v the_o king_n without_o sin_n and_o presumption_n 95._o page_n 95._o forcible_o endeavour_v to_o cast_v the_o church_n under_o my_o care_n and_o tuition_n into_o the_o mould_n they_o have_v fancy_v and_o fashion_v to_o their_o design_n till_o they_o have_v first_o gain_v my_o consent_n and_o resolve_v both_o my_o own_o and_o other_o man_n conscience_n by_o the_o strength_n of_o their_o reason_n other_o violent_a motion_n which_o be_v neither_o 96._o page_n 96._o manly_n christian_n nor_o loyal_a shall_v never_o either_o shake_n or_o settle_v my_o religion_n nor_o any_o man_n else_o who_o know_v what_o religion_n mean_v and_o how_o far_o it_o be_v remove_v from_o all_o faction_n who_o proper_a engine_n be_v force_v the_o arbitrator_n of_o beast_n not_o of_o reasonable_a men._n also_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o covenant_n under_o the_o 14_o head_n he_o say_v the_o enjoin_v of_o oath_n upon_o the_o people_n must_v needs_o in_o thing_n doubtful_a be_v dangerous_a 100_o page_n 100_o as_o in_o thing_n unlawful_a damnable_a also_o in_o the_o prayer_n adjoin_v to_o that_o head_n he_o say_v make_v they_o at_o length_n serious_o to_o consider_v that_o nothing_o violent_a and_o injurious_a can_v be_v religious_a 108._o pag._n 108._o and_o upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o many_o jealousy_n raise_v and_o scandal_n cast_v upon_o he_o to_o stir_v up_o the_o people_n against_o he_o be_v the_o 15_o head_n he_o say_v in_o point_n of_o true_a conscientious_a tenderness_n i_o have_v oft_o declare_v how_o little_a i_o have_v desire_v my_o law_n and_o sceptre_n shall_v entrench_v on_o god_n sovereignty_n which_o be_v the_o only_a king_n of_o man_n conscience_n and_o yet_o he_o have_v lay_v such_o restraint_n upon_o man_n as_o command_v they_o to_o be_v subject_a for_o conscience-sake_n give_v no_o man_n liberty_n to_o break_v the_o law_n establish_v further_a than_o with_o meekness_n and_o patience_n they_o be_v content_a to_o suffer_v the_o penalty_n annex_v rather_o than_o disturb_v the_o public_a peace_n and_o upon_o that_o head_n of_o the_o ordinance_n against_o the_o common-prayer-book_n be_v the_o 16_o he_o say_v that_o these_o man_n i_o say_v shall_v so_o sudden_o change_v the_o liturgy_n into_o a_o directory_n speak_v of_o that_o alteration_n of_o the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o by_o those_o man_n who_o cry_v out_o of_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n and_o bishop_n which_o suffer_v they_o not_o to_o use_v the_o liberty_n of_o their_o conscience_n in_o not_o use_v the_o service-book_n who_o late_o have_v either_o subscribe_v to_o use_v and_o maintain_v or_o refuse_v to_o use_v it_o in_o the_o page_n before_o and_o now_o apply_v these_o word_n to_o they_o as_o if_o the_o spirit_n need_v help_v for_o invention_n though_o not_o for_o expression_n as_o if_o a_o matter_n prescribe_v do_v not_o as_o much_o stint_n and_o obstruct_v the_o spirit_n as_o if_o it_o be_v clothe_v in_o or_o confine_v to_o fit_a word_n which_o he_o call_v in_o the_o next_o word_n legerdemain_n to_o deceive_v the_o vulgar_a and_o in_o the_o next_o paragraph_n he_o say_v thus_o i_o see_v that_o no_o man_n be_v prone_a to_o be_v great_a tyrant_n and_o more_o rigorous_a exacter_n on_o other_o to_o conform_v to_o their_o illegal_a novelty_n than_o such_o who_o pride_n be_v former_o least_o dispose_a to_o the_o obedience_n of_o lawful_a constitution_n and_o who_o licentious_a humour_n most_o pretend_a conscientious_a liberty_n and_o in_o the_o prayer_n after_o that_o head_n he_o say_v evermore_o defend_v thy_o church_n from_o blind_a zeal_n and_o overbold_a devotion_n then_o upon_o the_o 18_o head_n which_o speak_v of_o uxbridge_n treaty_n etc._n etc._n he_o 159._o pag._n 132._o pag._n 150._o pag._n 151._o pag._n 159._o say_v as_o to_o his_o sword_n and_o reason_n having_n great_a confidence_n of_o my_o reason_n than_o my_o sword_n and_o it_o be_v a_o office_n not_o only_o of_o humanity_n rather_o to_o use_v reason_n than_o force_n but_o also_o of_o christianity_n to_o seek_v peace_n and_o ensue_v it_o and_o the_o high_a tide_n of_o success_n set_v i_o not_o above_o a_o treaty_n nor_o the_o low_a ebb_n below_o a_o fight_n though_o i_o never_o think_v it_o any_o sign_n of_o true_a valour_n to_o be_v prodigal_a of_o man_n life_n rather_o than_o to_o be_v draw_v to_o produce_v our_o 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