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of_o our_o author_n argument_n as_o to_o the_o french_a king_n action_n be_v they_o the_o effect_n of_o ambition_n or_o otherwise_o yet_o this_o be_v plain_a there_o be_v a_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n endeavour_v to_o be_v impose_v by_o the_o dark_a cunning_a and_o indefatigable_a industry_n of_o its_o emissary_n and_o bigot_n every_o where_o and_o very_o wise_a loyal_a person_n do_v ascribe_v much_o of_o our_o peace_n since_o the_o happy_a restauration_n of_o our_o present_a king_n to_o his_o be_v free_v from_o humour_v of_o uncharitable_a zealot_n even_o among_o ourselves_o at_o home_n nor_o need_v i_o reckon_v up_o zisca_n action_n nor_o the_o ravage_n of_o the_o swede_n under_o gustavus_n adolphus_n in_o germany_n the_o effusion_n of_o blood_n by_o duke_n d'alva_n who_o put_v 18000._o to_o death_n in_o cold_a blood_n have_v touch_v the_o indiscreet_a zeal_n of_o his_o master_n philip_n already_o nor_o the_o misguide_a zeal_n of_o our_o queen_n mary_n nor_o the_o prodigious_a 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the_o gent_n unreasonable_a confidence_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n infer_v that_o most_o of_o our_o late_a war_n have_v arisen_a upon_o pure_o politic_a pretension_n and_o not_o upon_o religious_a colour_n and_o i_o not_o only_a hope_n but_o be_o real_o persuade_v it_o will_v never_o be_v within_o the_o power_n nor_o design_n of_o any_o dissent_v party_n in_o england_n so_o man_n be_v not_o too_o much_o prosecute_v for_o nonconformity_n to_o stir_v up_o my_o countryman_n into_o actual_a disobedience_n against_o his_o majesty_n law_n far_o than_o to_o suffer_v for_o the_o scar_n of_o the_o late_a intestine_a war_n remain_v still_o be_v fresh_a in_o memory_n the_o great_a convulsion_n the_o british_a empire_n ever_o feel_v which_o i_o hope_v never_o will_v be_v renew_v be_v hardly_o yet_o shake_v off_o but_o because_o this_o general_a toleration_n to_o all_o protestant_n which_o i_o seem_v to_o plead_v for_o at_o least_o wish_v if_o authority_n shall_v think_v fit_a may_v seem_v of_o 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so_o to_o be_v such_o by_o the_o supreme_a authority_n in_o all_o state_n relate_v to_o the_o external_a way_n of_o honour_v god_n and_o because_o peace_n be_v the_o end_n of_o government_n man_n opinion_n when_o public_o vent_v and_o find_v inconsistent_a with_o peace_n must_v be_v regulate_v by_o the_o magistrate_n which_o be_v not_o to_o make_v man_n see_v double_a by_o be_v dazzle_v betwixt_o ecclesiastical_a and_o temporal_a power_n for_o all_o power_n be_v temporal_a as_o power_n nevertheless_o as_o t._n h._n say_v paul_n or_o cephas_n or_o apollo_n may_v he_o follow_v perhaps_o as_o the_o best_a way_n according_a to_o a_o man_n like_n so_o it_o be_v do_v without_o contention_n and_o without_o measure_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n by_o our_o affection_n to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o minister_n the_o fault_n which_o paul_n reprehend_v in_o the_o corinthian_n his_o reason_n follow_v see_v the_o leviathan_n ch_n 47._o pag._n 385._o and_o they_o be_v such_o as_o no_o man_n have_v ever_o hitherto_o presume_v to_o refute_v though_o his_o swear_a enemy_n have_v assault_v he_o otherwise_o by_o shoal_n the_o english_a be_v loath_a to_o venture_v their_o salvation_n at_o cross_n and_o pile_n which_o becanus_n urge_v in_o his_o chapter_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la a_o little_a too_o eager_o let_v we_o take_v heed_n since_o the_o tare_n must_v grow_v up_o with_o the_o wheat_n till_o the_o harvest_n lest_o by_o furious_a zeal_n we_o be_v find_v guilty_a of_o pluck_v up_o the_o wheat_n with_o the_o tare_n and_o let_v we_o remember_v our_o bless_a saviour_n censure_n of_o those_o who_o require_v fire_n from_o heaven_n to_o consume_v the_o apparent_a unkindness_n of_o perhaps_o in_o some_o measure_n ignorant_a man_n he_o tell_v his_o disciple_n they_o know_v not_o what_o spirit_n they_o be_v of_o it_o be_v as_o hard_a to_o be_v virtuous_a as_o to_o be_v whip_v into_o any_o particular_a religion_n because_o