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and_o pomp_n quaere_fw-la whether_o may_v it_o not_o be_v say_v the_o divine_n now_o labour_v to_o engross_v the_o power_n of_o licens_v only_o to_o themselves_o 9_o the_o prelate_n have_v for_o part_n of_o their_o government_n fines_n pillory_n whip_n imprisonment_n quaere_fw-la whether_o may_v it_o not_o be_v say_v the_o divine_n now_o have_v those_o very_a thing_n for_o part_n of_o they_o 10._o the_o prelate_n have_v parish_n for_o their_o church_n and_o tithe_n for_o their_o maintenance_n quaere_fw-la whether_o may_v it_o not_o be_v say_v the_o divine_n now_o have_v the_o same_o parish_n now_o for_o church_n the_o same_o tithe_n for_o maintenance_n 11._o the_o prelate_n call_v all_o other_o meeting_n but_o their_o parish-meeting_n conventicle_n quaere_fw-la whether_o may_v it_o not_o be_v say_v the_o divine_n now_o call_v the_o church_n and_o people_n that_o meet_v now_o together_o apart_o from_o they_o conventicle_n as_o former_o 12._o the_o prelate_n call_v the_o nonconformist_n factious_a troubler_n of_o the_o state_n quaere_fw-la whether_o may_v it_o not_o be_v say_v the_o divine_n now_o do_v according_o call_v any_o that_o write_v or_o oppose_v their_o presbytery_n factious_a and_o statetroublers_a 13._o the_o prelate_n ever_o accuse_v their_o nonconforming_a brethren_n to_o the_o king_n and_o council_n quaere_fw-la whether_o may_v it_o not_o be_v say_v the_o divine_n now_o according_o accuse_v their_o nonconforming_a brethren_n to_o the_o parliament_n and_o other_o counsel_n 14._o the_o prelate_n have_v a_o design_n to_o send_v all_o their_o non-conformed_n brethren_n to_o strange_a kingdom_n as_o new-england_n quaere_fw-la whether_o may_v it_o not_o be_v say_v the_o divine_n now_o endeavour_v to_o send_v their_o nonconforming_a brethren_n to_o other_o place_n out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n 15._o the_o prelate_n ingross_v all_o the_o preach_a and_o prefer_v divine_n to_o all_o place_n of_o honour_n and_o popularity_n in_o the_o kingdom_n to_o themselves_o quaere_fw-la whether_o may_v it_o not_o be_v say_v the_o divine_n now_o do_v according_o prefer_v to_o all_o place_n of_o public_a trust_n honour_n and_o employment_n as_o university_n navy_n army_n garrison-town_n county_n city_n &_o c_o 16._o the_o prelate_n will_v not_o suffer_v man_n who_o they_o call_v layman_n to_o speak_v of_o the_o scripture_n quaere_fw-la whether_o may_v it_o not_o be_v say_v the_o divine_n now_o do_v forbid_v and_o contemn_v all_o layman_n gift_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n 17._o the_o prelate_n will_v not_o suffer_v any_o to_o go_v from_o the_o parish-minister_n quaere_fw-la whether_o may_v it_o not_o be_v say_v the_o divine_n now_o according_o labour_v to_o have_v all_o keep_v to_o their_o parish_n 18._o the_o prelate_n call_v truth_n which_o they_o receive_v not_o new_a light_n error_n quaere_fw-la whether_o may_v it_o not_o be_v say_v the_o divine_n now_o according_o call_v all_o thing_n they_o
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a_o pastoral_n call_v but_o depart_v from_o the_o antichristian_a ministry_n by_o bishop_n and_o now_o a_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n isa_n 5._o 20._o woe_n be_v to_o they_o that_o put_v darkness_n for_o light_n act_n 19_o 32._o some_o therefore_o cry_v one_o thing_n and_o some_o another_o for_o the_o assembly_n be_v confuse_v and_o the_o most_o part_n know_v not_o wherefore_o they_o be_v come_v together_o ver._n 41._o and_o when_o he_o have_v speak_v this_o he_o dismiss_v the_o assembly_n london_n print_v for_o giles_n calvert_n at_o the_o black_a spread-eagle_n at_o the_o west_n end_n of_o paul_n 1646._o the_o law_n of_o nature_n give_v a_o man_n leave_v to_o speak_v fair_o in_o his_o own_o just_a defence_n and_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n require_v he_o to_o speak_v zealous_o in_o the_o defence_n of_o truth_n i_o think_v it_o equal_a that_o this_o answer_n to_o mr_n ley_n shall_v be_v print_v april_n 15._o 1646._o john_n bachiler_n the_o letter_n