those_o principle_n in_o man_n mind_n which_o cause_n division_n in_o all_o other_o church_n as_o well_o as_o that_o and_o will_v never_o suffer_v christian_n to_o unite_n and_o agree_v where_o they_o prevail_v 2._o that_o i_o be_v so_o far_o from_o persuade_v any_o minister_n to_o the_o present_a conformity_n that_o i_o persuade_v not_o the_o reader_n 1._o either_o to_o use_v the_o ceremony_n 2._o or_o to_o communicate_v with_o any_o persecutor_n 3._o or_o to_o own_o diocesan_n 4._o nor_o to_o communicate_v with_o or_o own_o a_o diocesan_n church_n 5._o nor_o to_o communicate_v with_o or_o own_o any_o parish_n minister_n that_o be_v intolerable_a through_o insufficiency_n heresy_n or_o wickedness_n 6._o nor_o to_o speak_v one_o false_a word_n nor_o to_o do_v one_o sinful_a action_n to_o obtain_v communion_n with_o the_o best_a church_n in_o the_o world_n 7._o nor_o to_o prefer_v communion_n with_o a_o worse_a church_n and_o minister_n before_o communion_n with_o a_o better_a where_o it_o may_v be_v have_v without_o great_a loss_n than_o benefit_n 8._o nor_o to_o forbear_v any_o lawful_a endeavour_n in_o private_a for_o each_o other_o good_a 9_o nor_o to_o forsake_v a_o lawful_a faithful_a pastor_n mere_o because_o he_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o tithe_n and_o temple_n 10._o nor_o to_o take_v a_o man_n for_o your_o pastor_n mere_o because_o he_o have_v possession_n of_o the_o tithe_n and_o temple_n 11._o nor_o that_o a_o lawful_a faithful_a minister_n shall_v give_v over_o his_o ministerial_a work_n or_o not_o perform_v it_o to_o the_o best_a edificacation_n of_o the_o church_n whoever_o be_v displease_v by_o it_o or_o whatever_o it_o cost_v he_o which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v downright_a perfidiousness_n against_o his_o ordination_n and_o sacrilege_n as_o be_v the_o alienation_n of_o a_o devote_a consecrate_a person_n yea_o great_a sacrilege_n than_o alienate_a church_n land_n 12._o nor_o do_v i_o persuade_v any_o minister_n that_o instead_o of_o fly_v to_o another_o city_n as_o christ_n once_o command_v he_o must_v needs_o fly_v from_o all_o city_n for_o the_o diocesan_n that_o think_v city_n only_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o church_n and_o bishop_n may_v infer_v that_o if_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o desert_v the_o soul_n of_o all_o in_o city_n and_o corporation_n it_o be_v but_o a_o little_a step_n far_o to_o dâ—sert_n the_o village_n also_o 13._o nor_o do_v i_o ever_o persuade_v any_o minister_n to_o go_v to_o a_o parish_n church_n in_o city_n or_o corporation_n who_o be_v by_o law_n forbid_v to_o come_v within_o five_o mile_n of_o it_o and_o who_o by_o appear_v there_o do_v put_v himself_o into_o prison_n for_o six_o month_n in_o the_o common_a jail_n 14._o nor_o do_v i_o ever_o persuade_v any_o to_o hear_v the_o common_a prayer_n or_o go_v to_o the_o parish_n church_n mere_o for_o fear_v of_o punishment_n and_o to_o save_v themselves_o none_o of_o all_o these_o be_v the_o matter_n i_o that_o meddle_v with_o 3._o but_o the_o thing_n that_o i_o persuade_v man_n to_o be_v these_o 1._o to_o disclaim_v the_o foresay_a love-killing_a and_o church-dividing_a principle_n 2._o particular_o to_o join_v with_o a_o parish_n church_n that_o have_v a_o good_a minister_n and_o that_o ordinary_o in_o case_n you_o can_v enjoy_v no_o better_o without_o more_o loss_n than_o the_o benefit_n be_v like_a to_o be_v 3._o and_o extraordinary_o to_o join_v sometime_o with_o such_o a_o parish_n even_o when_o you_o have_v a_o better_a to_o show_v by_o what_o principle_n you_o walk_v unless_o when_o some_o apparent_a hurt_n forbid_v it_o which_o for_o that_o time_n be_v like_a to_o be_v great_a than_o the_o good_a pardon_v this_o repetition_n of_o the_o state_n of_o my_o case_n for_o without_o it_o i_o can_v be_v understand_v and_o his_o repeat_v untruth_n require_v it_o and_o now_o to_o his_o three_o libel_n call_v the_o review_n sect._n 1_o the_o title_n page_n speak_v of_o all_o my_o immodest_a calumny_n confute_v when_o 1._o he_o neither_o prove_v one_o calumny_n in_o my_o book_n nor_o confute_v one_o detection_n of_o his_o untruth_n sect._n 2._o he_o cunning_o tell_v you_o in_o a_o advertisement_n that_o ten_o or_o eleven_o have_v read_v his_o present_n citation_n of_o my_o word_n as_o if_o that_o justify_v fourscore_o falsehood_n before_o write_v sect._n 3_o pag._n 1._o he_o confess_v it_o be_v foolish_a and_o wicked_a to_o publish_v fourscore_o untruth_n in_o five_o or_o six_o sheet_n of_o paper_n and_o yet_o think_v not_o himself_o oblige_v it_o seem_v any_o far_a to_o vindicate_v himself_o by_o one_o considerable_a word_n but_o as_o it_o be_v by_o hope_v his_o reader_n will_v not_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v so_o foolish_a and_o wicked_a do_v church-discipline_n require_v no_o better_o defence_n nor_o no_o more_o repentance_n for_o above_o fourscore_o publish_a untruth_n than_o this_o sect._n 4._o instead_o of_o repentance_n he_o invit_v his_o reader_n to_o usurp_v god_n prerogative_n as_o he_o do_v and_o to_o judge_v my_o heart_n that_o it_o be_v never_o true_o humble_v and_o that_o my_o repentance_n be_v hypocritical_a sect._n 5._o thus_o lie_v down_o impenitent_o under_o all_o the_o crime_n false_a doctrine_n and_o untruth_n which_o he_o publish_v he_o now_o put_v they_o off_o as_o bye-matter_n and_o take_v on_o he_o to_o return_v to_o the_o question_n which_o he_o say_v be_v first_o design_o handle_v between_o we_o which_o he_o say_v be_v whether_o conformity_n at_o this_o day_n upon_o conscientious_a ground_n can_v be_v defend_v by_o any_o or_o at_o least_o with_o any_o kind_n of_o honesty_n be_v contend_v for_o by_o you_o thus_o he_o will_v play_v small_a game_n no_o more_o nor_o write_v untruth_n by_o parcel_n but_o let_v you_o know_v that_o it_o be_v not_o one_o untruth_n shall_v be_v the_o substance_n of_o his_o discourse_n if_o tell_v the_o church_n be_v a_o duty_n it_o be_v not_o rail_a to_o name_n the_o sin_n i_o therefore_o desire_v the_o church_n to_o consider_v whether_o it_o be_v easy_a among_o the_o party_n that_o he_o separate_v from_o or_o worse_o than_o they_o to_o meet_v with_o so_o great_a impudence_n in_o forgery_n i_o know_v by_o equivocation_n almost_o any_o word_n may_v be_v verify_v but_o when_o there_o be_v no_o explication_n adjoin_v the_o rule_n of_o humane_a speech_n be_v that_o analogum_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la positum_fw-la stat_fw-la prosignificato_fw-la famosiore_fw-la that_o be_v analogous_n or_o equivocal_a word_n put_v alone_o without_o a_o ex_fw-la exposition_n be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o most_o common_a or_o famous_a sense_n now_o the_o word_n conformity_n in_o its_o old_a and_o usual_a sense_n do_v signify_v that_o conformity_n by_o subscription_n oath_n and_o ceremony_n which_o distinguish_v the_o people_n call_v nonconformist_n from_o the_o conformist_n who_o yet_o be_v notorious_o distinguish_v from_o the_o separatist_n it_o be_v true_a that_o it_o may_v be_v call_v conformity_n if_o we_o be_v baptize_v if_o we_o profess_v christianity_n if_o we_o read_v the_o scripture_n if_o we_o use_v the_o common_a translation_n if_o we_o go_v to_o hear_v a_o sermon_n in_o public_a if_o we_o use_v the_o lord_n prayer_n etc._n etc._n in_o all_o this_o we_o do_v as_o the_o church_n of_o england_n do_v but_o this_o be_v not_o it_o that_o be_v notify_v by_o the_o common_a use_n of_o this_o name_n now_o do_v but_o note_v the_o front_n of_o the_o man_n 1._o the_o world_n know_v that_o i_o never_o conform_v as_o the_o law_n oblige_v minister_n to_o do_v that_o i_o lose_v my_o whole_a ministerial_a maintenance_n much_o more_o than_o ever_o he_o do_v all_o thing_n consider_v and_o which_o be_v a_o thousand_o time_n more_o the_o liberty_n of_o my_o ministry_n in_o public_a because_o i_o do_v not_o conform_v 2._o he_o know_v that_o i_o have_v profess_v in_o all_o the_o three_o book_n which_o he_o write_v against_o that_o i_o neither_o be_o for_o conformity_n nor_o ever_o write_v for_o it_o he_o know_v how_o distinct_o i_o exclude_v that_o from_o the_o question_n and_o state_v the_o question_n far_o otherwise_o which_o i_o meddle_v with_o yet_o dare_v this_o man_n make_v this_o false_a profession_n of_o our_o difference_n 3._o yea_o when_o it_o be_v separation_n in_o plain_a word_n and_o not_o mere_a nonconformity_n which_o he_o undertake_v to_o defend_v on_o his_o very_a title_n page_n 4._o and_o that_o i_o have_v oft_o profess_v to_o plead_v for_o the_o same_o cause_n that_o dod_n hildersham_n cartwright_n paget_n bradshaw_n brightman_n ball_n gifford_n and_o the_o other_o nonconformist_n defend_v against_o the_o separatist_n of_o those_o time_n use_v will_n you_o believe_v he_o if_o he_o say_v that_o they_o plead_v for_o confâ—rmity_n sect._n 6._o he_o again_o repeat_v his_o most_o palpable_a untruth_n in_o compare_v i_o in_o the_o war_n with_o any_o one_o whosoever_o pass_o over_o my_o answer_n
10._o ib._n but_o he_o profess_v that_o he_o deal_v thus_o in_o zeal_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n love_n to_o the_o cause_n of_o christ_n and_o nonconformity_n which_o i_o have_v desert_v where_o 1._o it_o be_v a_o repeat_v falsehood_n that_o i_o have_v desert_v the_o cause_n of_o nonconformity_n i_o challenge_v he_o open_o to_o name_n even_o one_o point_n of_o it_o in_o which_o i_o have_v change_v my_o judgement_n these_o 31_o year_n which_o i_o speak_v not_o as_o my_o praise_n who_o in_o those_o thing_n have_v grow_v no_o wise_a except_o in_o know_v the_o same_o thing_n better_a to_o this_o day_n 2._o what_o sin_n will_v you_o call_v it_o to_o father_n all_o these_o falsehood_n on_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o christ_n do_v his_o cause_n and_o glory_n need_v man_n lie_n how_o many_o hundred_o thus_o in_o a_o few_o more_o libel_n may_v you_o publish_v if_o satan_n bless_v they_o as_o hitherto_o he_o have_v do_v with_o a_o increase_n and_o multiply_v sect._n 11._o pag._n 5._o he_o recite_v many_o word_n of_o my_o disputation_n of_o church_n government_n and_o labour_v whether_o by_o gross_a ignorance_n or_o malice_n i_o know_v not_o to_o persuade_v the_o reader_n that_o i_o retract_v or_o contradict_v they_o and_o say_v we_o stand_v amaze_v you_o shall_v so_o soon_o and_o so_o much_o forget_v all_o that_o you_o have_v say_v this_o be_v not_o a_o single_a falsehood_n but_o make_v up_o no_o small_a part_n of_o his_o book_n reader_n do_v but_o hear_v and_o judge_v whether_o any_o thing_n except_o his_o amareduci_n can_v excuse_v such_o horrid_a deliberate_a untruth_n 1._o i_o never_o retract_v any_o of_o that_o book_n setting_z aside_o the_o dedication_n 2._o i_o do_v still_o profess_v that_o i_o be_o of_o the_o same_o judgement_n which_o that_o book_n express_v 3._o i_o have_v in_o the_o great_a audience_n tell_v the_o bishop_n that_o i_o stand_v to_o it_o and_o provoke_v they_o to_o answer_v it_o 4._o there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n of_o contradiction_n to_o that_o book_n in_o my_o cure_n of_o church-division_n which_o he_o write_v against_o and_o be_o i_o not_o as_o like_v to_o understand_v my_o own_o write_n as_o this_o man_n be_v 5._o that_o very_a book_n plead_v as_o much_o and_o much_o more_o for_o a_o moderate_a episcopacy_n the_o lawfulness_n of_o a_o liturgy_n and_o those_o circumstance_n or_o ceremony_n which_o i_o judge_v lawful_a as_o kneel_v at_o the_o sacrament_n than_o my_o late_a book_n have_v do_v 6._o it_o be_v to_o i_o a_o considerable_a providence_n which_o draw_v i_o when_o the_o sectary_n be_v at_o the_o very_o high_a to_o write_v that_o book_n which_o have_v i_o write_v since_o the_o king_n return_v they_o will_v have_v impute_v to_o temporize_a or_o a_o change_n 7._o the_o very_a same_o man_n that_o now_o rail_v so_o loud_o against_o i_o say_v nothing_o that_o ever_o i_o can_v hear_v of_o against_o that_o book_n that_o contain_v more_o than_o now_o i_o have_v write_v for_o but_o than_o it_o pass_v uncontradict_v by_o they_o that_o now_o rail_v at_o half_a as_o much_o so_o be_v it_o not_o a_o strange_a fate_n which_o that_o poor_a book_n incur_v that_o the_o man_n of_o both_o side_n plead_v it_o as_o for_o they_o and_o commend_v it_o whilst_o they_o condemn_v the_o author_n as_o if_o he_o be_v himself_o against_o it_o the_o reverend_a bishop_n who_o mr._n bagshaw_n write_v against_o allege_v it_o in_o the_o great_a audience_n before_o his_o majesty_n duke_n lord_n and_o bishop_n with_o no_o less_o commendation_n than_o these_o word_n no_o man_n have_v speak_v better_a of_o this_o than_o mr._n baxter_n and_o now_o mr._n bagshaw_n cit_v it_o with_o applause_n reader_n who_o be_v in_o such_o a_o case_n as_o i_o the_o bishop_n be_v for_o my_o book_n mr._n bagshaw_n be_v for_o it_o and_o i_o be_o the_o man_n that_o be_o against_o myself_o whilst_o i_o open_o tell_v they_o both_o that_o i_o still_o stand_v to_o it_o as_o my_o judgement_n only_o not_o own_v any_o word_n that_o any_o party_n shall_v just_o find_v to_o be_v too_o sharp_a sure_o they_o labour_v to_o bring_v i_o to_o that_o reputation_n among_o these_o contender_n as_o plato_n be_v among_o the_o philosopher_n who_o every_o sect_n take_v to_o be_v the_o second_o or_o next_o the_o best_a sect._n 12._o but_o pag._n 6._o he_o think_v that_o he_o talk_v like_o a_o man_n of_o brain_n when_o he_o infer_v that_o if_o they_o be_v such_o kind_n of_o person_n as_o i_o have_v represent_v they_o they_o ought_v immediate_o to_o be_v forsake_v and_o forbear_v as_o to_o any_o act_n of_o church-communion_n answ._n but_o 1._o i_o never_o say_v of_o they_o that_o they_o print_v beside_o false_a doctrine_n fourscore_o untruth_n in_o two_o small_a libel_n as_o you_o have_v do_v and_o give_v the_o world_n neither_o vindication_n nor_o repentance_n and_o yet_o you_o or_o your_o disciple_n will_v not_o infer_v thus_o against_o yourself_o 2._o deceitful_a man_n do_v i_o ever_o lie_v the_o charge_n you_o mention_n against_o all_o the_o honest_a conformable_a pastor_n of_o the_o parish_n church_n in_o the_o land_n who_o have_v no_o hand_n in_o any_o thing_n that_o you_o can_v call_v a_o imposition_n or_o a_o persecution_n nay_o that_o own_o not_o as_o they_o think_v the_o diocesan_n prelacy_n as_o such_o but_o only_a episcopacy_n in_o general_n and_o diocesan_n as_o the_o king_n officer_n do_v i_o ever_o lie_v that_o charge_n against_o all_o the_o christian_n in_o the_o parish_n church_n no_o nor_o against_o all_o the_o bishop_n neither_o 3._o and_o must_v all_o the_o church_n in_o a_o kingdom_n be_v excommunicate_v or_o forsake_v for_o the_o cause_n of_o a_o few_o man_n who_o few_o of_o they_o ever_o know_v or_o see_v this_o be_v like_o the_o pope_n interdict_v kingdom_n 4._o and_o if_o you_o separate_v but_o from_o the_o individual_a offender_n shall_v it_o not_o be_v do_v in_o a_o regular_a way_n why_o go_v you_o about_o to_o blind_v the_o ignorant_a with_o such_o palpable_a fallacy_n as_o these_o be_v it_o truth_n that_o man_n must_v be_v thus_o cheat_v into_o with_o error_n sect._n 13._o pag._n 6._o from_o what_o i_o say_v the_o episcopal_a church_n will_v then_o have_v be_v if_o they_o have_v but_o have_v a_o mere_a toleration_n in_o the_o time_n that_o open_o discountenance_v they_o when_o the_o countenance_v party_n shall_v set_v up_o by_o themselves_o he_o infer_v as_o if_o i_o have_v call_v they_o such_o now_o when_o no_o other_o be_v tolerate_v and_o that_o in_o all_o those_o parish_n where_o be_v good_a minister_n and_o no_o other_o church_n thus_o palpable_a falsehood_n be_v the_o very_a life_n of_o all_o his_o libel_n sect._n 14._o ib._n the_o self-contradicting_a man_n profess_v to_o follow_v the_o light_n which_o i_o once_o have_v in_o this_o and_o yet_o that_o my_o present_a light_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o confusion_n of_o darkness_n when_o i_o say_v the_o same_o then_o in_o that_o very_a book_n that_o now_o i_o do_v and_o now_o own_o that_o book_n which_o i_o write_v then_o and_o all_o to_o carry_v on_o a_o cheat_a falsehood_n as_o if_o in_o this_o i_o have_v change_v my_o judgement_n sect._n 15._o i_o have_v almost_o pass_v over_o a_o shameless_a falsehood_n pag._n 4._o and_o that_o you_o may_v know_v i_o do_v not_o speak_v at_o random_n particular_o when_o at_o gloucester_n you_o preach_v upon_o curse_v you_o meroz_n and_o now_o you_o say_v you_o do_v repent_v do_v you_o expect_v ever_o to_o be_v believe_v again_o which_o be_v a_o mere_a composition_n of_o untruth_n 1._o i_o never_o preach_v on_o curse_v you_o meroz_n in_o my_o life_n if_o he_o mean_v that_o text_n or_o those_o word_n i_o never_o be_v at_o gloucester_n but_o about_o one_o month_n before_o the_o war_n in_o which_o i_o preach_v thrice_o or_o four_o time_n of_o which_o one_o on_o a_o fast_a have_v respect_n to_o the_o time_n which_o be_v on_o ezek._n 37._o 3._o son_n of_o man_n can_v these_o bone_n live_v and_o my_o business_n be_v to_o show_v the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o reparation_n and_o reformation_n of_o a_o sinful_a lapse_v church_n in_o which_o i_o mention_v many_o thing_n and_o sort_n of_o people_n that_o will_v hinder_v it_o but_o neither_o my_o note_n which_o i_o yet_o have_v by_o i_o or_o memory_n have_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o that_o tend_v unto_o war_n or_o resistance_n of_o authority_n yet_o if_o any_o other_o sermon_n there_o do_v touch_v the_o time_n which_o i_o remember_v not_o i_o be_o sure_a it_o be_v not_o on_o that_o text_n which_o i_o never_o preach_v on_o 2._o and_o he_o as_o false_o insinuate_v that_o i_o out_o i_o repent_v of_o what_o i_o preach_v at_o gloucester_n so_o hard_o be_v it_o to_o he_o to_o speak_v that_o which_o be_v not_o
utter_o false_a sect._n 16._o pag._n 7._o in_o a_o parenthesis_n he_o say_v if_o there_o be_v any_o difference_n between_o you_o and_o we_o the_o libeler_n fill_v three_o pamphlet_n with_o heinous_a charge_n and_o after_o and_o before_o also_o question_v whether_o indeed_o there_o be_v any_o difference_n between_o he_o and_o i_o sect._n 17._o pag._n 8_o with_o as_o insolent_a ignorance_n do_v he_o feign_v i_o to_o make_v that_o which_o he_o call_v devise_a worship_n viz._n the_o liturgy_n to_o be_v idolatry_n in_o my_o foresay_a book_n and_o now_o to_o repent_v of_o and_o oppose_v what_o i_o hold_v and_o all_o because_o disp._n p._n 378._o i_o say_v to_o such_o as_o they_o will_v suspend_v silence_n excommunicate_a punish_v all_o such_o as_o will_v not_o pray_v to_o god_n in_o the_o word_n that_o they_o impose_v on_o they_o that_o if_o reason_n will_v not_o allay_v their_o impious_a distemper_n but_o will_v domineer_v over_o man_n conscience_n and_o the_o church_n of_o god_n we_o 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cite_v by_o he_o i_o large_o prove_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o liturgy_n and_o form_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o they_o in_o some_o case_n sect._n 18._o ib._n yet_o do_v he_o again_o most_o false_o say_v that_o i_o have_v unworthy_o recede_v from_o what_o i_o write_v and_o yet_o add_v that_o i_o have_v not_o that_o he_o know_v of_o repent_v of_o it_o recede_v from_o it_o and_o yet_o not_o repent_v of_o what_o a_o forgetful_a self-contradict_a be_v this_o man_n and_o so_o he_o thank_v god_n that_o i_o be_v heretofore_o stir_v up_o to_o write_v so_o much_o which_o now_o condemn_v i_o even_o for_o the_o same_o that_o i_o there_o and_o then_o do_v write_v and_o never_o repent_v of_o sect._n 19_o his_o next_o subject_n where_o he_o say_v that_o i_o argue_v against_o the_o divine_a and_o self-evidencing_a authority_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v one_o of_o the_o visibl_a lie_n that_o ever_o i_o see_v write_v by_o a_o man_n when_o i_o have_v not_o only_o say_v the_o contrary_a but_o tell_v where_o i_o have_v voluminous_o prove_v it_o to_o give_v i_o not_o a_o word_n of_o sense_n in_o answer_n but_o write_v as_o if_o he_o have_v never_o read_v my_o reply_n be_v to_o tell_v the_o church_n i_o must_v desire_v they_o to_o consider_v whether_o a_o more_o impudent_a study_a lie_n impenitent_o insist_v in_o after_o a_o double_a detection_n without_o a_o answer_n be_v ever_o present_v to_o their_o view_n and_o whether_o they_o can_v name_v i_o a_o christian_a writer_n in_o the_o world_n more_o infamous_o self-stigmatized_n with_o this_o vice_n the_o rest_n that_o he_o write_v of_o it_o i_o can_v persuade_v myself_o to_o tire_v the_o reader_n with_o a_o answer_n to_o only_o i_o note_v that_o he_o cit_v mr._n hildersham_n word_n with_o the_o false_a intimation_n that_o i_o contradict_v they_o while_o the_o same_o worthy_a man_n be_v both_o applaud_v by_o he_o and_o suppositive_o take_v for_o a_o patron_n of_o idolatry_n as_o one_o that_o persuade_v man_n not_o only_o to_o come_v to_o church_n and_o common-prayer_n but_o to_o come_v to_o the_o beginning_n false_a speaker_n do_v thus_o ordinary_o contradict_v themselves_o sect._n 20._o when_o pag._n 11._o he_o say_v that_o a_o papist_n be_v worse_o than_o of_o no_o religion_n i_o say_v no_o more_o to_o he_o but_o that_o over_n be_v the_o devil_n last_o way_n of_o undo_n and_o that_o such_o man_n be_v they_o that_o multiply_v and_o confirm_v the_o papist_n sect._n 21._o ibid._n p._n 11._o he_o will_v have_v you_o know_v what_o religion_n he_o be_v of_o and_o how_o he_o mean_v to_o save_v his_o disciple_n from_o idolatry_n say_v have_v not_o i_o learn_v the_o truth_n of_o christian_a religion_n from_o better_a argument_n and_o a_o more_o certain_a way_n of_o reason_v than_o any_o your_o book_n afford_v i_o have_v still_o be_v plunge_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o atheism_n now_o 1._o note_v that_o reason_v in_o a_o certain_a way_n preserve_v he_o from_o atheism_n 2._o that_o he_o seem_v to_o say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o atheist_n by_o say_v i_o have_v still_o continue_v so_o but_o you_o must_v not_o expect_v such_o base_a mutability_n from_o he_o as_o when_o he_o have_v deny_v the_o live_a god_n to_o confess_v it_o plain_o and_o profess_v repentance_n 3._o note_v that_o he_o will_v be_v a_o atheist_n still_o and_o it_o seem_v persuade_v the_o separatist_n to_o be_v such_o till_o he_o have_v better_a reason_n than_o my_o book_n afford_v now_o the_o reason_n that_o my_o book_n afford_v be_v these_o note_v they_o reader_n first_o from_o the_o witness_n of_o god_n the_o creator_n in_o the_o frame_n of_o nature_n second_o from_o the_o witness_n of_o god_n our_o redeemer_n in_o his_o supernatural_a revelation_n 3._o from_o the_o witness_n of_o god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n on_o the_o scripture_n and_o in_o the_o soul_n first_o print_v on_o the_o scripture_n the_o image_n of_o god_n power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n which_o be_v its_o self-evidence_n and_o next_o by_o the_o scripture_n print_v the_o say_a image_n of_o god_n power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n on_o every_o holy_a soul_n which_o none_o but_o god_n be_v able_a to_o do_v these_o three_o testimony_n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v the_o sum_n of_o my_o evidence_n enlarge_v now_o mr._n bagshaw_n will_v be_v a_o atheist_n still_o and_o it_o seem_v persuade_v the_o separatist_n to_o be_v such_o till_o he_o have_v better_a reason_n for_o his_o faith_n than_o the_o witness_n of_o the_o creator_n the_o redeemer_n and_o the_o sanctisier_n god_n the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n this_o be_v his_o zeal_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o good_a of_o soul_n sect._n 22._o yet_o pag._n 13._o with_o much_o rail_n he_o insinuate_v this_o abominable_a falsehood_n and_o calumny_n against_o christ_n excellent_a servant_n that_o calvin_n preston_n hildersham_n perkins_n etc._n etc._n will_v have_v no_o more_o do_v in_o assert_v a_o deity_n and_o christianity_n than_o to_o tell_v man_n that_o all_o be_v true_a that_o god_n speak_v in_o his_o word_n and_o that_o propria_fw-la luce_fw-fr it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o scripture_n be_v his_o word_n and_o that_o to_o all_o god_n elect_v he_o will_v give_v his_o spirit_n to_o discern_v it_o and_o thus_o much_o alone_o be_v better_a than_o all_o these_o dispute_n and_o reason_n whereas_o 1._o these_o same_o man_n have_v all_o of_o they_o say_v much_o more_o themselves_o in_o their_o write_n 2._o and_o paul_n preach_v otherwise_o to_o the_o athenian_n act_n 17._o and_o to_o other_o 3._o and_o what_o kind_n of_o preach_v will_v this_o man_n make_v among_o turk_n and_o heathen_n that_o deny_v the_o scripture_n you_o see_v 1._o he_o will_v leave_v out_o all_o the_o natural_a evidence_n of_o a_o deiy_n and_o of_o man_n immortal_a state_n and_o so_o all_o the_o principle_n in_o which_o we_o be_v agree_v with_o they_o 2._o he_o will_v leave_v out_o all_o the_o historical_a proof_n that_o these_o book_n be_v write_v by_o christ_n apostle_n and_o evangelist_n and_o be_v not_o alter_v since_o and_o 3._o that_o he_o will_v leave_v out_o the_o use_n of_o man_n ministry_n in_o translate_n or_o preach_v and_o will_v let_v the_o illiterate_a reader_n look_v on_o a_o hebrew_n and_o greek_a bible_n till_o propria_fw-la luce_n they_o know_v it_o be_v of_o god_n or_o at_o least_o that_o the_o minister_n when_o they_o say_v how_o shall_v i_o know_v that_o this_o be_v god_n word_n shall_v only_o bid_v they_o read_v it_o whether_o they_o can_v or_o not_o and_o if_o they_o be_v elect_v the_o spirit_n will_v cause_v they_o to_o discern_v that_o propria_fw-la luce_n it_o will_v show_v itself_o to_o be_v god_n word_n but_o if_o they_o be_v not_o elect_v they_o have_v
add_v that_o general_n or_o parliament_n will_v have_v signify_v little_a have_v they_o not_o have_v such_o chaplain_n when_o i_o have_v tell_v he_o and_o he_o dare_v not_o deny_v it_o that_o the_o army_n be_v raise_v before_o i_o ever_o speak_v to_o parliament_n man_n or_o officer_n or_o ever_o preach_v to_o they_o yea_o two_o year_n before_o i_o be_v in_o the_o army_n whither_o i_o go_v with_o a_o open_a profession_n to_o dissuade_v they_o from_o the_o change_n which_o they_o make_v my_o judgement_n forsake_v their_o cause_n in_o 1644._o when_o their_o commission_n at_o the_o new-modelling_a leave_v out_o for_o the_o king_n which_o before_o have_v run_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o king_n person_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o intention_n evident_o to_o i_o appear_v till_o then_o in_o coventry_z garrison_n i_o do_v speak_v all_o that_o which_o in_o the_o book_n cite_v by_o he_o i_o express_v nor_o do_v i_o ever_o say_v i_o do_v but_o little_a as_o he_o vain_o intimate_v sect._n 7._o pag._n 3._o by_o a_o false_a representation_n of_o my_o repentance_n whether_o ignorant_o or_o malicious_o he_o will_v insinuate_v that_o i_o repent_v of_o good_a as_o well_o as_o of_o evil_a or_o else_o that_o such_o as_o he_o and_o his_o adherent_n the_o separatist_n have_v none_o of_o that_o sort_n of_o culpability_n to_o repent_v of_o or_o else_o that_o they_o disclaim_v so_o inglorious_a a_o thing_n as_o repentance_n be_v and_o will_v stand_v to_o their_o sin_n at_o death_n and_o judgement_n let_v god_n say_v against_o they_o what_o he_o will_n the_o first_o be_v a_o intimation_n which_o make_v no_o small_a part_n of_o his_o book_n to_o be_v one_o continue_a untruth_n when_o one_o part_n be_v spend_v in_o make_v the_o ignorant_a and_o suspicious_a believe_v that_o i_o write_v for_o conformity_n the_o next_o be_v constitute_v of_o another_o untruth_n in_o the_o false_a description_n of_o my_o repentance_n but_o i_o know_v the_o design_n of_o his_o rail_n be_v to_o draw_v i_o to_o talk_v of_o those_o matter_n over_o rash_o about_o war_n and_o government_n which_o i_o repent_v of_o talk_v of_o so_o much_o already_o that_o he_o may_v catch_v somewhat_o for_o his_o malice_n to_o make_v use_n of_o to_o a_o far_a end_n fain_o he_o will_v make_v the_o world_n believe_v that_o i_o must_v speak_v treason_n or_o be_v a_o coward_n or_o a_o turn_v coat_n not_o with_o the_o simplicity_n as_o child_n dare_v one_o another_o into_o the_o dirt_n but_o with_o the_o kindness_n that_o trap_n and_o snare_n be_v set_v for_o bird_n to_o catch_v and_o kill_v they_o and_o if_o murderous_a malice_n and_o lie_v be_v make_v by_o christ_n the_o devil_n sin_n and_o the_o mark_n of_o his_o child_n joh._n 8._o 48._o 1_o joh._n 3._o 8._o i_o think_v those_o that_o be_v notorious_o thus_o self-stigmatized_n be_v fit_a to_o be_v separate_v from_o than_o to_o separate_v from_o other_o as_o unworthy_a of_o their_o good_a company_n i_o must_v profess_v that_o as_o in_o my_o answer_n to_o divers_a such_o man_n as_o this_o i_o have_v as_o near_o as_o i_o can_v imitate_v my_o great_a example_n so_o i_o can_v see_v but_o this_o man_n and_o other_o that_o have_v lead_v he_o this_o same_o way_n have_v exact_o imitate_v the_o malicious_a pharisee_n and_o let_v he_o be_v also_o their_o imitator_n who_o think_v they_o wise_a and_o more_o stout_a and_o valiant_a man_n than_o christ_n matth._n 22._o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o then_o go_v the_o pharisee_n and_o take_v counsel_v how_o they_o may_v entangle_v he_o in_o his_o talk_n that_o they_o may_v either_o accuse_v he_o of_o treason_n as_o after_o they_o do_v or_o else_o make_v the_o people_n hate_v he_o as_o a_o favourer_n of_o the_o roman_a tyranny_n as_o they_o account_v it_o master_n we_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v true_a and_o teach_v the_o way_n of_o god_n in_o truth_n and_o will_v not_o hide_v thy_o judgement_n by_o dark_a speech_n nor_o bauk_fw-mi plain_a truth_n neither_o care_v thou_o for_o any_o man_n for_o thou_o regard_v not_o the_o person_n of_o man_n o_o malicious_a commendation_n tell_v we_o therefore_o what_o think_v thou_o be_v it_o lawful_a to_o give_v tribute_n unto_o caesar_n or_o not_o but_o jesus_n perceive_v their_o wickedness_n and_o say_v why_o tempt_v you_o i_o you_o hypocrite_n show_v i_o the_o tribute_n money_n and_o they_o show_v he_o a_o penny_n and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o who_o be_v this_o image_n and_o superscription_n they_o say_v unto_o he_o caesar_n then_o say_v he_o unto_o they_o render_v therefore_o unto_o caesar_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v caesar_n and_o unto_o god_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v go_n i_o hope_v mr._n bagshaw_n will_v neither_o say_v that_o christ_n here_o plain_o decide_v the_o controversy_n intend_v by_o the_o questioner_n nor_o yet_o deny_v but_o he_o seem_v to_o do_v it_o so_o far_o as_o silence_v his_o adversary_n then_o and_o as_o put_v expositor_n hard_a to_o it_o now_o to_o understand_v his_o meaning_n see_v dr._n hammond_n on_o the_o word_n and_o i_o be_o in_o some_o hope_n yet_o that_o as_o foul-mouthed_a as_o he_o be_v he_o will_v not_o call_v christ_n a_o liar_n or_o dissembler_n or_o a_o favourer_n of_o tyranny_n or_o a_o coward_n that_o will_v say_v any_o thing_n to_o escape_v suffering_n but_o rather_o of_o the_o two_o think_v that_o he_o be_v not_o deceive_v who_o think_v his_o own_o way_n somewhat_o like_a to_o the_o murderous-tempting-hypocrite_n in_o the_o text._n as_o for_o my_o repent_v which_o he_o ignorant_o and_o malicious_o talk_v of_o i_o shall_v now_o say_v no_o more_o to_o the_o reader_n but_o this_o 1._o that_o i_o expect_v that_o the_o enemy_n of_o repentance_n be_v enemy_n to_o i_o 2._o that_o i_o little_o regard_v such_o censure_n as_o this_o man_n who_o either_o can_v through_o ignorance_n or_o will_v not_o through_o malice_n or_o passion_n understand_v plain_a english_a when_o he_o read_v it_o nor_o know_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o disow_n of_o evil_n and_o of_o good_n sect._n 8._o pag._n 4._o he_o intimate_v by_o a_o question_n this_o visible_a falsehood_n that_o i_o say_v i_o think_v nothing_o of_o divinity_n in_o the_o cause_n so_o hard_o be_v it_o for_o ignorance_n and_o rashness_n to_o speak_v truth_n this_o be_v because_o i_o say_v that_o i_o know_v of_o no_o controversy_n in_o divinity_n about_o it_o but_o in_o politic_n and_o law_n and_o can_v one_o that_o have_v ever_o learned_a to_o read_v english_a and_o ever_o exercise_v his_o thought_n of_o such_o matter_n be_v possible_o so_o ignorant_a as_o to_o think_v this_o be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o of_o divinity_n in_o the_o cause_n their_o controversy_n be_v whether_o the_o parliament_n have_v authority_n to_o raise_v their_o arm_n against_o the_o king_n will_v prohibition_n and_o opposition_n and_o whether_o the_o king_n have_v authority_n to_o raise_v his_o arm_n against_o they_o and_o be_v this_o a_o controversy_n in_o divinity_n poor_a soul_n will_v you_o be_v seduce_v to_o think_v that_o christ_n or_o paul_n must_v decide_v all_o controversy_n of_o form_n and_o degree_n of_o power_n in_o republic_n which_o text_n be_v it_o that_o tell_v you_o that_o the_o militia_n belong_v to_o the_o parliament_n or_o what_o degree_n of_o power_n the_o court_n of_o justice_n have_v do_v paul_n rom._n 13._o tell_v you_o whether_o nero_n or_o the_o senate_n be_v the_o high_a power_n do_v christ_n tell_v the_o tempt_a hypocrite_n whether_o caesar_n just_o coin_v money_n in_o or_o for_o judaea_n but_o what_o have_v divinity_n therefore_o nothing_o to_o do_v in_o law_n controversy_n yes_o sure_o both_o about_o the_o efficient_a end_n and_o motive_n politic_n and_o law_n tell_v we_o which_o be_v the_o high_a power_n and_o divinity_n tell_v we_o that_o we_o must_v obey_v it_o and_o that_o for_o conscience-sake_n as_o be_v of_o god_n divinity_n tell_v you_o that_o religious_a interest_n may_v be_v the_o just_a end_n and_o motive_n of_o a_o war_n but_o withal_o that_o it_o must_v be_v make_v by_o those_o only_a that_o have_v just_a power_n to_o do_v it_o but_o who_o have_v just_a power_n the_o law_n must_v tell_v we_o thus_o reader_n the_o man_n ignorance_n and_o false_a speak_v have_v lengthen_v thy_o trouble_n sect._n 9_o ib._n that_o my_o love_n of_o ease_n and_o fear_n of_o suffering_n cause_v strange_a change_n in_o my_o corrupt_a and_o carnal_a understanding_n be_v at_o least_o a_o single_a untruth_n and_o may_v be_v a_o double_a one_o for_o aught_o he_o know_v that_o know_v not_o the_o heart_n i_o be_o sure_a it_o be_v a_o fault_n even_o in_o mr._n bagshaw_n to_o make_v himself_o a_o heart-searching-god_n while_o he_o make_v the_o prayer_n of_o his_o better_n to_o be_v idolatry_n sect._n