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that_o the_o minister_n hate_v they_o because_o they_o find_v fault_n with_o their_o evil_a life_n they_o say_v no_o man_n be_v god_n child_n 33_o but_o they_o which_o fulfil_v the_o law_n and_o wrought_v righteousness_n they_o boast_v much_o of_o the_o spirit_n 62_o when_o they_o have_v no_o scripture_n and_o under_o the_o pretence_n of_o the_o spirit_n they_o wrought_v much_o filthiness_n they_o prophesy_v dome_n day_n shall_v be_v on_o the_o ascension_n day_n two_o year_n after_o 63_o they_o hold_v freewill_n 75_o they_o reject_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n 76_o they_o brag_v of_o the_o certainty_n of_o knowledge_n in_o doctrine_n without_o the_o word_n and_o say_v we_o be_v thus_o certify_v from_o god._n 77_o they_o say_v there_o be_v no_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n without_o their_o congregation_n 81_o those_o which_o be_v not_o of_o their_o sect_n be_v abominable_a before_o god_n 89_o neither_o can_v they_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o abbomination_n they_o must_v in_o this_o life_n depart_v from_o all_o evil_a and_o those_o that_o be_v ungodly_a for_o proof_n they_o quote_v apo._n ¶_o they_o make_v three_o sect_n videl_z romanistes_n papist_n protestaunte_n half_o papist_n anabaptist_n perfect_v christian_n 92._o when_o they_o have_v draw_v any_o man_n unto_o their_o sect_n they_o strait_o charge_v he_o not_o to_o come_v at_o the_o table_n with_o he_o that_o be_v not_o of_o their_o faction_n neither_o at_o the_o sermon_n of_o any_o man_n that_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o their_o sect_n 100_o they_o boast_v perfection_n they_o have_v answer_n reveil_v unto_o they_o 107._o all_o that_o be_v not_o of_o their_o own_o sect_n they_o say_v that_o they_o be_v infidel_n 182._o they_o say_v that_o the_o dead_a sleep_n both_o in_o soul_n and_o body_n till_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n 187._o they_o affirm_v that_o both_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v save_v 190._o they_o deny_v that_o christ_n be_v god_n son_n by_o nature_n ¶_o out_o of_o zuinglius_fw-la the_o reason_n wherefore_o gentle_a reader_n i_o have_v out_o of_o these_o three_o excellent_a learned_a man_n gather_v the_o particular_a opinion_n of_o these_o heretic_n be_v not_o that_o i_o think_v the_o family_n of_o love_n to_o be_v culpable_a in_o all_o those_o point_n which_o i_o have_v set_v down_o although_o i_o dare_v avouch_v the_o most_o of_o these_o error_n out_o of_o hn._n his_o writing_n and_o other_o the_o letter_n &_o writing_n of_o the_o family_n but_o this_o especial_o move_v i_o that_o when_o any_o either_o of_o the_o ministry_n which_o know_v not_o neither_o have_v read_v and_o also_o the_o simple_a which_o be_v acquaint_v by_o conference_n with_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o family_n may_v hereby_o hereafter_o have_v some_o light_n and_o skill_n both_o of_o the_o short_a proposition_n by_o i_o gather_v
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6.6.8.9_o &_o 11.18_o numb_a 10.10_o &_o 15.39_o psal._n 119.52.55_o act_n 11.16_o &_o 20.31_o rom._n 15.15_o 2._o pet._n 1.15_o &_o 3.2_o jude._n 17._o prou._n 4.4_o d._n 1._o exhor_n cap._n 13_o fol._n 30._o line_n 25._o ecclesi_fw-la cap._n 38._o v._n 27._o 28._o 29._o 30._o esa._n 30._o v._n 10._o psal._n 19.11_o cicero_n 2._o acad._n hn._n swerveth_n to_o popery_n hn._n 9_o error_n 1._o exhor_n cap._n 6._o scent_n 21._o f._n &_o cap._n 14._o scent_n 54._o h._n euang._n cap._n 2._o scent_n 1._o hn._n speak_v with_o god_n mouth_n to_o mouth_n &_o send_v 8._o sent._n 11._o bullinger_n 2._o book_n 1._o cap._n leaf_n 35._o 36._o bullinger_n 1._o book_n 1._o chap._n &_o 2._o book_n 1._o chap._n zuing._n pag._n 35._o 77._o 89._o 100_o gen._n 28._o exod._n 3.12.3_o jos_n 5.13_o judg._n 6.37_o isaiah_n 1.1.2.10_o ezech._n 1.1.3_o math._n 17.5_o a._n euang._n cap._n 1._o send_v 1._o isaiah_n 59_o v._n 21_o d._n ose_n 12._o v._n 10._o john_n 16.13_o act._n 10.6_o 1._o these_o 5.19.20_o 1._o 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17_o scotus_n quaest_n 1._o de_fw-fr poenitendis_fw-la 1._o quamuis_fw-la plenitudo_fw-la m._n harding_n fol._n 71._o a._n hn._n falsefi_v the_o scripture_n cap._n 2._o divis_fw-la 2._o bysh_n of_o salisbury_n defence_n of_o the_o apollog_n pag._n 167._o 168._o 174._o 175._o 180._o 181._o 187._o 188._o lam._n come_v s_o 7._o 1._o exhor_n cap._n 16_o scent_n 17._o &_o send_v 3.4_o ceremony_n service_n false_a god_n service_n hn._n 1._o exhort_v cap._n 16._o scent_n 3._o col._n 2._o b._n hn._n make_v the_o gospel_n cause_n of_o dissension_n 1._o exhort_v cap._n 1._o send_v 39_o hn._n prefer_v his_o own_o book_n before_o the_o scripture_n rom._n 7.7_o 2._o cor._n 13.5_o 4._o heb._n 12._o 1._o corin._n 4.3.4_o act._n 24.26_o 1._o exhort_v cap._n 16._o scent_n 14._o ibid._n send_v 13._o hn._n quote_v scripture_n in_o vain_a the_o gospel_n engender_v a_o false_a freedom_n say_v hn._n hn._n rail_v without_o proof_n bull_v 2._o book_n 2._o &_o 3._o chap._n 1._o exhort_v cap._n 15._o scent_n 26._o hn._n his_o liberty_n what_o it_o be_v sent._n 28._o hn._n hn._n definition_n of_o liberty_n discuss_v bull_v 1._o book_n 21._o cap._n leaf_n 26._o b._n epist._n of_o e._n r._n the_o definition_n of_o christian_a liberty_n by_o the_o scripture_n second_o crime_n lay_v to_o the_o gospel_n math._n 23.3_o 1._o exhor_n cap._n 15._o scent_n 8._o &_o 10._o sent._n 12._o sent._n 10._o staphilus_n 3._o treatise_n from_o pag._n 78._o etc_n etc_n to_o 115._o defence_n of_o the_o apol._n 3._o chap._n 1._o divisi_fw-la pag._n 378_o 379._o 380._o &_o reply_n 15._o artic._n 12_o division_n pag._n 536._o 537._o hn._n his_o 12._o assertion_n 11._o epist._n of_o hn_o cap._n 5._o scent_n 13._o 34._o 1._o exhort_v 15._o scent_n 7._o 1._o epist._n cap._n 2._o scent_n 8._o 5._o 1._o exhort_v cap._n 15._o scent_n 8._o euang._n cap._n 4._o scent_n 4.5.6_o pub._n of_o the_o peace_n cap._n 1._o send_v 2._o &_o send_v 6._o 20._o 24._o 27._o 1._o exhort_v cap._n 15._o scent_n 17._o fol._n 38._o d._n 1._o 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