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i_o be_v he_o that_o be_v not_o sound_v in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n or_o to_o that_o sense_n and_o what_o make_v they_o threaten_v to_o disow_v he_o if_o he_o will_v not_o cease_v such_o way_n do_v ever_o sober_a man_n go_v about_o with_o such_o general_a accusation_n and_o expect_v that_o man_n answer_v to_o they_o know_v not_o what_o 6._o but_o what_o be_v the_o few_o word_n that_o will_v satisfy_v you_o a_o yea_o or_o a_o nay_o what_o if_o i_o say_v sir_n i_o think_v i_o be_o sound_a in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n and_o i_o think_v you_o speak_v evil_a of_o the_o thing_n you_o know_v not_o will_v that_o have_v satisfy_v you_o sect._n 32._o e._n b._n falsehood_n and_o in_o another_o place_n you_o tell_v i_o that_o you_o have_v write_v the_o better_a part_n of_o above_o fifty_o book_n against_o the_o profane_a the_o jew_n and_o the_o mahometan_n i_o will_v not_o inquire_v to_o what_o purpose_n for_o i_o be_o very_o confident_a none_o of_o those_o do_v ever_o 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call_v i_o to_o renew_v my_o sorrow_n for_o and_o vigilancy_n against_o but_o when_o i_o once_o take_v the_o principle_n of_o christian_a love_n and_o unity_n for_o sin_n and_o the_o principle_n and_o practice_n of_o enmity_n and_o division_n for_o my_o duty_n i_o shall_v then_o avoid_v sin_n as_o sinful_o and_o lamentable_o as_o many_o in_o this_o age_n have_v do_v sect._n 78._o e._n b._n if_o you_o will_v still_o go_v on_o and_o under_o pretence_n of_o write_v for_o love_n do_v what_o you_o can_v to_o keep_v up_o a_o mix_v disorderly_a persecute_v and_o imperfect_a church-state_n leave_a we_o no_o hope_n nor_o possibility_n of_o reformation_n r._n b._n 1._o untruth_n this_o be_v another_o employ_v untruth_n that_o i_o keep_v up_o a_o persecute_v church-state_n when_o i_o have_v write_v so_o much_o more_o than_o you_o against_o it_o yea_o that_o i_o do_v what_o i_o can_v to_o do_v it_o as_o if_o you_o think_v that_o we_o can_v do_v no_o more_o evil_a than_o we_o do_v and_o our_o 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all_o this_o experience_n teach_v we_o nothing_o i_o will_v cease_v wonder_v at_o the_o word_n luke_n 16._o 31._o if_o they_o hear_v not_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n neither_o will_v they_o be_v persuade_v though_o one_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o do_v you_o not_o know_v how_o your_o erroneous_a reason_n and_o practice_n do_v occasion_n man_n even_o to_o scorn_v at_o your_o talk_n of_o reformation_n and_o if_o we_o do_v not_o disow_v you_o and_o renounce_v your_o error_n and_o misdoing_n the_o nonconformist_n be_v like_a to_o be_v expose_v to_o common_a derision_n for_o your_o sake_n and_o account_v a_o sort_n of_o man_n at_o enmity_n with_o sobriety_n and_o peace_n and_o multitude_n be_v like_a to_o be_v harden_v by_o you_o into_o great_a evil_n and_o enmity_n than_o i_o will_v name_v and_o can_v any_o ignorant_a mountebank_n more_o mortal_o and_o pernicious_o practice_v physic_n than_o you_o thus_o practice_v the_o reformation_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v wound_v and_o 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