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34._o i_o will_v not_o be_v mistake_v as_o though_o i_o think_v the_o error_n of_o some_o protestant_n inconsiderable_a thing_n and_o matter_n of_o no_o moment_n for_o the._n truth_n be_v i_o be_o very_o fearful_a that_o some_o of_o their_o opinion_n either_o as_o they_o be_v or_o as_o they_o be_v apt_a to_o be_v mistake_v though_o not_o of_o themselves_o so_o damnable_a but_o that_o just_a and_o holy_a man_n may_v be_v save_v with_o they_o yet_o be_v frequent_a occasion_n of_o remissness_n and_o not_o seldom_o of_o security_n in_o sin_v etc._n etc._n behold_v you_o who_o in_o your_o preface_n make_v all_o protestant_n secure_v of_o their_o salvation_n because_o free_a from_o error_n in_o themselves_o damnable_a now_o be_v very_o fearful_a of_o they_o and_o dare_v not_o acquit_v they_o of_o error_n considerable_a of_o moment_n in_o themselves_o damnable_a though_o not_o so_o damnable_a but_o just_a and_o holy_a man_n may_v be_v save_v with_o they_o which_o qualification_n of_o your_o error_n do_v not_o so_o temper_n or_o allay_v their_o malignity_n as_o to_o make_v they_o less_o damnable_a than_o those_o you_o impute_v to_o the_o roman_a church_n see_v you_o often_o acknowledge_v that_o with_o they_o and_o in_o they_o good_a holy_a soul_n may_v be_v save_v 20._o second_o pag._n 21._o lin_v 39_o you_o write_v more_o clear_o to_o make_v protestant_n even_o million_o of_o they_o fine_a guilty_a of_o damnable_a error_n if_o any_o protestant_n or_o papist_n be_v betray_v into_o or_o keep_v in_o error_n by_o any_o sin_n of_o his_o will_n as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v many_o million_o be_v such_o error_n be_v as_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o sinful_a and_o damnable_a yet_o not_o exclusive_a of_o all_o hope_n of_o salvation_n but_o pardonable_a if_o discover_v upon_o a_o particular_a and_o explicit_a repentance_n if_o not_o discover_v upon_o a_o general_a and_o implicit_a repentance_n etc._n etc._n thus_o you_o direct_o accuse_v protestant_n of_o sinful_a and_o damnable_a 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