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principle_n of_o love_n and_o concord_n in_o these_o try_v time_n against_o such_o a_o adversary_n as_o mr._n bagshaw_n be_v it_o have_v of_o late_o be_v god_n way_n to_o let_v we_o know_v the_o evil_a of_o principle_n by_o their_o effect_n on_o the_o man_n that_o we_o have_v have_v to_o do_v with_o as_o malignant_a principle_n will_v not_o have_v be_v sufficient_o distaste_v by_o we_o if_o they_o have_v not_o show_v themselves_o in_o malignant_a practice_n so_o divide_v principle_n have_v never_o be_v sufficient_o know_v in_o england_n if_o they_o have_v not_o ruin_v a_o reformation_n silence_v so_o many_o hundred_o minister_n and_o lay_v we_o in_o the_o dirt_n as_o they_o have_v do_v and_o if_o the_o cause_n of_o divider_n must_v be_v judge_v of_o by_o the_o defender_n i_o advise_v you_o to_o consider_v of_o these_o thing_n follow_v 1._o how_o many_o notorious_a false_a doctrine_n he_o have_v deliver_v 2._o how_o many_o other_o notorious_a crime_n in_o two_o libel_n he_o have_v commit_v in_o special_a let_v every_o sober_a person_n judge_n whether_o ignorance_n temerity_n pride_n and_o high_a self-conceitedness_n with_o malignant_a unconcealed_a calumny_n do_v not_o only_o defile_v but_o even_o constitute_v or_o make_v up_o his_o book_n 3._o what_o bitter_a enmity_n be_v here_o express_v against_o the_o principle_n of_o love_n and_o unity_n and_o concord_n and_o peace_n and_o sobriety_n itself_o 4._o how_o many_o score_n notorious_a untruth_n he_o shameless_o publish_v in_o these_o two_o libel_n 5._o how_o much_o he_o fight_v against_o repentance_n and_o so_o with_o gross_a impenitency_n aggravate_v all_o his_o crime_n 6._o how_o like_o his_o own_o spirit_n be_v to_o that_o which_o he_o account_v the_o spirit_n of_o imposition_n and_o persecution_n and_o how_o vehement_a he_o be_v against_o the_o same_o person_n as_o such_o be_v and_o as_o impudent_o slander_v they_o and_o as_o bitter_o and_o profess_o design_v to_o make_v they_o odious_a but_o he_o that_o profess_v to_o make_v another_o odious_a thereby_o disable_v himself_o from_o do_v it_o 7._o whether_o ever_o in_o all_o your_o life_n you_o see_v two_o libel_n write_v against_o another_o which_o do_v not_o only_o perform_v but_o even_o attempt_v so_o little_a and_o next_o to_o nothing_o at_o all_o to_o give_v any_o answer_n to_o the_o book_n he_o write_v against_o read_v mine_n and_o read_v his_o and_o i_o defy_v any_o thing_n but_o madness_n itself_o or_o blind_a partiality_n or_o wickedness_n to_o make_v any_o man_n think_v that_o he_o have_v confute_v what_o i_o have_v write_v i_o confess_v i_o admire_v at_o the_o man_n insensibility_n that_o do_v not_o perceive_v how_o much_o he_o have_v do_v by_o pretend_v a_o answer_n and_o give_v none_o or_o worse_o than_o none_o to_o make_v his_o cause_n or_o himself_o contemptible_a can_v any_o man_n in_o his_o wit_n think_v that_o he_o have_v confute_v the_o principle_n of_o concord_n which_o i_o lay_v down_o in_o my_o direction_n 8._o whether_o such_o a_o man_n as_o this_o do_v show_v himself_o wise_a than_o dod_n hildersham_n ames_n baine_n and_o all_o the_o old_a nonconformist_n according_a to_o the_o importance_n of_o his_o boast_n or_o whether_o he_o give_v we_o cause_n to_o believe_v that_o god_n have_v reveal_v more_o to_o he_o than_o to_o they_o while_o he_o himself_o can_v no_o better_o reveal_v it_o unto_o other_o 9_o when_o i_o have_v set_v down_o at_o least_o thirty_o three_o untruth_n which_o he_o deliberate_o dare_v to_o write_v and_o publish_v do_v you_o ever_o read_v such_o a_o pitiful_a vindication_n he_o have_v not_o speak_v to_o any_o considerable_a number_n of_o they_o and_o of_o those_o few_o that_o he_o speak_v to_o try_v if_o you_o can_v find_v any_o one_o of_o which_o he_o clear_v himself_o and_o yet_o he_o profess_v not_o repentance_n for_o any_o one_o of_o they_o nay_o to_o open_v his_o impenitency_n he_o profess_v false_o that_o i_o can_v just_o charge_v he_o with_o any_o of_o they_o and_o add_v in_o the_o last_o libel_n forty_o eight_o palpable_a untruth_n more_v just_o like_o one_o that_o be_v accuse_v of_o swear_v shall_v forty_o eight_o time_n swear_v that_o he_o never_o swear_v 10._o how_o far_o he_o proceed_v in_o his_o separation_n and_o how_o far_o he_o will_v draw_v poor_a unstable_a soul_n it_o be_v not_o only_o from_o the_o conformist_n and_o the_o parish_n church_n that_o he_o will_v have_v you_o separate_v and_o all_o in_o the_o whole_a world_n that_o be_v worse_o than_o they_o but_o also_o from_o all_o the_o nonconformist_n in_o england_n that_o be_v not_o better_a than_o i_o as_o his_o conclude_a advertisement_n full_o tell_v you_o all_o of_o my_o mind_n and_o measure_n be_v unworthy_a of_o the_o communion_n of_o this_o humble_a tender_a credible_a man_n 11._o what_o mean_n be_v there_o leave_v in_o the_o world_n to_o
resolute_a disclaim_v any_o activeness_n in_o that_o war_n do_v so_o much_o stagger_v i_o r._n b._n this_o be_v yet_o more_o than_o the_o former_a alas_o have_v you_o cast_v off_o all_o heed_n what_o you_o say_v and_o all_o common_a modesty_n in_o your_o report_n where_o do_v i_o ever_o deny_v any_o activeness_n i_o argue_v thus_o he_o that_o never_o meddle_v with_o the_o war_n till_o long_o after_o it_o be_v raise_v that_o never_o shoot_v strike_v or_o hurt_v any_o man_n that_o never_o be_v officer_n or_o common-soldier_n that_o never_o take_v commission_n to_o be_v chaplain_n of_o the_o garrison_n where_o two_o year_n of_o the_o war_n i_o do_v continue_v but_o preach_v a_o lecture_n to_o they_o without_o any_o commission_n that_o never_o go_v into_o the_o field_n army_n till_o after_o naisby_n fight_v and_o then_o go_v thither_o by_o the_o solemn_a advice_n of_o a_o assembly_n of_o divine_n many_o yet_o live_a twice_o assemble_v and_o that_o upon_o a_o open_a profession_n to_o the_o committee_n that_o my_o reason_n and_o business_n be_v in_o the_o apprehension_n of_o our_o common_a danger_n from_o the_o army_n to_o discharge_v my_o own_o conscience_n in_o dissuade_v as_o many_o of_o the_o soldier_n as_o i_o can_v from_o overturning_a the_o government_n of_o the_o state_n and_o church_n which_o i_o be_v full_o satisfy_v they_o intend_v and_o that_o spend_v his_o time_n among_o they_o under_o their_o displeasure_n in_o such_o work_n i_o say_v that_o he_o that_o do_v thus_o be_v not_o so_o guilty_a of_o stir_v up_o and_o foment_v the_o war_n as_o be_v those_o that_o first_o raise_v it_o and_o those_o that_o be_v general_n commander_n or_o soldier_n and_o as_o those_o that_o preach_v for_o it_o to_o the_o parliament_n or_o as_o those_o that_o go_v on_o in_o the_o many_o follow_a war_n to_o the_o end_n and_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n in_o all_o this_o that_o say_v i_o be_v no_o way_n active_a in_o it_o my_o activity_n be_v principal_o in_o the_o city_n of_o coventry_n which_o never_o see_v a_o enemy_n while_o i_o be_v there_o and_o it_o be_v in_o tell_v my_o opinion_n to_o other_o and_o twice_o go_v out_o with_o their_o soldier_n to_o the_o siege_n of_o neighbour_n garrison_n the_o rest_n i_o intimate_v to_o you_o before_o and_o this_o be_v it_o that_o i_o mean_v in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o book_n which_o you_o recite_v i_o ask_v you_o whether_o the_o parliament_n nor_o the_o chief_a speaker_n in_o it_o nor_o the_o earl_n of_o essex_n nor_o cromwell_n do_v no_o more_o with_o more_o to_o that_o purpose_n which_o you_o give_v no_o answer_n to_o but_o defend_v your_o falsehood_n with_o the_o addition_n of_o more_o such_o falsehood_n as_o if_o your_o design_n in_o writing_n be_v practical_o to_o tell_v man_n to_o what_o boldness_n in_o sin_v man_n vitiate_a nature_n will_v proceed_v if_o it_o be_v not_o seasonable_o restrain_v yea_o as_o if_o you_o have_v quite_o forget_v what_o you_o be_v to_o prove_v you_o say_v sect._n 11._o e._n b._n p._n 4._o calumny_n nor_n do_v i_o delight_v to_o expose_v you_o to_o the_o scorn_n of_o your_o enemy_n and_o to_o the_o pity_n of_o your_o friend_n but_o i_o can_v help_v it_o r._n b._n reader_n because_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o so_o strange_a a_o judge_n i_o free_o appeal_v to_o thou_o if_o thou_o be_v but_o sober_a who_o it_o be_v that_o by_o this_o man_n write_n be_v here_o expose_v to_o scorn_n and_o pity_n whether_o i_o that_o so_o full_o disprove_v his_o calumny_n that_o i_o be_v as_o guilty_a of_o stir_v up_o and_o foment_v the_o war_n as_o any_o whatsoever_o as_o that_o he_o have_v not_o a_o word_n of_o sense_n to_o say_v in_o confirmation_n of_o it_o or_o he_o that_o with_o such_o strange_a audaciousness_n add_v such_o falsehood_n as_o have_v not_o one_o syllable_n in_o all_o my_o write_n to_o countenance_n they_o and_o take_v up_o another_o charge_n against_o i_o that_o i_o bold_o and_o resolute_o disclaim_v any_o activity_n etc._n etc._n do_v he_o trust_v that_o his_o reader_n will_v so_o far_o believe_v he_o as_o rather_o to_o venture_v upon_o the_o scorn_n and_o pity_n which_o he_o will_v move_v they_o to_o than_o once_o to_o examine_v my_o book_n whether_o i_o write_v such_o a_o word_n or_o not_o i_o confess_v too_o many_o of_o his_o own_o spirit_n be_v like_a to_o do_v so_o and_o to_o believe_v what_o such_o a_o man_n as_o this_o report_v and_o think_v that_o he_o can_v be_v so_o impudent_a as_o thus_o insult_o to_o say_v that_o i_o say_v thus_o and_o thus_o when_o i_o never_o write_v or_o speak_v such_o a_o word_n but_o what_o if_o he_o attain_v this_o end_n and_o be_v believe_v will_v it_o add_v to_o his_o innocence_n or_o felicity_n to_o have_v his_o many_o hundred_o live_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o lie_v and_o calumny_n and_o have_v no_o excuse_n for_o it_o but_o mr._n e._n b._n confident_o write_v it_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n that_o corrupt_a nature_n shall_v be_v so_o eager_a to_o have_v companion_n in_o sin_n when_o it_o do_v but_o tend_v to_o its_o own_o confusion_n sect._n 12._o e._n b._n p._n 4._o you_o will_n not_o be_v behold_v to_o a_o act_n of_o indemnity_n but_o stand_v upon_o your_o innocency_n r._n b._n these_o be_v two_o more_o gross_a falsehood_n in_o matter_n of_o fact_n falsehood_n 1._o i_o be_o and_o will_v be_v behold_v to_o the_o act_n of_o indemnity_n and_o write_v all_o this_o as_o under_o the_o protection_n of_o that_o act._n 2._o i_o do_v not_o i_o do_v not_o stand_v upon_o my_o innocency_n nor_o speak_v a_o word_n of_o such_o importance_n sect._n 13._o e._n b._n nothing_o but_o your_o hope_n that_o all_o be_v forget_v as_o well_o as_o pardon_v falsehood_n which_o be_v past_a can_v ever_o embolden_v you_o to_o so_o peremptory_a denial_n r._n b._n this_o be_v another_o gross_a falsehood_n 1._o it_o be_v speak_v of_o my_o heart_n which_o he_o know_v not_o 2._o it_o be_v twice_o contradict_v by_o his_o own_o pen._n 1._o he_o even_o now_o say_v that_o i_o will_v not_o be_v behold_v to_o a_o act_n of_o indemnity_n and_o yet_o now_o he_o make_v the_o hope_n of_o pardon_n receive_v to_o embolden_v i_o 2._o he_o rebuke_v i_o for_o the_o less_o seasonable_a retractation_n of_o that_o which_o now_o he_o say_v not_o only_o that_o i_o hope_v it_o be_v forget_v but_o that_o nothing_o but_o that_o hope_n can_v embolden_v i_o etc._n etc._n why_o do_v i_o retract_v that_o which_o i_o think_v forget_v can_v i_o think_v that_o book_n forget_v which_o remain_v visible_a which_o so_o many_o book_n accuse_v i_o of_o and_o one_o which_o he_o mention_v and_o write_v against_o himself_o and_o which_o so_o many_o have_v public_o preach_v against_o both_o former_o and_o of_o late_a can_v i_o think_v that_o part_n of_o my_o life_n forget_v which_o all_o in_o the_o city_n of_o coventry_n who_o thirty_o year_n ago_o be_v at_o year_n of_o discretion_n may_v remember_v sect._n 14._o e._n b._n p._n 4._o you_o ask_v i_o many_o malicious_a and_o ensnare_a question_n falsehood_n r._n b._n that_o be_v another_o falsehood_n they_o be_v not_o malicious_a and_o another_o crime_n to_o take_v he_o for_o malicious_a who_o call_v sinner_n to_o necessary_a repentance_n in_o a_o time_n of_o judgement_n with_o word_n of_o love_n sect._n 15._o e._n b._n in_o your_o write_n you_o do_v high_o approve_v of_o that_o which_o be_v the_o worst_a part_n of_o the_o change_n the_o set_n up_o of_o cromwell_n to_o he_o protector_n r._n b._n this_o also_o be_v notorious_o false_a calumny_n as_o my_o write_n which_o have_v no_o such_o word_n and_o as_o those_o that_o i_o converse_v with_o know_v indeed_o oliver_n cromwell_n first_o troop_n do_v under_o their_o officer_n hand_n invite_v i_o to_o be_v their_o pastor_n which_o i_o refuse_v as_o dissent_v from_o the_o way_n into_o which_o i_o see_v they_o enter_v and_o not_o willing_a to_o leave_v my_o peaceable_a habitation_n at_o coventry_n where_o i_o have_v the_o society_n of_o very_a many_o worthy_a minister_n and_o leisure_n for_o my_o study_n and_o be_v out_o of_o the_o heat_n of_o war_n and_o after_o he_o expostulate_v with_o i_o himself_o for_o refuse_v his_o desire_n but_o the_o very_a first_o hour_n that_o i_o go_v to_o his_o army_n which_o be_v after_o naseby_n fight_n he_o have_v notice_n of_o my_o word_n and_o intention_n from_o a_o friend_n of_o he_o of_o the_o coventry_n committee_n i_o be_v entertain_v by_o the_o jeer_n of_o his_o most_o intimate_a friend_n as_o one_o that_o come_v forsooth_o to_o reclaim_v the_o army_n and_o save_v the_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o a_o year_n and_o half_n time_n while_o i_o stay_v among_o they_o he_o will_v never_o once_o speak_v to_o i_o nor_o be_v i_o ever_o at_o
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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from_o public_a preach_n let_v your_o conscience_n tell_v you_o if_o i_o have_v obey_v you_o from_o the_o first_o and_o never_o write_v whether_o the_o devil_n or_o most_o that_o have_v make_v use_n of_o what_o i_o write_v will_v have_v thank_v you_o more_o 8._o do_v not_o the_o primitive_a teacher_n apostle_n and_o other_o leave_v we_o their_o example_n for_o write_v as_o well_o as_o for_o vocal_a teach_v and_o be_v they_o not_o two_o way_n of_o predicate_v or_o publish_v the_o same_o gospel_n and_o if_o so_o will_v he_o serve_v god_n or_o the_o devil_n that_o will_v scorn_v we_o all_o as_o proud_a for_o preach_v so_o much_o as_o the_o best_a man_n do_v 9_o and_o do_v you_o not_o yet_o see_v how_o much_o you_o have_v of_o the_o same_o silence_v spirit_n which_o you_o profess_v to_o separate_v from_o 10._o but_o your_o warning_n for_o a_o review_n have_v bring_v i_o to_o repent_v of_o and_o retract_v that_o passage_n against_o tostatus_n as_o be_v too_o rash_o utter_v because_o 1._o he_o write_v when_o good_a writer_n be_v more_o scarce_o than_o now_o 2._o because_o he_o may_v be_v willing_a that_o other_o man_n work_n shall_v be_v prefer_v before_o he_o and_o that_o his_o own_o shall_v not_o be_v whole_o read_v but_o partly_o peruse_v on_o particulas_fw-la occasion_n 3._o and_o it_o be_v unseemly_a to_o reprove_v industry_n now_o we_o come_v to_o the_o question_n after_o all_o this_o sect._n 33._o in_o state_v of_o this_o question_n you_o do_v e._n b_o p._n 10._o yourself_o grant_v so_o much_o that_o you_o scarce_o leave_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v either_o dispute_v or_o deny_v r._n b._n remember_v reader_n separation_n that_o my_o profess_a design_n on_o the_o title_n page_n be_v 1._o to_o invite_v all_o sound_n and_o sober_a christian_n by_o what_o name_n soever_o call_v to_o receive_v each_o other_o to_o communion_n in_o the_o same_o church_n 2._o and_o where_o that_o which_o be_v first_o desirable_a can_v be_v attain_v to_o bear_v with_o each_o other_o in_o their_o distinct_a assembly_n and_o to_o manage_v they_o all_o in_o christian_a love_n 3._o and_o that_o under_o the_o first_o head_n i_o particular_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o hold_v communion_n with_o such_o christian_a church_n as_o have_v worthy_a or_o tolerable_a pastor_n notwithstanding_o the_o parochial_a order_n of_o they_o and_o the_o minister_n conformity_n and_o use_n of_o the_o common-prayer_n book_n this_o last_o be_v the_o true_a state_n of_o the_o question_n which_o i_o affirm_v with_o these_o two_o limitation_n or_o explication_n that_o be_v 1._o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a stated_o to_o communicate_v as_o a_o member_n with_o such_o a_o parish_n church_n where_o we_o can_v consideratis_fw-la considerandis_fw-la have_v communion_n with_o a_o better_a upon_o lawful_a term_n 2._o that_o those_o that_o can_v have_v state_v communion_n with_o a_o better_a may_v yet_o lawful_o communicate_v sometime_o with_o such_o a_o parish_n church_n as_o we_o may_v do_v on_o 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question_n what_o a_o book_n be_v which_o you_o never_o read_v i_o will_v help_v you_o out_o and_o mend_v your_o cause_n you_o dispraise_v it_o that_o never_o read_v it_o and_o you_o name_v some_o that_o read_v it_o and_o dispraise_v it_o and_o i_o that_o write_v it_o be_o far_o from_o praise_v it_o therefore_o i_o hope_v you_o be_v gratify_v and_o who_o will_v now_o contradict_v you_o though_o i_o confess_v for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o think_v i_o shall_v not_o think_v myself_o fit_a to_o tell_v the_o world_n in_o print_n what_o any_o man_n book_n be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n when_o i_o confess_v that_o i_o never_o read_v it_o but_o you_o may_v possible_o avoid_v that_o way_n because_o it_o be_v i_o 2._o but_o he_o that_o employ_v you_o shall_v miss_v of_o his_o design_n of_o engage_v i_o against_o the_o name_n of_o mr._n herle_v and_o mr._n cawdrey_n and_o against_o your_o unnamed_a person_n it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o i_o that_o i_o honour_v their_o name_n and_o abhort_a all_o motion_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o christian_a love_n but_o i_o be_v not_o bind_v that_o they_o shall_v love_v or_o honour_v i_o and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o that_o be_v not_o my_o sin_n but_o if_o my_o sin_n deserve_v it_o i_o have_v far_o great_a account_n on_o which_o to_o be_v displease_v with_o that_o sin_n and_o i_o do_v with_o hearty_a willingness_n hear_v the_o prophecy_n of_o he_o that_o tell_v your_o friend_n i_o will_v end_v in_o flesh_n and_o blood_n to_o awaken_v i_o the_o more_o to_o the_o necessary_a fear_n and_o vigilancy_n lest_o his_o prophecy_n shall_v prove_v true_a but_o whether_o these_o story_n be_v true_a or_o not_o it_o little_a concern_v i_o to_o inquire_v if_o they_o be_v not_o i_o pray_v name_n not_o the_o reporter_n or_o witness_n sect._n 64._o e._n b._n you_o have_v promise_v i_o that_o you_o will_v make_v no_o reply_n r._n b._n it_o be_v but_o conditional_o if_o you_o write_v at_o the_o former_a rate_n and_o your_o alteration_n by_o venture_v to_o dispute_v for_o separation_n have_v declare_v i_o not_o oblige_v and_o because_o i_o fear_v you_o be_v by_o those_o word_n encourage_v the_o more_o to_o all_o your_o untruth_n i_o will_v promise_v you_o silence_n no_o more_o though_o i_o purpose_v it_o i_o have_v do_v this_o that_o you_o may_v have_v a_o second_o admonition_n to_o repent_v and_o the_o simple_a may_v not_o believe_v your_o multiply_a falsehood_n but_o now_o he_o that_o will_v be_v hereafter_o deceive_v by_o you_o let_v he_o be_v deceive_v sect._n 65._o e._n b._n 20._o when_o you_o write_v next_o i_o entreat_v 1._o that_o you_o will_v be_v short_a 2._o and_o significant_a r._n b._n your_o counsel_n be_v prudent_a sir_n but_o all_o man_n can_v attain_v to_o your_o exactness_n and_o significancy_n nor_o will_v i_o follow_v your_o rule_n till_o i_o see_v better_a effect_n of_o it_o nor_o pretend_v brevity_n for_o leave_v a_o book_n almost_o whole_o unanswered_a which_o i_o pretend_v to_o answer_v as_o you_o do_v and_o i_o will_v better_o show_v that_o i_o understand_v common_a english_a before_o i_o call_v to_o other_o for_o significancy_n sect._n 66._o e._n b._n 1._o that_o you_o will_v not_o mistake_v the_o thing_n you_o write_v about_o but_o labour_v clear_o to_o understand_v the_o question_n r._n b._n but_o i_o will_v not_o undertake_v to_o make_v you_o understand_v it_o sect._n 67._o e._n b._n do_v not_o ramble_v and_o talk_v of_o nature_n as_o it_o be_v pure_a employ_v when_o you_o shall_v write_v about_o nature_n corrupt_v r._n b._n 1._o remember_v that_o it_o be_v not_o you_o but_o i_o that_o be_o the_o respondent_fw-la and_o have_v the_o state_v of_o the_o question_n here_o therefore_o be_v two_o more_o falsehood_n intimate_v 1._o that_o the_o question_n be_v only_o about_o nature_n as_o corrupt_v 2._o that_o i_o speak_v of_o nature_n as_o pure_a and_o not_o as_o corrupt_v for_o the_o question_n put_v by_o i_o be_v about_o nature_n as_o nature_n and_o that_o man_n shall_v not_o so_o speak_v against_o the_o corruption_n as_o to_o dishonour_v god_n part_n nature_n as_o nature_n nor_o yet_o as_o it_o be_v corrupt_v to_o make_v it_o worse_o than_o it_o be_v so_o that_o i_o speak_v not_o of_o it_o as_o pure_a but_o i_o speak_v of_o it_o both_o abstract_o as_o nature_n and_o also_o as_o corrupt_v sect._n 68_o e._n b._n do_v not_o discourse_v about_o freewill_n at_o large_a when_o you_o shall_v only_o handle_v freewill_n in_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n r._n b._n this_o imply_v another_o untruth_n employ_v that_o i_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o freewill_n in_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n to_o forbear_v the_o break_n of_o some_o of_o god_n law_n and_o to_o do_v somewhat_o command_v be_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n i_o show_v that_o man_n have_v some_o freewill_n to_o forbear_v murder_n adultery_n theft_n treason_n perjury_n perfecution_n yea_o and_o write_v falsehood_n if_o not_o why_o do_v you_o cry_v out_o of_o persecution_n silence_v atheism_n when_o man_n have_v not_o the_o least_o freewill_n to_o forbear_v they_o why_o do_v you_o refuse_v the_o imputation_n of_o your_o own_o untruth_n if_o you_o have_v not_o the_o least_o freewill_n to_o forbear_v they_o your_o word_n be_v now_o we_o see_v one_o firm_a reason_n to_o deny_v the_o least_o allowance_n of_o freewill_n in_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n since_o those_o that_o hold_v it_o in_o any_o degree_n the_o synod_n of_o dort_n teach_v other_o doctrine_n and_o so_o do_v mr._n fenner_n in_o his_o book_n of_o wilful_a impenitence_n and_o in_o the_o second_o sheet_n of_o mr._n dod_n saying_n when_o one_o have_v be_v restrain_v from_o swear_v at_o dinner_n by_o his_o presence_n contrary_a to_o his_o use_n he_o take_v occasion_n to_o show_v that_o man_n can_v do_v more_o than_o they_o do_v and_o can_v forbear_v more_o evil_a than_o they_o forbear_v sect._n 69._o e._n b._n and_o because_o many_o professor_n of_o christianity_n be_v ignorant_a and_o injudicious_a do_v not_o think_v that_o therefore_o you_o do_v well_o to_o call_v christian_n notorious_a consider_v as_o christian_n so_o these_o be_v evident_a and_o apparent_a sophism_n which_o abound_v in_o your_o last_o treatise_n r._n b._n these_o be_v deliberate_v write_v word_n and_o if_o all_o this_o be_v the_o mere_a fiction_n of_o your_o brain_n if_o i_o have_v not_o one_o syllable_n that_o have_v any_o such_o importance_n nor_o one_o word_n in_o my_o book_n have_v the_o least_o show_n of_o such_o a_o thing_n nay_o if_o the_o clean_a contrary_n be_v most_o open_o and_o plain_o express_v in_o they_o and_o yet_o rather_o than_o confess_v your_o former_a falsehood_n you_o fear_v not_o before_o god_n and_o man_n to_o second_v it_o with_o this_o most_o immodest_a additional_a forgery_n which_o have_v no_o cloak_n let_v your_o reader_n judge_n and_o let_v your_o conscience_n judge_v at_o last_o whether_o repentance_n be_v your_o duty_n he_o that_o say_v christian_n consider_v as_o christian_n be_v ignorant_a injudicious_a etc._n etc._n lay_v his_o charge_n on_o christianity_n more_o than_o on_o the_o man_n have_v you_o no_o way_n to_o hide_v your_o former_a falsehood_n but_o by_o this_o impudent_a forgery_n that_o i_o speak_v against_o christianity_n itself_o have_v not_o repentance_n be_v a_o better_a reparation_n of_o your_o prostitute_a honour_n than_o this_o sect._n 70._o e._n b._n do_v not_o love_v to_o jumble_v absurd_a and_o insignificant_a phrase_n together_o as_o to_o say_v a_o defective_a faulty_a true_a church_n r._n b._n reader_n if_o thou_o expect_v that_o he_o shall_v tell_v thou_o the_o absurdity_n or_o insignificancy_n of_o any_o one_o of_o all_o these_o word_n thou_o must_v not_o put_v he_o to_o so_o much_o condescension_n but_o take_v it_o on_o his_o word_n or_o rest_v unsatisfied_a whether_o defective_a or_o faulty_a be_v insignificant_a word_n or_o whether_o no_o true_a church_n be_v defective_a and_o faulty_a if_o you_o believe_v he_o perhaps_o you_o may_v hear_v in_o his_o time_n sect._n 71._o e._n b._n to_o mention_v a_o political_a spiritual_n constitutive_a head_n r._n b._n more_o wisdom_n still_o which_o of_o these_o be_v the_o nonsense_n dark_a be_v it_o that_o the_o pope_n pretend_v to_o be_v a_o political_a head_n consult_v d._n lud._n moulins_n jugulum_fw-la causae_fw-la and_o all_o goldastus_n his_o three_o volume_n with_o chamier_n rivet_n whitaker_n blondel_n and_o all_o that_o write_v against_o he_o or_o be_v it_o that_o he_o claim_v to_o be_v a_o spiritual_a head_n or_o governor_n then_o all_o his_o own_o defender_n and_o all_o our_o opposer_n of_o he_o wrong_v he_o till_o mr._n bagshaw_n come_v to_o reform_v this_o language_n or_o be_v it_o because_o he_o claim_v not_o to_o be_v the_o constitutive_a head_n of_o the_o church_n ask_v all_o those_o papist_n that_o say_v it_o be_v essential_a
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all_o her_o sad_a and_o melancholy_a abstinence_n and_o weakness_n and_o of_o mr._n browne_n and_o mr._n jordanes_n frequency_n with_o she_o and_o short_o after_o show_v i_o the_o book_n with_o mr._n browne_v epistle_n to_o it_o and_o tell_v i_o that_o which_o they_o now_o thus_o quarrel_v with_o that_o mr._n browne_n be_v one_o of_o the_o publisher_n of_o it_o and_o be_v for_o the_o doctrine_n in_o it_o though_o i_o discern_v by_o the_o book_n that_o she_o herself_o be_v take_v with_o that_o point_n these_o thing_n i_o long_o hear_v affirm_v and_o confirm_v and_o never_o contradict_v till_o this_o day_n and_o now_o you_o hear_v that_o the_o time_a of_o mr._n browne_v opinion_n and_o endeavour_n be_v all_o that_o they_o can_v say_v any_o thing_n against_o themselves_o and_o thus_o much_o i_o think_v meet_v to_o say_v against_o their_o rash_a occasion_n on_o this_o by-occasion_n sect._n 94._o r._n b._n p._n 30._o i_o have_v not_o yet_o do_v with_o mr._n bagshaw_n he_o come_v on_o again_o in_o a_o postscript_n with_o more_o untruth_n and_o first_o he_o tell_v you_o how_o little_a commendation_n it_o be_v to_o my_o honesty_n to_o have_v yet_o such_o easy_a access_n now_o to_o the_o licenser_n and_o press_n that_o he_o can_v print_v two_o book_n before_o another_o man_n can_v publish_v a_o few_o sheet_n answ_n 1._o i_o never_o speak_v with_o the_o licensor_n b._n nor_o see_v he_o and_o if_o neither_o of_o those_o two_o book_n be_v license_v when_o he_o write_v this_o at_o least_o be_v not_o this_o still_o a_o fearless_a heedless_a man_n 2._o be_v not_o honesty_n among_o these_o man_n become_v a_o word_n of_o a_o new_a signification_n honesty_n and_o be_v it_o any_o wonder_n if_o our_o dishonesty_n make_v we_o unworthy_a of_o their_o communion_n when_o our_o honesty_n be_v questionable_a for_o the_o licens_v of_o our_o book_n if_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o dishonesty_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n which_o our_o ruler_n will_v but_o allow_v of_o it_o may_v next_o be_v 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suffering_n especial_o when_o we_o suffer_v with_o they_o though_o by_o they_o and_o when_o their_o adversary_n need_v no_o instigation_n that_o i_o have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o judge_v it_o my_o duty_n to_o speak_v of_o that_o very_a evil_n which_o i_o and_o other_o suffer_v by_o but_o have_v be_v hardly_o put_v to_o it_o these_o eleven_o year_n between_o the_o thought_n of_o open_a disow_v those_o sin_n of_o self-exalting_a usurper_n that_o have_v confound_v we_o and_o a_o lothness_n to_o increase_v the_o suffering_n of_o those_o that_o be_v underfoot_o and_o this_o last_o prevail_v i_o have_v great_o by_o it_o displease_v my_o superior_n and_o yet_o lest_o i_o shall_v harden_v man_n in_o impenitency_n have_v gentle_o mention_v these_o crime_n it_o displease_v such_o as_o be_v most_o oblige_v to_o repent_v and_o how_o strange_o do_v this_o man_n despise_v his_o reader_n while_o he_o again_o make_v it_o such_o a_o thing_n in_o i_o calumny_n to_o compare_v cromwell_n to_o maximus_n 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or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o matth._n 24._o 18._o and_o beza_n say_v in_o uno_fw-la exemplari_fw-la &_o apud_fw-la theophilactum_fw-la scriptum_n est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la cadaver_n sicut_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o nonnullis_fw-la codicibus_fw-la testatur_fw-la selegisse_fw-la erasmus_fw-la videturque_fw-la haec_fw-la lectio_fw-la magis_fw-la accomodata_fw-la etc._n etc._n hundred_o of_o such_o may_v be_v name_v and_o believe_v not_o these_o man_n till_o they_o can_v name_v you_o one_o man_n that_o ever_o know_v before_o some_o man_n tell_v he_o by_o the_o book_n alone_o whether_o esther_n and_o the_o canticle_n be_v canonical_a and_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n and_o paul_n epistle_n to_o the_o laodioaean_n apocryphal_a and_o know_v what_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o original_a text_n and_o what_o copy_n and_o readins_n and_o translation_n be_v true_a and_o what_o false_a yea_o or_o that_o know_v 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his_o quarter_n but_o keep_v at_o a_o distance_n as_o one_o of_o their_o adversary_n and_o those_o that_o i_o have_v interest_n in_o be_v discountenance_v for_o my_o sake_n and_o have_v not_o a_o sudden_a bleed_v bring_v i_o very_o near_o to_o death_n and_o separate_v i_o from_o the_o army_n about_o the_o very_a day_n that_o they_o have_v their_o first_o open_a consultation_n for_o the_o follow_v treasonable_a change_n which_o they_o make_v i_o have_v hazard_v my_o life_n upon_o their_o displeasure_n in_o the_o contradict_v they_o and_o draw_v off_o as_o many_o from_o they_o as_o i_o can_v at_o the_o time_n when_o many_o do_v desert_n they_o for_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o a_o second_o meeting_n of_o the_o minister_n at_o coventry_n i_o stay_v with_o they_o for_o that_o very_a end_n when_o i_o have_v peaceable_a opportunity_n to_o have_v return_v to_o my_o former_a auditor_n and_o i_o do_v open_o and_o bold_o from_o that_o day_n until_o cromwell_n death_n declare_v to_o those_o that_o i_o converse_v with_o that_o i_o take_v he_o and_o his_o army_n to_o be_v guilty_a of_o most_o perfidious_a treason_n and_o rebeilion_n and_o himself_o for_o a_o unquestionable_a usurper_n and_o i_o never_o speak_v one_o word_n to_o the_o contrary_n and_o be_v once_o before_o his_o death_n be_v at_o london_n invite_v to_o speak_v with_o he_o i_o expostulate_v with_o he_o by_o what_o right_a our_o government_n be_v change_v and_o how_o he_o can_v prove_v that_o all_o the_o people_n of_o england_n have_v lose_v their_o own_o right_n to_o their_o ancient_a government_n and_o labour_v to_o convince_v he_o that_o this_o change_n of_o he_o and_o instrument_n of_o government_n which_o you_o charge_v i_o to_o approve_v be_v a_o unjust_a deprive_v the_o kingdom_n of_o their_o ancient_a and_o never_o forfeit_v right_o till_o i_o make_v he_o so_o angry_a that_o it_o be_v time_n to_o say_v no_o more_o but_o let_v we_o hear_v the_o proof_n of_o your_o accusation_n sect._n 16._o e._n b._n p._n 5._o 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word_n which_o he_o accuse_v which_o be_v unless_o you_o do_v as_o mr._n perkins_n do_v to_o make_v it_o good_a be_v so_o charitable_a to_o all_o the_o million_o else_o among_o they_o as_o not_o to_o call_v they_o papist_n except_o they_o practical_o hold_v the_o most_o pernicious_a opinion_n of_o their_o council_n and_o divine_n i_o confess_v i_o affect_v none_o of_o the_o honour_n of_o that_o orthodoxness_n which_o consist_v in_o sentence_v million_o and_o kingdom_n to_o hell_n who_o i_o be_o unacquainted_a with_o so_o that_o i_o distinguish_v of_o papist_n proper_o so_o call_v who_o practical_o hold_v all_o the_o popish_a error_n and_o nominal_a papist_n that_o call_v themselves_o such_o or_o be_v call_v so_o by_o other_o who_o know_v not_o or_o practical_o hold_v not_o the_o pernicious_a part_n of_o their_o error_n these_o latter_a i_o refuse_v to_o undertake_v to_o judge_v to_o hell_n and_o consequent_o to_o damn_v all_o in_o france_n spain_n italy_n germany_n etc._n etc._n who_o be_v call_v papist_n and_o if_o this_o accuser_n be_v more_o valiant_a and_o dare_v damn_v they_o all_o i_o do_v not_o wonder_v that_o he_o dare_v damn_v i_o for_o not_o damn_v they_o for_o he_o that_o can_v eat_v and_o digest_v a_o ox_n will_v never_o stick_v at_o one_o crumb_n more_o but_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v also_o so_o cruel_a to_o the_o reader_n as_o to_o put_v he_o to_o read_v my_o word_n twice_o over_o because_o he_o dismember_v they_o to_o make_v they_o seem_v to_o have_v some_o loathe_a sense_n sect._n 60._o e._n b._n p._n 19_o the_o former_a nonformists_a say_v the_o filth_n of_o nature_n can_v be_v sufficient_o speak_v of_o but_o you_o etc._n etc._n r._n b._n 1._o when_o you_o tell_v we_o in_o what_o common_a confession_n of_o they_o they_o say_v so_o i_o shall_v try_v whether_o you_o say_v any_o true_a than_o in_o the_o rest_n 2._o reader_n i_o answer_v he_o on_o this_o point_n before_o by_o no_o less_o than_o twenty_o instance_n prove_v that_o nature_n may_v be_v too_o ill_o speak_v of_o and_o he_o say_v nothing_o to_o any_o of_o they_o but_o sing_v over_o his_o old_a song_n again_o be_v not_o this_o a_o fine_a man_n to_o dispute_v with_o sect._n 61._o e._n b._n i_o shall_v conclude_v with_o mention_v one_o thing_n more_o it_o i_o affirm_v that_o by_o flesh_n you_o have_v tell_v we_o war_n only_a mean_v the_o sensitive_a appetite_n this_o you_o reply_n be_v a_o untruth_n and_o a_o mere_a fiction_n for_o you_o never_o say_v so_o sir_n you_o have_v need_n have_v a_o good_a memory_n for_o you_o have_v write_v many_o book_n employ_v in_o which_o as_o contain_v many_o word_n there_o can_v want_v much_o sin_n and_o vanity_n and_o indeed_o have_v you_o meditate_a
wonder_n if_o other_o do_v it_o by_o slander_v they_o and_o persuade_v all_o to_o separate_v from_o they_o and_o if_o they_o say_v rom._n 3._o 7._o if_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n have_v more_o abound_v through_o my_o lie_n unto_o his_o glory_n why_o yet_o be_o i_o also_o judge_v as_o a_o sinner_n but_o god_n and_o truth_n may_v be_v better_o serve_v by_o truth_n but_o falsehood_n must_v by_o falsehood_n be_v uphold_v but_o sir_n my_o reputation_n be_v at_o your_o service_n for_o a_o honest_a use_n but_o see_v it_o be_v but_o for_o the_o destruction_n of_o christian_a love_n and_o peace_n that_o you_o design_v to_o make_v a_o stepping-stone_n of_o it_o try_v whether_o you_o be_v not_o slip_v beside_o it_o into_o the_o dirt_n sect._n 77._o e._n b._n i_o think_v it_o my_o duty_n to_o reprove_v you_o and_o to_o see_v your_o sin_n and_o error_n herein_o in_o order_n before_o you_o r._n b._n i_o have_v much_o more_o sin_n than_o you_o be_v aware_a of_o which_o all_o such_o invitation_n do_v 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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of_o it_o and_o to_o proceed_v so_o long_o almost_o to_o famishment_n in_o that_o error_n and_o sin_n i_o say_v whether_o this_o show_v not_o some_o flaw_n at_o that_o time_n in_o natural_a understanding_n and_o reason_v as_o well_o as_o in_o grace_n if_o it_o do_v as_o sure_o it_o do_v what_o can_v it_o be_v less_o than_o melancholy_a and_o i_o hope_v it_o be_v never_o the_o mind_n of_o mr._n jordan_n or_o mr._n browne_n in_o that_o book_n to_o father_n this_o opinion_n or_o practice_n on_o god_n spirit_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o god_n thus_o oft_o try_v his_o own_o but_o it_o be_v as_o little_a doubt_n but_o that_o he_o oft_o leave_v they_o under_o melancholy_a as_o the_o tempter_n opportunity_n and_o advantage_n and_o its_o pity_n that_o poor_a soul_n shall_v be_v angry_a with_o those_o that_o know_v their_o case_n better_a than_o they_o themselves_o and_o true_o pity_v they_o sect._n 81._o r._n b._n i_o come_v now_o to_o mr._n browne_v letter_n wherein_o i_o will_v not_o reckon_v it_o as_o it_o be_v with_o his_o untruth_n that_o my_o two_o last_o treatise_n give_v great_a occasion_n to_o the_o adversary_n of_o truth_n and_o purity_n to_o reproach_n and_o blaspheme_n god_n and_o his_o people_n for_o the_o man_n speak_v as_o his_o ill_a cause_n and_o principle_n have_v make_v he_o think_v and_o that_o this_o be_v no_o more_o than_o some_o of_o my_o disciple_n have_v suggest_v to_o he_o whether_o it_o be_v true_a or_o false_a i_o know_v not_o what_o man_n that_o i_o have_v be_v eleven_o year_n drive_v from_o may_v be_v draw_v to_o by_o cruelty_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n and_o seducer_n on_o the_o other_o i_o can_v give_v no_o account_n of_o at_o this_o distance_n let_v they_o answer_v for_o themselves_o the_o first_o untruth_n i_o charge_v he_o with_o be_v that_o i_o have_v utter_v many_o falsehood_n of_o himself_o and_o other_o untruth_n the_o case_n be_v anon_o to_o be_v try_v sect._n 82._o mr._n browne_n p._n 27._o how_o the_o present_a conformist_n can_v be_v excuse_v from_o some_o degree_n of_o idolatry_n remain_v to_o be_v better_o prove_v r._n b._n a_o answer_n to_o what_o i_o say_v have_v be_v more_o congruous_a than_o this_o put-off_a and_o that_o you_o take_v it_o for_o no_o rail_a to_o call_v almost_o all_o christ_n church_n on_o earth_n even_o the_o reform_a idolatrous_a and_o yet_o take_v it_o for_o rail_v to_o be_v tell_v that_o you_o so_o accuse_v they_o ignorant_o rash_o and_o self-conceited_o do_v but_o show_v the_o blind_a power_n of_o selfishness_n and_o divide_v principle_n when_o there_o be_v so_o vast_a a_o disparity_n 1._o in_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o charge_n 2._o and_o in_o the_o person_n charge_v that_o your_o brother_n bagshaw_n liath_v as_o you_o call_v it_o now_o deceive_v your_o expectation_n and_o wrong_v his_o cause_n that_o be_v have_v be_v fain_o to_o leave_v his_o untruth_n unjustified_a i_o suppose_v you_o can_v deny_v in_o consistence_n with_o your_o own_o expression_n sect._n 83._o mr._n browne_n p._n 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