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soldier_n mm_o hortensius_n p._n 26._o he_o say_v he_o have_v a_o command_n from_o god_n to_o appoint_v twelve_o judge_n in_o israel_n who_o in_o place_n of_o the_o former_a magistrate_n and_o senate_n shall_v have_v absolute_a power_n to_o rule_v the_o state_n he_o do_v choose_v out_o twelve_o of_o his_o own_o friend_n nn_n guy_n du_fw-fr breze_n p._n 30._o the_o great_a prophet_n jo_n becold_v of_o leyden_n have_v persuade_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o marry_v more_o wife_n together_o he_o play_v his_o part_n pretty_a well_o for_o he_o do_v marry_v fifteen_o and_o keep_v they_o all_o together_o oh_o hortensius_n p._n 29._o one_o and_o fifty_o be_v present_o cast_v in_o prison_n and_o for_o two_o day_n be_v cruel_o put_v to_o death_n some_o be_v shoot_v at_o a_o post_n other_o be_v cut_v in_o two_o piece_n the_o rest_n be_v behead_v knipperdolling_n be_v executioner_n to_o they_o all_o pp_n ibid._n p._n 31._o the_o prophet_n tuiscoscurerius_n do_v proclaim_v in_o the_o market_n place_n the_o lord_n call_v thou_o becold_v to_o be_v king_n that_o not_o only_o thou_o may_v reign_v here_o in_o zion_n but_o also_o that_o thou_o may_v command_v over_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o subject_a to_o thy_o sceptre_n all_o man_n in_o the_o whole_a earth_n qq_n ibid._n p._n 33._o he_o carry_v upon_o his_o head_n a_o triple_a crown_n of_o pure_a gold_n adorn_v with_o rich_a stone_n and_o jewel_n about_o his_o neck_n he_o have_v a_o golden_a chain_n in_o his_o hand_n a_o golden_a globe_n etc._n etc._n rr_z ibid._n p._n 46._o the_o king_n public_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n do_v kill_v one_o of_o his_o wife_n not_o be_v condemn_v in_o any_o judicatory_a avow_v that_o the_o people_n ought_v to_o rest_v satisfy_v that_o the_o king_n do_v approve_v his_o cause_n to_o god_n ss_z sleidan_n l._n 10._o p._n 283._o the_o hassian_n divine_v do_v so_o dispute_v with_o becold_n that_o he_o do_v grant_v they_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o thing_n in_o question_n and_o do_v promise_v if_o his_o life_n may_v be_v safe_a to_o make_v all_o the_o anabaptist_n of_o holland_n england_n and_o freezland_n to_o be_v quiet_a and_o in_o all_o thing_n obedient_a to_o the_o magistrate_n tt_z ibid._n be_v execute_v they_o be_v put_v every_o one_o in_o iron-grates_a and_o hang_v up_o upon_o the_o high_a steeple_n of_o the_o town_n w_n hortensius_n p._n 7._o by_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n two_o very_a famous_a town_n at_o one_o time_n be_v much_o endanger_v munster_n and_o amsterdam_n the_o one_o through_o the_o default_n of_o the_o governor_n be_v wrack_v the_o other_o with_o the_o wisdom_n and_o diligence_n of_o the_o magistrate_n be_v preserve_v xx_o guy_n du_fw-fr breze_n p._n 60._o a_o certain_a woman_n one_o of_o your_o sister_n at_o apezel_n in_o suitzerland_n do_v teach_v and_o persuade_v a_o number_n of_o your_o brethren_n that_o she_o be_v christ_n the_o messiah_n of_o the_o woman_n who_o do_v choose_v twelve_o apostle_n yy_a hortensius_n p._n 74._o ten_o year_n 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forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n conceive_v themselves_o to_o be_v pure_a and_o to_o have_v no_o more_o need_n of_o remission_n of_o sin_n ibid._n p._n 2._o all_o that_o be_v of_o their_o church_n be_v to_o be_v account_v elect_a and_o the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o all_o who_o follow_v not_o their_o way_n be_v to_o be_v account_v wicked_a h_n vide_fw-la supra_fw-la ay_o bullinger_n p._n 18._o they_o esteem_v themselves_o the_o only_a true_a church_n which_o be_v accept_v by_o christ_n they_o teach_v that_o whoever_o by_o anabaptism_n be_v receive_v into_o their_o church_n must_v have_v no_o communion_n with_o any_o protestant_a church_n or_o with_o any_o other_o christian_n whosoever_o because_o the_o protestant_a church_n be_v no_o more_o true_a church_n than_o the_o popish_a which_o they_o prove_v thus_o in_o their_o church_n there_o be_v evident_a &_o clear_a amendment_n of_o life_n but_o in_o these_o church_n that_o be_v call_v protestant_n though_o something_o be_v preach_v out_o of_o the_o gospel_n yet_o no_o man_n life_n be_v amend_v and_o the_o whole_a people_n remain_v impenitent_a and_o subject_a to_o sin_n and_o vice_n now_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o have_v any_o communion_n with_o so_o impure_a a_o people_n k_o ibid._n they_o say_v that_o since_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n the_o word_n of_o god_n have_v not_o be_v pure_o preach_v but_o that_o now_o they_o be_v two_o true_a prophet_n arisen_a by_o who_o the_o truth_n be_v to_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o world_n john_n becold_n of_o leyden_n king_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n and_o david_n george_n of_o delft_n that_o there_o be_v also_o two_o wicked_a and_o false_a prophet_n the_o pope_n of_o rome_n and_o luther_n who_o be_v many_o way_n more_o pestiferous_a than_o 〈◊〉_d pope_n l_o bullinger_n p._n 2._o at_o that_o time_n muncer_n himself_o as_o they_o say_v do_v not_o rebaptize_v his_o disciple_n begin_v to_o rebaptize_v before_o himself_o he_o himself_o be_v first_o rebaptise_v 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of_o munster_n p._n 7_o the_o ordinary_a custom_n of_o heretic_n be_v not_o to_o labour_v but_o to_o spoil_v the_o labour_n of_o other_o king_n becold_n enter_v munster_n some_o of_o the_o prime_a minister_n be_v gain_v to_o anabaptism_n the_o slackness_n of_o the_o magistrate_n though_o orthodox_n do_v ruin_v the_o city_n the_o sectary_n though_o few_o and_o weak_a yet_o by_o wit_n and_o industry_n do_v master_v their_o opposite_n by_o the_o stirrup_n of_o toleration_n the_o sectary_n ascend_v to_o the_o saddle_n of_o sovereignty_n p._n 8_o be_v once_o master_n of_o the_o city_n they_o present_o change_v the_o government_n they_o seize_v on_o the_o good_n of_o all_o and_o kill_v who_o they_o will_v the_o people_n mind_n be_v ensnare_v by_o their_o error_n their_o tyranny_n become_v irremediable_a they_o proclaim_v polygamy_n p._n 9_o a_o faint_a and_o unsuccessful_a resistance_n do_v hasten_v and_o confirm_v becold_v kingdom_n the_o splendour_n of_o becold_n court_n his_o barbarous_a 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the_o cause_n of_o their_o increase_n and_o boldness_n p._n 18_o their_o late_a confession_n be_v neither_o a_o full_a nor_o a_o clear_a declaration_n of_o their_o tenet_n cap._n ii_o the_o tenet_n of_o the_o old_a anabaptist_n the_o most_o applaud_a tenet_n of_o our_o modern_a anabaptist_n be_v the_o selfsame_a with_o what_o the_o old_a anabaptist_n do_v invent_v p._n 29_o their_o first_o prime_a tenet_n be_v a_o necessity_n of_o gather_v church_n out_o of_o church_n and_o of_o separation_n from_o the_o best_a reform_a in_o their_o time_n because_o of_o mix_a communion_n ib._n antipaedobaptisme_n become_v at_o last_o their_o great_a dâ—rling_n they_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o prophesy_a and_o question_v of_o private_a man_n in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o church_n woman_n preacher_n be_v from_o they_o p._n 30_o their_o pastor_n must_v renounce_v all_o former_a ordination_n and_o their_o full_a call_n of_o new_a must_v come_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o people_n they_o require_v no_o letter_n in_o their_o preacher_n the_o cry_v down_o of_o tithe_n and_o all_o set_a stipend_n be_v from_o they_o independency_n of_o congregation_n and_o the_o people_n power_n in_o church_n censure_n be_v their_o invention_n the_o seeker_n who_o deny_v all_o church_n be_v their_o disciple_n after_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o church_n they_o fall_v next_o upon_o the_o state_n p._n 31_o first_o they_o cry_v down_o the_o magistrate_n power_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n next_o in_o all_o matter_n even_o civil_a yet_o they_o take_v to_o themselves_o a_o absolute_a civil_a power_n first_o over_z all_z they_o in_o their_o own_o church_n next_o over_o all_o prince_n and_o people_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n they_o be_v strong_a millenaries_n p._n 32_o they_o make_v adultery_n and_o murder_n lawful_a robbery_n also_o 33_o their_o hypocrisy_n end_v in_o the_o open_a practice_n of_o crime_n extreme_o contrary_a to_o their_o first_o profession_n their_o abominable_a uncleanness_n they_o deny_v both_o old_a and_o