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the_o earth_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a world_n etc._n etc._n second_o prince_n must_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beware_v of_o false_a prophet_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o subject_n they_o must_v take_v the_o fox_n the_o young_a fox_n which_o spoil_v the_o vine_n cant._n 2._o 15._o they_o must_v not_o give_v any_o toleration_n to_o idolatry_n in_o the_o lord_n land_n but_o like_o good_a josias_n in_o their_o time_n they_o must_v take_v away_o all_o the_o abomination_n and_o cause_v all_o man_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n 2_o chron._n 34._o 33._o prince_n be_v shepherd_n of_o the_o people_n so_o the_o evangelicall_a prophet_n esay_n style_v they_o in_o his_o 44._o chapter_n verse_n 28._o that_o say_v of_o cyrus_n he_o be_v my_o shepherd_n etc._n etc._n and_o populi_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dryantem_fw-la etiam_fw-la pastorem_fw-la populi_fw-la homer_n the_o king_n of_o poet_n give_v they_o the_o like_a title_n in_o the_o first_o of_o his_o iliad_n term_v dryas_n a_o 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athanasius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d oh_o that_o the_o people_n of_o this_o age_n have_v their_o wit_n thus_o exercise_v to_o judge_v betwixt_o truth_n and_o falsehood_n but_o alas_o at_o these_o day_n if_o error_n come_v but_o mask_v with_o a_o pretence_n of_o zeal_n &_o a_o thunder_a voice_n it_o be_v ready_o receive_v for_o truth_n by_o the_o common_a multitude_n yea_o i_o will_v there_o be_v not_o many_o that_o make_v a_o great_a profession_n of_o religion_n and_o yet_o be_v thus_o silly_a sect_n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beware_v in_o that_o our_o saviour_n only_a mention_n here_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o duty_n of_o beware_v of_o false_a prophet_n ergo_fw-la it_o may_v fit_o be_v demand_v and_o that_o as_o a_o case_n of_o conscience_n whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o put_v false_a prophet_n to_o death_n in_o the_o which_o question_n we_o must_v careful_o note_v who_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v by_o false_a prophet_n and_o by_o false_a prophet_n in_o this_o question_n concern_v life_n and_o death_n we_o be_v not_o to_o understand_v they_o that_o differ_v in_o opinion_n from_o we_o in_o small_a matter_n although_o i_o wish_v from_o my_o heart_n that_o we_o be_v all_o of_o one_o judgement_n in_o the_o least_o thing_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o great_a neither_o be_v we_o to_o understand_v thereby_o they_o which_o of_o mere_a simple_a ignorance_n hold_v some_o error_n at_o the_o least_o for_o a_o time_n against_o the_o main_a foundation_n of_o christian_a religion_n the_o apostle_n themselves_o be_v ignorant_a for_o a_o time_n both_o of_o the_o death_n and_o also_o of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o when_o our_o saviour_n speak_v of_o either_o of_o these_o they_o wonder_v as_o
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profession_n of_o christianity_n yea_o they_o bring_v they_o by_o their_o seduction_n to_o blaspheme_v all_o sound_a profession_n five_o as_o the_o wool_n of_o a_o wolf_n if_o it_o be_v make_v into_o a_o garment_n will_v prove_v but_o a_o odious_a garment_n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d c_o lib._n 2._o sympos_fw-la q_o 9_o breed_v vermin_n upon_o he_o that_o shall_v wear_v it_o instead_o of_o minister_a any_o comfort_n as_o plutarch_n speak_v even_o so_o the_o good_a which_o poor_a seduce_a soul_n think_v they_o receive_v by_o impostor_n and_o deceiver_n of_o mind_n 2._o lupi_fw-la toto_fw-la anno_fw-la non_fw-la amplius_fw-la quam_fw-la duodecim_fw-la diebus_fw-la coeunt_fw-la isid_n hispal_n lib._n 12._o originum_fw-la c._n 2._o it_o will_v prove_v corruption_n in_o the_o end_n six_o as_o the_o wolf_n make_v show_v of_o civil_a virtue_n as_o of_o chastity_n and_o the_o like_a congress_v but_o only_o 12._o day_n in_o a_o whole_a year_n even_o so_o the_o most_o pernicious_a 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demonstrate_v that_o haereticall_a seducer_n be_v wolf_n it_o first_o serve_v not_o only_o to_o justify_v against_o all_o calumniator_n but_o also_o much_o to_o commend_v the_o lawful_a severity_n of_o court_n of_o justice_n against_o such_o 54._o such_o sicut_fw-la est_fw-la misericordia_fw-la puniens_fw-la ita_fw-la est_fw-la crudelitas_fw-la parcens_fw-la epist_n 54._o saint_n augustine_n say_v there_o be_v a_o punish_a mercy_n and_o a_o spare_a cruelty_n this_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v a_o paradox_n to_o some_o but_o the_o father_n know_v what_o he_o say_v for_o it_o be_v a_o punish_a mercy_n when_o worthy_a governor_n do_v punish_v dangerous_a seducer_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o it_o be_v a_o spare_a cruelty_n to_o let_v they_o pass_v unpunished_a for_o look_v how_o much_o mercy_n be_v show_v to_o the_o wolf_n so_o much_o cruelty_n be_v do_v to_o the_o sheep_n yea_o it_o be_v mercy_n to_o seducer_n themselves_o if_o they_o can_v skill_n of_o it_o that_o the_o 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