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shall_v stand_v by_o countenance_n respect_n and_o encourage_v our_o clergy_n now_o especial_o some_o humble_a motion_n on_o their_o behalf_n for_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o prevention_n of_o popery_n chap._n iii_o the_o three_o occasion_n viz._n our_o division_n those_o describe_v they_o promote_v popery_n by_o way_n of_o scandal_n and_o by_o give_v they_o direct_a opportunity_n to_o play_v their_o game_n no_o way_n to_o assurance_n against_o popery_n but_o union_n which_o be_v the_o way_n to_o that_o 1._o toleration_n be_v not_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n state_v and_o consider_v it_o be_v destructiveness_n to_o all_o government_n that_o no_o party_n be_v real_o for_o it_o but_o use_v it_o only_o for_o clamour_n and_o pretence_n when_o they_o be_v not_o uppermost_a it_o be_v rule_v all_o will_v have_v 2._o accommodation_n with_o dissenter_n consider_v modest_o propose_v and_o in_o the_o supposable_a advantage_n and_o danger_n of_o it_o and_o humble_o leave_v to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o our_o governor_n 3._o what_o ever_o be_v think_v fit_a accommodation_n or_o not_o the_o constitution_n shall_v be_v make_v firm_a and_o law_n put_v in_o execution_n in_o order_n to_o our_o union_n and_o security_n against_o popery_n objection_n answer_v chap._n iu._n the_o four_o occasion_n our_o carelessness_n and_o and_o indifferency_n in_o religion_n the_o necessity_n of_o sober_a zeal_n religion_n be_v recommend_v and_o secure_v by_o it_o we_o much_o prejudice_v by_o the_o want_n of_o it_o all_o sect_n advance_v and_o grow_v by_o zeal_n though_o ignorant_a and_o mistake_v instance_n of_o their_o zeal_n we_o ought_v to_o be_v as_o zealous_a in_o a_o good_a cause_n as_o they_o be_v in_o a_o bad_a in_o what_o particular_n we_o shall_v be_v more_o zealous_a viz._n in_o attend_v public_a prayer_n and_o sacrament_n in_o study_v the_o constitution_n of_o our_o church_n and_o in_o observance_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n zeal_n in_o preach_v large_o discourse_v and_o the_o folly_n and_o mischief_n of_o the_o trifle_a wittisize_a way_n large_o represent_v preach_v vindicate_v against_o the_o opinion_n of_o its_o be_v a_o very_a indifferent_a and_o mere_o humane_a thing_n chap._n v._n the_o five_o occasion_n viz._n extravagant_a zeal_n the_o present_a fury_n and_o pretend_a zeal_n of_o atheist_n just_o reprehend_v and_o scorn_v the_o mischief_n their_o fury_n against_o popery_n do_v the_o protestant_a religion_n to_o prevent_v which_o we_o ought_v to_o disow_v their_o pretend_a help_n and_o kindness_n a_o humble_a motion_n for_o the_o effectual_a suppress_n of_o atheism_n in_o order_n to_o our_o security_n against_o popery_n the_o extravagant_a zeal_n of_o other_o mischievous_a man_n unreasonable_a multiply_v the_o number_n of_o papist_n a_o advantage_n to_o popery_n their_o real_a number_n in_o this_o nation_n inconsiderable_a their_o hope_n from_o foreign_a assistance_n vain_a the_o senselesness_n of_o their_o plot_n the_o unpracticableness_n of_o 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second_o and_o five_o page_n be_v alteration_n of_o the_o copy_n other_o be_v most_o mispointing_n but_o such_o as_o perplex_v and_o alter_v the_o sense_n the_o rest_n i_o leave_v to_o common_a ingenuity_n and_o charity_n errata_fw-la page_n 1._o line_n 18._o read_v england_n the_o protestant_a reformation_n p._n 2._o l._n 6._o r._n be_v that_o which_o we_o call_v the_o church_n of_o england_n p._n 5._o l._n 21._o r._n patron_n of_o the_o notion_n p._n 7._o l._n 26._o r._n model_n p._n 15._o l._n 21._o r._n wrest_v their_o right_n from_o they_o p._n 33._o l._n 4._o r._n decent_a uncalled_a to_o offer_v their_o opinion_n l._n 5._o r._n i_o think_v p._n 40._o l._n 9_o r._n wittisize_v way_n p._n 44._o l._n 17._o r._n zeal_n and_o help_v p._n 47._o l._n 3._o r._n protestant_a nonconformist_n l._n 28._o r._n to_o which_o l._n 32._o r._n populous_a p._n 48._o l._n 6._o r._n one_o more_o or_o two_o at_o most_o
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