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man_n person_n but_o to_o open_v the_o cause_n i_o leave_v man_n to_o judge_v the_o wise_a as_o they_o find_v the_o perverse_a as_o they_o please_v this_o i_o only_o crave_v that_o no_o man_n take_v ill_o any_o thing_n without_o just_a cause_n and_o that_o every_o one_o expound_v well_o a_o man_n meaning_n as_o charity_n shall_v lead_v he_o and_o right_a reason_n persuade_v he_o and_o so_o i_o commend_v thou_o to_o god_n june_n 18._o thou_o in_o the_o lord_n r._n bernard_n the_o content_n of_o this_o book_n i_o christian_a counsel_n tend_v to_o peace_n and_o unity_n pag._n 1-20_a ii_o dissuasion_n from_o brownisme_n pag._n 21._o i._o by_o great_a probability_n that_o that_o way_n be_v not_o good_a and_o they_o be_v in_o number_n seven_o 1._o the_o novelty_n of_o it_o pag._n 21._o 23._o 2._o the_o agreement_n thereof_o with_o ancient_a schismatic_n pag._n 24._o 3._o the_o ill_a mean_n by_o which_o it_o be_v maintain_v viz._n by_o abuse_n of_o scripture_n and_o that_o diverse_a way_n as_o also_o by_o deceivable_a reason_n pag._n 25-29_a 4._o the_o want_n of_o approbation_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n pag._n 30._o 5._o the_o condemnation_n thereof_o by_o all_o our_o divine_n pag._n 30-32_a 6._o god_n judgement_n against_o it_o pag._n 32-42_a 7._o the_o ill_a success_n it_o have_v have_v pag._n 42-44_a two_o by_o reason_n which_o be_v threefold_a 1._o take_a from_o the_o evil_a of_o the_o entrance_n into_o that_o way_n pag._n 44-47_a 2._o from_o their_o person_n so_o grievous_o sin_v in_o that_o way_n pag._n 47._o in_o condemnable_a unthankfulnes_n to_o god_n and_o man_n pag._n 48._o 49._o in_o spiritual_a uncharitableness_n pag._n 49-65_a in_o abuse_v the_o scripture_n pag._n 65._o in_o obstinate_a persist_v in_o schism_n from_o all_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o the_o world_n pag._n 65-70_a in_o rail_v and_o scoff_v above_o
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