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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 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rule_n for_o all_o you_o accuse_v other_o of_o make_v it_o a_o imperfect_a rule_n 6._o and_o do_v you_o not_o yet_o perceive_v your_o partiality_n and_o respect_n of_o person_n it_o seem_v your_o duty_n to_o open_v the_o fault_n of_o the_o prelate_n and_o conformist_n and_o to_o calumniate_v we_o nonconformist_n that_o dissent_n from_o you_o and_o to_o feign_v that_o which_o you_o think_v will_v serve_v you_o for_o reproach_n but_o if_o your_o companion_n public_a false_a prophesy_a be_v but_o mention_v upon_o your_o own_o instigation_n you_o cry_v out_o of_o abuse_n and_o disgrace_n to_o his_o memory_n sir_n be_v it_o true_a or_o false_a if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o
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there_o be_v some_o worthy_a and_o able_a man_n among_o the_o parish_n minister_n which_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o believe_v never_o a_o whit_n the_o more_o because_o you_o affirm_v it_o yet_o this_o we_o must_v say_v that_o their_o sin_n be_v great_a in_o submit_v to_o so_o undue_a a_o way_n of_o enter_v into_o the_o ministry_n and_o therefore_o we_o both_o forbear_v ourselves_o and_o warn_v all_o other_o not_o to_o hear_v they_o because_o we_o can_v think_v our_o lord_n christ_n ever_o send_v such_o to_o preach_v in_o his_o name_n who_o direct_o and_o by_o a_o solemn_a oath_n have_v renounce_v their_o christian_a liberty_n under_o pretence_n of_o preach_a christ_n and_o be_v indeed_o nothing_o else_o as_o to_o the_o whole_a discharge_n and_o exercise_v of_o their_o office_n but_o servant_n of_o man_n in_o consistent_a with_o be_v servant_n of_o christ_n r._n b._n 1._o either_o you_o think_v there_o be_v some_o worthy_a able_a man_n among_o they_o or_o you_o do_v not_o if_o you_o do_v why_o shall_v you_o be_v so_o malignant_a as_o to_o question_v the_o assertion_n of_o it_o and_o so_o loath_a to_o grant_v it_o if_o you_o do_v not_o how_o unfit_a be_v so_o false_a and_o malignant_a a_o accuser_n of_o the_o brethren_n from_o to_o be_v the_o conductor_n of_o soul_n or_o the_o historian_n of_o the_o age_n that_o will_v not_o know_v a_o thing_n so_o public_a and_o notorious_a 2._o as_o for_o your_o not_o believe_v i_o no_o man_n be_v so_o hardly_o bring_v to_o believe_v the_o truth_n from_o other_o as_o they_o that_o be_v conscious_a of_o ordinary_a falsehood_n from_o themselves_o 3._o i_o think_v i_o can_v prove_v their_o sin_n as_o effectual_o as_o you_o can_v but_o must_v we_o separate_v from_o all_o sinner_n or_o from_o all_o that_o sin_n in_o their_o entrance_n into_o the_o ministry_n and_o why_o not_o as_o well_o from_o all_o other_o sin_n of_o equal_a greatness_n do_v you_o warn_v all_o other_o not_o to_o hear_v yourself_o or_o do_v you_o yet_o take_v yourself_o to_o be_v no_o sinner_n or_o no_o great_a sinner_n what_o if_o the_o presbyterian_o think_v the_o independent_o way_n of_o entrance_n to_o be_v undue_a and_o the_o independent_o think_v so_o of_o the_o presbyterian_o and_o both_o of_o the_o anabaptist_n and_o the_o anabaptist_n of_o they_o both_o etc._n etc._n must_v they_o all_o therefore_o warm_a all_o man_n not_o to_o hear_v each_o other_o mr._n nye_n think_v not_o so_o when_o he_o write_v for_o such_o hear_n public_a minister_n be_v it_o fit_a for_o the_o author_n of_o two_o book_n of_o calumny_n and_o bold_a untruth_n beside_o false_a doctrine_n and_o other_o crime_n to_o say_v their_o sin_n be_v great_a etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o we_o both_o forbear_v ourselves_o and_o warn_v all_o other_o not_o to_o hear_v they_o 4._o most_o that_o i_o speak_v of_o do_v enter_v into_o the_o ministry_n in_o the_o presbyterian_a or_o independent_a way_n heretofore_o and_o do_v but_o continue_v on_o the_o term_n which_o i_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 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