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admit_v remain_v in_o conscience_n of_o the_o contrary_a religion_n without_o evident_a danger_n of_o their_o own_o soul_n whereof_o if_o her_o majesty_n &_o their_o honour_n may_v in_o time_n be_v make_v capable_a then_o howesoever_o thing_n pass_v otherwise_o yet_o shall_v catholic_n retain_v sâ—…l_o their_o deserve_a opinion_n of_o honest_a and_o true_a subject_n which_o they_o most_o desire_v &_o the_o displeasure_n take_v against_o they_o for_o this_o refusal_n be_v diminish_v when_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o same_o proceed_v not_o of_o will_n but_o of_o conscience_n &_o judgement_n in_o religion_n which_o be_v not_o in_o a_o honest_a man_n hand_n to_o frame_v at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n moreover_o my_o meaning_n be_v to_o give_v some_o information_n touch_v the_o quality_n of_o this_o sin_n of_o go_v to_o the_o church_n of_o a_o contrary_a religion_n and_o his_o 〈◊〉_d circumstance_n for_o they_o that_o either_o remain_v doubtful_a in_o the_o same_o or_o not_o right_o persuade_v of_o the_o which_o two_o effect_n if_o any_o one_o follow_v i_o be_v most_o glad_o if_o not_o yet_o i_o serve_v as_o i_o trust_v such_o a_o master_n as_o reward_v the_o affect_v as_o well_o as_o the_o effect_n &_o the_o will_n no_o less_o than_o the_o work_n itself_o wherefore_o to_o his_o holy_a hand_n i_o commit_v the_o whole_a assure_v myself_o that_o as_o this_o cause_n of_o his_o catholic_a church_n import_v he_o more_o than_o it_o do_v we_o so_o his_o peculiar_a care_n of_o the_o same_o â—…urre_n surmount_v any_o care_n of_o man_n and_o therefore_o whatsoever_o shall_v become_v of_o this_o or_o any_o other_o labour_n take_v for_o the_o same_o yet_o he_o will_v never_o cease_v to_o raise_v up_o man_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o it_o against_o all_o enemy_n to_o the_o world_n end_n the_o nienth_n reason_n the_o last_o reason_n be_v the_o example_n of_o infidel_n &_o heretic_n all_o which_o procure_v to_o separate_v themselves_o from_o they_o of_o the_o contrary_a religion_n in_o y_fw-es e_fw-es act_v of_o prayer_n etc._n etc._n which_o example_n of_o itself_o i_o think_v be_v a_o simple_a reason_n to_o teach_v true_a christian_n what_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v and_o especial_o when_o it_o be_v bring_v to_o prove_v y_fw-es â—_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o join_v themselves_o with_o it_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o faithful_a which_o by_o none_o other_o reason_n be_v disprove_v to_o be_v y_z e_z true_a church_n but_o by_o a_o lewd_a &_o unlearned_a supposition_n but_o the_o procestants_n themselves_o say_v he_o be_v recusant_n also_o in_o other_o country_n yea_o &_o very_o good_a cause_n why_o they_o shall_v see_v they_o ought_v to_o abstain_v from_o idolatry_n &_o superstition_n which_o be_v commit_v daily_o in_o the_o popish_a church_n but_o thereby_o say_v he_o it_o appear_v that_o they_o go_v quite_o against_o their_o own_o doctrine_n &_o example_n in_o england_n which_o object_n the_o same_o to_o catholic_n as_o disobedience_n obstinacy_n and_o rebellious_a deal_n within_o other_o country_n they_o themselves_o both_v teach_v and_o practice_v alas_o poor_a sophister_n this_o be_v sorry_a stuff_n the_o true_a christian_n teach_v and_o practice_v that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v defile_v with_o idolatry_n therefore_o heretic_n be_v not_o disobedient_a obstinate_a and_o rebellious_a when_o they_o refuse_v to_o communicate_v w_z t_o the_o true_a church_n &_o submit_v themselnes_n to_o y_z e_z godly_a law_n of_o a_o christian_n magistrate_n yet_o the_o mad_a man_n please_v himself_o so_o much_o in_o this_o absurd_a conscience_n y_fw-fr â—_o after_o he_o have_v allege_v a_o large_a cofession_n of_o one_o john_n gardiner_n to_o prove_v y_fw-mi â—_o protestant_n refuse_v to_o communicate_v with_o papist_n he_o say_v this_o reason_n only_o may_v suffice_v any_o reasonable_a man_n especial_o the_o protestant_n except_o