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you_o shall_v reason_v for_o impenitency_n sect._n 9_o e._n b._n p._n 3._o your_o next_o attempt_n be_v to_o free_v yourself_o from_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o earnest_n and_o active_a instrument_n in_o the_o late_a war_n falsehood_n r._n b._n this_o be_v another_o visible_a falsehood_n in_o matter_n of_o fact_n alas_o brother_n that_o you_o shall_v no_o more_o heed_n what_o you_o read_v or_o write_v the_o question_n that_o i_o speak_v to_o be_v only_o whether_o i_o be_v as_o guilty_a in_o stir_v up_o and_o foment_v that_o war_n as_o any_o one_o whatsoever_o and_o be_v this_o comparative_a question_n any_o kin_n to_o that_o which_o you_o now_o false_o father_n on_o i_o sect._n 10._o e._n b._n p._n 4._o falsehood_n i_o must_v confess_v your_o bold_a and_o
thus_o he_o do_v which_o be_v mention_v as_o no_o rarity_n shall_v you_o not_o rather_o take_v part_n with_o god_n than_o he_o and_o if_o a_o aaron_n will_v make_v the_o people_n naked_a to_o their_o shame_n will_v not_o god_n record_v it_o to_o his_o shame_n be_v not_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n more_o tender_o to_o be_v preserve_v than_o he_o or_o you_o or_o i_o or_o any_o man_n o_o do_v not_o injure_v god_n for_o man._n sect._n 27._o e._n b._n p._n 8._o but_o 1._o may_v not_o a_o good_a man_n scripture_n yea_o a_o true_a prophet_n be_v sometime_o mistake_v be_v not_o samuel_n so_o when_o he_o take_v eliab_n to_o be_v the_o lord_n anoint_v be_v not_o nathan_n deceive_v when_o he_o encourage_v david_n to_o build_v the_o temple_n r._n b._n 1._o yes_o they_o may_v be_v deceive_v when_o they_o speak_v in_o their_o own_o name_n and_o judge_v by_o their_o own_o spirit_n or_o reason_n but_o do_v you_o think_v they_o may_v be_v deceive_v when_o they_o prophesy_v as_o 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unity_n and_o peace_n london_n print_v for_o nevil_n simmons_n at_o the_o three_o crown_n near_o holborn-conduit_n 1671._o the_o content_n a_o preface_n to_o those_o that_o be_v incline_v to_o principle_n of_o church_n division_n and_o separation_n contain_v twenty_o cause_n of_o that_o sin_n and_o some_o notice_n of_o mr._n bagshaw_n two_o libel_n to_o mr._n e._n b._n the_o ground_n on_o which_o i_o go_v in_o deal_v with_o he_o why_o i_o answer_v he_o contrary_a to_o my_o former_a purpose_n sect._n 1_o of_o call_v he_o brother_n of_o a_o middle_a way_n sect._n 2._o whether_o every_o untruth_n be_v a_o lie_n sect._n 3_o of_o scripture_n perfection_n sect._n 4._o of_o the_o design_n of_o my_o book_n sect._n 6_o 7._o whether_o calling_n divider_v to_o repent_v etc._n etc._n be_v to_o make_v they_o odious_a sect._n 8._o whether_o all_o they_o who_o sin_n bring_v judgement_n must_v be_v hate_v of_o all_o and_o kill_v sect._n 9_o 10._o whether_o i_o disclaim_v any_o activeness_n in_o the_o first_o war_n sect._n 15._o whether_o i_o approve_v of_o set_v up_o cromwell_n to_o be_v protector_n and_o such_o like_a sect._n 20._o my_o repentance_n publish_v at_o mr._n e._n b._n his_o invitation_n in_o four_o part_n of_o mr._n e._n b._n his_o former_a defence_n of_o i_o against_o the_o then_o bishop_n of_o worcester_n sect._n 21_o 22._o of_o christ_n temporal_a reign_n and_o my_o judgement_n of_o it_o sect._n 24._o whether_o i_o mean_v it_o because_o i_o dare_v not_o own_o any_o persecute_a truth_n sect._n 25._o whether_o i_o inveigh_v against_o suffering_n of_o sufferer_n temptation_n sect._n 26_o etc._n etc._n his_o sinful_a excuse_n of_o vavasor_n powell_n three_o public_a false_a prophecy_n sect._n 29_o etc._n etc._n his_o wholesome_a accusation_n of_o i_o as_o proud_a 1._o for_o say_v that_o i_o public_o communicate_v 2._o for_o say_v that_o many_o have_v write_v against_o i_o that_o expect_v clean_a contrary_n from_o i_o 3._o for_o write_v many_o book_n sect._n 31._o of_o his_o accusation_n in_o general_n about_o justification_n sect._n 33._o of_o the_o state_v of_o the_o question_n about_o separate_a principle_n sect._n 34_o etc._n etc._n many_o of_o his_o misreport_n about_o my_o state_v it_o sect._n 38._o his_o first_o reason_n for_o separation_n examine_v viz._n because_o every_o parish_n church_n be_v part_n of_o a_o diocesane_a church_n how_o far_o that_o be_v true_a or_o not_o sect._n 39_o his_o second_o reason_n that_o a_o parish_n minister_n be_v but_o a_o servant_n to_o the_o diocesan_n sect._n 40._o his_o three_o reason_n because_o parish_n minister_n consent_n to_o silence_v and_o persecution_n by_o open_a consent_n or_o pernicious_a silence_n whether_o there_o be_v little_a difference_n between_o persecute_v and_o not_o sharp_o reprove_v it_o sect._n 41._o his_o four_o reason_n that_o parish_n minister_n enter_v sinful_o and_o by_o a_o solemn_a oath_n renounce_v their_o christian_a liberty_n all_o sinner_n or_o sinful_a enterer_n not_o to_o be_v separate_v from_o sect._n 42._o may_v not_o a_o true_a church_n be_v call_v defective_a and_o faulty_a sect._n 43._o his_o further_a reason_n 1._o that_o we_o know_v not_o how_o else_o to_o preserve_v our_o christian_a liberty_n whether_o all_o christian_a liberty_n must_v be_v maintain_v and_o how_o sect._n 44._o 2._o whether_o to_o be_v present_a where_o thing_n be_v use_v in_o god_n worship_n which_o he_o command_v not_o be_v a_o sin_n sect._n 45._o 3._o whether_o if_o we_o separate_v not_o we_o sell_v the_o truth_n about_o christ_n sovereignty_n sect._n 46._o his_o reason_n from_o act_n 15._o retort_v sect._n 47._o he_o take_v not_o corruption_n and_o error_n as_o such_o without_o imposition_n to_o be_v a_o sufficient_a ground_n of_o separation_n how_o he_o be_v himself_o a_o imposer_n sect._n 48._o the_o charge_n of_o hypocrisy_n for_o join_v in_o what_o we_o approve_v not_o sect._n 49._o that_o christ_n call_v and_o design_v not_o his_o church_n to_o be_v impure_a and_o mix_v consider_v sect._n 50._o how_o far_o a_o church_n be_v to_o be_v separate_v from_o for_o abet_v sin_n sect._n 51._o his_o grand_a answer_n to_o the_o example_n of_o church-pollution_n in_o scripture_n that_o they_o be_v settle_v as_o to_o officer_n and_o ordinance_n right_o and_o so_o have_v a_o power_n to_o keep_v themselves_o clean_o etc._n etc._n consider_v what_o power_n minister_n have_v now_o whether_o the_o age_n follow_v the_o first_o do_v fall_v into_o a_o universal_a innovation_n and_o degeneration_n in_o the_o essential_o of_o order_n and_o doctrine_n and_o antichristianism_n and_o so_o christ_n have_v no_o church_n and_o be_v no_o christ_n whether_o mr._n e._n b._n be_v a_o seeker_n and_o separate_v from_o all_o church_n as_o well_o as_o from_o all_o parochial_a sect._n 52._o whether_o the_o necessity_n of_o separation_n because_o of_o the_o say_v universal_a degeneration_n in_o essential_o continue_v still_o because_o we_o be_v reform_v from_o antichristianism_n but_o in_o some_o point_n sect._n 53._o he_o grant_v that_o neither_o corruption_n bare_o nor_o imposition_n bare_o be_v a_o ground_n for_o just_a separation_n but_o impose_v error_n with_o a_o strong_a hand_n etc._n etc._n sect._n 54._o his_o vain_a answer_n intimate_v that_o he_o be_v wise_a herein_o than_o the_o old_a nonconformist_n sect._n 55._o of_o arminianism_n whether_o so_o pernicious_a as_o to_o exclude_v from_o communion_n sect._n 56._o of_o free_a will_n and_o its_o power_n to_o receive_v sect._n 57_o his_o ignorant_a calumny_n against_o i_o about_o scripture_n perfection_n sect._n 58._o twenty_o question_n to_o he_o about_o various_a readins_n and_o copies_n etc._n etc._n sect._n 59_o of_o the_o possibility_n of_o salvation_n for_o some_o call_a papist_n sect._n 61._o his_o former_a untruth_n that_o by_o flesh_n i_o affirm_v be_v only_o mean_v the_o sensitive_a appetite_n defend_v by_o he_o by_o recite_v my_o word_n which_o express_o confute_v his_o calumny_n sect._n 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of_o it_o and_o to_o proceed_v so_o long_o almost_o to_o famishment_n in_o that_o error_n and_o sin_n i_o say_v whether_o this_o show_v not_o some_o flaw_n at_o that_o time_n in_o natural_a understanding_n and_o reason_v as_o well_o as_o in_o grace_n if_o it_o do_v as_o sure_o it_o do_v what_o can_v it_o be_v less_o than_o melancholy_a and_o i_o hope_v it_o be_v never_o the_o mind_n of_o mr._n jordan_n or_o mr._n browne_n in_o that_o book_n to_o father_n this_o opinion_n or_o practice_n on_o god_n spirit_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o god_n thus_o oft_o try_v his_o own_o but_o it_o be_v as_o little_a doubt_n but_o that_o he_o oft_o leave_v they_o under_o melancholy_a as_o the_o tempter_n opportunity_n and_o advantage_n and_o its_o pity_n that_o poor_a soul_n shall_v be_v angry_a with_o those_o that_o know_v their_o case_n better_a than_o they_o themselves_o and_o true_o pity_v they_o sect._n 81._o r._n b._n i_o come_v now_o to_o mr._n browne_v letter_n wherein_o i_o will_v not_o reckon_v 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 excuse_v from_o some_o degree_n of_o idolatry_n remain_v to_o be_v better_o prove_v r._n b._n a_o answer_n to_o what_o i_o say_v have_v be_v more_o congruous_a than_o this_o put-off_a and_o that_o you_o take_v it_o for_o no_o rail_a to_o call_v almost_o all_o christ_n church_n on_o earth_n even_o the_o reform_a idolatrous_a and_o yet_o take_v it_o for_o rail_v to_o be_v tell_v that_o you_o so_o accuse_v they_o ignorant_o rash_o and_o self-conceited_o do_v but_o show_v the_o blind_a power_n of_o selfishness_n and_o divide_v principle_n when_o there_o be_v so_o vast_a a_o disparity_n 1._o in_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o charge_n 2._o and_o in_o the_o person_n charge_v that_o your_o brother_n bagshaw_n liath_v as_o you_o call_v it_o now_o deceive_v your_o expectation_n and_o wrong_v his_o cause_n that_o be_v have_v be_v fain_o to_o leave_v his_o untruth_n unjustified_a i_o suppose_v you_o can_v deny_v in_o consistence_n with_o your_o own_o expression_n sect._n 83._o mr._n browne_n p._n 28._o untruth_n indeed_n sir_n in_o two_o line_n there_o be_v no_o less_o than_o two_o untruth_n publish_v to_o the_o world_n concern_v i_o the_o first_o be_v that_o i_o be_o the_o author_n and_o publisher_n of_o that_o book_n which_o be_v affirm_v by_o he_o against_o the_o most_o notorious_a evidence_n in_o the_o world_n to_o the_o contrary_a the_o author_n mr._n timothy_n jordain_n and_o all_o that_o i_o do_v be_v be_v desire_v to_o write_v a_o epistle_n wherein_o i_o acquaint_v the_o reader_n that_o i_o be_o not_o the_o author_n of_o it_o but_o only_o do_v join_v in_o testimony_n to_o signify_v what_o be_v record_v in_o the_o ensue_a treatise_n be_v true_a r._n b._n reader_n will_v thou_o think_v it_o possible_a for_o a_o man_n that_o voluminous_o accuse_v the_o church_n and_o charge_v they_o with_o idolatry_n and_o have_v read_v my_o detection_n of_o his_o brother_n untruth_n to_o face_n man_n down_o with_o such_o word_n as_o these_o that_o i_o say_v that_o which_o i_o never_o 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