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sometime_o for_o three_o whole_a day_n and_o sometime_o for_o four_o whole_a day_n do_v fast_o from_o meat_n and_o drink_n zzz_n ib._n at_o last_o he_o do_v require_v that_o the_o langrave_n will_v deliver_v the_o other_o letter_n unto_o the_o emperor_n charles_n assure_v that_o his_o doctrine_n be_v not_o from_o himself_o but_o from_o god_n he_o confident_o avow_v both_o to_o the_o langrave_n and_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o prince_n that_o god_n have_v reveal_v unto_o he_o and_o have_v full_o set_v before_o his_o eye_n yea_o put_v he_o in_o possession_n of_o life_n eternal_a ibid._n p._n 97._o the_o title_n of_o the_o writ_n which_o he_o send_v to_o charles_n the_o emperor_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o state_n be_v a_o humble_a and_o serious_a admonition_n write_v by_o the_o command_n of_o the_o omnipotent_a god_n diligent_o to_o be_v obey_v because_o it_o contain_v those_o thing_n whereupon_o life_n eternal_a do_v depend_v aaaa_o historia_fw-la dau._n p._n as_o moses_n be_v 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and_o i_o yet_o can_v see_v it_o prove_v that_o light_n be_v rise_v i_o mean_v the_o light_n of_o the_o first_o institution_n in_o practice_n ibid._n p._n 166._o but_o as_o there_o seem_v yet_o to_o be_v desire_v such_o constitution_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n as_o the_o first_o constitution_n and_o pattern_n call_v we_o for_o so_o also_o such_o a_o câ—lling_a and_o convert_v of_o god_n people_n from_o antichristian_a idol_n to_o the_o christian_a worship_n and_o therefore_o such_o a_o ministry_n according_a to_o the_o first_o pattern_n send_v from_o christ_n jesus_n to_o renew_v and_o restore_v the_o worship_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n m._n williams_n concern_v the_o name_n heathen_a p._n 18._o have_v not_o be_v without_o through_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n abundant_a and_o constant_a thought_n about_o a_o true_a commission_n for_o such_o a_o embassy_n and_o ministry_n i_o must_v ingenuous_o confess_v the_o restless_a unsatisfiednesse_n of_o my_o soul_n in_o 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the_o magistrate_n must_v be_v careful_o preserve_v the_o scope_n of_o the_o treatise_n cap._n i._n the_o original_a and_o progress_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n berengarius_fw-la no_o anabaptist_n the_o albigenses_n know_v not_o anabaptism_n p._n 1._o neither_o melancthon_n nor_o carolostadius_fw-la do_v favour_v antipaedobaptism_n p._n 2_o the_o true_a original_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n the_o malignity_n of_o their_o spirit_n their_o singular_a hypocrisy_n p._n 3_o the_o preposterous_a pity_n and_o charity_n of_o good_a man_n towards_o they_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o strength_n their_o wicked_a doctrine_n and_o practice_n luther_n do_v just_o stir_v up_o the_o magistrate_n against_o they_o p._n 5_o great_a number_n of_o they_o be_v slay_v the_o unhappy_a end_n of_o their_o author_n muncer_n ib._n zuinglius_fw-la do_v oppose_v their_o gather_n of_o church_n in_o zuitserland_n the_o reason_n of_o their_o banishment_n thence_o p._n 6_o their_o intolerable_a practice_n the_o tragedy_n of_o munster_n p._n 7_o the_o ordinary_a custom_n of_o heretic_n be_v not_o to_o labour_v but_o to_o spoil_v the_o labour_n of_o other_o king_n becold_n enter_v munster_n some_o of_o the_o prime_a minister_n be_v gain_v to_o anabaptism_n the_o slackness_n of_o the_o magistrate_n though_o orthodox_n do_v ruin_v the_o city_n the_o sectary_n though_o few_o and_o weak_a yet_o by_o wit_n and_o industry_n do_v master_v their_o opposite_n by_o the_o stirrup_n of_o toleration_n the_o sectary_n ascend_v to_o the_o saddle_n of_o sovereignty_n p._n 8_o be_v once_o master_n of_o the_o city_n they_o present_o change_v the_o government_n they_o seize_v on_o the_o good_n of_o all_o and_o kill_v who_o they_o will_v the_o people_n mind_n be_v ensnare_v by_o their_o error_n their_o tyranny_n become_v irremediable_a they_o proclaim_v polygamy_n p._n 9_o a_o faint_a and_o unsuccessful_a resistance_n do_v hasten_v and_o confirm_v becold_v kingdom_n the_o splendour_n of_o becold_n court_n his_o barbarous_a 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the_o cause_n of_o their_o increase_n and_o boldness_n p._n 18_o their_o late_a confession_n be_v neither_o a_o full_a nor_o a_o clear_a declaration_n of_o their_o tenet_n cap._n ii_o the_o tenet_n of_o the_o old_a anabaptist_n the_o most_o applaud_a tenet_n of_o our_o modern_a anabaptist_n be_v the_o selfsame_a with_o what_o the_o old_a anabaptist_n do_v invent_v p._n 29_o their_o first_o prime_a tenet_n be_v a_o necessity_n of_o gather_v church_n out_o of_o church_n and_o of_o separation_n from_o the_o best_a reform_a in_o their_o time_n because_o of_o mix_a communion_n ib._n antipaedobaptisme_n become_v at_o last_o their_o great_a dâ—rling_n they_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o prophesy_a and_o question_v of_o private_a man_n in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o church_n woman_n preacher_n be_v from_o they_o p._n 30_o their_o pastor_n must_v renounce_v all_o former_a ordination_n and_o their_o full_a call_n of_o new_a must_v come_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o people_n they_o require_v no_o letter_n in_o their_o preacher_n the_o cry_v down_o of_o tithe_n and_o all_o set_a stipend_n be_v from_o they_o independency_n of_o congregation_n and_o the_o people_n power_n in_o church_n censure_n be_v their_o invention_n the_o seeker_n who_o deny_v all_o church_n be_v their_o disciple_n after_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o church_n they_o fall_v next_o upon_o the_o state_n p._n 31_o first_o they_o cry_v down_o the_o magistrate_n power_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n next_o in_o all_o matter_n even_o civil_a yet_o they_o take_v to_o themselves_o a_o absolute_a civil_a power_n first_o over_z all_z they_o in_o their_o own_o church_n next_o over_o all_o prince_n and_o people_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n they_o be_v strong_a millenaries_n p._n 32_o they_o make_v adultery_n and_o murder_n lawful_a robbery_n also_o 33_o their_o hypocrisy_n end_v in_o the_o open_a practice_n of_o crime_n extreme_o contrary_a to_o their_o first_o profession_n their_o abominable_a uncleanness_n they_o deny_v both_o old_a and_o