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propter_fw-la munditiem_fw-la superbissime_fw-la haeres_fw-la lib._n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la &_o odiosissimè_fw-la nominant_fw-la they_o be_v so_o call_v say_v his_o commentator_n because_o they_o separate_v from_o the_o orthodox_n as_o more_o pure_a and_o holy_a as_o the_o only_a true_a church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n account_v all_o the_o church-assembly_n of_o the_o orthodox_n christian_n pollute_v with_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o lapse_v penitent_n on_o which_o very_a account_n danaeus_n call_v they_o fanatic_n 38._o comment_fw-fr on_o aug._n de_fw-la haeres_fw-la c._n 38._o haecuna_n ratio_fw-la vel_fw-la maxim_n fanaticos_fw-la istos_fw-la impulit_fw-la ut_fw-la se_fw-la catharos_n appellarent_fw-la and_o on_o which_o very_o account_v the_o orthodox_n christian_n be_v call_v catholic_n in_o opposition_n to_o that_o uncharitable_a opinion_n of_o the_o novatian_o donatist_n and_o other_o sectary_n of_o old_a as_o the_o papist_n do_v of_o late_a in_o confine_v the_o only_a true_a church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n to_o their_o own_o party_n these_o novatian_o or_o kathari_n look_v upon_o the_o poor_a orthodox_n penitent_n as_o so_o many_o reprobate_n call_v they_o in_o scorn_n thurificati_fw-la but_o themselves_o and_o their_o party_n purificati_fw-la and_o as_o danaus_n ibid._n ibid._n sub_fw-la specioso_fw-la illo_fw-la purificatorum_fw-la &_o sanctorum_fw-la nomine_fw-la &_o fuco_fw-la turpissima_fw-la tum_fw-la in_o doctrina_fw-la tum_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la scelera_fw-la tegebant_fw-la that_o under_o the_o specious_a name_n and_o disguise_n of_o the_o purificati_fw-la and_o the_o saint_n they_o do_v cloak_v the_o base_a villainy_n both_o in_o life_n and_o doctrine_n by_o doctrine_n mean_v chief_o that_o of_o their_o barbarous_a rigour_n towards_o the_o lapse_v penitent_n for_o they_o be_v at_o first_o for_o the_o most_o part_n sound_v in_o the_o faith_n as_o st._n augustine_n say_v of_o the_o donatist_n de_fw-fr sola_fw-la communione_fw-la infaeliciter_fw-la litigârunt_fw-la they_o separated_z on_o the_o account_n of_o not_o receive_v lapse_v penitent_n into_o church-communion_n on_o the_o account_n of_o their_o conceit_a purity_n above_o all_o other_o which_o be_v that_o danaeus_n call_v perniciosissimum_fw-la illud_fw-la dogma_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o ecclesiae_fw-la
the_o most_o horrid_a and_o detestable_a undertake_n such_o as_o rebel_n against_o prince_n assassinate_v noble_n etc._n etc._n in_o pretence_n for_o the_o honour_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o account_n dr._n hammond_n give_v of_o they_o be_v brief_o thus_o g._n annotat._n on_o 1_o pet._n 4.15_o lett._n g._n the_o jewish_a zealot_n pretend_v to_o a_o perpetual_a immunity_n from_o all_o humane_a power_n as_o be_v the_o only_a child_n of_o god_n and_o upon_o that_o account_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o no_o man_n especial_o heathen_n but_o to_o enjoy_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o perfect_a immunity_n will_v force_v all_o man_n to_o join_v with_o they_o against_o the_o roman_n i._n e._n the_o public_a peace_n call_v themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o benefactor_n and_o saviour_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o plunder_v all_o that_o will_v not_o be_v as_o seditious_a as_o themselves_o under_o pretence_n of_o zeal_n for_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o make_v all_o man_n 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