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divine_n who_o have_v this_o design_n for_o fear_n of_o do_v they_o hurt_v sect._n 70._o as_o if_o it_o be_v not_o less_o hurtful_a to_o discover_v the_o nocent_a if_o he_o know_v any_o such_o than_o to_o subject_v the_o innocent_a both_o to_o suspicion_n and_o censure_n by_o his_o general_a description_n i_o can_v excuse_v his_o first_o intimation_n of_o such_o a_o design_n because_o he_o have_v no_o ground_n at_o all_o for_o it_o but_o i_o can_v easy_o excuse_v his_o silence_n now_o upon_o another_o reason_n because_o i_o be_o confident_a there_o neither_o be_v nor_o ever_o be_v any_o such_o designer_n among_o the_o episcopal_a party_n whereas_o he_o ought_v to_o prove_v his_o intention_n that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o design_n in_o the_o place_n thereof_o he_o give_v we_o some_o symptom_n or_o sign_n whereby_o to_o know_v the_o designer_n this_o be_v one_o great_a fault_n in_o his_o discourse_n but_o the_o worst_a be_v they_o be_v all_o accidental_a note_n which_o may_v either_o 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cassander_n thaulerus_n ferus_fw-la bless_v soul_n with_o christ_n he_o esteem_v the_o french_a nation_n to_o be_v not_o only_o a_o erroneous_a but_o a_o honourable_a part_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n p._n 10._o episcopal_a divine_n have_v learned_a to_o distinguish_v between_o that_o great_a antichrist_n and_o lesser_a antichrist_n between_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o he_o confound_v i_o dare_v not_o swear_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v that_o great_a antichrist_n but_o i_o dare_v swear_v that_o i_o never_o have_v any_o design_n to_o bring_v popery_n into_o england_n i_o hope_v i_o never_o shall_v have_v and_o that_o all_o genuine_a episcopal_a divine_n may_v take_v the_o same_o oath_n his_o three_o note_n of_o distinction_n whereby_o to_o know_v a_o english_a grotian_n be_v this_o they_o labour_v to_o prove_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n a_o true_a church_n because_o of_o their_o succession_n and_o the_o reform_a church_n to_o be_v none_o 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