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mr._n b._n make_v his_o father_n a_o rebel_n or_o his_o father_n he_o he_o tell_v we_o his_o father_n be_v twice_o a_o prisoner_n ans_fw-fr by_o this_o proof_n all_o the_o imprison_v nonconformist_n be_v rebel_n how_o easy_o can_v such_o prelate_n and_o their_o agent_n make_v thousand_o of_o rebel_n my_o father_n live_v in_o the_o king_n quarter_n and_o never_o be_v nonconformi_v nor_o meddle_v with_o war_n but_o be_v plunder_v be_v make_v collector_n of_o the_o king_n tax_n and_o bring_v in_o all_o that_o be_v pay_v but_o will_v not_o distrain_v and_o for_o that_o be_v imprison_v and_o at_o last_o flee_v for_o safety_n to_o worcester_n a_o garrison_n of_o the_o king_n who_o can_v escape_v the_o charge_n of_o rebellion_n from_o such_o accuser_n §_o 26._o accus_n xiii_o his_fw-la first_o adventure_n be_v to_o seize_v the_o person_n of_o a_o neighbour_n in_o exchange_n for_o his_o father_n but_o quo_fw-la warranto_fw-la i_o find_v not_o ans_fw-fr by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o nature_n 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2._o or_o to_o deny_v his_o swear_a article_n for_o toleration_n mention_v in_o rushworth_n collection_n and_o other_o 3._o or_o to_o deny_v the_o papist_n murder_n in_o ireland_n and_o their_o power_n in_o the_o king_n army_n in_o england_n 4._o or_o that_o he_o set_v up_o such_o bishop_n as_o laud_n bromhall_n and_o other_o but_o if_o accuse_v these_o man_n be_v my_o crime_n when_o i_o will_v have_v save_v england_n from_o they_o reader_n peruse_v but_o a_o full_a treatise_n which_o i_o have_v long_o ago_o write_v and_o hope_v to_o get_v speedy_o print_v with_o the_o very_a word_n of_o laud_n bromhall_n gunning_n saywell_n thorndike_n heylin_n pierce_n parker_n sparrow_n beveridge_n etc._n etc._n for_o our_o subjection_n to_o a_o foreign_a jurisdiction_n which_o the_o kingdom_n be_v swear_v against_o and_o then_o judge_v whether_o i_o accuse_v they_o wrongful_o must_v we_o be_v bring_v under_o aristocratical_a popery_n or_o french_a church-government_n mere_o by_o say_v it_o be_v 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satisfy_v the_o lord_n chancellor_n hide_v by_o a_o letter_n with_o true_a reason_n too_o long_o here_o to_o repeat_v §_o 91._o accus_n lxxiv_o he_o next_o accuse_v my_o moral_a prognostication_n ans_fw-fr let_v it_o answer_v for_o itself_o to_o the_o impartial_a reader_n §_o 92._o accus_n lxxv_o he_o threaten_v i_o for_o blame_v the_o law_n ans_fw-fr and_o do_v not_o many_o bishop_n now_o blame_v the_o law_n if_o law_n be_v make_v engine_n of_o schism_n and_o persecution_n let_v they_o justify_v they_o that_o can_v and_o that_o love_v they_o david_n say_v shall_v the_o throne_n of_o iniquity_n have_v fellowship_n with_o thou_o that_o frame_v mischief_n by_o a_o law_n how_o many_o german_a divine_n blame_v the_o interim_n impose_v by_o the_o emperor_n as_o for_o peace_n §_o 93._o accus_n lxxvi_o he_o next_o recite_v bishop_n morley_n accusation_n in_o his_o print_a letter_n ans_fw-fr which_o i_o have_v prove_v to_o abound_v with_o falsehood_n in_o a_o full_a answer_n which_o for_o 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i_o with_o a_o special_a design_n for_o moderation_n unity_n and_o concord_n §_o 95._o accus_n lxxviii_o page_n 101._o he_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o be_v a_o procurer_n of_o the_o indulgence_n for_o popery_n 1._o because_o i_o say_v i_o will_v have_v papist_n use_v like_o men._n 2._o i_o will_v have_v no_o man_n put_v to_o death_n for_o be_v a_o priest_n 3._o i_o will_v have_v no_o writ_n de_fw-fr excommunicato_fw-la capiendo_fw-la or_o any_o law_n to_o compel_v they_o to_o our_o communion_n and_o sacrament_n ans_fw-fr this_o man_n be_v for_o moderation_n do_v you_o think_v he_o or_o i_o be_v more_o for_o popery_n or_o have_v write_v more_o against_o it_o will_v he_o not_o have_v they_o use_v like_o man_n nor_o suffer_v to_o live_v and_o must_v they_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o a_o church_n that_o they_o be_v never_o in_o it_o seem_v he_o will_v receive_v they_o all_o to_o his_o sacramental_a communion_n if_o they_o will_v but_o choose_v his_o church_n before_o the_o goal_n §_o 96._o 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