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A44973 An humble apology for non-conformists with modest and serious reflections on the Friendly debate and the continuation thereof / by a lover of truth and peace. Norton, John, 1606-1663. 1669 (1669) Wing H3402; ESTC R20176 79,882 174

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what_o be_v necessary_a in_o other_o reform_a church_n and_o my_o earnest_a desire_n to_o all_o nonconformist_n be_v that_o they_o love_v and_o follow_v the_o truth_n and_o peace_n that_o they_o endeavour_v after_o union_n and_o coalition_n however_o that_o they_o avoid_v schism_n and_o separation_n true_o so_o call_v and_o especial_o that_o they_o keep_v far_o from_o that_o divide_v principle_n to_o imagine_v a_o thing_n of_o itself_o indifferent_a to_o be_v therefore_o unlawful_a because_o command_v by_o a_o lawful_a authority_n and_o also_o from_o that_o grand_a crime_n of_o the_o donatist_n that_o unchurch_v all_o beside_o themselves_o my_o protestation_n be_v this_o that_o whereas_o the_o author_n of_o the_o debate_n have_v offer_v we_o nonconformist_n many_z and_o great_a affront_v have_v make_v so_o many_o hard_a and_o desperate_a thrust_v or_o pass_v at_o we_o and_o hard_o thereby_o force_v we_o at_o last_o to_o draw_v in_o our_o own_o defence_n that_o if_o he_o shall_v present_o cause_v our_o person_n or_o weapon_n to_o be_v arrest_v or_o seize_v therefore_o he_o may_v never_o more_o be_v proclaim_v for_o a_o courageous_a champion_n nor_o the_o nonconformist_n post_v for_o base_a coward_n if_o the_o high_a son_n of_o the_o church_n have_v the_o liberty_n and_o privilege_n to_o throw_v ink_n in_o out_o face_n the_o son_n of_o adam_n the_o son_n of_o peace_n and_o his_o majesty_n good_a subject_n may_v have_v we_o hope_v a_o toleration_n or_o connivance_n to_o wipe_v it_o off_o these_o thing_n premise_v since_o the_o author_n of_o the_o debate_n have_v so_o vehement_o charge_v we_o and_o put_v in_o a_o first_o and_o a_o second_o indictment_n against_o we_o for_o irreligion_n disloyalty_n schism_n sacrilege_n etc._n etc._n we_o plead_v not_o guilty_a and_o put_v ourselves_o upon_o the_o trial_n of_o our_o country_n which_o be_v you._n the_o content_n page_n every_o transgression_n of_o humane_a law_n not_o deadly_a p._n 3_o 4._o nonconformist_n better_a 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of_o conformist_n and_o nonconformist_n charity_n p._n 34_o 35_o presbyterian_o no_o changeling_n p._n 37_o nonconformist_n use_v the_o lord_n prayer_n p._n 39_o why_o some_o scruple_n some_o old_a word_n as_o altar_n priest_n etc._n etc._n p._n 41_o 42_o of_o keep_v holiday_n p._n 43_o 44_o of_o the_o surplice_n p._n 46_o 47_o 48_o conformist_n differ_v among_o themselves_o in_o many_o thing_n p._n 49_o 50_o of_o pray_v that_o we_o may_v preach_v in_o the_o evidence_n an●_n demonstration_n of_o the_o spirit_n p._n 53_o 54_o of_o pray_v by_o the_o spirit_n p._n 55_o 66._o of_o conceive_a prayer_n and_o prayer_n ●●●●ok_v p._n 59_o of_o afternoon-sermon_n p._n 62._o of_o catechise_v p._n 64._o of_o divers_a mode_n of_o preach_v p._n 60_o 69._o of_o conventicle_n p._n 61._o of_o experimental_a preach_v p._n 70_o 71._o nonconformist_n preach_v obedience_n to_o magistrate_n p._n 72_o 73._o and_o to_o the_o moral_a law_n p._n 75_o 77_o 78._o some_o conformist_n dissent_n from_o the_o 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