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religion_n as_o the_o catholic_n king_n do_v for_o his_o so_o that_o she_o render_v herself_o as_o odious_a at_o rome_n and_o to_o the_o roman_a catholic_n as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o low-countries_n among_o the_o calvinist_n and_o lutheran_n low-countries_n the_o reformation_n come_v into_o the_o low-countries_n the_o confession_n of_o ausbourgh_n enter_v on_o the_o one_o side_n into_o the_o low-countries_n and_o the_o reform_a religion_n from_o geneva_n from_o the_o palatinate_n and_o from_o england_n on_o the_o other_o the_o one_o by_o the_o communication_n of_o german_a soldiers_a and_o the_o other_o by_o that_o of_o the_o nobility_n which_o have_v travel_v the_o minister_n who_o come_v from_o france_n and_o the_o merchant_n who_o daily_o arrive_v at_o the_o island_n opposite_a to_o it_o it_o slip_v in_o at_o first_o very_o secret_o find_v favour_n in_o the_o house_n of_o some_o great_a person_n and_o affection_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o some_o people_n but_o be_v at_o length_n discover_v and_o the_o inquisition_n of_o spain_n intervening_a it_o grow_v to_o be_v much_o thwart_v but_o fire_n and_o sword_n can_v extinguish_v a_o doctrine_n nay_o rather_o the_o patience_n of_o such_o as_o suffer_v rack_n and_o torment_n beget_v compassion_n to_o they_o and_o hatred_n to_o their_o persecutor_n in_o fine_a both_o party_n arm_n and_o ambition_n be_v the_o one_o half_a of_o the_o game_n the_o spaniard_n regain_v ten_o of_o the_o province_n by_o the_o sword_n the_o other_o who_o vaunt_v themselves_o to_o have_v have_v recourse_n to_o these_o extremity_n by_o the_o violence_n and_o cruelty_n of_o the_o spaniard_n for_o their_o privilege_n &_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n embrace_v through_o all_o the_o town_n and_o village_n the_o reform_a religion_n as_o it_o be_v teach_v at_o geneva_n in_o some_o canton_n of_o switzerland_n in_o the_o low_a palatinate_n and_o in_o the_o distinct_a of_o hassâ—â—_n the_o roman_a religion_n be_v send_v pack_v contrary_a to_o
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