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do_v of_o one_o of_o the_o letter_n that_o a_o man_n will_v think_v this_o writer_n to_o have_v be_v hire_v to_o betray_v the_o cause_n by_o his_o weak_a and_o impertinent_a argument_n for_o its_o defence_n for_o i_o believe_v our_o author_n do_v honest_o what_o he_o can_v and_o i_o do_v suspect_v any_o treachery_n at_o all_o in_o his_o writing_n unless_o it_o be_v between_o his_o will_n and_o his_o understanding_n and_o i_o doubt_v the_o one_o do_v a_o little_a trick_n and_o impose_v upon_o the_o other_o for_o be_v it_o not_o for_o his_o implacable_a aversion_n and_o ill-will_n to_o the_o fanatic_n and_o latitudinarian_o i_o be_o very_o confident_a that_o his_o reason_n be_v for_o alteration_n and_o abatement_n by_o the_o little_a he_o have_v to_o say_v to_o the_o contrary_a and_o to_o the_o obvious_a and_o important_a reason_n for_o they_o and_o because_o he_o himself_o so_o often_o and_o so_o express_o declare_v for_o they_o in_o his_o good_a mood_n and_o lucid_a interval_n the_o first_o objection_n which_o he_o make_v to_o himself_o and_o which_o rise_v up_o in_o his_o own_o thought_n for_o it_o be_v not_o in_o answer_n to_o any_o of_o the_o letter_n be_v this_o 5._o p._n 5._o herein_o we_o may_v please_v the_o king_n the_o parliament_n and_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o dissent_v laity_n which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a be_v very_o considerable_a now_o as_o to_o the_o latter_a the_o dissent_v laity_n i_o do_v know_v what_o to_o say_v to_o the_o great_a one_o and_o the_o politico_n among_o they_o who_o be_v for_o keep_v up_o a_o separate_a party_n as_o a_o civil_a faction_n in_o the_o state_n who_o they_o who_o be_v the_o head_n of_o it_o and_o will_v make_v but_o a_o inconsiderable_a figure_n without_o it_o can_v manage_v upon_o occasion_n and_o have_v it_o ready_a raise_v and_o form_v for_o their_o design_n and_o i_o doubt_v they_o will_v not_o be_v so_o well_o please_v to_o have_v this_o and_o therefore_o themselves_o lessen_v by_o lessen_v the_o strength_n and_o number_n of_o the_o separation_n as_o i_o hope_v the_o best_a and_o most_o honest_a of_o the_o dissent_v laity_n will_v who_o be_v more_o concern_v for_o the_o sincere_a good_a of_o religion_n than_o carry_v on_o design_n and_o intrigue_n who_o will_v no_o doubt_n follow_v and_o accompany_v their_o leader_n into_o the_o church_n as_o they_o go_v out_o with_o they_o but_o this_o i_o hope_v will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o objection_n to_o our_o author_n or_o any_o church_n of_o england_n man_n against_o alteration_n and_o a_o comprehension_n that_o it_o must_v be_v a_o very_a strong_a argument_n for_o it_o since_o it_o be_v the_o schism_n and_o separation_n in_o the_o church_n that_o keep_v up_o those_o party_n and_o faction_n in_o the_o state_n which_o help_v to_o disturb_v the_o civil_a peace_n and_o quiet_a of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o great_a confusion_n in_o it_o so_o that_o whoever_o be_v a_o lover_n of_o the_o church_n or_o kingdom_n 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some_o who_o think_v themselves_o mighty_a politician_n nay_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o two_o letter_n may_v be_v papist_n who_o by_o such_o art_n seek_v to_o divide_v that_o they_o may_v destroy_v we_o now_o this_o be_v the_o deep_a plot_n of_o the_o papist_n if_o it_o be_v one_o that_o ever_o be_v lay_v to_o destroy_v and_o blow_v up_o the_o church_n and_o if_o those_o who_o be_v for_o alteration_n in_o order_n to_o unite_v protestant_n and_o strengthen_v the_o church_n be_v tool_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o papist_n or_o other_o politician_n to_o destroy_v it_o the_o church_n be_v in_o a_o lamentable_a condition_n and_o must_v necessary_o be_v destroy_v both_o by_o its_o friend_n and_o its_o enemy_n too_o and_o by_o those_o way_n which_o in_o all_o appearance_n tend_v most_o to_o preserve_v it_o and_o the_o design_n be_v lay_v so_o secret_o and_o to_o be_v wrought_v so_o strange_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o prevent_v it_o on_o the_o other_o side_n it_o 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