be_v reconcile_v shall_v we_o not_o have_v nem_fw-la and_o monstrous_a opinion_n propagate_v daily_o and_o will_v it_o not_o be_v every_o man_n business_n to_o advance_v the_o credit_n and_o authority_n of_o his_o own_o party_n where_o be_v the_o bond_n of_o peace_n in_o this_o exercise_n and_o latitude_n of_o dissension_n the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n in_o this_o multiplicity_n of_o profession_n which_o be_v the_o true_a religion_n among_o so_o many_o divide_v and_o contradictory_n pretence_n to_o it_o or_o rather_o be_v there_o any_o religion_n at_o all_o where_o there_o be_v neither_o christian_a charity_n stability_n of_o principle_n reverence_n or_o agreement_n in_o god_n worship_n n._n c._n i_o hope_v you_o will_v not_o deny_v the_o protestant_a interest_n to_o be_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o undoubted_o the_o bring_n of_o the_o protestant_n into_o a_o union_n 58._o among_o themselves_o be_v the_o advantage_n of_o every_o protestant_a state_n and_o 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that_o they_o serve_v the_o better_a master_n and_o the_o dignity_n of_o their_o spiritual_a profession_n supersede_v the_o duty_n of_o their_o political_a allegiance_n so_o often_o as_o they_o shall_v think_v good_a to_o stand_v upon_o that_o privilege_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o prerogative_n they_o do_v not_o only_o claim_v a_o exemption_n from_o the_o obligation_n and_o reach_v of_o humane_a law_n but_o a_o commission_n also_o and_o authority_n to_o reform_v those_o law_n in_o case_n of_o error_n and_o corruption_n according_a to_o the_o standard_n of_o the_o gospel_n now_o to_o this_o principle_n and_o doctrine_n do_v but_o add_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n and_o the_o people_n have_v law_n and_o magistracy_n at_o their_o mercy_n already_o for_o first_o they_o reckon_v themselves_o no_o further_o answerable_a either_o to_o the_o one_o or_o to_o the_o other_o then_o as_o they_o find_v they_o warrant_v in_o and_o ground_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o second_o they_o may_v 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reason_n as_o you_o disclaim_v his_o authority_n but_o you_o be_v say_v that_o the_o imposition_n take_v away_o your_o christian_a liberty_n as_o how_o i_o beseech_v you_o n._n c._n in_o make_v those_o thing_n necessary_a which_o christ_n leave_v freevill_n for_o wherein_o do_v christian_a liberty_n more_o concern_v itself_o then_o in_o the_o free_a use_n 〈◊〉_d indifferent_a or_o the_o forbearâ—…nce_n of_o doubtful_a thing_n which_o we_o be_v bind_v entire_o 〈◊〉_d preserve_v and_o whereof_o by_o your_o ecclesiastical_a injunction_n we_o stand_v deprive_v c._n if_o the_o king_n be_v tie_v up_o in_o matteâ—…_n that_o be_v either_o command_v or_o forbid_v and_o the_o people_n leave_v at_o liberty_n in_o thing_n indifferent_a i_o will_v fain_o know_v what_o authority_n have_v to_o work_v upon_o but_o thiâ—…_n point_n will_v fall_v in_o of_o itself_o by_o and_o by_o though_o enough_o be_v say_v already_o to_o prove_v your_o position_n utter_o destructive_a of_o order_n and_o society_n for_o 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