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the_o flame_v tongue_n of_o those_o who_o suffer_v such_o intolerable_a pain_n unless_o he_o be_v pay_v for_o he_o and_o if_o at_o any_o time_n the_o more_o learned_a or_o intelligent_a come_v to_o discover_v the_o pious_a fraud_n the_o great_a severity_n which_o be_v make_v use_n of_o against_o they_o if_o they_o do_v but_o mutter_v against_o the_o church_n the_o fear_n of_o lose_v their_o life_n or_o estate_n and_o wear_v the_o infamous_a brand_n of_o heretic_n be_v the_o interest_n which_o seal_v their_o lip_n in_o silence_n and_o for_o the_o clergy_n the_o high_a honour_n to_o which_o they_o may_v arrive_v and_o the_o dazzle_a lustre_n of_o the_o triple_a diadem_n shine_v so_o full_a upon_o their_o eye_n that_o it_o take_v away_o their_o sight_n and_o the_o innumerable_a way_n of_o obtain_v dignity_n riches_n esteem_v and_o veneration_n with_o the_o laity_n general_o prove_v too_o strong_a charm_n to_o be_v resist_v by_o feeble_a nature_n for_o who_o will_v turn_v a_o poor_a 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endeavour_n faithful_o to_o discharge_v shall_v procure_v he_o in_o the_o room_n of_o love_n honour_n and_o esteem_v hatred_n scorn_n contempt_n and_o reproach_n and_o when_o the_o high_a that_o can_v be_v hope_v be_v but_o a_o pastoral_n staff_n and_o humble_a mitre_n the_o load_n and_o envy_n of_o government_n the_o constant_a care_n of_o the_o church_n and_o a_o certain_a revenue_n of_o malice_n for_o the_o little_a temporal_a honour_n and_o estate_n which_o it_o may_v be_v be_v but_o just_a sufficient_a to_o maintain_v charity_n and_o hospitality_n those_o honourable_a character_n as_o well_o as_o expensive_a duty_n of_o a_o primitive_a bishop_n i_o can_v hearty_o wish_v that_o even_o this_o interest_n and_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o church_n can_v not_o be_v object_v against_o any_o dissenter_n as_o a_o former_a motive_n that_o induce_v they_o to_o ruin_n she_o that_o so_o they_o may_v rob_v she_o and_o that_o the_o same_o spur_n do_v not_o still_o continue_v their_o career_n 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