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chap._n i._n d._n r._n his_o thanks_o to_o the_o correptory_a corrector_n his_o way_n of_o civility_n to_o t._n p._n and_o the_o truth_n chap._n ii_o king_n james_n his_o censure_n of_o bertius_fw-la and_o arminius_n and_o presbyterianism_n itself_o which_o be_v arminius_n his_o worst_a qualification_n the_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o distemper_n in_o the_o belgic_a nation_n not_o arminius_n but_o the_o other_o presbyterian_o who_o be_v more_o heterodox_n than_o he._n chap._n iii_o a_o vindication_n of_o tit._n 1._o 13._o from_o strange_a misconstruction_n no_o necessity_n of_o ill_a language_n from_o one_o minister_n to_o another_o the_o reviler_n be_v encourage_v but_o ought_v not_o the_o advise_v for_o soft_a word_n and_o hard_a argument_n how_o observe_v by_o he_o that_o give_v it_o chap._n four_o two_o sort_n of_o blaspemer_n d._n r._n his_o application_n to_o mr._n calvin_n and_o doct._n twisse_n a_o survey_n of_o the_o doctrine_n accuse_v of_o blasphemy_n proof_n that_o they_o 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unequal_a comparison_n make_v by_o dr._n reynolds_n betwixt_o the_o case_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o his_o party_n chap._n v._n of_o mr._n calvin_n and_o dr._n twisse_n how_o fair_o treat_v by_o t._n p._n how_o sharp_o by_o other_o how_o sharp_o other_o be_v treat_v by_o they_o mr._n baxter_n censure_n of_o mr._n pemble_n and_o dr._n twisse_n for_o their_o opinion_n chap._n vi_o dr._n reynolds_n his_o fallacy_n of_o ignoratio_fw-la elenchi_fw-la the_o disparity_n betwixt_o t._n p._n his_o usage_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o the_o massilian_n or_o pelagian_n usage_n of_o austin_n and_o prosper_n these_o two_o father_n calumniate_v by_o they_o that_o err_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n just_a as_o t._n p._n by_o those_o that_o have_v worse_o err_v on_o the_o left_a the_o author_n of_o god_n love_n to_o mankind_n vindicate_v he_o formerly_z a_o calvinist_n in_o the_o point_n now_o controvert_v but_o his_o judgement_n change_v upon_o weighty_a reason_n prosper_n and_o remigius_n allege_v quite_o beside_o the_o purpose_n chap._n vii_o dr._n reynolds_n his_o cite_n of_o divers_a writer_n who_o however_o of_o his_o party_n be_v both_o at_o enmity_n among_o themselves_o and_o destructive_a to_o the_o purpose_n for_o which_o he_o cite_v they_o mr._n perkins_n bp._n abbot_n maccovius_fw-la dr._n twisse_n dr._n twisse_n for_o mr._n perkins_n bp._n abbot_n against_o both_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n thanks_o to_o moulin_n for_o that_o which_o dr._n twisse_n censure_v as_o arminian_n &_o jesuitical_a the_o calvinist_n doctrine_n suspect_v and_o disow_v or_o own_v only_o with_o reluctancy_n by_o the_o more_o discern_v of_o their_o own_o party_n the_o remonstrants'_v ill_a usage_n at_o dort_n d._n reyn_n his_o fly_v from_o plain_a word_n to_o secret_a intention_n a_o implicit_a charge_n upon_o austin_n a_o heavy_a on_o the_o scripture_n the_o scripture_n vindicate_v from_o lead_v any_o into_o blasphemy_n the_o first_o instance_n of_o joseph_n and_o his_o brethren_n against_o the_o purpose_n for_o which_o it_o be_v urge_v all_o that_o follow_v quite_o beside_o it_o that_o the_o verb_n to_o harden_v to_o blind_a to_o deliver_v up_o to_o send_v delusion_n to_o deceive_v &c_n &c_n be_v by_o a_o ordinary_a hebraism_n only_o permissive_a in_o signification_n though_o active_a in_o sound_n proof_n from_o the_o verdict_n of_o all_o the_o father_n the_o confession_n of_o the_o chief_a calvinist_n that_o all_o the_o father_n do_v so_o expound_v they_o the_o judgement_n of_o austin_n the_o adversaies_n confession_n of_o augustine_n judgement_n the_o judgement_n of_o melancthon_n du_n plessis_n bp._n andrews_n and_o from_o other_o plain_a scripture_n the_o instance_n of_o shimei_n clear_v they_o who_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o the_o first_o sin_n that_o ever_o be_v can_v pretend_v it_o to_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o a_o former_a sin_n the_o only_a warrantable_a meaning_n of_o that_o say_n that_o god_n do_v punish_v sin_n with_o sin_n be_v negative_a chap._n viii_o 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