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fleshly_a persecute_v the_o spiritual_a but_o abel_n do_v not_o persecure_a cain_n nor_o let_v the_o sodomite_n nor_o david_n saul_n nor_o the_o true_a prophet_n the_o false_a nor_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n the_o scribe_n and_o pharesee_v although_o some_o of_o they_o may_v have_v do_v it_o yet_o nevertheless_o they_o do_v it_o not_o so_o be_v it_o at_o this_o day_n though_o the_o number_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v but_o small_a who_o be_v persecute_v of_o the_o wicked_a yet_o sometime_o they_o may_v injury_n their_o persecutor_n but_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o do_v that_o that_o they_o be_v rather_o helpful_a to_o they_o and_o do_v seek_v their_o salvation_n the_o false_a church_n be_v ground_v more_o upon_o man_n then_o upon_o christ_n and_o she_o persecute_v those_o that_o live_v righteous_o according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o such_o as_o reprove_v she_o for_o her_o fail_n damascenus_n say_v that_o the_o gospel_n have_v be_v preach_v in_o all_o the_o world_n 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that_o it_o be_v a_o error_n to_o molest_v the_o public_a peace_n with_o weapon_n under_o pretence_n of_o religion_n a_o thing_n say_v he_o which_o have_v be_v always_o abhor_v by_o the_o ancient_n for_o war_n and_o compulsary_a punishment_n have_v never_o be_v the_o mean_n to_o bring_v to_o unity_n for_o war_n and_o cruelty_n tend_v to_o the_o destroy_v both_o of_o body_n and_o soul_n even_o of_o those_o who_o peradventure_o may_v otherwise_o have_v be_v gain_v through_o love_n and_o gentleness_n for_o that_o counsel_n which_o tend_v to_o cruelty_n be_v worse_a than_o the_o disease_n yet_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o such_o bishop_n to_o plead_v for_o weapon_n as_o have_v lose_v the_o spiritual_a sword_n of_o peter_n and_o therefore_o say_v he_o do_v they_o now_o make_v that_o sword_n their_o defence_n which_o he_o draw_v against_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n chron._n vande_n rel._n uriih_o pag._n 123_o 124._o anno_fw-la 1579._o the_o state_n of_o 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the_o holy_a scripture_n exhort_v people_n in_o their_o pulpit_n and_o free_o proffer_v to_o confer_v or_o dispute_v with_o any_o and_o every_o one_o have_v then_o freedom_n but_o now_o will_v not_o the_o clergy_n say_v the_o same_o author_n be_v speak_v against_o who_o sit_v at_o ease_n in_o pride_n idleness_n and_o fullness_n and_o if_o any_o do_v speak_v against_o they_o they_o will_v so_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v cause_v such_o to_o suffer_v charge_v they_o with_o break_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n or_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o with_o rail_a word_n will_v evade_v enter_v into_o a_o sober_a discourse_n thereby_o manifest_v the_o badness_n of_o their_o cause_n and_o the_o guiltiness_n of_o their_o conscience_n and_o then_o seek_v to_o defend_v themselves_o more_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n then_o with_o god_n word_n and_o godly_a testimony_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n prejudice_v other_o by_o procure_v their_o own_o rest_n and_o peace_n 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