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abomination_n many_o people_n be_v ready_a to_o seal_v with_o their_o blood_n all_o these_o abomination_n that_o ever_o poor_a people_n can_v be_v bring_v to_o believe_v so_o firm_o the_o former_a absurdity_n as_o to_o suffer_v most_o willing_o all_o extremity_n and_o exceed_v cheerful_o to_o offer_v their_o very_a life_n for_o the_o worst_a of_o they_o lll_n so_o long_o as_o their_o master_n david_n do_v require_v such_o seal_n and_o testimony_n to_o his_o doctrine_n thereafter_o indeed_o he_o change_v that_o principle_n of_o suffer_v for_o the_o truth_n and_o permit_v his_o follower_n not_o only_o to_o dissemble_v their_o own_o religion_n but_o also_o to_o join_v without_o any_o scruple_n in_o any_o profession_n in_o any_o religious_a exercise_n of_o any_o people_n among_o who_o they_o live_v for_o he_o teach_v they_o that_o god_n be_v content_a with_o the_o heart_n alone_o and_o give_v liberty_n for_o all_o man_n to_o employ_v their_o body_n and_o the_o whole_a outward_a man_n in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o false_a religion_n rather_o than_o he_o shall_v suffer_v the_o small_a inconvenience_n peace_n the_o monster_n david_n george_n do_v live_v and_o die_v in_o plenty_n and_o peace_n the_o other_o object_n of_o my_o admiration_n be_v the_o infinite_a patience_n of_o god_n who_o suffer_v the_o father_n of_o such_o monster_n to_o lead_v his_o life_n in_o ease_n and_o security_n to_o go_v on_o in_o peace_n and_o plenty_n with_o a_o great_a show_n both_o of_o religion_n and_o virtue_n and_o the_o good_a opinion_n of_o his_o neighbour_n to_o his_o old_a age_n and_o die_a day_n mmm_o such_o snare_n do_v the_o lord_n in_o his_o wisdom_n rain_v down_o on_o the_o wicked_a world_n that_o they_o who_o never_o love_v the_o truth_n may_v be_v entangle_v irrecoverable_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o error_n error_n the_o best_a of_o the_o anabaptist_n have_v very_o gross_a error_n i_o grant_v many_o of_o the_o
israel_n kkk_n historia_fw-la dau._n p._n 45._o whosoever_o will_v reject_v so_o clear_a a_o light_n of_o truth_n so_o powerful_o manifest_v itself_o in_o the_o ministry_n of_o david_n george_n by_o adhere_v too_o much_o unto_o the_o imperfect_a state_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n doctrine_n shall_v sin_v as_o much_o as_o they_o of_o old_a who_o prefer_v abraham_n to_o christ_n and_o the_o law_n to_o the_o gospel_n and_o proper_o this_o be_v the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o can_v not_o be_v commit_v in_o former_a age_n when_o this_o so_o great_a light_n be_v not_o yet_o reveal_v lll_n vide_fw-la supra_fw-la mmm_o vide_fw-la supra_fw-la nnn_n heresbachius_n preface_n menno_n in_o his_o book_n of_o fundamental_n speak_v of_o the_o anabaptist_n of_o munster_n i_o doubt_v not_o say_v he_o but_o these_o our_o belove_a brethren_n who_o late_o do_v sin_v a_o little_a against_o god_n by_o defend_v their_o faith_n with_o arm_n be_v in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n ooo_o clopenburg_n p._n 123._o the_o anabaptist_n contradict_v this_o truth_n and_o do_v ascribe_v unto_o infant_n in_o their_o first_o birth_n without_o any_o regeneration_n the_o purity_n of_o innocency_n wherein_o they_o do_v please_v their_o creator_n affirm_v also_o that_o only_a by_o actual_a sin_n man_n become_v sinner_n p._n 131._o they_o say_v that_o adam_n do_v obtain_v not_o only_o to_o himself_o but_o to_o his_o whole_a posterity_n propitiation_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n so_o that_o none_o of_o adam_n posterity_n be_v bear_v in_o sin_n or_o guiltiness_n of_o eternal_a death_n but_o all_o man_n be_v bear_v partaker_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n also_o bullinger_n p._n 26._o these_o man_n do_v not_o acknowledge_v original_a sin_n and_o affirm_v that_o infant_n be_v bear_v pure_a from_o sin_n ppp_n vide_fw-la supra_fw-la qqq_n bullinger_n p._n 117._o in_o the_o great_a article_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n and_o not_o by_o work_n the_o anabaptist_n do_v gross_o err_v also_o clopenburg_n p_o 158._o the_o anabaptist_n say_v that_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o justification_n faith_n and_o work_n be_v so_o strict_o join_v that_o the_o one_o without_o the_o other_o be_v nothing_o so_o that_o good_a work_n be_v necessary_a mean_n of_o obtain_v justification_n rrr_n clopenburg_n p._n 124._o concern_v freewill_n the_o anabaptist_n teach_v that_o adam_n in_o the_o state_n of_o corruption_n be_v not_o so_o evil_a but_o that_o he_o be_v able_a by_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n leave_v to_o he_o by_o god_n to_o hear_v and_o to_o receive_v the_o promise_n of_o redemption_n offer_v to_o he_o in_o christ_n yea_o that_o adam_n do_v real_o make_v use_n of_o that_o liberty_n and_o power_n for_o the_o use_n of_o his_o restitution_n that_o the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n do_v keep_v that_o same_o freewill_n which_o be_v place_v in_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n not_o only_o for_o the_o discern_a but_o for_o the_o free_a choose_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a ibid._n p._n 198._o unto_o this_o tenet_n another_o heterodoxy_n be_v conjoin_v concern_v the_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o saint_n perseverance_n for_o the_o anabaptist_n affirm_v plain_o that_o the_o true_o faithful_a child_n of_o god_n may_v become_v the_o unfaithful_a child_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o lose_v their_o salvation_n sss_n clopenburg_n p._n 131._o cite_v before_o ttt_n ibid._n p._n 155._o they_o do_v destroy_v the_o eternal_a election_n of_o single_a person_n to_o salvation_n which_o they_o say_v be_v only_o do_v when_o the_o faithful_a embrace_v the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n and_o do_v faithful_o keep_v they_o that_o there_o be_v no_o eternal_a election_n or_o decree_n to_o give_v salvation_n unto_o certain_a person_n but_o that_o which_o be_v make_v with_o consideration_n of_o faith_n and_o chief_o of_o perseverance_n in_o faith_n vw_o clopenburg_n p._n 18._o cite_v before_o ibid._n p._n 37._o they_o deny_v the_o immutable_a immortal_a deity_n of_o christ_n xxx_o clopenburg_n p._n 56._o their_o tenet_n here_o in_o blasphemous_a that_o while_n christ_n do_v die_v in_o the_o flesh_n the_o very_a deity_n of_o christ_n do_v suffer_v end_n die_v yyy_a clopenburg_n p._n 10._o cite_v before_o also_o p._n 12._o cite_v before_o also_o bullinger_n p._n 62._o among_o the_o abominable_a anabaptist_n michael_n servetus_n have_v the_o first_o place_n his_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a trinity_n be_v abominable_a zzz_n clopenburg_n p._n 145._o i_o will_v not_o in_o this_o place_n refute_v their_o latent_fw-la socinianism_n whereby_o they_o make_v christ_n only_o a_o exemplary_a saviour_n aaaa_o clopenburg_n p._n 83._o cite_v before_o bbbb_n bullinger_n l._n 3._o p._n 119._o they_o say_v that_o they_o will_v hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o the_o interpretation_n and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o minister_n upon_o it_o they_o can_v take_v for_o the_o word_n of_o god_n neither_o will_v they_o hear_v or_o receive_v it_o cccc_o bullinger_n p._n 74._o among_o the_o 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