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church_n or_o not_o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o dissension_n between_o john_n johnson_n the_o father_n and_z francis_z the_o son_n and_o betwixt_o the_o brother_n george_n and_o francis_n in_o the_o writing_n and_o deal_n of_o george_n johnson_n there_o appear_v more_o simplicity_n &_o plainness_n then_o in_o francis_n who_o politic_a shift_n and_o course_n be_v as_o the_o way_n of_o a_o eagle_n in_o the_o air_n now_o such_o course_n be_v much_o to_o be_v suspect_v whereas_o common_o plain_a deal_n and_o honest_a deal_n be_v as_o love_a companion_n that_o go_v hand_n in_o hand_n together_o to_o omit_v manifold_a instance_n of_o this_o crooked_a and_o uncertain_a deal_n of_o francis_n johnson_n let_v this_o one_o authentic_a testimony_n thereof_o give_v both_o by_o the_o french_a and_o dutch_a minister_n depute_v of_o their_o presbitery_n to_o be_v consider_v indifferent_o narravit_fw-la nobis_fw-la joannes_n jansonius_n anglus_fw-la se_fw-la hominem_fw-la septuagenarium_fw-la ex_fw-la 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causâ_fw-la petijt_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsi_fw-la consilio_fw-la &_o open_a nostra_fw-la adesse_fw-la vellemus_fw-la summitten_n controversiam_fw-la totam_fw-la iudicio_fw-la arbitrario_fw-la duarum_fw-la praedictarum_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la nos_fw-la vero_fw-la honesti_fw-la senis_fw-la petitioni_fw-la id_fw-la concedendum_fw-la putavimus_fw-la ut_fw-la à _fw-la francisco_n &_o nonnullis_fw-la senioribus_fw-la coetus_fw-la anglicani_n supra_fw-la dicti_fw-la peteremus_fw-la a_o etiam_fw-la parati_fw-la essent_fw-la eandem_fw-la controversiam_fw-la arbitrario_fw-la earundem_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la aut_fw-la synedriorum_fw-la utriusque_fw-la iudicio_fw-la summittere_fw-la cvi_fw-la quaestioni_fw-la licet_fw-la multis_fw-la id_fw-la conati_fw-la sumus_fw-la responsum_fw-la categoricum_n obtinere_fw-la ab_fw-la illis_fw-la nequivimus_fw-la quod_fw-la cum_fw-la videremus_fw-la existimavimus_fw-la nos_fw-la nihil_fw-la porro_fw-la apud_fw-la illos_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la 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father_n be_v yet_o more_o vile_a 3_o when_o he_o do_v this_o and_o draw_v his_o whole_a company_n to_o consent_n and_o approve_v thereof_o it_o be_v the_o more_o vile_a for_o poison_v other_o with_o his_o sin_n 4_o this_o curse_n be_v not_o a_o common_a reproach_n or_o evil_a speech_n but_o the_o heavy_a curse_n of_o excommunication_n in_o give_v his_o father_n to_o the_o devil_n be_v not_o this_o more_o fearful_a 5_o this_o censure_n give_v out_o upon_o so_o slight_a a_o cause_n yea_o so_o unjust_a a_o cause_n while_o the_o father_n seek_v peace_n betwixt_o his_o child_n be_v it_o not_o the_o more_o horrible_a for_o the_o son_n so_o to_o entertain_v the_o father_n a_o stranger_n so_o to_o condemn_v he_o for_o contention_n that_o pass_v the_o sea_n only_o to_o make_v peace_n 6_o this_o do_v so_o violent_o and_o cruel_o that_o no_o advice_n counsel_n no_o nor_o threat_n of_o the_o dutch_a church_n may_v restrain_v or_o stay_v the_o rage_n of_o saint_n francis_n 7_o this_o do_v against_o such_o a_o father_n as_o have_v be_v at_o so_o great_a cost_n in_o bring_v up_o his_o son_n to_o learning_n &_o he_o to_o use_v his_o sophistry_n even_o against_o his_o father_n how_o vile_a 8_o thus_o to_o judge_v and_o condemn_v his_o father_n who_o also_o with_o so_o much_o labour_n cost_n and_o grief_n have_v sue_v to_o sundry_a judge_n and_o noble_n in_o england_n for_o release_n of_o that_o son_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o general_a copy_n of_o those_o humble_a petition_n and_o supplication_n which_o john_n johnson_n make_v for_o his_o son_n francis_n and_o george_n unto_o the_o high_a commissioner_n and_o to_o other_o furthermore_o in_o that_o m._n johnson_n do_v thus_o proceed_v to_o excommunicate_a his_o father_n after_o he_o have_v before_o condemn_v his_o brother_n george_n this_o also_o do_v aggravate_v his_o offence_n for_o the_o rejection_n of_o his_o brother_n first_o might_n something_o have_v soften_v his_o heart_n and_o the_o conscience_n thereof_o may_v 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mercy_n prou._n 28.13_o our_o sin_n of_o separation_n whereby_o we_o have_v reject_v the_o communion_n of_o all_o true_a church_n be_v now_o make_v manifest_a unto_o we_o upon_o such_o occasion_n as_o be_v hereafter_o declare_v in_o this_o treatise_n and_o we_o desire_v to_o receive_v mercy_n from_o the_o father_n of_o mercy_n have_v therefore_o resolve_v and_o think_v in_o ourselves_o according_a to_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o we_o will_v not_o hide_v our_o iniquity_n but_o confess_v against_o ourselves_o our_o wickedness_n unto_o the_o lord_n that_o the_o punishment_n of_o our_o sin_n may_v be_v forgive_v us._n our_o own_o ignorance_n and_o the_o deceit_n fullness_n of_o other_o have_v draw_v we_o into_o the_o depth_n of_o this_o error_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o deep_a schism_n when_o the_o lord_n may_v just_o have_v judge_v and_o rebuke_v we_o in_o wrath_n even_o than_o be_v we_o bold_a to_o judge_v and_o condemn_v other_o that_o be_v better_a 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