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be_v evident_a they_o be_v not_o so_o rigorous_o deal_v with_o upon_o account_n of_o any_o aversion_n the_o japonese_n have_v to_o the_o christian_a religion_n for_o they_o suffer_v it_o quiet_o a_o good_a while_n to_o grow_v among_o they_o who_o be_v not_o so_o zealous_a for_o a_o uniformity_n since_o they_o have_v seven_o or_o eight_o sect_n as_o different_a as_o the_o mortality_n and_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n no_o it_o be_v the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o persecute_v christian_n that_o make_v they_o believe_v the_o christian_a religion_n be_v dangerous_a and_o destructive_a to_o human_a society_n 16._o be_v the_o magistrate_n ordain_v by_o god_n to_o punish_v for_o matter_n mere_o religious_a the_o heathen_a persecutor_n suppose_v they_o act_v according_a to_o the_o best_a of_o their_o skill_n be_v no_o more_o to_o be_v condemn_v for_o punish_v the_o christian_n than_o a_o judge_n be_v when_o he_o act_v according_a to_o the_o best_a of_o his_o knowledge_n in_o 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the_o same_o which_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o their_o hinder_v any_o by_o penalty_n from_o instruct_v they_o in_o those_o opinion_n and_o the_o reason_n and_o argument_n that_o make_v for_o they_o if_o the_o magistrate_n without_o thus_o examine_v shall_v condemn_v man_n for_o profess_v even_o a_o erroneous_a opinion_n that_o will_v no_o more_o justify_v he_o than_o it_o will_v a_o judge_n that_o condemn_v a_o man_n without_o hear_v his_o defence_n or_o a_o person_n that_o swear_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v true_a without_o know_v whether_o it_o be_v so_o or_o no._n 17._o those_o matter_n about_o which_o christian_n persecute_v one_o another_o be_v general_o such_o as_o neither_o tend_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n nor_o the_o good_a of_o man_n and_o at_o the_o best_a be_v but_o appendix_n to_o religion_n and_o withal_o so_o perplex_v mysterious_a and_o uncertain_a that_o man_n of_o the_o great_a learning_n judgement_n and_o probity_n be_v strange_o divide_v in_o their_o opinion_n 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