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A87423
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A brief vindication of the religion and governmet [sic] of New England against the presbyterie of Scotland together with some materiall observations worthy of consideration / by Lievtenant John Jubbes.
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1649
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shall_v not_o see_v nor_o hear_v of_o one_o to_o be_v whip_v in_o many_o month_n or_o hang_v in_o many_o year_n will_v it_o not_o be_v say_v of_o a_o truth_n god_n be_v there_o and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o most_o pure_a religion_n and_o peaceable_a government_n of_o christ_n above_o all_o other_o that_o be_v yet_o profess_v and_o that_o i_o have_v sufficient_o prove_v the_o thing_n but_o if_o this_o be_v not_o sufficient_a i_o beseech_v all_o man_n to_o examine_v if_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o presbyterian_a government_n of_o scotland_n take_v more_o from_o their_o king_n then_o it_o add_v unto_o the_o ministry_n so_o as_o the_o people_n get_v neither_o knowledge_n or_o freedom_n thereby_o and_o to_o give_v you_o a_o unerring_a precedent_n consider_v what_o i_o say_v in_o the_o beginning_n and_o let_v any_o that_o know_v the_o nature_n of_o that_o country_n judge_n and_o answer_v if_o the_o debauch_a slavish_a condition_n of_o the_o inferior_a and_o common_a sort_n of_o people_n in_o scotland_n which_o be_v continue_v by_o the_o tie_n of_o religion_n be_v less_o slavish_a and_o miserable_a than_o the_o turk_n or_o other_o infidel_n and_o i_o say_v if_o every_o religion_n that_o be_v practise_v in_o any_o state_n aught_o to_o be_v judge_v on_o to_o be_v of_o christ_n or_o antichrist_n according_a as_o it_o bring_v a_o sober_a and_o godly_a freedom_n with_o it_o and_o that_o thou_o remony_n or_o form_n of_o worship_n be_v not_o the_o substance_n but_o righteousness_n be_v the_o mark_n of_o christ_n and_o slavery_n which_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o unrighteousness_n the_o mark_n of_o the_o beast_n then_o i_o conceive_v no_o man_n will_v maintain_v any_o thing_n in_o opposition_n hereunto_o but_o if_o any_o shall_v be_v please_v to_o oppose_v the_o truth_n hereof_o i_o shall_v in_o a_o christian_a way_n be_v ready_a to_o reply_v provide_v we_o may_v hold_v to_o the_o true_a ground_n of_o distinction_n between_o good_a and_o evil_a the_o nature_n of_o christ_n and_o 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