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A02522 A common apologie of the Church of England against the vniust challenges of the ouer-iust sect, commonly called Brownists. Wherein the grounds and defences, of the separation are largely discussed: occasioned, by a late pamphlet published vnder the name, of an answer to a censorious epistle, which the reader shall finde in the margent. By I.H. Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.; Robinson, John, 1575?-1625. Answer to a censorious epistle. 1610 (1610) STC 12649; ESTC S103653 113,921 160

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as_o appear_z in_o the_o sequel_n of_o the_o discourse_n he_o be_v utter_o ignorant_a which_o have_v he_o be_v but_o half_a so_o careful_a to_o have_v understand_v as_o he_o have_v be_v forward_o to_o censure_n he_o will_v either_o have_v be_v i_o doubt_v not_o more_o equal_a towards_o it_o or_o more_o weighty_a against_o it_o it_o 2._o confute_v confute_v hier._n marco_n presbyt_fw-la de_fw-fr cavernis_fw-la cellularum_fw-la damnamus_fw-la orbem_fw-la in_o sacco_n &_o cinere_fw-la volutati_fw-la de_fw-la episcopis_fw-la sententiam_fw-la ferimus_fw-la quid_fw-la facit_fw-la sub_fw-la tunica_fw-la paenitentis_fw-la regius_fw-la animus_n cypr._n l._n 3._o ep._n 9_o haec_fw-la sunt_fw-la initia_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la ut_fw-la sibi_fw-la placean_n ut_fw-la praepositum_fw-la superbo_fw-la tumore_fw-la contemnant_fw-la harison_n once_o they_o in_o psal._n 122._o of_o brown_n antichristian_a pride_n and_o bitterness_n bredw_n pref_o m_o brinsly_n his_o pref_o to_o the_o 2._o part_n of_o the_o watch._n optat._n mil._n de_fw-fr donat._n collegae_fw-la non_fw-la eritis_fw-la si●o_fw-la litis_fw-la fratres_fw-la estis_fw-la etc._n etc._n disclaim_v by_o themselves_o answer_v against_o broughton_n page_n 21._o separate_a schism_n m._n giff._n a_o ignorant_a priest_n barr._n p._n 64._o confer_v of_o d._n and._n &_o m._n huchius_fw-la with_o barrow_n m._n spr._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d siderat_fw-la iren._n l._n 1._o per_fw-la singulos_fw-la dies_fw-la nowm_fw-la aliquod_fw-la adsectant_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n bar._n confer_v with_o hutchins_n foe_fw-mi 1._o brown_a estate_n of_o true_a christian_n defence_n of_o true_a christian_n against_o the_o doct._n of_o oxford_n johnson_n against_o jacob_n passim_fw-la barr._n against_o gyfford_n sepa_n as_o this_o epistle_n be_v come_v to_o my_o hand_n so_o i_o wish_v the_o answer_n of_o it_o may_v come_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o that_o occasion_v it_o entreat_v the_o christian_a reader_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n unpartial_o to_o behold_v without_o either_o prejudice_n of_o cause_n or_o respect_n of_o person_n what_o be_v write_v on_o both_o side_n and_o so_o from_o the_o court_n of_o a_o sound_a conscience_n to_o give_v just_a judgement_n to_o m._n smith_n and_o m._n rob._n ringleader_n of_o the_o late_a separation_n at_o amsterd_n charact._n of_o the_o beast_n write_v by_o m._n smith_n pref._n be_v it_o know_v therefore_o to_o all_o the_o separation_n that_o we_o account_v they_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o constitution_n to_o be_v as_o very_o a_o harlot_n as_o either_o her_o mother_n the_o church_n of_o england_n or_o her_o grandmother_n rome_n be_v etc._n etc._n iterato_fw-la baptizatus_fw-la scienter_fw-la it_o erato_fw-mi dominum_fw-la crucifigit_fw-la de_fw-fr consecr_n do_v 4._o qui_fw-fr vis_fw-fr &c._n &c._n &c._n the_o crime_n of_o separation_n how_o great_a sep._n the_o crime_n here_o object_v be_v separation_n a_o thing_n very_o odious_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o they_o from_o who_o it_o be_v make_v as_o evermore_o cast_v upon_o they_o the_o imputation_n of_o evil_a whereof_o all_o man_n be_v impatient_a and_o hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass●_n that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n can_v better_o brook_v the_o vile_a person_n continue_v communion_n with_o it_o than_o any_o whosoever_o separate_v from_o it_o though_o upon_o never_o so_o just_a and_o well_o ground_v reason_n vid._n johnson_n preface_n to_o his_o inquirie_n isaiah_n 5._o 20._o m._n penry_n in_o his_o disc._n of_o this_o subject_n num._n 16_o 31._o exod_n 32._o 30._o prou._n 21._o 2._o sepa_n and_o yet_o separation_n from_o the_o world_n and_o so_o from_o the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n and_o so_o from_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n that_o reign_v in_o they_o and_o so_o from_o whatsoever_o be_v contrary_a to_o god_n be_v the_o first_o step_n to_o our_o communion_n with_o god_n and_o angel_n and_o good_a man_n as_o the_o first_o step_n to_o a_o ladder_n be_v to_o leave_v the_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d num._n 18._o 14_o num._n 16._o 9_o deut._n 10._o 1._o exod._n 13._o 12._o levit._n 15._o 21._o deut._n