sam_n l_o d._n b_o p._n of_o oxon_n his_o celebrate_a reason_n for_o abrogate_a the_o test_n and_o notion_n of_o idolatry_n answer_v by_o samuel_n archdeacon_n of_o canterbury_n the_o three_o edition_n it_o be_v better_a to_o indulge_v man_n vice_n and_o debauchery_n than_o their_o conscience_n sam._n park_n eccles._n pol._n pag._n 54._o london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1688._o there_o be_v nothing_o hereby_o intend_v to_o impugn_v the_o abrogation_n of_o the_o test_n may_v his_o majesty_n sacred_a will_n and_o pleasure_n be_v fulfil_v and_o may_v the_o right_n of_o the_o english_a peerage_n remain_v inviolable_a but_o there_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v a_o absolute_a necessity_n for_o the_o author_n of_o the_o reason_n for_o abrogate_a the_o test_n to_o have_v repeal_v his_o most_o bitter_a invective_n against_o the_o nonconformist_n and_o his_o tempestuous_a indignation_n against_o dissenter_n in_o general_a so_o diametrical_o opposite_a to_o the_o serene_a and_o pious_a desire_n 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will_v not_o bear_v that_o weight_n which_o though_o the_o same_o yet_o come_v from_o another_o person_n they_o will_v have_v do_v now_o there_o can_v be_v a_o more_o certain_a touchstone_n of_o truth_n of_o the_o bishop_n or_o arch-deacon's_a which_o you_o please_v for_o they_o be_v both_o the_o same_o person_n be_v ecclesiastical_a polity_n than_o the_o declaration_n itself_o only_a out_o of_o his_o christian_a charity_n the_o archdeacon_n have_v people_v the_o kingdom_n with_o such_o a_o dreadful_a canaille_n all_o but_o those_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n that_o astonishment_n itself_o may_v wonder_v well_o be_v his_o unconscionable_a epithet_n to_o be_v allow_v that_o so_o gracious_a so_o indulgent_a so_o soft_a and_o calm_a a_o declaration_n shall_v come_v forth_o in_o kindness_n to_o such_o a_o rabble_n for_o those_o who_o his_o majesty_n call_v his_o good_a subject_n the_o archdeacon_n continual_o strigmatize_n with_o the_o foul_a epithet_n of_o juggler_n dissembler_n wicked_a rebellious_a hypocrite_n 187._o son_n of_o strife_n and_o singularity_n and_o most_o notorious_a heretic_n and_o upon_o this_o supposition_n as_o the_o foundation_n of_o his_o pile_n that_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n of_o england_n be_v such_o for_o he_o except_v none_o but_o those_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n he_o rear_v the_o fabric_n of_o his_o ecclesiastical_a polity_n wherein_o he_o have_v only_o this_o misfortune_n to_o be_v of_o a_o quite_o contrary_a opinion_n to_o his_o prince_n and_o that_o his_o draconicks_n be_v not_o repeal_v before_o the_o declaration_n come_v forth_o the_o declaration_n express_v his_o majesty_n earnest_a desire_n to_o establish_v his_o government_n on_o such_o a_o foundation_n as_o to_o make_v his_o subject_n happy_a and_o unite_v they_o to_o he_o as_o well_o by_o inclination_n as_o duty_n which_o he_o think_v can_v be_v do_v by_o no_o mean_n so_o effectual_o as_o by_o grant_v they_o the_o free_a exercise_n of_o their_o religion_n but_o the_o arch-deacon's_a politic_n be_v of_o another_o strain_n for_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o ecclesiastical_a polity_n p._n 12._o he_o say_v that_o the_o aim_n of_o his_o discourse_n be_v by_o represent_v the_o palpable_a inconsistency_n of_o fanatic_a temper_n and_o principle_n with_o the_o welfare_n and_o security_n of_o government_n to_o awaken_v authority_n to_o beware_v of_o its_o worst_a and_o most_o dangerous_a enemy_n and_o force_v they_o to_o modesty_n and_o obedience_n by_o severity_n of_o law_n pag._n 52._o of_o the_o same_o preface_n if_o prince_n say_v he_o will_v but_o consider_v how_o liable_a mankind_n be_v to_o abuse_v themselves_o with_o serious_a and_o conscientious_a villainy_n they_o will_v quick_o see_v it_o to_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o the_o peace_n and_o happiness_n of_o their_o kingdom_n that_o there_o be_v set_v up_o a_o more_o severe_a government_n over_o man_n be_v conscience_n than_o over_o their_o vice_n and_o immorality_n pag._n 54._o of_o the_o same_o he_o boast_v his_o have_v prove_v that_o indulgence_n and_o toleration_n be_v the_o most_o absolute_a sort_n of_o anarchy_n and_o that_o prince_n may_v with_o less_o hazard_n give_v liberty_n to_o man_n be_v vice_n and_o debauchery_n than_o to_o their_o conscience_n but_o the_o declaration_n be_v quite_o of_o another_o temper_n we_o humh_o thank_v almighty_a god_n it_o be_v and_o have_v of_o a_o long_a time_n be_v our_o constant_a sense_n and_o opinion_n which_o upon_o divers_a occasion_n we_o have_v declare_v that_o conscience_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v constrain_v nor_o people_n force_v in_o matter_n of_o mere_a religion_n but_o this_o will_v not_o be_v admit_v by_o the_o archdeacon_n for_o say_v he_o ecclesiast_n pol._n pag._n 321._o when_o man_n conscience_n be_v so_o squeamish_a that_o they_o will_v rise_v against_o the_o custom_n and_o injunction_n of_o the_o church_n she_o must_v scourge_v they_o into_o order_n and_o chastise_v they_o for_o their_o troublesome_a peevishness_n pag._n 324._o eccles._n polit._n he_o pretnnd_v to_o have_v prove_v the_o vnavoidable_a danger_n of_o toleration_n and_o keep_v religious_a differance_n that_o religion_n must_v be_v govern_v by_o the_o same_o rule_n as_o all_o other_o transaction_n of_o human_a life_n and_o that_o nothing_o can_v do_v it_o but_o severe_a law_n nor_o they_o neither_o unless_o severe_o execute_v ecclesiast_n pol_n pag._n 311._o if_o prince_n say_v he_o will_v suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v check_v in_o their_o law_n spiritual_a by_o every_o systematical_a theologue_n they_o may_v as_o well_o bare_a to_o see_v themselves_o affront_v in_o their_o law_n civil_a by_o every_o viliage-attorney_n pag._n 284._o but_o to_o indulge_v idiot_n in_o their_o folly_n because_o they_o threaten_v authority_n to_o be_v peevish_a and_o scrupulous_a and_o to_o infest_v the_o government_n with_o a_o sullen_a and_o cross-grained_a godliness_n a_o artifice_n not_o much_o unlike_o the_o trick_n of_o forward_a child_n be_v to_o suffer_v ignorance_n to_o ride_v in_o triumph_n and_o therefore_o such_o humorsom_n saint_n must_v be_v lash_v out_o of_o their_o sullenness_n into_o compliance_n and_o better_a manner_n this_o as_o the_o archdeacon_n call_v it_o preface_n to_o brambal_n be_v vindication_n be_v one_o his_o rhapsody_n of_o hasty_a and_o huddle_v thought_n most_o divine_a word_n and_o most_o seraphic_a charity_n but_o the_o archdeacon_n will_v have_v tenderness_n of_o conscience_n to_o be_v pride_n vanity_n and_o insolence_n though_o all_o the_o seven_o champion_n shall_v contradict_v he_o pag._n 273._o he_o that_o pretend_v conscience_n to_o vouch_v his_o humour_n and_o his_o insolence_n be_v a_o villian_n and_o a_o hypocrite_n and_o so_o far_o from_o deserve_a pity_n especial_o from_o authority_n than_o no_o offender_n can_v more_o need_v or_o provoke_v their_o severity_n this_o may_v be_v true_a but_o etc._n where_o the_o supreme_a government_n which_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v absolute_a uncontrollable_a and_o unlimited_a as_o well_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n etc._n etc._n more_o sagacious_o discern_v beyond_o the_o archdeacon_n be_v that_o same_o conscience_n to_o be_v neither_o humovor_n nor_o insolence_n nor_o will_v comprehend_v it_o under_o that_o notion_n there_o it_o be_v to_o be_v hope_v the_o man_n be_v not_o a_o villian_a nor_o a_o hypocrite_n and_o so_o not_o liable_a to_o the_o fury_n of_o correction_n pag._n 271._o and_o therefore_o if_o prince_n will_v be_v resolute_a they_o may_v easy_o make_v the_o most_o stubborn_a conscience_n bend_v to_o their_o command_n but_o if_o they_o will_v not_o they_o must_v subbmit_v themselves_o and_o their_o power_n to_o all_o the_o folly_n and_o passion_n of_o their_o subject_n probatum_fw-la est_fw-la s._n p._n pag._n 270._o governors_n must_v look_v to_o the_o public_a and_o let_v tender_a conscience_n look_v to_o themselves_o law_n must_v be_v of_o a_o unyielding_n and_o unflexible_a temper_n and_o not_o soft_a and_o easy_a thing_n prince_n must_v not_o be_v diffident_a in_o their_o maxim_n of_o policy_n
and_o they_o be_v immediate_o pick_v new_a fault_n to_o be_v redress_v they_o that_o at_o first_o only_a request_n indulgence_n will_n when_o strong_a enough_o demand_v it_o in_o short_a give_v the_o nonconformist_n a_o inch_n and_o they_o will_v take_v a_o ell._n but_o in_o the_o same_o preface_n shall_v it_o ever_o so_o happen_v hereafter_o that_o any_o king_n of_o england_n shall_v be_v prevail_v with_o to_o deliver_v up_o the_o church_n that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o dispense_v with_o the_o penal_a law_n and_o test_n for_o the_o test_n notwithstanding_o the_o reason_n against_o it_o must_v be_v include_v in_o this_o long_a parenthesis_n because_o the_o church_n frame_v it_o he_o have_v as_o good_a at_o the_o same_o time_n resign_v up_o his_o crown_n and_o thus_o you_o see_v the_o danger_n of_o the_o present_a government_n through_o the_o nonconformity_n to_o the_o archdeacon_n be_v ecclesiastical_a polity_n there_o be_v another_o reason_n why_o his_o majesty_n be_v gracious_o please_v to_o think_v force_v in_o matter_n of_o mere_a religion_n direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o interest_n of_o government_n and_o that_o be_v spoil_v of_o trade_n trade_n cry_v the_o archdeacon_n trade_n no._n let_v grass_n grow_v about_o the_o customhouse_n rather_o than_o abate_v one_o tittle_n of_o my_o ecclesiastical_a polity_n for_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o ecclesiast_n pol._n pag._n 49._o it_o be_v notorious_a say_v he_o that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o sort_n of_o people_n so_o inclinable_a to_o seditious_a practice_n as_o the_o trade_n part_n of_o a_o nation_n and_o their_o pride_n and_o arrogance_n natural_o increase_v with_o the_o improvement_n of_o their_o stock_n and_o if_o we_o reflect_v upon_o our_o late_a miserable_a distraction_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o observe_v how_o the_o quarrel_n be_v hatch_v in_o trade_n man_n shop_n and_o cherish_v by_o the_o zeal_n of_o prentice_n by_o the_o way_n this_o be_v plausible_a nonsense_n all_o over_o but_o he_o go_v on_o pag._n 50._o it_o be_v a_o very_a odd_a and_o preposterous_a piece_n of_o policy_n to_o design_n the_o enrich_n this_o sort_n of_o people_n while_o their_o head_n be_v distemper_v with_o religious_a lunacy_n and_o pag._n 51._o he_o be_v a_o very_a silly_a man_n and_o understand_v nothing_o of_o the_o folly_n passion_n and_o inclination_n of_o human_a nature_n who_o see_v not_o there_o be_v no_o creature_n so_o ungovernable_a as_o a_o wealthy_a fanatic_a and_o therefore_o pag._n 48._o i_o confess_v i_o can_v but_o smile_v when_o i_o observe_v how_o some_o that_o will_v be_v think_v wonderful_a grave_n and_o solemn_a statesman_n labour_n with_o mighty_a project_n of_o set_v up_o this_o and_o that_o manufacture_n in_o their_o several_a respective_a town_n and_o corporation_n and_o how_o eager_o they_o pursue_v these_o petty_a attempt_n beyond_o the_o great_a affair_n of_o a_o more_o public_a concernment_n mean_v the_o dreadful_a and_o terrible_a execution_n of_o the_o penal_a law_n and_o how_o wise_o they_o neglect_v the_o settlement_n of_o a_o whole_a nation_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o a_o village_n or_o burrough_n very_o pleasant_a ecclesiastical_a polity_n no_o man_n must_v eat_v or_o drink_v or_o maintain_v his_o family_n the_o grand_a relation_n of_o human_a necessity_n depend_v one_o upon_o another_o must_v stand_v still_o to_o oblige_v the_o archdeacon_n be_v ecclesiastical_a polity_n here_o be_v a_o quietus_n est_fw-la for_o above_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o nation_n none_o but_o those_o that_o can_v swallow_v a_o surplice_n and_o adore_v the_o parochial_a levite_n must_v weave_v camlet_n at_o norwich_n make_v bay_n at_o colchester_n spur_n at_o rippon_n nail_n at_o brommigeham_n or_o saddle_n at_o burford_n for_o why_o there_o be_v not_o any_o sort_n of_o people_n so_o seditious_a as_o the_o trade_n part_n of_o the_o nation_n so_o that_o suppose_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o trade_n part_n of_o the_o nation_n be_v as_o the_o archdeacon_n call_v they_o fanatic_n 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ecclesiastical_a policy_n all_o mere_a labour_n in_o vain_a abundance_n of_o rant_a rave_v revile_v expression_n insomuch_o that_o the_o archangel_n be_v more_o civil_a to_o the_o devil_n than_o the_o archdeacon_n to_o the_o dissenter_n and_o yet_o all_o to_o no_o purpose_n he_o have_v be_v at_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n in_o set_v up_o pillory_n and_o whipping-post_n in_o all_o part_n and_o corner_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o now_o he_o may_v even_o go_v and_o pull_v they_o down_o again_o what_o be_v now_o become_v of_o all_o his_o politic_a let_v but_o his_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o bishop_n bramhall_n be_v vindication_n let_v but_o the_o government_n think_v it_o seasonable_a at_o any_o time_n to_o reprieve_n they_o mean_v the_o dissenter_n from_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o law_n and_o they_o immediate_o start_v up_o into_o that_o confidence_n as_o to_o imagine_v themselves_o the_o only_a darling_n of_o state._n let_v but_o the_o public_a rod_n be_v remove_v from_o their_o back_n and_o they_o be_v present_o full_a of_o expectation_n to_o have_v they_o put_v into_o their_o own_o hand_n if_o they_o be_v not_o always_o scourge_v and_o chastise_v they_o will_v grow_v saucy_a and_o must_v by_o all_o mean_n become_v crony_n to_o king_n and_o prince_n many_o other_o passage_n may_v have_v be_v collect_v out_o of_o his_o several_a bitter_n if_o they_o may_v not_o be_v say_v to_o be_v scurrilous_a invective_n against_o the_o dissenter_n but_o here_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v it_o apparent_o manifest_a that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a polity_n be_v as_o great_a a_o dissenter_n from_o the_o mild_a and_o tender_a maxim_n of_o his_o majesty_n government_n and_o his_o constant_a sense_n and_o opinion_n of_o a_o long_a time_n profess_v and_o declare_v upon_o several_a occasion_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n as_o the_o dissenter_n be_v dissatisfy_v with_o the_o rigid_a severity_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n or_o at_o least_o with_o the_o principle_n of_o his_o ecclesiastical_a polity_n which_o make_v it_o seem_v questionable_a whether_o a_o person_n who_o have_v brandish_v his_o pen_n with_o that_o virulency_n against_o the_o dissenter_n in_o general_a and_o his_o majesty_n royal_a opinion_n and_o the_o mature_a result_v of_o his_o most_o serious_a deliberation_n may_v be_v a_o proper_a champion_n against_o the_o test_n for_o most_o certain_o there_o have_v be_v much_o more_o say_v already_o and_o much_o more_o to_o the_o purpose_n than_o he_o have_v produce_v on_o the_o other_o side_n he_o have_v most_o dogmatical_o avouch_v vindicat._n that_o if_o ever_o the_o boisterous_a and_o unreasonable_a opposition_n as_o he_o call_v it_o of_o the_o nonconformist_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v re-erected_n it_o must_v be_v upon_o its_o ruin_n and_o that_o if_o ever_o the_o roman_a catholic_n get_v any_o ground_n or_o advantage_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n they_o will_v be_v bind_v to_o make_v their_o acknowledgement_n to_o the_o puritan_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o their_o assistance_n whence_o he_o draw_v his_o conclusion_n that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o pleasant_a spectacle_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o ridiculous_a oversight_n in_o government_n to_o see_v either_o the_o classical_a or_o congregational_a discipline_n establish_v by_o authority_n moreover_o in_o the_o 721._o pag._n of_o the_o vindication_n of_o his_o eccles._n pol._n he_o appeal_v to_o all_o man_n whether_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n be_v any_o better_a than_o a_o licence_n for_o anarchy_n and_o confusion_n pag._n 238._o he_o say_v that_o to_o grant_v subject_n a_o lawless_a and_o uncontrolled_a liberty_n of_o conscience_n in_o all_o matter_n and_o pretence_n of_o religion_n be_v to_o dissolve_v one_o half_a of_o the_o government_n into_o perfect_a anarchy_n and_o yield_v up_o the_o constitution_n of_o all_o public_a affair_n to_o the_o humour_n of_o every_o wild_a enthusiast_n and_o pag._n 553._o you_o find_v it_o thus_o write_v
so_o that_o see_v a_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n of_o pillory_n and_o whipping-post_n thorn_n and_o briar_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o prevent_v all_o confusion_n arise_v from_o unrestrained_a liberty_n it_o be_v better_a that_o mankind_n shall_v be_v sometime_o expose_v to_o the_o misery_n of_o tyranny_n and_o persecution_n than_o always_o groan_v under_o the_o intolerable_a disorder_n of_o anarchy_n or_o reluctancy_n to_o penal_a statute_n if_o then_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v establish_v upon_o such_o a_o firm_a foundation_n that_o nothing_o can_v endanger_v it_o but_o indulgence_n to_o the_o dissenter_n it_o be_v to_o be_v admire_v that_o a_o man_n so_o know_v in_o ecclesiastical_a policy_n and_o so_o great_a a_o friend_n to_o thâ—_n church_n of_o england_n will_v open_v such_o a_o gap_n as_o to_o plead_v for_o the_o abrogation_n of_o the_o test_n which_o the_o churchman_n of_o england_n frame_v and_o set-up_a as_o the_o only_a bulwark_n to_o prevent_v her_o dissolution_n so_o that_o to_o use_v his_o own_o word_n it_o be_v very_o hardly_o credible_a that_o a_o person_n who_o have_v late_o appear_v so_o vigorous_o in_o her_o cause_n shall_v notwithstanding_o all_o his_o seem_a zeal_n and_o earnestness_n be_v real_o iâ—_n good_a earnest_n in_o his_o pretence_n against_o the_o test._n for_o what_o signify_v the_o abrogate_a the_o test_n if_o there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o shake_v the_o otherwise_o immovable_a church_n of_o england_n but_o by_o make_v two_o bridgeâ—_n of_o dissenter_n one_o between_o calais_n and_o dover_n the_o other_o between_o diepe_a and_o rye_n for_o popery_n to_o return_v into_o england_n for_o when_o he_o come_v to_o thaâ—_n part_n of_o his_o preface_n to_o bishop_n bramhall_n be_v vindication_n where_o he_o consider_v what_o likelihood_n oâ—_n how_o much_o danger_n there_o be_v of_o the_o return_n oâ—_n popery_n into_o this_o nation_n for_o my_o own_o part_n say_v heâ—_n i_o know_v none_o but_o the_o nonconformist_n boisterous_a a_o unreasonable_a opposition_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n if_o he_o think_v that_o the_o abrogation_n of_o the_o tâ—â—â—_n may_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o unite_v the_o papist_n and_o the_o dissenter_n which_o he_o seem_v to_o intimate_v by_o say_v that_o the_o faction_n of_o the_o dissenter_n may_v be_v make_v use_n of_o â—â—_o instrument_n journeyman_n tool_n to_o dissolve_v and_o unravel_v the_o establish_a frame_n of_o thing_n and_o destroy_v the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o so_o make_v a_o unobstructed_a passage_n for_o the_o return_n of_o popery_n in_o glory_n and_o triumph_n then_o he_o have_v leave_v his_o cause_n in_o the_o lurch_n and_o relinquish_v all_o his_o ecclesiastical_a polity_n at_o once_o as_o for_o the_o papist_n he_o deal_v with_o they_o after_o such_o a_o rate_n that_o no_o man_n live_v know_v where_o to_o have_v he_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o bishop_n bramhall_n be_v vindication_n he_o seem_v neither_o to_o love_n nor_o fear_v they_o for_o that_o as_o long_o as_o the_o church_n of_o england_n stand_v in_o power_n and_o reputation_n it_o will_v easy_o beat_v back_o and_o baffle_v all_o the_o attempt_v of_o rome_n and_o its_o adherent_n their_o plausible_a reason_n be_v evident_o no_o more_o than_o little_a trick_n and_o sophism_n and_o seem_v intend_v by_o themselves_o rather_o to_o abuse_v the_o simple_a than_o satisfy_v the_o wise_a their_o innovation_n be_v so_o undeniable_a and_o the_o design_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n reformation_n so_o apparent_o apostolical_a that_o those_o people_n must_v needs_o argue_v at_o a_o strange_a wild_a rate_n that_o will_v be_v demonstrate_v against_o experience_n and_o ocular_a inspection_n so_o then_o the_o reformation_n make_v by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o the_o point_n of_o transubstantiation_n worship_n of_o image_n adoration_n of_o the_o host_n and_o invocation_n of_o saint_n be_v apostolical_a what_o must_v be_v think_v of_o his_o reason_n against_o the_o test_n nay_o there_o be_v nothing_o can_v preserve_v the_o papist_n from_o be_v hiss_v out_o of_o the_o pit_n but_o that_o they_o be_v extreme_o confident_a and_o most_o reader_n sufficient_o ignorant_a so_o that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n may_v safe_o defy_v all_o their_o opposition_n she_o do_v not_o stand_v upon_o such_o tremble_v foundation_n as_o to_o be_v thrust_v down_o with_o bulrush_n spear_n and_o oral_a tradition_n with_o labyrinth_n and_o castle_n in_o the_o air._n but_o then_o his_o heart_n misgive_v he_o again_o and_o he_o begin_v to_o fear_v the_o return_n of_o popery_n into_o the_o nation_n shall_v the_o nonconformist_n join_v with_o the_o papist_n and_o therefore_o at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o preface_n he_o beg_v the_o hearty_a prayer_n of_o his_o friend_n for_o the_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n for_o when_o that_o be_v go_v farewell_o frost_n it_o will_v he_o hard_o to_o find_v out_o another_o with_o which_o any_o that_o be_v either_o honest_a or_o wise_a will_v be_v over_o forward_o to_o join_v in_o communion_n notwithstanding_o all_o this_o upon_o better_a consideration_n as_o it_o be_v in_o compassion_n of_o the_o despise_a weakness_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o her_o adherent_n he_o undertake_v to_o furnish_v they_o with_o better_a argument_n of_o his_o own_o than_o any_o they_o have_v themselves_o to_o vindicate_v transubstantiation_n and_o clear_v they_o from_o idolatry_n for_o which_o he_o strain_v a_o argument_n deduce_v from_o the_o cherubim_n that_o cover_v the_o ark._n and_o yet_o in_o his_o defence_n of_o his_o ecclesiastical_a polity_n pag._n 285_o 286._o he_o condemn_v both_o turk_n and_o pope_n together_o in_o a_o breath_n the_o one_o for_o give_v divine_a worship_n to_o a_o lewd_a impostor_n the_o other_o to_o a_o senseless_a piece_n of_o matter_n and_o thus_o what_o by_o virtue_n of_o apparent_a apostolical_a reformation_n he_o call_v before_o a_o senseless_a piece_n of_o matter_n he_o have_v now_o cover_v with_o the_o cherubin_n be_v golden_a wing_n and_o render_v adorable_a by_o scripture_n warrant_v but_o bene_fw-la scribit_fw-la qui_fw-la bene_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la what_o he_o have_v write_v he_o have_v write_v finis_fw-la ecclesiast_n polit_n pag._n 241_o 242_o 273_o 319_o 187._o eccles._n pol._n p._n 27_o 28_o 36_o etc._n etc._n declar._n p._n 2._o preface_n to_o bramhal_n be_v vindication_n preface_n to_o bishop_n bramhall_n vindicat._n