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A32788 Persecutio undecima, or, The churches eleventh persecution being a brief of the fanatick persecution of the Protestant clergy of the Church of England, more particularly within the city of London : begun in Parliament, Anno Dom. 1641, and printed in the year 1648. Chestlin. 1681 (1681) Wing C3786; ESTC R23249 54,531 40

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not_o john_n white_a and_o his_o abettor_n the_o true_a son_n of_o the_o father_n of_o lie_n who_o be_v a_o liar_n from_o the_o beginning_n for_o either_o the_o party_n be_v find_v not_o guilty_a why_o then_o sequester_v or_o guilty_a why_o then_o not_o punish_v by_o death_n according_a to_o law_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v that_o the_o fanatic_n will_v conceal_v the_o shame_n of_o any_o clergyman_n when_o they_o so_o rake_v each_o dunghill_n and_o corner_n to_o discover_v it_o but_o that_o such_o a_o instance_n if_o prove_v shall_v have_v be_v triumphant_o stretch_v to_o further_a their_o glorious_a reformation_n and_o whether_o the_o party_n so_o accuse_v be_v not_o some_o year_n before_o this_o parliament_n clear_v by_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n for_o sussex_n who_o sift_v out_o that_o fanatic_a plot_n against_o he_o as_o one_o of_o those_o justice_n tell_v i_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o the_o then_o justice_n of_o that_o county_n but_o for_o a_o general_a 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