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A25450 Animadversions upon Dr. Calamy's Discourse in the conformists cases against dissenters, concerning a scrupulous conscience wherein the nature of a doubting, tender conscience is considered, together with the duty of such as are proffessed of it. 1700 (1700) Wing A3203; ESTC R16305 21,244 32

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those_o that_o do_v eat_v not_o to_o despise_v those_o that_o do_v not_o because_o god_n have_v receive_v they_o rom._n 14.3_o and_o because_o they_o in_o not_o eat_v be_v another_o servant_n and_o v._o 17._o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n lay_v not_o in_o these_o thing_n yet_o it_o so_o far_o lay_v in_o they_o that_o if_o they_o doubt_v they_o may_v not_o do_v they_o and_o v._o 20._o it_o be_v evil_a to_o eat_v with_o offence_n etc._n etc._n for_o our_o author_n illustration_n and_o compare_v these_o doubt_n to_o natural_a antipathy_n etc._n etc._n in_o some_o case_n it_o be_v proper_a enough_o but_o admit_v the_o antipathy_n inaccountable_a yet_o where_o it_o be_v it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o deliver_v ourselves_o from_o it_o and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o our_o author_n have_v so_o much_o of_o a_o man_n in_o he_o as_o if_o he_o know_v a_o person_n as_o i_o have_v know_v some_o that_o can_v not_o endure_v a_o room_n where_o a_o cat_n or_o a_o piece_n of_o cheese_n be_v without_o 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