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their_o condition_n and_o their_o judge_n of_o doctrine_n in_o their_o committee_n for_o religion_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la &_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la p._n 17._o chap._n vi_o the_o censure_n of_o these_o judge_n against_o the_o clergy_n and_o the_o true_a reason_n thereof_o p._n 21._o chap._n vii_o of_o parliamentary_a change_n in_o religion_n of_o the_o policy_n and_o way_n for_o the_o destruction_n of_o religion_n by_o this_o parliament_n wrought_v by_o the_o long_a conspiracy_n and_o combination_n of_o the_o fanatic_n of_o england_n here_o lay_v open_a p._n 26._o chap._n viii_o a_o conclude_a parallel_n between_o the_o popish_a persecution_n in_o q._n mary_n time_n and_o this_o fanatical_a persecution_n p._n 35._o persecutio_fw-la undecima_fw-la or_o the_o church_n eleven_o persecution_n be_v a_o brief_a of_o the_o fanatic_a persecution_n of_o the_o protestant_a clergy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n more_o particular_o within_o the_o city_n of_o london_n begin_v in_o parliament_n 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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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by_o one_o who_o house_n stand_v in_o a_o dark_a alley_n in_o london_n or_o why_o to_o be_v see_v in_o company_n with_o papist_n which_o the_o law_n require_v of_o clergyman_n as_o in_o example_n 75._o and_o 88_o shall_v be_v such_o charge_n and_o crime_n as_o to_o ruin_v a_o man_n and_o his_o whole_a family_n or_o use_v as_o a_o argument_n to_o make_v the_o whole_a clergy_n odious_a let_v any_o christian_a judge_n i_o have_v be_v present_a when_o a_o grave_n and_o learned_a divine_a have_v be_v accuse_v at_o a_o committee_n for_o a_o adulterer_n and_o a_o drunkard_n the_o proof_n of_o the_o former_a be_v only_o kiss_v a_o woman_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o company_n and_o the_o other_o be_v the_o drink_n of_o only_a one_o half_a pint_n of_o wine_n and_o so_o unchristian_a a_o scrutiny_n have_v be_v make_v for_o accusation_n and_o pretend_a proof_n of_o crime_n against_o the_o person_n of_o the_o clergy_n that_o beside_o accuser_n and_o those_o know_a schismatic_n and_o adversary_n allow_v to_o be_v both_o party_n and_o judge_n and_o witness_n also_o agent_n in_o parish_n have_v baen_o employ_v in_o go_v from_o house_n to_o house_n with_o parliament_n warrant_v summon_v and_o terrify_v all_o man_n and_o woman_n nay_o servant_n i_o have_v know_v it_o who_o they_o can_v hear_v be_v acquaint_v with_o such_o minister_n and_o at_o committee_n the_o neighbour_n and_o familiar_a friend_n so_o summon_v have_v be_v urge_v ex_fw-la officio_fw-la to_o speak_v not_o only_o to_o article_n lay_v in_o petition_n but_o also_o have_v have_v their_o conscience_n sift_v to_o make_v they_o confess_v some_o crime_n or_o report_n or_o suspicion_n of_o a_o crime_n if_o the_o parish_n afford_v no_o evidence_n nor_o their_o old_a acquaintance_n down_o they_o send_v in_o some_o man_n cause_n to_o the_o university_n to_o hunt_v out_o some_o scandal_n in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o minister_n abide_v there_o nor_o have_v some_o clergy_n man_n life_n and_o conversation_n from_o their_o 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this_o parliament_n that_o the_o bishop_n when_o they_o take_v away_o the_o mass_n take_v away_o all_o religion_n upon_o hear_v the_o doctor_n produce_v the_o sermon_n and_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o he_o preach_v at_o that_o time_n it_o be_v the_o public_a assize_n at_o york_n that_o man_n must_v not_o think_v that_o the_o bishop_n when_o they_o take_v away_o the_o mass_n take_v away_o all_o religion_n another_o divine_a be_v accuse_v of_o popery_n viz._n that_o he_o have_v preach_v that_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o priest_n be_v of_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o sacrament_n when_o he_o preach_v it_o only_o historicè_fw-la and_o confute_v the_o opinion_n at_o the_o same_o time_n but_o if_o no_o proof_n can_v be_v find_v of_o crime_n and_o vicious_a conversation_n in_o a_o clergy_n man_n than_o come_v in_o the_o politic_a counsel_n of_o the_o heathenish_a precedent_n against_o daniel_n 5._o we_o shall_v not_o find_v any_o occasion_n against_o this_o daniel_n except_o we_o find_v it_o 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