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you_o may_v hold_v fast_o 21._o 2_o thes_n 5._o 21._o ohat_o which_o be_v good_a that_o therefore_o you_o desire_v to_o be_v inform_v in_o the_o way_n you_o be_v to_o go_v that_o you_o may_v examine_v whether_o it_o be_v right_o or_o wrong_n and_o since_o our_o daily_a prayer_n to_o strengthen_v our_o faith_n show_v there_o be_v degree_n of_o it_o it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o such_o scruple_n in_o faith_n as_o put_v man_n upon_o enquiry_n why_o they_o believe_v this_o or_o that_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v damnable_a that_o they_o be_v subvervient_fw-fr to_o a_o great_a duty_n of_o search_v the_o scripture_n in_o order_n to_o increase_v our_o faith_n which_o will_v certain_o grow_v strong_a according_a to_o the_o satisfaction_n we_o receive_v of_o its_o be_v well_o found_v sect_n 45._o beside_o this_o false_a principle_n be_v the_o parent_n of_o
constance_n and_o basil_n err_v in_o put_v the_o council_n above_o the_o pope_n and_o so_o do_v the_o french_a church_n anno_fw-la 1682._o sect_n 66._o without_o doubt_v either_o the_o second_o nicene_n council_n err_v in_o decree_a the_o worship_n of_o image_n or_o the_o general_a council_n of_o constantinople_n and_o francfort_n at_o which_o last_o there_o be_v 300_o prelate_n and_o the_o pope_n legate_n err_v in_o decree_v the_o contrary_a sure_o pope_n vigilius_n err_v in_o confirm_v the_o five_o general_n council_n or_o else_o he_o err_v afterward_o in_o condemn_v it_o and_o so_o do_v pope_n adrian_n and_o the_o six_o general_n council_n when_o they_o define_v that_o marriage_n be_v dissolve_v by_o heresy_n or_o else_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n err_v in_o define_v the_o contrary_a sect_n 67._o but_o it_o be_v not_o my_o business_n to_o examine_v which_o be_v in_o the_o wrong_n one_o of_o they_o be_v since_o they_o decree_v contrary_a to_o each_o other_o and_o that_o be_v enough_o to_o prove_v that_o a_o pope_n and_o general_n council_n be_v not_o infallible_a for_z they_o have_v actual_o err_v and_o no_o argument_n like_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o sure_o the_o french_a be_v of_o this_o opinion_n else_o why_o do_v they_o refuse_v to_o receive_v the_o council_n of_o trent_n nay_o our_o forefather_n be_v of_o this_o opinion_n for_o the_o cannon_n of_o general_a council_n be_v not_o of_o force_n in_o england_n but_o such_o as_o the_o government_n be_v please_v to_o receive_v and_o thereby_o give_v they_o the_o sanction_n of_o law_n sect_n 68_o but_o there_o be_v yet_o a_o matter_n more_o artificial_a to_o be_v consider_v and_o that_o be_v that_o some_o general_a council_n be_v in_o part_n approved_n and_z in_o part_n reprobate_v as_o if_o they_o shall_v say_v the_o council_n be_v assist_v part_n of_o the_o way_n and_o then_o leave_v in_o the_o lurch_n if_o they_o think_v such_o a_o general_n council_n be_v not_o divine_o inspire_a how_o dare_v they_o impose_v any_o of_o its_o decree_n on_o the_o church_n as_o matter_n of_o faith_n divine_o reveal_v if_o the_o council_n be_v divine_o inspire_a why_o do_v they_o reprobate_a or_o reject_v any_o of_o its_o decree_n be_v not_o this_o plain_o to_o make_v use_n of_o what_o serve_v their_o purpose_n and_z to_o discountenance_n how_o unjust_o soever_o every_o thing_n that_o make_v against_o their_o usurpation_n sect_n 69._o but_o it_o be_v yet_o worse_a if_o the_o canon_n of_o any_o council_n have_v be_v reject_v by_o one_o pope_n and_o afterward_o approve_v by_o another_o for_o this_o be_v to_o hold_v thè_z faith_n in_o respect_n of_o time_n as_o well_o as_o person_n and_o to_o insinuate_v that_o the_o same_o doctrine_n that_o be_v false_a to_o day_n may_v be_v true_a to_o morrow_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o 102_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trullo_n or_o constantinople_n be_v reject_v by_o pope_n sergius_n 1_o and_o afterward_o many_o of_o they_o and_z particular_o the_o 82d_o canon_n be_v receive_v by_o pope_n adrian_n 1._o and_o the_o seven_o synod_n and_o now_o allow_v by_o the_o romish_a church_n sect._n 70._o but_o i_o promise_v to_o show_v that_o the_o article_n wherein_o you_o differ_v from_o we_o be_v either_o false_a or_o new_a or_o both_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o perform_v it_o as_o full_o as_o my_o design_a brevity_n will_v permit_v anâ—_n first_o for_o transubstantiation_n it_o be_v not_o think_v oâ—_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n till_o the_o rapture_n and_o florid_n expression_n of_o some_o of_o the_o father_n give_v handle_v to_o succeed_a age_n to_o advance_v this_o monstrous_a doctrine_n which_o be_v make_v a_o article_n oâ—_n faith_n in_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n anno._n 1215._o anâ—_n it_o be_v upon_o the_o same_o score_n that_o some_o have_v have_v thâ—_n confidence_n to_o quote_v even_o protestant_a doctor_n foâ—_n this_o tenent_n who_o express_o write_v against_o it_o anâ—_n can_v not_o suspect_v that_o any_o body_n will_v be_v so_o vnfair_a to_o raise_v consequence_n from_o loose_a and_o metaphorical_a expression_n direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o position_n they_o assert_v sect_n 71._o it_o be_v needless_a to_o say_v it_o be_v false_a because_o your_o sense_n demonstrate_v it_o to_o be_v so_o it_o involve_v a_o thousand_o contradiction_n and_o consequent_o sâ—_n many_o lie_n it_o be_v hard_a to_o think_v you_o caâ—_n believe_v it_o because_o your_o sense_n contradict_v whaâ—_n you_o pretend_v to_o believe_v will_v any_o man_n say_v thaâ—_n our_o bless_a saviour_n when_o he_o institute_v this_o sacrament_n do_v eat_v himself_o or_o put_v his_o whole_a body_n into_o his_o mouth_n the_o apostle_n see_v he_o do_v not_o anâ—_n therefore_o can_v not_o believe_v he_o do_v one_o may_v as_o well_o say_v that_o the_o house_n may_v run_v out_o at_o the_o window_n or_o as_o you_o do_v that_o s_n denis_n be_v behead_v carry_v his_o head_n in_o his_o hand_n as_o to_o say_v thaâ—_n our_o saviour_n who_o be_v a_o man_n like_o we_o in_o every_o thing_n but_o sin_n can_v eat_v himself_o or_o be_v devour_v by_o the_o apostle_n whilst_o he_o sit_v well_o and_o sound_n and_o entire_a among_o they_o at_o the_o table_n sect_n 72._o in_o short_a the_o end_n of_o argument_n be_v to_o drive_v your_o opponent_n to_o a_o absurdity_n but_o he_o that_o believe_v transubstantiation_n admit_v of_o all_o absurdity_n in_o the_o world_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o argue_n with_o he_o he_o be_v resolute_a in_o adhere_v to_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o priest_n which_o he_o call_v the_o church_n right_a or_o wrong_n and_o if_o he_o tell_v you_o that_o black_a be_v white_a that_o virtue_n be_v vice_n or_o as_o pope_n zachary_n do_v the_o bishop_n of_o saltsburg_n that_o there_o be_v no_o antipode_n it_o be_v to_o no_o purpse_n to_o offer_v reason_n or_o demonstration_n to_o the_o contrary_n sect_n 73_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o faith_n but_o negligence_n fear_n or_o interest_n that_o make_v man_n swallow_v these_o impious_a contradiction_n that_o a_o man_n six_o foot_n high_a be_v contain_v in_o a_o wafer_n a_o inch_n broad_a and_o may_v be_v devour_v by_o a_o little_a mouse_n at_o one_o meal_n that_o what_o you_o know_v and_o see_v to_o be_v bread_n shall_v be_v real_o and_o corporal_o flesh_n and_o bone_n that_o the_o same_o man_n shall_v corporal_o and_o individual_o be_v in_o ten_o thousand_o place_n at_o once_o without_o circumscription_n which_o be_v in_o effect_n to_o deny_v the_o humanity_n of_o christ_n sect_n 74._o and_o all_o this_o without_o any_o ground_n or_o necessity_n for_o the_o same_o jesus_n that_o say_v this_o be_v my_o body_n say_z he_o be_v a_o vine_n a_o door_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o the_o cup_n be_v his_o blood_n but_o because_o common_a reason_n oblige_v we_o to_o take_v word_n in_o a_o metaphorical_a sense_n when_o there_o be_v plain_a absurdity_n and_o contradiction_n in_o the_o literal_a expression_n therefore_o no_o man_n be_v ever_o so_o ridiculous_a as_o to_o think_v that_o our_o saviour_n be_v a_o vine_n or_o a_o door_n literal_o and_o real_o and_o yet_o the_o authority_n be_v as_o express_v and_o as_o strong_a as_o it_o be_v for_o a_o bit_n of_o bread_n to_o be_v his_o body_n sect_n 75._o to_o conclude_v this_o point_n there_o be_v no_o comparison_n between_o the_o evidence_n of_o our_o sense_n and_o of_o our_o reason_n the_o former_a give_v more_o certainty_n and_o be_v less_o subject_a to_o delusion_n fallacy_n or_o mistake_v and_o therefore_o shall_v govern_v the_o latter_a when_o both_o be_v inconsistent_a and_o since_o nothing_o can_v reach_v the_o understanding_n but_o by_o the_o sense_n how_o can_v one_o form_n and_o believe_v any_o conception_n of_o a_o thing_n different_a from_o the_o sense_n he_o have_v of_o it_o it_o follow_v hence_o that_o tho'_o one_o may_v be_v persuade_v by_o argument_n or_o authority_n to_o believe_v mystery_n above_o his_o capacity_n and_o which_o he_o do_v not_o understand_v or_o comprehend_v when_o he_o know_v nothing_o to_o the_o contrary_a yet_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o a_o man_n can_v believe_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o his_o knowledge_n and_o to_o what_o his_o sense_n perceive_v it_o be_v probable_a a_o ignorant_a fellow_n may_v be_v persuade_v that_o a_o clock_n can_v tell_v the_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n though_o he_o can_v conceive_v how_o a_o inanimate_a thing_n shall_v be_v capable_a of_o so_o do_v but_o the_o best_a sophister_n in_o the_o world_n will_v never_o persuade_v that_o man_n how_o ignorant_a soever_o that_o the_o clock_n be_v a_o horse_n or_o that_o a_o bit_n of_o bread_n be_v a_o man_n because_o he_o see_v and_o know_v the_o contrary_a sect_n 76._o in_o like_a manner_n when_o the_o priest_n have_v say_v all_o he_o can_v for_o transubstantiation_n what_o do_v he_o more_o than_o vie_v
the_o priest_n and_o the_o purification_n of_o purgatory_n with_o very_o little_a regard_n to_o holiness_n without_o which_o no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n sect_n 23._o and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o two_o cry_v sin_n of_o the_o nation_n theft_n and_o perjury_n which_o be_v rare_o find_v among_o protestant_n be_v so_o common_a among_o you_o that_o the_o one_o be_v become_v a_o epithet_n and_o the_o other_o proverbial_o scandalous_a the_o protestant_n know_v they_o must_v make_v restitution_n if_o possible_a or_o bâ—_n damn_a and_o therefore_o few_o of_o that_o communion_n but_o notorious_a profligate_v reprobate_n will_v either_o forswear_v or_o steal_v but_o you_o be_v not_o under_o this_o awe_n have_v too_o often_o some_o sophistical_a pretence_n or_o other_o to_o justify_v or_o excuse_v you_o and_o at_o worst_a fancy_v that_o you_o may_v be_v absolve_v at_o a_o easy_a rate_n either_o by_o confession_n and_o slight_a penance_n or_o if_o that_o fail_v by_o a_o few_o turn_n in_o purgatory_n sect_n 24._o and_o thus_o have_v many_o by_o these_o loose_a notion_n be_v delude_v to_o the_o gallow_n and_o more_o to_o hell_n who_o have_v never_o be_v thus_o miserable_o cheat_v of_o their_o life_n and_o their_o soul_n if_o they_o have_v be_v use_v to_o sound_a doctrine_n and_o good_a sermon_n or_o suffer_v to_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o other_o good_a book_n that_o may_v better_o instruct_v they_o sect_n 25._o but_o the_o priest_n will_v say_v he_o do_v warn_v you_o of_o these_o vice_n and_o preach_v restitution_n but_o experience_n have_v convince_v we_o that_o whatever_o he_o say_v on_o that_o subject_a be_v very_o cold_a and_o ineffectual_a and_o that_o he_o do_v countenance_v the_o contrary_a practice_n since_o all_o be_v discover_v to_o he_o in_o confession_n and_o yet_o no_o restitution_n be_v make_v but_o to_o special_a friend_n or_o such_o who_o the_o priest_n be_v afraid_a of_o and_o since_o without_o restitution_n he_o give_v absolution_n and_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n not_o only_o to_o petty_a thief_n but_o to_o proclaim_a tory_n and_o rapparees_n who_o be_v to_o rob_v and_o murder_v again_o the_o next_o day_n sect_n 26._o for_o god_n sake_n gentleman_n do_v not_o suffer_v yourselves_o to_o be_v thus_o impose_v upon_o pray_v look_v back_o a_o little_a and_o inquire_v be_v it_o not_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v the_o original_a of_o rapparees_n do_v not_o they_o enjoin_v every_o one_o upon_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n to_o bring_v a_o rapary_n or_o half_a pike_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o mass_n do_v not_o they_o head_n the_o rabble_n and_o in_o many_o place_n at_o noonday_n with_o bagpipe_n and_o other_o circumstance_n of_o jollity_n and_o insolence_n plunder_v their_o protestant_a neighbour_n be_v there_o ever_o more_o perjury_n or_o great_a villainy_n commit_v in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n than_o whilst_o the_o popish_a clergy_n have_v the_o ascendant_n or_o will_v your_o great_a enemy_n desire_v more_o than_o liberty_n to_o copy_n afttr_n your_o example_n and_o to_o serve_v you_o now_o as_o barbarous_o as_o you_o serve_v they_o then_o sect_n 27._o in_o short_a how_o can_v you_o pretend_v to_o be_v good_a christian_n and_o to_o obey_v the_o will_n of_o god_n whilst_o you_o be_v so_o ignorant_a what_o it_o be_v and_o know_v so_o little_a of_o it_o you_o be_v utter_a stranger_n to_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o even_o the_o prayer_n and_o office_n of_o your_o church_n be_v in_o a_o language_n you_o do_v not_o understand_v scarce_o one_o in_o a_o tbousand_n of_o you_o can_v give_v a_o tolerable_a account_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n or_o the_o hope_n that_o be_v in_o he_o but_o be_v content_v with_o a_o jingle_n to_o believe_v as_o the_o church_n believe_v which_o be_v he_o know_v not_o what_o and_o in_o effect_n he_o think_v that_o a_o blind_a obedience_n to_o the_o avarice_n and_o ambition_n of_o the_o clergy_n will_v serve_v he_o instead_o of_o the_o practice_n of_o christian_a virtue_n sect_n 28._o and_o gentleman_n since_o it_o be_v not_o to_o upbraid_v much_o less_o to_o scandalize_v you_o that_o i_o have_v insist_v upon_o this_o ungrateful_a theme_n but_o pure_o for_o your_o service_n to_o open_v your_o eye_n and_o undeceive_v you_o that_o you_o may_v plain_o see_v you_o want_v helpe_n and_o advice_n and_o since_o that_o chirurgeon_n be_v more_o your_o friend_n that_o search_n your_o wound_n to_o the_o bottom_n that_o he_o may_v cure_v it_o thorough_o than_o he_o that_o skin_n it_o over_o and_o let_v it_o fester_v and_o break_v out_o again_o you_o will_v excuse_v i_o if_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n and_o for_o your_o through_o cure_n i_o put_v you_o upon_o the_o enquiry_n whether_o you_o be_v not_o defective_a in_o your_o language_n obnoxious_a to_o the_o law_n and_o incapable_a of_o preferment_n and_o whether_o too_o many_o of_o you_o be_v not_o slovenly_a in_o your_o habit_n and_o in_o your_o house_n unjust_a in_o your_o action_n even_o to_o perjury_n and_o forgery_n innumerable_a shameful_o countenance_v and_o favour_v by_o some_o of_o your_o court_n of_o justice_n in_o the_o late_a reign_n barbarous_a in_o your_o design_n to_o extirpate_v the_o protestant_n poor_a in_o your_o fortune_n low_a in_o your_o reputation_n and_o by_o your_o ingratitude_n and_o cruelty_n naked_o expose_v to_o the_o just_a resentment_n of_o a_o provoke_v people_n to_o who_o god_n almighty_a have_v give_v and_o notwithstanding_o frequent_a rebellion_n continue_v the_o dominion_n over_o you_o sect_n 29._o and_o be_v there_o any_o way_n to_o extricate_v you_o out_o of_o all_o these_o misfortune_n but_o a_o total_a conversion_n and_o conformity_n to_o the_o law_n language_n habit_n manner_n and_o religion_n of_o england_n sect_n 30._o and_o will_v not_o your_o miserable_a countryman_n now_o beg_v and_o starve_v in_o france_n be_v overjoy_v to_o return_v to_o their_o native_a soil_n upon_o these_o term_n how_o glad_o will_v they_o conform_v if_o they_o may_v be_v restore_v why_o then_o shall_v you_o lose_v the_o present_a opportunity_n of_o make_v yourselves_o and_o your_o posterity_n happy_a by_o your_o conformity_n to_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o themselves_o so_o excellent_a and_o so_o much_o for_o your_o advantage_n both_o as_o to_o body_n and_o soul_n sect_n 31._o i_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o i_o press_v this_o the_o more_o earnest_o upon_o you_o because_o i_o think_v you_o be_v original_o english_a and_o of_o british_a extraction_n to_o prove_v this_o i_o shall_v not_o whole_o rely_v on_o the_o testimony_n of_o tacitus_n polybius_n and_o many_o other_o ancient_a historian_n and_o geographer_n who_o affirm_v that_o ireland_n be_v people_v from_o britain_n but_o shall_v demonstrate_v it_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o can_v not_o be_v otherwise_o for_o before_o the_o use_v of_o the_o compass_n be_v discover_v they_o can_v make_v no_o other_o than_o coast_v voyage_n in_o sight_n of_o the_o shoar_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o all_o country_n be_v first_o people_v by_o their_o next_o neighbour_n greece_n from_o asia_n italy_n from_o greece_n france_n from_o italy_n england_n from_o france_n and_o ireland_n from_o great_a britain_n so_o that_o what_o the_o old_a irish_a chronicle_n report_v to_o the_o contrary_a be_v not_o only_o false_a but_o utter_o impossible_a 32._o to_o this_o i_o may_v add_v many_o of_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o ancient_a briton_n retain_v in_o ireland_n to_o our_o own_o day_n your_o bow_n and_o arrow_n bolye_n mantle_n glib_n bard_n druid_n and_o even_o your_o gavelkind_n be_v derive_v thence_o but_o what_o need_v we_o say_v any_o more_o but_o that_o your_o character_n be_v saxon_a and_o your_o language_n original_o welsh_z sect_n 33._o beside_o two_o three_o of_o those_o that_o be_v call_v irish_a here_o be_v beyond_o controversy_n of_o english_a extraction_n and_o the_o progeny_n of_o the_o first_o conqueror_n or_o 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have_v no_o other_o effect_n but_o to_o give_v the_o priest_n intelligence_n that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o better_a able_a to_o compass_v his_o own_o design_n and_o those_o of_o his_o church_n sect_n 93._o last_o your_o religion_n be_v new_a upstart_n and_o erroneous_a in_o forbid_v the_o people_n to_o read_v scripture_n for_o fear_n say_v you_o they_o shall_v imbibe_n heresy_n which_o be_v just_a such_o weak_a reason_v as_o he_o that_o refuse_v to_o give_v his_o child_n meat_n for_o fear_v he_o shall_v be_v choke_v and_o so_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v starve_v sect_n 94._o but_o if_o this_o be_v a_o reason_n it_o will_v extend_v to_o forbid_v scripture_n to_o the_o clergy_n since_o they_o have_v be_v the_o broacher_n of_o most_o heresy_n martion_n paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la arius_n eunomius_n apollinaris_n macedonius_n photinus_n nestorius_n eutiche_n pelagius_n novatius_fw-la donatus_n and_o many_o more_o notorious_a heretic_n have_v be_v in_o holy_a order_n sect_n 95._o have_v not_o 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96._o i_o have_v not_o room_n to_o enlarge_v on_o the_o many_o other_o novelty_n you_o have_v introduce_v into_o religion_n and_o therefore_o shall_v only_o give_v a_o short_a hint_n of_o your_o declare_v the_o apocrppha_n to_o be_v canonical_a by_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n which_o be_v otherwise_o esteem_v by_o origen_n athanasius_n epiphanius_n and_o the_o ancient_a father_n and_o of_o your_o seven_o sacrament_n which_o be_v first_o define_v so_o in_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n anno_fw-la 1438._o and_o of_o your_o scandalous_a practice_n of_o indulgence_n introduce_v by_o clement_n vi_o anno_fw-la 1350._o whereby_o you_o have_v traffic_v for_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o erect_v a_o market_n for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o your_o doctrine_n of_o merit_n and_o supererrogation_n invent_v to_o raise_v a_o imaginary_a treasure_n in_o the_o church_n to_o bring_v in_o real_a treasure_n to_o the_o churchman_n direct_o contrary_a to_o every_o man_n experience_n 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faith_n not_o regard_v the_o woe_n pronounce_v against_o those_o who_o shall_v add_v to_o or_o diminish_v from_o the_o canonical_a word_n of_o god._n it_o be_v true_a the_o universal_a tradition_n and_o practice_n of_o all_o church_n and_o in_o all_o age_n deserve_v great_a respect_n and_o we_o according_o give_v it_o in_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n sunday_n and_o in_o baptise_v infant_n but_o to_o argue_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o tradition_n report_n and_o invention_n of_o any_o sect_n faction_n or_o particular_a church_n aught_o to_o be_v deem_v evidence_n for_o itself_o be_v the_o most_o sophistical_a inference_n that_o can_v be_v and_o direct_o against_o the_o apostle_n advice_n not_o to_o think_v of_o man_n above_o that_o which_o be_v write_v 2_o cor_n vi_o 6._o sect_n 98._o how_o much_o safe_a be_v it_o to_o rely_v upon_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o be_v dictate_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v infallible_a and_o divine_a and_o can_v deceive_v sect_n 99_o 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the_o statute_n of_o provisor_n and_o praemunire_n manifest_v that_o they_o be_v not_o such_o bigot_n to_o the_o papacy_n as_o you_o be_v they_o enact_v the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n and_o take_v it_o and_o general_o go_v to_o church_n and_o be_v call_v church-papists_a until_o the_o prospect_n of_o some_o hopeful_a rebellion_n in_o favour_n of_o rome_n make_v they_o recusant_n sect_n 110._o but_o what_o if_o your_o forefather_n be_v papist_n will_v you_o therefore_o prefer_v your_o extraction_n before_o the_o truth_n or_o be_v not_o their_o ancestor_n heathen_n and_o as_o it_o will_v be_v ill_a in_o your_o forefather_n to_o remain_v heathen_n because_o their_o ancestor_n be_v so_o it_o be_v as_o ill_a in_o you_o to_o remain_v in_o error_n ignorance_n and_o superstition_n because_o your_o forefather_n be_v in_o that_o condition_n in_o short_a this_o be_v the_o argument_n of_o the_o jew_n against_o their_o conversion_n if_o it_o do_v sound_v ill_o in_o their_o mouth_n it_o will_v not_o 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