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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o septuagint_n joh._n 4.17_o righteous_a that_o we_o shall_v turn_v puritan_n etc._n etc._n before_o i_o speak_v to_o the_o point_n let_v i_o tell_v you_o that_o i_o be_o right_a glad_a that_o i_o have_v now_o in_o my_o eye_n such_o a_o honourable_a noble_a judicious_a and_o understand_v auditory_a who_o i_o know_v will_v do_v i_o right_n be_v there_o now_o before_o i_o a_o number_n of_o drunkard_n whoremaster_n deboist_a swaggerer_n scorner_n of_o religion_n sensual_a epicure_n stigmatical_a scurrile_a jester_n o_o how_o will_v they_o take_v on_o stamp_n and_o play_v the_o bedlam_n how_o they_o will_v rage_v rail_v and_o cavil_v though_o by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n they_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o able_a to_o overthrow_v by_o any_o sound_a reason_n what_o i_o say_v then_o to_o remove_v the_o mighty_a rock_n when_o they_o be_v reel_v drink_v either_o with_o wine_n or_o malice_n now_o upon_o this_o occasion_n let_v i_o acquaint_v you_o with_o the_o truth_n about_o this_o unhappy_a imputation_n ordinary_o lay_v by_o protestant_n at_o large_a upon_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n now_o a_o day_n 308._o see_v nazian_n pag._n 552._o and_o 308._o every_o boisterous_a nimrod_n impure_a drunkard_n and_o self-guilty_a wretch_n be_v ready_a with_o great_a rage_n to_o fly_v in_o the_o face_n of_o every_o professor_n with_o the_o imputation_n of_o puritanism_n if_o he_o do_v but_o look_v towards_o religion_n labour_v to_o keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n in_o all_o thing_n he_o be_v present_o a_o puritan_n and_o through_o this_o name_n many_o time_n by_o a_o malicious_a equivocation_n they_o strike_v at_o the_o very_a heart_n of_o grace_n 579._o as_o m._n g._n well_o say_v see_v boy_n post_fw-la pag._n 579._o and_o power_n of_o godliness_n at_o god_n best_a servant_n and_o the_o king_n best_a subject_n for_o there_o be_v none_o of_o they_o all_o but_o in_o their_o sense_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n they_o will_v be_v the_o strict_a puritan_n in_o a_o country_n upon_o their_o bed_n of_o death_n i_o mean_v that_o their_o conscience_n shall_v be_v enlighten_v and_o they_o not_o seal_v up_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n like_o drunken_a naball_n for_o a_o day_n of_o vengeance_n but_o let_v none_o here_o out_o of_o humour_n malice_n faction_n or_o mistake_v strain_n and_o wrest_v for_o i_o mean_v not_o first_o the_o natural_a puritan_n intimate_v prov._n 30._o 12._o there_o be_v a_o generation_n etc._n etc._n you_o shall_v find_v many_o of_o these_o especial_o among_o the_o common_a and_o ignorant_a people_n charge_v they_o with_o sin_n in_o general_a and_o they_o will_v confess_v and_o yield_v but_o descend_v to_o particular_n and_o you_o can_v fasten_v nothing_o upon_o they_o they_o be_v true_a justiciaries_n press_v one_o of_o these_o with_o the_o first_o commandment_n and_o how_o he_o stand_v in_o his_o carriage_n towards_o it_o oh_o he_o be_v infinite_o free_a he_o never_o serve_v any_o god_n but_o one_o etc._n etc._n with_o the_o second_o image_n i_o never_o worship_v any_o image_n in_o my_o life_n i_o defy_v they_o etc._n etc._n they_o be_v excellent_o lay_v out_o in_o their_o colour_n and_o to_o the_o life_n by_o that_o reverend_a man_n of_o god_n etc._n pag._n 343_o etc._n etc._n master_n dent_n in_o his_o plain_a man_n pathway_n to_o heaven_n they_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o people_n who_o yet_o lie_v in_o the_o darkness_n of_o their_o natural_a ignorance_n and_o dung_n of_o their_o own_o corruption_n and_o yet_o with_o their_o own_o testimony_n confirm_v themselves_o in_o a_o great_a opinion_n of_o their_o own_o integrity_n second_o i_o mean_v not_o the_o moral_a puritan_n who_o think_v himself_o as_o safe_a for_o salvation_n by_o the_o power_n of_o civil_a honesty_n as_o if_o he_o be_v already_o a_o saint_n in_o heaven_n whereas_o it_o be_v clear_a heb._n 12.14_o without_o addition_n of_o holiness_n
to_o civil_a honesty_n and_o conscionable_a deal_n with_o our_o brethren_n none_o shall_v ever_o see_v the_o lord_n three_o i_o mean_v not_o the_o superstitious_a puritan_n who_o out_o of_o a_o furious_a self-love_n to_o his_o own_o will-worship_n and_o senseless_a dote_a upon_o old_a popish_a custom_n think_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o only_a holy_a devoid_a man_n and_o all_o forward_a professor_n profane_a you_o shall_v hear_v a_o knot_n of_o such_o fellow_n speak_v esa._n 65.5_o come_v not_o near_o to_o i_o for_o i_o be_o holy_a than_o thou_o four_o i_o mean_v not_o the_o pharisaical_a puritan_n characterise_v to_o the_o life_n luke_n 18.11_o 12._o who_o be_v pass_o proud_a of_o the_o godly_a flourish_n of_o outside_n christianity_n think_v himself_o to_o be_v in_o the_o only_a true_a spiritual_a temper_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v short_a of_o he_o to_o be_v profaneness_n and_o whatsoever_o to_o be_v above_o he_o to_o be_v preciseness_n now_o these_o kind_n be_v true_a puritan_n indeed_o for_o they_o think_v themselves_o to_o be_v the_o only_a man_n and_o all_o other_o hypocrite_n whereas_o poor_a soul_n they_o be_v yet_o never_o acquaint_v with_o the_o great_a mystery_n of_o grace_n but_o be_v mere_a stranger_n to_o that_o glorious_a work_n of_o conversion_n pang_n of_o the_o new_a birth_n wrestle_v with_o inward_a corruption_n break_v their_o heart_n and_o pour_v out_o their_o soul_n every_o day_n before_o god_n in_o secret_a open_a heartedness_n and_o bountiful_a dole_n to_o distress_a christian_n and_o the_o poor_a member_n of_o christ_n self_n denial_n heavenly_a mindedness_n walk_v with_o god_n etc._n etc._n five_o i_o mean_v not_o the_o true_a catharist_n pestilent_a heretic_n about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 253._o 17._o see_v hosâ—cent_n 3._o lib._n 3._o cap_n 8._o pag._n 163._o etc._n etc._n see_v epiphapa_n pag._n 222._o see_v euseb._n hist._n eccles_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 42._o pag_n 79._o see_v hos._n cent._n 4._o lib._n 2._o ca._n 25._o pag._n 173._o etc._n etc._n see_v hos._n cent._n 4._o ibid._n pag._n 17._o they_o be_v also_o call_v novatian_n of_o novatus_n their_o author_n but_o cathari_n from_o their_o opinion_n and_o profession_n who_o wicked_o deny_v to_o the_o relapsed_a reception_n into_o the_o church_n upon_o repentance_n etc._n etc._n and_o call_v themselves_o pure_a six_o i_o mean_v not_o the_o african_a donatist_n about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 331._o who_o be_v also_o call_v circumcelliones_fw-la circuitores_fw-la paermeniani_fw-la montanistae_fw-la montense_n seven_o not_o the_o furious_a anabaptist_n of_o our_o time_n who_o be_v as_o like_v the_o ancient_a donatist_n as_o if_o they_o have_v spit_v they_o out_o of_o their_o mouth_n eight_o not_o the_o giddy_a separist_n nine_o nor_o the_o unwarrantable_a opinionist_n quâ_fw-la talis_fw-la as_o unground_o disopinionated_a i_o speak_v thus_o because_o i_o be_o persuade_v good_a man_n may_v differ_v in_o thing_n indifferent_a without_o prejudice_n of_o salvation_n or_o just_a cause_n of_o breach_n of_o charity_n or_o disunion_n of_o affection_n if_o i_o see_v the_o power_n of_o grace_n sound_o appear_v in_o a_o man_n whole_a carriage_n and_o a_o constant_a partake_n with_o god_n good_a cause_n and_o good_a man_n he_o shall_v for_o my_o part_n be_v ever_o right_o dear_a unto_o my_o heart_n though_o he_o differ_v from_o i_o in_o some_o indifferent_a thing_n by_o puritan_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o i_o mean_v only_o such_o as_o jesus_n christ_n his_o own_o mouth_n style_v so_o john_n 13.10_o and_o 15.3_o the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v here_o but_o in_o a_o more_o bless_a sense_n that_o eusebius_n have_v to_o describe_v equivocal_o the_o curse_a sect_n of_o the_o novatian_o you_o be_v all_o pure_a or_o clean_o say_v christ_n by_o the_o word_n which_o i_o have_v speak_v unto_o you_o i_o mean_v then_o only_a christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o the_o powerful_a work_n of_o the_o word_n have_v regenerate_v and_o possess_v with_o purity_n of_o heart_n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n holiness_n of_o affection_n and_o unspottednesse_n of_o life_n to_o who_o he_o promise_v blessedness_n matth._n 5.8_o bless_a be_v the_o pure_a in_o heart_n and_o to_o who_o alone_o his_o belove_a apostle_n promise_v the_o bless_a vision_n of_o god_n in_o glory_n 1_o john_n 3.3_o now_o that_o the_o name_n of_o puritan_n which_o be_v as_o you_o may_v conceive_v by_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v a_o very_a equivocal_a term_n be_v put_v upon_o such_o as_o these_o in_o contempt_n 193._o see_v disc._n of_o true_a happiness_n pag._n 193._o and_o reproach_n be_v more_o than_o manifest_a by_o a_o thousand_o experience_n and_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o great_a doctor_n at_o saint_n paul_n crosse._n and_o yet_o i_o date_n say_v the_o great_a opposite_n to_o these_o deride_v way_n of_o purity_n if_o he_o die_v not_o like_o drunken_a nabal_n will_v upon_o his_o bed_n of_o death_n give_v ten_o thousand_o world_n 72._o and_o i_o prove_v it_o out_o of_o bish._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o abraham_n trial_n pag._n 72._o to_o have_v live_v as_o one_o of_o they_o and_o through_o the_o name_n of_o puritan_n by_o a_o malicious_a equivocation_n they_o strike_v at_o the_o very_a heart_n of_o grace_n and_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n veritatem_fw-la puritano_n puritano_n inclamant_fw-la vociserätur_fw-la at_o per_fw-la puritanorum_fw-la latera_fw-la orthodoxam_fw-la vuâ—nerant_a veritatem_fw-la second_o i_o add_v through_o the_o side_n of_o this_o nickname_n they_o have_v labour_v to_o wound_v and_o lie_v waste_v the_o truth_n of_o our_o bless_a religion_n as_o pure_a as_o any_o since_o the_o apostle_n time_n etc._n etc._n hear_v what_o i_o hear_v doctor_n abbot_n professor_n there_o complain_v of_o at_z oxford_z act._n what_o doctor_n hackwell_n say_v of_o carrier_n thus_o those_o who_o we_o call_v papist_n he_o call_v temperate_a protestant_n and_o those_o who_o we_o 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