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god_n god_n be_v truth_n and_o the_o author_n of_o truth_n but_o not_o of_o sect_n and_o heresy_n they_o go_v out_o from_o we_o say_v 19_o 1_o john_n 2._o 19_o st._n john_n but_o they_o be_v not_o of_o we_o and_o now_o i_o think_v it_o high_a time_n to_o speak_v plain_o he_o that_o make_v himself_o a_o enemy_n to_o his_o prince_n and_o so_o do_v such_o as_o be_v seditious_a and_o he_o that_o make_v himself_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o church_n and_o so_o do_v such_o as_o be_v schismatical_a they_o make_v themselves_o unfit_a for_o any_o trust_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n they_o be_v to_o be_v despise_v and_o as_o to_o the_o schismatical_a part_n we_o may_v observe_v it_o to_o be_v st._n paul_n practice_n in_o all_o his_o epistle_n wherein_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o such_o sectary_n as_o do_v infest_v the_o church_n rom._n 16._o 17_o 18_o 2_o cor._n 10._o 11._o cap._n gal._n 1._o 7._o ch_n 4._o 17_o 18._o ch_n 5._o 10_o 12._o philip._n 3._o 2_o 3._o coloss_n 2._o 8_o 16_o 18._o etc._n etc._n 1_o tim._n 6._o 3_o 4_o 5._o tit_n 1._o 10_o 11._o st._n pet._n also_o epist_n 2._o c._n 2._o throughout_o like_o wise_a st._n john_n 1_o epist_n c._n 2._o 18_o 19_o and_o st._n judas_n do_v the_o like_a the_o 11_o 12_o 13._o ver_fw-la of_o his_o epistle_n two_o say_v the_o reconciler_n thus_o to_o condemn_v and_o judge_v our_o brother_n seem_v 118._o pag._n 118._o inconsistent_a with_o the_o property_n and_o rule_n of_o charity_n for_o charity_n say_v the_o apostle_n hope_v all_o thing_n and_o believe_v all_o thing_n and_o therefore_o must_v oblige_v we_o to_o hope_n and_o to_o believe_v well_o of_o our_o brother_n action_n till_o we_o have_v demonstration_n of_o the_o contrary_a &_o not_o condemn_v he_o without_o certain_a ground_n charity_n think_v no_o evil_a