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then_o to_o provide_v by_o the_o most_o prudent_a method_n that_o no_o other_o be_v profess_v in_o the_o commonwealth_n if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o end_n of_o all_o liberty_n to_o inquire_v and_o judge_v for_o ourselves_o be_v destroy_v if_o at_o last_o we_o must_v conform_v to_o the_o law_n or_o be_v punish_v for_o our_o refusal_n the_o contrary_n will_v be_v easy_o show_v to_o any_o one_o who_o believe_v that_o we_o be_v infinite_o more_o concern_v what_o will_v become_v of_o we_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v than_o in_o our_o present_a fortune_n for_o suppose_v that_o they_o be_v error_n which_o authority_n require_v we_o to_o profess_v and_o that_o they_o be_v unlawful_a thing_n which_o it_o require_v we_o to_o do_v in_o divine_a service_n and_o that_o by_o a_o due_a and_o diligent_a examination_n of_o thing_n i_o come_v to_o know_v this_o do_v i_o get_v nothing_o by_o my_o enquiry_n but_o the_o severity_n of_o those_o humane_a law_n that_o be_v against_o i_o do_v not_o i_o obtain_v the_o comfort_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n in_o have_v honest_o endeavour_v to_o know_v the_o truth_n and_o in_o do_v what_o i_o thereupon_o know_v to_o be_v my_o duty_n if_o i_o do_v hereby_o obtain_v god_n favour_n at_o present_a and_o shall_v obtain_v god_n reward_n in_o a_o better_a life_n be_v not_o this_o worth_a all_o my_o care_n and_o sincerity_n though_o i_o shall_v get_v nothing_o by_o it_o in_o this_o world_n but_o trouble_n and_o persecution_n so_o that_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o while_n to_o examine_v the_o doctrine_n impose_v upon_o i_o by_o authority_n though_o i_o know_v beforehand_o that_o be_v it_o right_n or_o wrong_n i_o must_v be_v punish_v by_o man_n if_o i_o receive_v it_o not_o true_a religion_n and_o our_o observation_n to_o profess_v god_n truth_n and_o to_o do_v his_o will_n stand_v indeed_o upon_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n and_o the_o evidence_n of_o divine_a revelation_n but_o nevertheless_o the_o profession_n thereof_o aught_o to_o be_v encourage_v and_o protect_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o world_n and_o by_o consequence_n all_o false_a religion_n shall_v be_v discountenance_v and_o the_o profession_n of_o they_o make_v uneasy_a by_o their_o law_n scripture_n and_o reason_n teach_v we_o that_o they_o no_o less_o than_o parent_n shall_v use_v that_o authority_n for_o god_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v from_o he_o but_o if_o they_o for_o want_v of_o sincere_a trial_n and_o examination_n do_v themselves_o establish_v iniquity_n or_o heresy_n by_o a_o law_n and_o turn_v the_o edge_n of_o their_o power_n against_o the_o true_a religion_n they_o must_v answer_v it_o to_o god_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n who_o have_v show_v they_o as_o well_o as_o other_o what_o be_v good_a and_o what_o he_o require_v of_o they_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n persecution_n distinguish_v between_o the_o sincere_a and_o the_o hypocrite_n and_o as_o the_o insincere_a study_n how_o to_o perplex_v the_o truth_n and_o to_o avoid_v the_o 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