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spirit_n in_o thou_o and_o other_o apostate_n etc._n etc._n as_o i_o real_o judge_v it_o my_o duty_n 5_o thly_a and_o what_o if_o it_o be_v repute_v that_o g._n f._n original_o call_v minister_a friend_n to_o general_n meeting_n yearly_o or_o be_v instrumental_a therein_o as_o thou_o say_v p._n 20._o do_v this_o seem_v to_o have_v union_n with_o the_o pope_n call_v general_a council_n consist_v of_o the_o clergy_n do_v not_o the_o primitive_a apostle_n and_o elder_n sometime_o assemble_v and_o that_o long_a before_o there_o be_v pope_n or_o their_o council_n be_v they_o therefore_o to_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o pope_n and_o their_o general_a council_n our_o place_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o controversy_n on_o a_o opposite_a dark_a spirit_n on_o thy_o and_o thy_o abettor_n part_v be_v true_a and_o so_o it_o be_v also_o that_o thy_o opposition_n to_o many_o faithful_a servant_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o darkness_n and_o no_o just_a comparison_n with_o the_o bishop_n of_o bitonto_n commendation_n of_o pope_n paul_n the_o three_o nor_o with_o his_o exhort_v all_o to_o submit_v to_o that_o council_n which_o if_o they_o do_v not_o it_o will_v be_v just_o say_v the_o pope_n light_n be_v come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o man_n love_v darkness_n better_o than_o light_n as_o thou_o cite_v he_o in_o this_o blasphemous_a doctrine_n and_o to_o add_v to_o this_o unjust_a and_o impertinent_a instance_n or_o similitude_n thou_o insinuate_v by_o query_n whether_o that_o expression_n may_v be_v a_o proper_a looking-glass_n for_o the_o penman_n and_o g._n fox_n to_o see_v their_o face_n in_o when_o they_o conclude_v it_o the_o fruit_n of_o darkness_n not_o to_o submit_v to_o their_o council_n and_o outward_a directory_n i_o shall_v leave_v to_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o unprejudiced_a understand_a reader_n thus_o far_o thou_o p._n 20._o what_o
comparison_n against_o he_o and_o thy_o render_v he_o a_o persecutor_n of_o his_o brethren_n agree_v with_o his_o be_v dear_a w._n p._n this_o noble_a man_n &_o c_o as_o thy_o brother_n f._n bugg_n and_o consequent_o thyself_o have_v render_v he_o be_v in_o thy_o book_n pag._n 73.74_o as_o for_o their_o not_o mention_v any_o particular_a doctrine_n or_o vicious_a life_n that_o other_o may_v know_v the_o matter_n allege_v against_o they_o what_o will_v infer_v that_o therefore_o the_o pope_n bull_n against_o m._n luther_n be_v more_o reasonable_a or_o just_a that_o be_v a_o mistake_n for_o thou_o confess_v a_o judgement_n to_o be_v give_v against_o that_o jealous_a rend_v and_o separate_a spirit_n from_o which_o thou_o have_v not_o clear_v they_o but_o render_v they_o the_o more_o guilty_a if_o thou_o be_v their_o representative_n as_o impower_v by_o they_o to_o write_v in_o their_o vindication_n according_a to_o thy_o own_o reflection_n on_o we_o and_o be_v that_o no_o reason_n then_o to_o give_v other_o notice_n and_o warning_n against_o such_o a_o spirit_n be_v schism_n no_o sin_n or_o not_o reprovable_a but_o how_o unjust_a be_v thy_o comparison_n i_o ask_v thou_o if_o thou_o dare_v say_v that_o pope_n leo_n that_o atheist_n be_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n religion_n gravity_n and_o tender_a exercise_n towards_o m._n luther_n that_o in_o thy_o own_o narrative_a thou_o have_v render_v these_o friend_n in_o that_o be_v concern_v in_o deal_v with_o j._n s._n and_o j._n w._n at_o drawell_n and_o i_o ask_v thou_o further_o if_o ever_o thou_o read_v any_o such_o acknowledgement_n submission_n or_o condemnation_n make_v by_o martin_n luther_n to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o the_o say_v j._n s._n and_o j._n w._n with_o thy_o own_o assistance_n make_v as_o satisfaction_n to_o their_o brethren_n and_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o general_n though_o afterward_o thou_o compare_v it_o to_o a_o rattle_n to_o please_v child_n and_o have_v a_o christian_a society_n no_o 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as_o little_a value_n and_o the_o day_n will_v yet_o far_o discover_v who_o spirit_n be_v unchristian_a and_o who_o spirit_n be_v christian._n and_o it_o be_v not_o thy_o boast_n either_o of_o the_o numerousness_n or_o score_n of_o thy_o party_n p._n 23._o that_o will_v decide_v the_o controversy_n nor_o will_v thou_o accept_v of_o such_o a_o plea_n on_o our_o part_n but_o doubtless_o esteem_v it_o no_o christian_a proof_n or_o argument_n but_o a_o imposition_n and_o beg_v the_o question_n but_o see_v thou_o lay_v so_o much_o stress_n on_o thy_o number_n and_o score_n i_o must_v tell_v thou_o that_o if_o they_o amount_v to_o as_o many_o as_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o star_n which_o yet_o they_o be_v far_o short_a of_o that_o follow_v thou_o or_o own_v thy_o work_n of_o opposition_n &_o strife_n they_o will_v be_v but_o wander_a star_n and_o have_v lose_v their_o habitation_n and_o glory_n and_o be_v darken_v who_o the_o dragon_n tail_n have_v draw_v and_o cast_v down_o to_o the_o 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