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unfitness_n deter_v they_o q._n 10._o be_v the_o many_o thousand_o family_n that_o be_v put_v to_o fly_v the_o land_n to_o holland_n and_o america_n punish_v for_o nothing_o but_o sedition_n be_v new_a england_n and_o bermuda_n plant_v without_o any_o persecution_n or_o be_v it_o no_o punishment_n to_o be_v drive_v from_o house_n land_n good_n kindred_n and_o native_a country_n into_o a_o unplanted_a wilderness_n among_o wood_n and_o wild_a man_n and_o beast_n q._n 11._o be_v it_o no_o persecution_n to_o be_v excommunicate_a ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la by_o canon_n 6_o 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n without_o be_v admonish_v or_o hear_v q._n 12._o be_v it_o nothing_o but_o amiable_a peace_n that_o lay_v all_o the_o ten_o sort_n of_o the_o excommunicate_a name_v in_o the_o statute_n in_o the_o common_a goal_n during_o life_n deprive_v they_o there_o of_o their_o estate_n unless_o they_o lie_v by_o a_o feign_a repentance_n q._n 13._o yea_o be_v it_o only_o harmless_a that_o make_v seriousness_n in_o 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and_o episcopal_a nonconformist_n that_o now_o be_v common_o use_v it_o but_o he_o have_v find_v out_o one_o independent_a dr._n john_n owen_n who_o when_o he_o be_v vicechancellor_n at_o oxford_n be_v against_o the_o common_a use_n of_o it_o as_o necessary_a §_o 52._o accus_n thirty-nine_o he_o feign_v also_o that_o the_o creed_n and_o ten_o commandment_n be_v also_o cast_v out_o and_o scarce_o a_o chapter_n read_v in_o many_o church_n ans_fw-fr 1._o be_v he_o that_o hate_v they_o more_o oft_o in_o their_o church_n than_o i_o i_o know_v not_o one_o such_o presbyterian_a congregation_n in_o england_n 2._o read_v the_o directory_n whether_o it_o be_v for_o they_o or_o against_o they_o and_o judge_v of_o this_o man_n word_n §_o 53._o accus_n xl._o his_o exclamation_n against_o the_o scot_n covenant_n and_o cromwell_n do_n i_o before_o show_v to_o be_v just_a and_o i_o think_v i_o oppose_v both_o more_o than_o he_o do_v §_o 54._o accus_n xli_o page_n 39_o whereas_o i_o before_o say_v how_o i_o go_v into_o the_o army_n after_o naseby_n fight_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o a_o assembly_n of_o loyal_a minister_n in_o coventry_n to_o try_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o hope_n to_o save_v the_o church_n and_o state_n from_o the_o corrupt_a army_n he_o feign_v that_o this_o be_v the_o westminster_n assembly_n or_o some_o rebellious_a branch_n of_o they_o all_o false_o as_o the_o rest_n §_o 55._o accus_n xlii_o that_o i_o go_v to_o col._n whalley_n ans_fw-fr who_o then_o profess_v himself_o a_o lamenter_n of_o the_o army_n corruption_n and_o a_o desirer_n of_o their_o reformation_n and_o so_o continue_v while_o i_o be_v with_o he_o but_o be_v after_o overcome_v by_o his_o kinsman_n cromwell_n and_o worldly_a interest_n to_o hold_v on_o with_o they_o for_o his_o preferment_n §_o 56._o accus_n xliii_o his_o page_n 41._o be_v make_v of_o mere_a forge_a lie_n as_o 1._o that_o i_o promise_v myself_o great_a thing_n much_o what_o as_o i_o do_v from_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o 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military_a preferment_n long_o before_o thus_o the_o man_n brain_n from_o what_o cause_n let_v other_o judge_v breed_v lie_n as_o a_o carcase_n breed_v maggot_n they_o swarm_v by_o heap_n be_v this_o the_o credit_n of_o our_o church_n history_n §_o 57_o accus_n xliv_o page_n 42._o against_o his_o will_n he_o be_v force_v to_o leave_v the_o army_n ans_fw-fr yes_o just_o the_o day_n that_o they_o consult_v at_o nottingham_n to_o rebel_n and_o i_o have_v else_o at_o triploe-heath_n venture_v my_o life_n against_o they_o but_o it_o have_v be_v in_o vain_a as_o it_o be_v to_o those_o that_o draw_v off_o about_o 5000_o from_o they_o who_o place_n they_o fill_v up_o with_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o be_v soldier_n that_o have_v come_v to_o they_o and_o with_o fanatic_n that_o will_v be_v true_a to_o their_o interest_n §_o 58._o accus_n xlv_o that_o ever_o since_o it_o have_v be_v my_o business_n to_o destroy_v the_o best_a establish_v church_n in_o the_o world_n ans_fw-fr by_o desire_v 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