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who_o interest_n it_o be_v to_o suppress_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n and_o permit_v calf_n to_o be_v set_v up_o at_o dan_n and_o bethel_n i_o will_v fain_o see_v mr._n baxter_n reason_n for_o the_o uniformity_n of_o the_o church_n then_o more_o than_o now_o and_o wherein_o oliver_n and_o richard_n do_v more_o pious_o faithful_o and_o prudent_o exercise_v the_o government_n than_o king_n charles_n i_o know_v it_o will_v grate_v on_o mr._n baxter_n spirit_n to_o have_v his_o thesis_n so_o often_o urge_v see_v he_o have_v desire_v the_o whole_a book_n may_v be_v take_v as_o non_fw-la scriptus_fw-la and_o that_o he_o retract_v some_o thing_n though_o he_o add_v not_o all_o nor_o tell_v we_o any_o particular_n but_o quid_fw-la verba_fw-la audiam_fw-la quum_fw-la fact_n a_o videam_fw-la to_o what_o purpose_n serve_v a_o protestation_n against_o plain_a matter_n of_o fact_n and_o daily_a practice_n whereby_o mr._n baxter_n still_o vindicate_v many_o ill_a thing_n deliver_v in_o that_o 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reconcile_v the_o former_a thesis_n of_o the_o obedience_n of_o minister_n under_o cromwell_n to_o his_o late_a doctrine_n of_o resolve_a disobedience_n to_o our_o present_a governor_n for_o p._n 226._o of_o his_o first_o plea_n he_o teach_v that_o pastor_n preach_v against_o the_o will_n of_o prince_n for_o three_o hundred_o year_n and_o p._n 26._o that_o god_n wrought_v miracle_n to_o justify_v such_o preacher_n when_o forbid_v by_o christian_a prince_n who_o speak_v free_o after_o their_o tongue_n be_v cut_v out_o that_o there_o be_v a_o woe_n unto_o they_o if_o they_o preach_v not_o and_o many_o woe_n to_o they_o that_o shall_v forbid_v they_o which_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o his_o apology_n can_v mr._n baxter_n wonder_v that_o no_o man_n answer_v these_o book_n of_o he_o when_o the_o smoke_n and_o flame_n and_o stink_v of_o they_o be_v so_o horrible_o mischievous_a and_o inaccessible_a as_o if_o it_o come_v forth_o from_o the_o bottomless-pit_n and_o this_o be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o fellow-labourer_n of_o who_o he_o say_v p._n 163._o there_o be_v not_o this_o day_n on_o earth_n a_o more_o conscionable_a godly_a faithful_a party_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n than_o those_o that_o be_v now_o eject_v silence_v nonconformist_n in_o england_n and_o his_o testimony_n he_o speak_v it_o of_o himself_o shall_v be_v believe_v when_o the_o defamer_n and_o calumniator_n shall_v not_o these_o book_n and_o some_o other_o of_o which_o hereafter_o he_o cover_v over_o with_o much_o combustible_a matter_n prepare_v many_o year_n past_a against_o such_o false_a and_o bloody_a plotter_n i.e._n the_o bishop_n as_o will_v persuade_v the_o king_n and_o people_n that_o the_o nonconformist_n be_v presbyterian_o and_o fanatic_n that_o it_o be_v such_o presbyterian_o that_o kill_v his_o father_n and_o that_o their_o principle_n be_v rebellious_a and_o that_o they_o be_v plot_v a_o rebellion_n
it_o and_o consect_n 4._o all_o carnal_a interest_n and_o all_o carnal_a reason_n be_v on_o the_o diocesan_n side_n and_o all_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o consequent_o all_o that_o the_o devil_n can_v do_v and_o therefore_o while_o carnal_a christian_n make_v a_o religion_n of_o their_o lust_n and_o interest_n and_o pride_n and_o covetousness_n and_o idleness_n be_v more_o predominant_a than_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o the_o love_n of_o soul_n no_o wonder_n if_o the_o diocesan_n cause_v prevail_v with_o such_o consect_n 7._o take_v but_o from_o such_o prelate_n the_o plume_n it_o have_v steal_v from_o magistrate_n and_o presbyter_n and_o it_o will_v be_v a_o naked_a thing_n and_o simple_a name_n he_o say_v in_o the_o preface_n the_o sufferer_n will_v call_v the_o prelate_n persecutor_n wolf_n in_o sheep_n clothing_n who_o be_v know_v by_o their_o fruit_n their_o tooth_n and_o claw_n p._n 163._o part_n 1._o it_o be_v the_o prelacy_n that_o make_v almost_o all_o the_o sect_n that_o be_v in_o england_n this_o day_n whereas_o those_o little_a fox_n be_v not_o hear_v of_o until_o the_o wild-boar_n have_v break_v down_o the_o fence_n of_o episcopacy_n and_o when_o they_o see_v what_o minister_n and_o how_o many_o hundred_o of_o they_o be_v silence_v and_o what_o fellow_n be_v set_v up_o in_o their_o stead_n they_o think_v they_o can_v never_o â—…y_v far_o enough_o from_o such_o prelate_n and_o we_o that_o dwell_v among_o they_o do_v take_v they_o that_o dislike_v their_o course_n and_o way_n to_o be_v general_o the_o most_o religious_a and_o sober_a people_n in_o the_o land_n but_o i_o think_v mr._n baxter_n speak_v in_o jest_n when_o he_o add_v except_v always_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n and_o p._n 167_o 168._o that_o before_o the_o prelate_n have_v again_o rule_v seven_o year_n there_o be_v seven_o and_o seven_o against_o they_o for_o one_o that_o be_v so_o before_o which_o be_v a_o notorious_a falsehood_n there_o be_v a_o general_a 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