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their_o most_o common_a but_o not_o from_o their_o great_a error_n a_o sect_n which_o under_o much_o toleration_n because_o of_o the_o seem_a harmlessness_n and_o holiness_n of_o its_o favourer_n grow_v to_o that_o strength_n in_o germany_n switzerland_n and_o other_o part_n that_o it_o become_v formidable_a to_o the_o state_n and_o country_n where_o it_o have_v place_n and_o which_o at_o last_o let_v the_o mask_n fall_v off_o do_v break_v forth_o fearful_o in_o gross_a voluptuousness_n tumult_n rapine_n horrid_a murder_n bloodshed_n and_o rebellion_n against_o lawful_a magistrate_n and_o prince_n who_o they_o think_v they_o be_v call_v of_o god_n to_o root_v out_o as_o be_v the_o ungodly_a of_o the_o world_n and_o in_o these_o tumult_n confusion_n and_o rebellion_n there_o perish_v above_o one_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n the_o contagion_n of_o this_o way_n have_v less_o or_o more_o spread_v itself_o to_o some_o other_o reform_a church_n and_o late_o do_v come_v to_o some_o strength_n in_o britain_n a_o thing_n which_o be_v just_o fear_v and_o wise_o foresee_v by_o man_n of_o great_a gravity_n judgement_n and_o wisdom_n in_o our_o neighbour_n land_n hooker_n near_o one_o hundred_o year_n ago_o who_o express_v in_o their_o write_n their_o jealousy_n and_o fear_n that_o england_n may_v be_v take_v and_o taint_v with_o the_o infection_n of_o that_o evil_n these_o godly_a sage_a and_o sagacious_a person_n be_v neither_o so_o transport_v with_o passion_n nor_o so_o void_a of_o charity_n as_o to_o impute_v the_o direct_a intention_n of_o bring_v in_o the_o error_n of_o that_o way_n unto_o those_o who_o be_v contrary_a mind_v to_o they_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o church-discipline_n but_o when_o they_o serious_o consider_v the_o tendency_n and_o consequence_n of_o some_o of_o their_o principle_n who_o be_v vehement_a for_o the_o form_n of_o discipline_n which_o they_o desire_v to_o obtrude_v upon_o that_o church_n and_o the_o conformity_n of_o some_o of_o their_o practice_n to_o the_o way_n of_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n in_o other_o country_n they_o do_v upon_o too_o good_a ground_n fear_v the_o break_v out_o of_o that_o evil_a which_o we_o in_o our_o day_n have_v see_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o a_o very_a high_a measure_n and_o who_o know_v where_o it_o shall_v sist_z it_o be_v a_o thing_n too_o too_o evident_a that_o under_o sundry_a external_a form_n of_o government_n that_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n work_v to_o the_o confusion_n of_o humane_a society_n to_o the_o bring_n of_o divine_a ordinance_n into_o contempt_n and_o to_o the_o introduce_v of_o libertinism_n quakerism_n rantism_n and_o atheism_n that_o chamelion-like_a and_o various_a sect_n can_v shroud_v itself_o under_o divers_a external_a form_n of_o church-government_n if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o dr._n ames_n say_v fresh_a suit_n p._n 93._o the_o anabaptist_n in_o zealand_n and_o friesland_n have_v their_o own_o bishop_n in_o the_o congregational_a and_o independent_a way_n there_o 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