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whereby_o they_o decoy_n other_o to_o be_v of_o their_o persuasion_n of_o the_o great_a pretension_n they_o make_v to_o zeal_n and_o holiness_n of_o the_o great_a veneration_n they_o seem_v to_o have_v for_o the_o scripture_n when_o yet_o they_o be_v direct_o against_o they_o instance_a in_o two_o positive_a command_n to_o obey_v magistrate_n in_o the_o state_n and_o those_o that_o have_v the_o rule_n over_o they_o in_o the_o church_n the_o unreasonableness_n of_o the_o plea_n they_o make_v for_o their_o disobedience_n which_o if_o allow_v must_v take_v away_o all_o the_o power_n of_o superior_n and_o cancel_v all_o the_o duty_n of_o inferior_n the_o impotency_n of_o that_o plea_n of_o expect_v express_a scripture_n as_o the_o only_a warrant_n for_o all_o our_o action_n the_o unpracticableness_n of_o it_o show_v in_o a_o familiar_a and_o very_a possible_a instance_n chap._n v._n of_o the_o several_a art_n they_o use_v to_o gain_v love_n credit_n esteem_v and_o veneration_n of_o their_o 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present_a which_o they_o call_v reformation_n the_o same_o art_n make_v use_v of_o to_o promote_v the_o late_a rebellion_n chap_n vi._n of_o their_o endeavour_n to_o insinuate_v themselves_o into_o the_o favour_n of_o person_n of_o quality_n and_o that_o notwithstanding_o their_o flattery_n they_o be_v the_o great_a enemy_n to_o gentry_n nobility_n and_o royal_a dignity_n of_o the_o manner_n how_o they_o creep_v into_o popular_a place_n and_o the_o art_n they_o use_v to_o endear_v themselves_o to_o the_o people_n by_o put_v they_o out_o of_o a_o good_a opinion_n of_o their_o lawful_a minister_n the_o reason_n of_o their_o settle_n in_o market-town_n or_o populous_a village_n where_o there_o be_v not_o already_o some_o prevail_a sect._n tradesman_n lover_n of_o read_v and_o have_v time_n to_o peruse_v their_o poisonous_a write_n hereby_o they_o propagate_v their_o way_n the_o shopkeeper_n mingle_v and_o retail_v their_o doctrine_n among_o his_o other_o ware_n with_o their_o design_n 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