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demonstration_n that_o force_n and_o imposition_n on_o conscience_n be_v a_o antichristian_a practice_n and_o that_o a_o undisturbed_a liberty_n of_o the_o exercise_n of_o conscience_n in_o matter_n spiritual_a be_v every_o christian_n just_a privilege_n and_o right_n where_o people_n live_v peaceable_o under_o the_o outward_a government_n which_o be_v one_o main_a thing_n intend_v by_o this_o discourse_n as_o well_o as_o to_o discover_v that_o hypocritical_a and_o twofaced_a practice_n viz._n of_o plead_v to_o the_o magistrate_n for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n be_v use_v and_o exercise_v all_o force_n rule_n dominion_n and_o authority_n they_o be_v capable_a to_o inflict_v upon_o their_o discenting_a brethren_n who_o can_v fall_v down_o and_o cry_v hosannah_n to_o every_o likeness_n lest_o the_o accept_n and_o conform_v to_o one_o needless_a ceremony_n shall_v be_v ground_n of_o encouragement_n to_o the_o rule_v party_n to_o introduce_v another_o and_o so_o a_o numberless_a number_n until_o at_o length_n rome_n may_v if_o possible_a be_v out_o do_v etc._n etc._n zanchy_a in_o his_o epi._n to_o q._n eliz._n l._n 1._o c._n 241_o non_fw-la propter_fw-la vestes_fw-la totum_fw-la corpus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la perdere_fw-la not_o to_o destroy_v the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n for_o garment_n sake_n not_o to_o disturb_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n by_o urge_v indifferent_a thing_n col._n 245._o etc._n etc._n william_n tindall_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o sir_n thomas_n moor_n p._n 258._o of_o his_o work_n thus_o say_v but_o they_o which_o malicious_o maintain_v opinion_n against_o the_o scripture_n or_o such_o as_o make_v no_o matter_n unto_o the_o scripture_n and_o salvation_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n whether_o they_o be_v true_a or_o no_o and_o for_o the_o blind-zeal_n of_o they_o make_v sect_n break_v the_o unity_n of_o christ_n church_n for_o who_o sake_n they_o ought_v to_o suffer_v all_o thing_n and_o rise_v against_o their_o neighbour_n who_o they_o ought_v to_o love_v as_o themselves_o such_o man_n i_o say_v be_v fall_v from_o christ_n and_o make_v a_o idol_n of_o their_o opinion_n now_o this_o be_v a_o plain_a conclusion_n that_o both_o they_o that_o trust_v in_o their_o own_o work_n and_o they_o also_o that_o put_v confidence_n in_o their_o own_o opinion_n be_v fall_v from_o christ_n and_o err_v from_o the_o way_n of_o faith_n and_o say_v he_o p._n 174._o some_o man_n will_v say_v the_o pope_n hind_v they_o not_o they_o bound_v themselves_o i_o answer_v he_o that_o bind_v himself_o to_o the_o pope_n and_o have_v rather_o have_v his_o life_n and_o soul_n rule_v by_o the_o pope_n will_n than_o by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o pope_n word_n than_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v a_o fool_n and_o he_o that_o have_v rather_o be_v bind_v than_o free_a be_v not_o wise_a and_o he_o that_o will_v not_o abide_v in_o the_o freedom_n wherein_o christ_n have_v set_v we_o be_v also_o mad_a and_o the_o reason_n that_o g._n w_n learned_a friend_n r._n r._n in_o his_o postscript_n to_o the_o babylonish-opposer_n p._n 15._o he_o will_v seem_v to_o insinuate_v that_o this_o william_n tindal_n yield_v the_o woman_n such_o authority_n as_o may_v countenance_v the_o proceed_n of_o womens-meeting_n among_o we_o as_o set_v up_o by_o g._n f._n and_o those_o of_o party_n with_o he_o viz._n once_o a_o month_n about_o the_o ten_o hour_n distinct_a and_o apart_o from_o the_o man_n to_o who_o assembly_n when_o so_o convene_v all_o that_o intend_v marriage_n must_v go_v before_o they_o and_o present_v their_o intention_n and_o stay_v a_o complete_a month_n and_o then_o go_v both_o of_o they_o before_o the_o say_a womens-meeting_n meet_v as_o aforesaid_a to_o ask_v their_o licence_n as_o in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o chapter_n be_v at_o large_a set_v forth_o and_o if_o any_o will_v not_o so_o submit_v to_o their_o authority_n and_o conform_v to_o their_o jurisdiction_n then_o to_o record_v they_o 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