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of_o learning_n and_o the_o language_n and_o so_o of_o university_n and_o a_o supposal_n that_o the_o art_n likewise_o be_v necessary_a to_o a_o divine_a as_o diana_n be_v so_o be_v learn_v the_o countryman_n living_n and_o the_o people_n goddess_n the_o people_n may_v if_o they_o please_v dote_v upon_o that_o which_o have_v be_v their_o destruction_n they_o ought_v to_o account_v better_o of_o they_o that_o have_v no_o by-end_n or_o respect_n have_v study_v the_o scripture_n for_o their_o own_o and_o other_o information_n and_o do_v impart_v the_o same_o to_o the_o people_n out_o of_o a_o desire_n of_o their_o good_a for_o nothing_o as_o the_o anabaptist_n do_v to_o their_o congregation_n see_v also_o bloody_a tenet_n p._n 173._o yy_a vide_fw-la dissuasive_a p._n 48._o brown_n life_n and_o manner_n of_o all_o true_a christian_n p._n 8._o know_v you_o not_o that_o they_o which_o have_v their_o full_a and_o sufficient_a authority_n and_o calling_n be_v not_o to_o care_v for_o a_o 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force_n to_o imprison_v the_o people_n or_o otherwise_o by_o violence_n to_o handle_v and_o beat_v they_o if_o they_o will_v not_o obey_v they_o ibid._n p._n 11._o the_o lord_n people_n be_v of_o the_o willing_a sort_n they_o shall_v come_v unto_o zion_n and_o inquire_v the_o way_n unto_o jerusalem_n not_o by_o force_n nor_o compulsion_n but_o with_o their_o face_n thitherward_o and_o p._n 12._o because_o the_o church_n be_v in_o a_o commonwealth_n it_o be_v of_o the_o magistrate_n charge_v that_o be_v concern_v the_o outward_a provision_n and_o outward_a justice_n they_o be_v to_o look_v but_o to_o compel_v religion_n to_o plant_v church_n by_o power_n and_o to_o force_v a_o submission_n to_o ecclesiastical_a government_n by_o law_n and_o penalty_n belong_v not_o to_o they_o neither_o yet_o to_o the_o church_n zz_n dissuasive_a p._n 49._o eeeee_o fffff_n also_o the_o model_n of_o church_n and_o civil_a power_n compose_v by_o m._n cotton_n in_o the_o bloody_a tenet_n p._n 156._o the_o 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the_o able_a of_o the_o assembly_n i_o wish_v it_o be_v declare_v whether_o the_o paedobaptist_n will_v stick_v to_o that_o work_n or_o any_o other_o ff_n ibid._n p._n 93._o and_o though_o many_o magnify_v the_o virtue_n and_o benefit_n of_o their_o juridical_a excommunication_n yet_o the_o best_a intelligence_n i_o have_v make_v i_o question_v whether_o it_o have_v not_o b_o en_fw-fr rather_o a_o engine_n of_o much_o harm_n as_o be_v use_v rather_o against_o dissenter_n in_o opinion_n and_o opposer_n of_o profit_n than_o man_n open_o vicious_a manager_n of_o that_o censure_n general_o show_v themselves_o irreconciliable_a to_o they_o that_o dissent_v from_o they_o but_o favourable_a enough_o to_o vicious_a live_n gg_n ibid._n p._n 57_o i_o be_v tell_v there_o be_v a_o very_a intelligent_a man_n that_o say_v he_o be_v sorry_a that_o i_o have_v m._n martial_n for_o my_o antagonist_n as_o know_v he_o to_o be_v apt_a to_o mistake_v which_o he_o conceive_v will_v be_v a_o vexation_n to_o i_o and_o indeed_o i_o find_v his_o word_n true_a p._n 69._o i_o must_v confess_v i_o find_v m._n martial_n still_o so_o confuse_v a_o disputer_n that_o i_o know_v not_o to_o what_o purpose_n his_o manner_n of_o write_v in_o this_o point_n shall_v tend_v but_o to_o puzzle_v his_o reader_n and_o weary_a his_o respondent_fw-la hh_o ibid._n p._n 19_o m._n martial_n say_v that_o i_o vilify_v m._n thomas_n goodwin_n as_o a_o man_n who_o by_o spin_v out_o similitude_n and_o conjecture_n deceive_v his_o auditor_n i_o say_v still_o that_o i_o expect_v from_o m._n goodwin_n argument_n but_o count_v myself_o delude_v with_o his_o conjecture_n find_v nothing_o to_o his_o purpose_n in_o any_o of_o these_o text_n which_o be_v the_o main_a he_o allege_v hh_v 2_o ibid._n p._n 3._o i_o see_v few_o or_o none_o regard_v for_o clear_v the_o truth_n but_o popular_a orator_n such_o as_o relate_v to_o great_a man_n or_o be_v useful_a to_o uphold_v a_o party_n be_v the_o man_n esteem_v and_o p._n 95._o i_o may_v rather_o say_v that_o by_o my_o two_o treatise_n there_o be_v such_o a_o wound_n give_v already_o to_o infant_n baptism_n that_o however_o man_n may_v play_v the_o mountebank_n and_o skin_n it_o over_o it_o will_v never_o be_v cure_v at_o the_o bottom_n two_o vide_fw-la supra_fw-la bb._n kk_n ibid._n p._n 10._o i_o dare_v not_o justify_v such_o a_o practice_n as_o to_o gather_v a_o separate_a church_n ll_o vide_fw-la supra_fw-la c._n mm_o vide_fw-la supra_fw-la bb._n nn_n tomb_n apology_n p._n 92._o i_o doubt_v much_o how_o hence_o may_v be_v conclude_v any_o power_n of_o suspension_n from_o the_o lord_n supper_n for_o every_o emergent_a scandal_n so_o judge_v by_o a_o congregation_n or_o congregationall_a presbytery_n oh_o ibid._n p_o 91._o i_o have_v say_v that_o i_o doubt_v whether_o ever_o excommunication_n a_o sacris_fw-la or_o the_o presbyterian_a or_o the_o independent_a ecclesiastical_a government_n will_v be_v prove_v to_o be_v jure_fw-la divino_fw-la by_o christ_n appointment_n and_o i_o doubt_v whether_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n matth._n 16._o be_v any_o other_o then_o doctrinal_a and_o whether_o matth._n 18._o contain_v any_o other_o direction_n then_o about_o particular_a injury_n betwixt_o brother_n and_o brother_n or_o let_v he_o be_v to_o thou_o a_o heathen_a and_o publican_n be_v any_o other_o then_o shun_v familiar_a converse_n pp_n ibid._n i_o confess_v that_o i_o take_v it_o to_o be_v but_o a_o matter_n of_o prudence_n whether_o each_o congregation_n have_v its_o complete_a power_n within_o itself_o or_o that_o it_o be_v order_v in_o some_o thing_n by_o a_o assembly_n of_o select_a person_n out_o of_o divers_a congregation_n and_o whether_o congregation_n and_o pastor_n be_v fix_v or_o unfixed_a p._n 93._o i_o suppose_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o do_v these_o thing_n we_o have_v not_o certain_a precise_a direction_n from_o god_n word_n but_o that_o we_o be_v leave_v free_a by_o god_n to_o order_v such_o thing_n though_o pertain_v to_o christian_n as_o christian_n by_o alterable_a rule_n of_o prudence_n qq_n ibid._n p._n 93._o nor_o do_v the_o church_n lose_v by_o have_v a_o christian_a magistrate_n if_o that_o jurisdiction_n be_v want_v since_o i_o suppose_v it_o be_v better_a provide_v for_o by_o the_o constant_a care_n of_o a_o christian_a magistrate_n if_o conscientious_a in_o execute_v judgement_n if_o not_o such_o censure_n have_v be_v seldom_o execute_v with_o conscience_n or_o good_a effect_n rr_z m._n marshal_n defence_n p._n 73._o have_v not_o multitude_n of_o our_o anabaptist_n swallow_v down_o all_o arminianism_n ss_z a_o defence_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o infant_n baptism_n in_o answer_n to_o m._n spilsberry_n w_n m._n spilsberry_n peculiar_a interest_n of_o the_o elect_a in_o christ_n and_o his_o save_a grace_n xx_o gangrene_n first_o part_n division_n second_o p._n 23._o m._n den_n exercise_n in_o lamb_n church_n the_o usual_a theme_n that_o he_o be_v upon_o be_v christ_n die_v for_o all_o for_o judas_n as_o well_o as_o peter_n he_o often_o preach_v this_o doctrine_n as_o those_o who_o have_v hear_v he_o do_v report_n this_o be_v the_o everlasting_a gospel_n to_o believe_v that_o jesus_n christ_n have_v dye_v for_o all_o man_n turk_n pagan_n and_o that_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n commit_v against_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v actual_o forgive_v and_o pardon_v when_o jesus_n christ_n shed_v his_o blood_n and_o none_o of_o they_o that_o ever_o man_n have_v commit_v or_o shall_v be_v impute_v to_o they_o but_o man_n be_v only_o damn_v for_o not_o believe_v in_o christ_n and_o for_o nothing_o else_o yy_a ibid._n p._n 36._o oat_n who_o be_v a_o great_a dipper_n and_o preacher_n among_o they_o deliver_v in_o bell-alley_n in_o colemanstreet_n not_o long_o ago_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o god_n eternal_a election_n and_o predestination_n be_v a_o damnable_a doctrine_n and_o
error_n zz_n ibid._n p._n 1._o m._n den_n answer_v the_o heathen_a have_v the_o gospel_n preach_v to_o they_o in_o the_o creature_n and_o in_o they_o be_v reveal_v the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n crucify_v if_o they_o have_v eye_n to_o see_v it_o aaa_o ibid._n he_o say_v there_o be_v a_o power_n in_o a_o man_n to_o resist_v grace_n and_o that_o the_o grace_n that_o will_v convert_v one_o man_n will_v not_o convert_v another_o bbb_n gangrene_n first_o part_n p._n 21._o they_o teach_v that_o regenerate_a man_n who_o have_v true_a grace_n may_v fall_v total_o and_o final_o away_o from_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n ccc_o gangrene_n first_o part_n division_n second_o p._n 22._o this_o m._n den_n be_v send_v forth_o by_o lamb_n church_n into_o bedfordshire_n cambridgeshire_n and_o those_o part_n to_o preach_v universal_a grace_n and_o to_o rebaptize_v ddd_n m._n well_n preface_n to_o the_o short_a story_n of_o the_o rise_n reign_n etc._n etc._n this_o kind_n of_o doctrine_n take_v so_o well_o 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ibid._n p._n 133._o hereupon_o oat_n peremptory_o affirm_v and_o stand_v to_o maintain_v that_o there_o be_v no_o power_n in_o any_o christian_a magistrate_n to_o inflict_v a_o capital_a punishment_n upon_o any_o member_n of_o a_o church_n unless_o first_o he_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o so_o deliver_v to_o the_o secular_a power_n what_o ever_o his_o offence_n be_v though_o murder_n or_o treason_n ggg_n ibid._n be_v press_v with_o the_o authority_n of_o that_o text_n he_o that_o shed_v man_n blood_n by_o man_n shall_v his_o blood_n be_v shed_v he_o and_o the_o rest_n cry_v out_o what_o have_v they_o to_o do_v with_o moses_n they_o be_v christ_n disciple_n not_o moses_n disciple_n hhh_o gangrene_n second_o part_n p._n 120._o one_o of_o the_o follower_n of_o m._n simpson_n the_o antinomian_n say_v it_o in_o the_o hear_n and_o presence_n of_o divers_a m._n simpson_n be_v then_o also_o present_a that_o if_o a_o child_n of_o god_n shall_v commit_v murder_n he_o ought_v not_o to_o repent_v of_o it_o and_o m._n simpson_n never_o reprove_v he_o for_o it_o though_o by_o one_o present_a in_o the_o company_n he_o be_v speak_v unto_o to_o do_v it_o iii_o christ_n counsel_n to_o the_o angel_n of_o laodicea_n p._n 41_o 42._o cite_v in_o gataker_n shadow_n p._n 11._o nothing_o at_o all_o be_v require_v in_o any_o respect_n of_o he_o for_o who_o christ_n die_v they_o be_v deceiver_n that_o teach_v otherwise_o neither_o faith_n nor_o repentance_n nor_o self-deniall_n nor_o hear_v nor_o use_v of_o ordinance_n nor_o observation_n of_o sabbath_n nor_o do_v as_o we_o will_v be_v do_v to_o and_o the_o rest_n they_o be_v false_a teacher_n that_o make_v these_o duty_n and_o teach_v that_o we_o must_v exercise_v ourselves_o in_o these_o thing_n or_o we_o shall_v have_v no_o part_n in_o christ_n kkk_n gataker_n shadow_n p._n 2._o m._n saltmarsh_n encourage_v christian_n not_o to_o be_v trouble_v for_o any_o sin_n nor_o to_o imagine_v that_o god_n be_v displease_v with_o they_o or_o that_o any_o affliction_n do_v befall_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n or_o that_o they_o shall_v ever_o be_v call_v to_o any_o account_n for_o they_o ibid._n p._n 9_o you_o infuse_v such_o principle_n as_o these_o that_o god_n see_v no_o sin_n in_o they_o live_v they_o never_o so_o ill_a nor_o like_v they_o any_o whit_n the_o less_o when_o they_o do_v sin_n nor_o be_v at_o all_o displease_v with_o they_o or_o will_v ever_o call_v they_o to_o account_v for_o aught_o they_o do_v lll_n ibid._n p._n 49._o what_o you_o subjoin_v be_v scandalous_a place_n say_v you_o salvation_n upon_o a_o free-bottome_n or_o else_o you_o make_v the_o covenant_n but_o a_o old_a covenant_n in_o new_a term_n in_o stead_n of_o do_v this_o and_o live_v believe_v this_o and_o live_v repent_v and_o live_v obey_v and_o live_v and_o all_o this_o be_v for_o want_v of_o reveal_v the_o mystery_n more_o full_o mmm_o ibid._n p._n 2._o m._n saltmarsh_n preach_v that_o christ_n have_v perfect_o believe_v for_o we_o and_o perfect_o repent_v for_o we_o ibid._n p._n 36._o he_o expound_v all_o the_o place_n he_o quote_v wherein_o any_o duty_n be_v require_v not_o as_o to_o be_v do_v by_o we_o but_o as_o do_v by_o christ_n for_o we_o and_o so_o to_o be_v believe_v of_o we_o nnn_n vide_fw-la supra_fw-la iii_o also_o gataker_n shadow_n p._n 11._o it_o be_v the_o way_n that_o you_o yourself_o and_o other_o of_o the_o antinomian_a party_n propound_v to_o wit_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o require_v to_o be_v do_v by_o any_o for_o the_o obtain_n of_o a_o share_n in_o the_o redemption_n and_o salvation_n procure_v and_o purchase_v by_o christ_n or_o for_o the_o application_n of_o christ_n merit_n unto_o any_o and_o they_o may_v therefore_o be_v save_v by_o christ_n without_o faith_n or_o repentance_n or_o new_a obedience_n though_o they_o continue_v in_o infidelity_n impenitency_n and_o the_o worst_a sin_n that_o be_v ooo_o gangrene_n first_o part_n division_n second_o p._n 33._o hobson_n preach_v against_o holy_a duty_n speak_v thus_o i_o be_v once_o as_o legal_a as_o any_o of_o you_o can_v be_v i_o dare_v not_o eat_v a_o bit_n of_o bread_n but_o i_o give_v thanks_o i_o daily_o pray_v and_o weep_v for_o my_o sin_n so_o that_o i_o have_v almost_o weep_v out_o my_o eye_n with_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n but_o i_o be_o persuade_v when_o i_o use_v all_o these_o duty_n i_o have_v not_o one_o jot_n of_o god_n in_o i_o gataker_n shadow_n p._n 5._o your_o strain_n of_o a_o more_o glorious_a spirit_n be_v like_o your_o vaunt_v elsewhere_o of_o a_o more_o glorious_a light_n ppp_n gangrene_n first_o part_n second_o division_n p._n 8._o a_o great_a sectary_n write_v from_o bath_n that_o christ_n come_v to_o witness_v and_o declare_v god_n love_n to_o we_o not_o to_o procure_v it_o for_o we_o for_o if_o god_n take_v at_o any_o time_n any_o displeasure_n to_o we_o he_o have_v be_v changeable_a see_v before_o the_o world_n begin_v he_o see_v we_o lovely_a in_o his_o son_n he_o come_v not_o to_o 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holiness_n of_o our_o life_n vw_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n first_o edition_n article_n 28._o those_o which_o have_v union_n with_o christ_n be_v justify_v from_o all_o their_o sin_n past_a present_a and_o to_o come_v xxx_o ibid._n article_n 25._o the_o tender_a of_o the_o gospel_n to_o the_o conversion_n of_o sinner_n be_v absolute_o free_a no_o way_n require_v as_o absolute_o necessary_a qualification_n preparation_n terror_n of_o the_o law_n or_o precede_a ministry_n of_o the_o law_n but_o only_o and_o alone_o the_o naked_a soul_n a_o sinner_n and_o ungodly_a to_o receive_v christ_n yyy_a gangrene_n second_o part_n p._n 20._o some_o speak_n to_o the_o antinomian_a tailor_n deprehend_v in_o the_o act_n of_o his_o
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a_o liberty_n for_o all_o error_n be_v the_o great_a aim_n of_o some_o they_o spoil_v the_o parliament_n of_o all_o power_n to_o reform_v or_o meddle_v with_o religion_n who_o now_o be_v the_o persecutor_n how_o great_a be_v the_o monster_n of_o libertinism_n the_o sectary_n have_v do_v with_o the_o church_n proceed_v to_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o state_n the_o parliament_n must_v be_v abolish_v the_o best_a remedy_n of_o our_o danger_n from_o the_o malignant_n be_v the_o return_n of_o the_o king_n to_o his_o parliament_n in_o just_a term_n the_o zealous_a diligence_n of_o minister_n may_v do_v much_o to_o cure_v the_o evil_a of_o our_o error_n the_o sedulous_a activity_n of_o the_o sectary_n do_v shame_v our_o slothfulness_n the_o caveat_n of_o zeal_n presbyterian_o be_v far_o from_o oppose_v the_o least_o degree_n of_o true_a piety_n charity_n and_o compassion_n be_v to_o be_v extend_v to_o our_o enemy_n presbyterian_o be_v never_a persecutor_n the_o dignity_n and_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n must_v be_v careful_o preserve_v the_o scope_n of_o the_o treatise_n cap._n i._n the_o original_a and_o progress_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n berengarius_fw-la no_o anabaptist_n the_o albigenses_n know_v not_o anabaptism_n p._n 1._o neither_o melancthon_n nor_o carolostadius_fw-la do_v favour_v antipaedobaptism_n p._n 2_o the_o true_a original_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n the_o malignity_n of_o their_o spirit_n their_o singular_a hypocrisy_n p._n 3_o the_o preposterous_a pity_n and_o charity_n of_o good_a man_n towards_o they_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o strength_n their_o wicked_a doctrine_n and_o practice_n luther_n do_v just_o stir_v up_o the_o magistrate_n against_o they_o p._n 5_o great_a number_n of_o they_o be_v slay_v the_o unhappy_a end_n of_o their_o author_n muncer_n ib._n zuinglius_fw-la do_v oppose_v their_o gather_n of_o church_n in_o zuitserland_n the_o reason_n of_o their_o banishment_n thence_o p._n 6_o their_o intolerable_a practice_n the_o tragedy_n of_o munster_n p._n 7_o the_o ordinary_a custom_n of_o heretic_n be_v not_o to_o labour_v but_o to_o spoil_v the_o labour_n of_o other_o king_n becold_n enter_v munster_n some_o of_o the_o prime_a minister_n be_v gain_v to_o anabaptism_n the_o slackness_n of_o the_o magistrate_n though_o orthodox_n do_v ruin_v the_o city_n the_o sectary_n though_o few_o and_o weak_a yet_o by_o wit_n and_o industry_n do_v master_v their_o opposite_n by_o the_o stirrup_n of_o toleration_n the_o sectary_n ascend_v to_o the_o saddle_n of_o sovereignty_n p._n 8_o be_v once_o master_n of_o the_o city_n they_o present_o change_v the_o government_n they_o seize_v on_o the_o good_n of_o all_o and_o kill_v who_o they_o will_v the_o people_n mind_n be_v ensnare_v by_o their_o error_n their_o tyranny_n become_v irremediable_a they_o proclaim_v polygamy_n p._n 9_o a_o faint_a and_o unsuccessful_a resistance_n do_v hasten_v and_o confirm_v becold_v kingdom_n the_o splendour_n of_o becold_n court_n his_o barbarous_a cruelty_n and_o hypocrisy_n his_o unhappy_a end_n p._n 10_o amsterdam_n in_o hazard_n to_o be_v a_o second_o munster_n a_o woman_n messiah_n division_n and_o schism_n be_v the_o anabaptist_n ruin_n p._n 11_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o monasterian_o and_o the_o battenburgick_n the_o sect_n of_o the_o hophmanist_n p._n 12_o who_o be_v the_o mennonist_n a_o synod_n for_o union_n do_v divide_v they_o among_o themselves_o more_o than_o ever_o david_n georgius_n labour_v for_o union_n p._n 13_o divers_a sect_n of_o anabaptist_n evanished_a david_n george_n have_v a_o great_a show_n of_o zeal_n and_o piety_n p._n 14_o yet_o his_o absurdity_n be_v horrible_a the_o extraordinary_a zeal_n of_o his_o follower_n his_o strange_a end_n p._n 15_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o mennonist_n the_o error_n of_o the_o mennonist_n their_o schism_n p._n 16_o for_o a_o light_a cause_n four_o late_a separation_n among_o they_o the_o state_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n in_o england_n p._n 17_o independency_n the_o cause_n of_o their_o increase_n and_o boldness_n p._n 18_o their_o late_a confession_n be_v neither_o a_o full_a nor_o a_o clear_a declaration_n of_o their_o tenet_n cap._n ii_o the_o tenet_n of_o the_o old_a anabaptist_n the_o most_o applaud_a tenet_n of_o our_o modern_a anabaptist_n be_v the_o selfsame_a with_o what_o the_o old_a anabaptist_n do_v invent_v p._n 29_o their_o first_o prime_a tenet_n be_v a_o necessity_n of_o gather_v church_n out_o of_o church_n and_o of_o separation_n from_o the_o best_a reform_a in_o their_o time_n because_o of_o mix_a communion_n ib._n antipaedobaptisme_n become_v at_o last_o their_o great_a dâ—rling_n they_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o prophesy_a and_o question_v of_o private_a man_n in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o church_n woman_n preacher_n be_v from_o they_o p._n 30_o their_o pastor_n must_v renounce_v all_o former_a ordination_n and_o their_o full_a call_n of_o new_a must_v come_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o people_n they_o require_v no_o letter_n in_o their_o preacher_n the_o cry_v down_o of_o tithe_n and_o all_o set_a stipend_n be_v from_o they_o independency_n of_o congregation_n and_o the_o people_n power_n in_o church_n censure_n be_v their_o invention_n the_o seeker_n who_o deny_v all_o church_n be_v their_o disciple_n after_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o church_n they_o fall_v next_o upon_o the_o state_n p._n 31_o first_o they_o cry_v down_o the_o magistrate_n power_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n next_o in_o all_o matter_n even_o civil_a yet_o they_o take_v to_o themselves_o a_o absolute_a civil_a power_n first_o over_z all_z they_o in_o their_o own_o church_n next_o over_o all_o prince_n and_o people_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n they_o be_v strong_a millenaries_n p._n 32_o they_o make_v adultery_n and_o murder_n lawful_a robbery_n also_o 33_o their_o hypocrisy_n end_v in_o the_o open_a practice_n of_o crime_n extreme_o contrary_a to_o their_o first_o profession_n their_o abominable_a uncleanness_n they_o deny_v both_o old_a and_o
new_a testament_n p._n 34_o they_o deny_v angel_n and_o devil_n and_o soul_n they_o deny_v heaven_n and_o hell_n and_o eternal_a life_n they_o cast_v away_o all_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n p._n 35_o david_n george_n to_o they_o be_v spiritual_a christ_n much_o more_o excellent_a than_o christ_n crucify_v many_o people_n be_v ready_a to_o seal_v with_o their_o blood_n all_o these_o abomination_n the_o monster_n david_n george_n do_v live_v and_o die_v in_o plenty_n and_o peace_n the_o best_a of_o the_o anabaptist_n have_v very_o gross_a error_n the_o mennonist_n deny_v original_a sin_n p._n 36_o in_o the_o point_n of_o election_n redemption_n grace_n freewill_n perseverance_n justification_n perfection_n they_o be_v grosser_n than_o the_o arminian_o or_o jesuite_n they_o be_v yet_o more_o absurd_a they_o deny_v the_o omnipresence_n of_o god_n they_o deny_v the_o trinity_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n humanity_n p._n 37_o they_o refuse_v all_o consequence_n from_o scripture_n they_o refuse_v reason_v from_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n they_o make_v carnal_a they_o exclude_v all_o infant_n from_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n cap._n iii_o the_o modern_a tenet_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n in_o england_n the_o spirit_n of_o anabaptism_n clear_o devilish_a p._n 47_o the_o fair_a profession_n of_o many_o english_a anabaptist_n not_o to_o be_v trust_v what_o error_n may_v be_v charge_v upon_o all_o what_o only_o upon_o some_o of_o they_o p._n 48_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n be_v a_o very_a imperfect_a and_o ambiguous_a declaration_n of_o their_o judgement_n let_v no_o error_n be_v charge_v upon_o any_o man_n which_o he_o true_o disclaim_v a_o brief_a sum_n of_o all_o the_o anabaptist_n error_n every_o anabaptist_n be_v at_o least_o a_o rigid_a separatist_n p._n 49_o though_o the_o independent_o offer_v to_o collude_v with_o the_o anabaptist_n yet_o they_o separate_v from_o the_o independent_o no_o less_o than_o from_o the_o brownist_n as_o antichristian_a p._n 50_o they_o avow_v all_o their_o member_n to_o be_v holy_a and_o elect_a and_o some_o of_o they_o be_v for_o their_o perfection_n p._n 51_o after_o they_o have_v separate_v from_o all_o other_o church_n they_o run_v next_o away_o from_o their_o own_o self_n they_o charge_v one_o another_o with_o antichristianisme_n they_o be_v independent_o they_o put_v all_o church_n power_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o people_n they_o give_v the_o power_n of_o preach_v and_o celebrate_v the_o sacrament_n to_o any_o of_o their_o gift_a member_n out_o of_o all_o office_n p._n 52_o even_o unto_o woman_n they_o must_v not_o preach_v in_o a_o steeplehouse_n p._n 53_o all_o tithe_n and_o all_o set_a stipend_n be_v unlawful_a their_o preacher_n must_v work_v with_o theit_n own_o hand_n and_o may_v not_o go_v in_o black_a clothes_n they_o celebrate_v the_o lord_n supper_n in_o any_o common_a inn_n after_o another_o feast_n all_o the_o new_a light_n of_o the_o independent_o and_o brownist_n be_v borrow_v from_o the_o anabaptist_n the_o anoint_v of_o the_o sick_a with_o oil_n the_o reject_v of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n of_o all_o set_a psalm_n of_o university_n and_o humane_a learning_n be_v the_o anabaptist_n invention_n the_o independent_a apologist_n be_v for_o liberty_n to_o most_o of_o the_o sect_n 54_o and_o some_o of_o their_o prime_a friend_n be_v for_o a_o general_a liberty_n to_o all_o 55_o the_o anabaptist_n deny_v all_o power_n to_o magistrate_n in_o any_o thing_n which_o concern_v religion_n turkisme_n popery_n atheism_n the_o great_a blasphemy_n they_o will_v not_o have_v punish_v with_o so_o much_o as_o a_o discountenance_n they_o press_v a_o liberty_n for_o preach_v and_o propagate_a open_o all_o error_n imaginable_a yet_o they_o grant_v that_o error_n be_v a_o soul-murder_n and_o a_o great_a crime_n than_o the_o destruction_n of_o a_o king_n of_o a_o parliament_n of_o a_o whole_a nation_n p._n 56_o they_o hate_v the_o covenant_n they_o be_v injurious_a to_o the_o scot_n p._n 57_o all_o punish_v of_o error_n with_o they_o be_v persecution_n they_o press_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n much_o out_o of_o policy_n p._n 58_o the_o grant_v of_o all_o this_o liberty_n will_v not_o assure_v the_o magistrate_n of_o the_o sectary_n civil_a obedience_n p._n 59_o the_o tenet_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o sectary_n destroy_v magistracy_n they_o profess_v their_o design_n to_o overturn_v from_o the_o ground_n the_o government_n of_o our_o state_n as_o now_o it_o stand_v king_n and_o lord_n be_v no_o more_o tolerable_a neither_o be_v the_o house_n of_o lord_n any_o long_a to_o be_v endure_v p._n 60_o the_o poor_a beggar_n in_o the_o land_n have_v a_o share_n of_o the_o sovereignty_n above_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n all_o former_a law_n and_o act_n of_o parliament_n must_v be_v abolish_v p._n 61_o the_o will_n of_o the_o multitude_n must_v stand_v for_o the_o sovereign_a law_n hereafter_o p._n 62_o the_o three_o fundamental_a law_n of_o our_o new_a utopian_a republic_n p._n 63_o according_a to_o reason_n and_o experience_n the_o present_a distemper_n of_o the_o sectary_n be_v post_v on_o fast_o to_o a_o dictatorship_n and_o absolute_a tyranny_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o the_o state_n in_o danger_n by_o the_o sectary_n principle_n p._n 64_o the_o great_a purchase_n which_o the_o overturner_n of_o state_n usual_o make_v be_v a_o late_a repentance_n p._n 65_o cap._n iv_o their_o antipaedobaptisme_n arminianism_n arrianisme_n familisme_n and_o other_o wicked_a error_n all_o anabaptist_n be_v for_o antipaedobaptisme_n they_o avow_v the_o nullity_n of_o our_o baptism_n p._n 89_o they_o press_v on_o we_o a_o rebaptisation_a they_o exclude_v all_o infant_n from_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o make_v circumcision_n a_o seal_n only_o of_o carnal_a promise_n many_o of_o they_o deny_v original_a sin_n and_o assert_v all_o the_o article_n of_o arminius_n p._n 90_o they_o separate_v from_o all_o who_o renounce_v not_o paedobaptism_n yet_o they_o admit_v into_o their_o church_n many_o much_o worse_a than_o these_o from_o who_o they_o separate_v p._n 91_o sprinkle_v to_o they_o nullify_v baptism_n m._n tomb_n new_a way_n he_o be_v a_o rigid_a antipaedobaptist_n yet_o not_o against_o sprinkle_v he_o spoil_v all_o infant_n of_o all_o interest_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n p._n 92_o he_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o the_o worst_a anabaptist_n and_o injurious_a to_o all_o who_o oppose_v they_o he_o make_v baptism_n a_o rite_n needless_a either_o to_o young_a or_o old_a he_o admit_v of_o a_o frequent_a rebaptisation_a he_o admit_v unbaptise_v person_n to_o the_o lord_n table_n he_o be_v a_o gross_a erastian_n the_o most_o of_o the_o anabaptist_n be_v arminian_o p._n 93_o the_o second_o edition_n of_o their_o confession_n be_v not_o so_o free_a of_o arminianism_n as_o the_o first_o the_o chief_a church_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n be_v gross_a arminian_o p._n 94_o many_o of_o they_o be_v antinomian_o lay_v aside_o all_o care_n of_o moral_a duty_n make_v all_o grief_n for_o sin_n unlawful_a p._n 95_o deny_v christ_n satisfaction_n and_o reconciliation_n of_o god_n to_o man_n the_o best_a of_o they_o be_v inclineable_a to_o libertinism_n the_o antinomian_a controversy_n be_v not_o as_o the_o prime_a independent_o do_v make_v they_o only_o about_o word_n and_o method_n of_o preach_v p._n 96_o many_o of_o the_o anabaptist_n be_v become_v seeker_n deny_v all_o church_n all_o officer_n all_o ordinance_n many_o of_o the_o anabaptist_n be_v become_v antitrinitarian_n p._n 97_o richardson_n one_o of_o their_o prime_a leader_n a_o blasphemer_n of_o the_o trinity_n p._n 98_o divers_a of_o they_o be_v abominable_a bl_a sphemer_n of_o christ_n person_n other_o of_o they_o be_v become_v perfect_a atheist_n they_o evert_v and_o reject_v the_o whole_a scripture_n p._n 99_o many_o of_o they_o be_v turn_v familist_n deny_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n deny_v heaven_n and_o hell_n angel_n and_o devil_n some_o of_o they_o make_v the_o world_n eternal_a other_o all_o creature_n to_o perish_v p._n 100_o some_o deny_v all_o resurrection_n other_o make_v the_o beast_n rise_v to_o glory_n they_o teach_v abominable_a obscenity_n they_o follow_v david_n george_n in_o his_o great_a absurdity_n the_o divine_a light_n of_o their_o new_a prophet_n the_o fall_n of_o adam_n and_o the_o clear_a scripture_n be_v but_o allegory_n the_o whole_a divinity_n suffer_v in_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n humanity_n p._n 101_o the_o great_a light_n which_o this_o prophet_n bring_v from_o heaven_n be_v that_o all_o the_o devil_n and_o all_o the_o reprobate_n shall_v be_v save_v by_o his_o gospel_n randall_n his_o gross_a familisme_n p._n 102_o no_o resurrection_n no_o heaven_n no_o hell_n after_o this_o life_n the_o saint_n in_o this_o life_n become_v as_o perfect_a as_o god_n the_o clear_a scripture_n be_v false_a in_o a_o literal_a sense_n that_o god_n be_v
four_o historia_n davidis_n p._n 139._o menno_n avow_v that_o david_n be_v to_o be_v take_v for_o antichrist_n the_o man_n of_o sin_n the_o child_n of_o perdition_n a_o false_a prophet_n a_o robber_n and_o a_o deceiver_n kkkk_n clopenburg_n p._n 63._o all_o the_o mennonist_n agree_v in_o their_o denial_n that_o christ_n be_v the_o true_a son_n of_o mary_n and_o mary_n the_o true_a mother_n of_o christ_n llll_n ibid._n p._n 18._o that_o gross_a error_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v whereby_o with_o socinus_n and_o vorstius_n they_o deny_v the_o immediate_a omnipresence_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n and_o so_o the_o attribute_n of_o god_n infiniteness_n mmmm_o ibid._n p._n 10._o the_o mennonist_n in_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o trinity_n reject_v the_o word_n person_n ibid._n p._n 12._o their_o niceness_n about_o the_o word_n person_n be_v from_o this_o that_o they_o do_v not_o unanimous_o nor_o constant_o believe_v that_o christ_n be_v a_o divine_a person_n 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