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of_o monument_n of_o these_o anabaptist_n than_o start_v up_o and_o declare_v that_o they_o have_v speech_n with_o god_n who_o command_v they_o to_o destroy_v all_o the_o wicked_a and_o to_o taise_v a_o new_a world_n in_o which_o the_o godly_a only_o shall_v live_v and_o reign_v sleidans_fw-la comment_n lib._n 3._o fox_n act_n and_o monument_n anabapâ—iâ—ts_n and_o other_o fanatic_a sectary_n which_o make_v themselves_o a_o new_a gospel_n of_o licentiousness_n and_o rebellion_n and_o scorn_v luther_n and_o his_o doctrine_n at_o last_o and_o although_o after_o they_o have_v do_v much_o mischief_n they_o be_v suppress_v yet_o they_o scatter_v such_o seed_n as_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o do_v now_o exceed_o afflict_v the_o church_n and_o cause_v great_a disturbance_n which_o to_o ploughs_n man_n be_v the_o great_a persecution_n 51._o august_n de_fw-fr civet_fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 18._o c._n 51._o for_o this_o afflict_v their_o heart_n and_o soul_n qui_fw-la patiuntur_fw-la hanc_fw-la persecutionem_fw-la non_fw-la in_o corporibus_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o cordibus_fw-la &_o est_fw-la persecutio_fw-la intrinseca_fw-la &_o extrinseca_v 48._o caus_n 7._o quast_o 1._o cap._n 48._o by_o this_o we_o may_v see_v what_o have_v move_v prince_n and_o commonwealth_n not_o to_o tolerate_v divers_a religion_n or_o any_o thing_n different_a from_o the_o religion_n establish_v platina_n platina_n mahometanaem_n sectam_fw-la latè_fw-la sparsisse_fw-la se_fw-la dum_fw-la religionis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la capita_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la diffident_a &_o sic_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la mahometano_n partìm_fw-la vi_fw-la partim_fw-la spome_fw-la deficerent_fw-la populi_fw-la hinc_fw-la amissam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la antiochenam_fw-la alexandrinam_fw-la hierosolymitanam_fw-la 51._o august_n de_fw-fr civ_o dei_fw-la lib._n 18._o cap._n 51._o multi_fw-la volentes_fw-la esse_fw-la christiani_n propter_fw-la eorum_fw-la diffentiones_fw-la haesitare_fw-la coguntur_fw-la &_o multi_fw-la maledici_fw-la in_o his_o inveniunt_fw-la materiam_fw-la blasphemandi_fw-la christianum_fw-la nomen_fw-la quia_fw-la tale_n christiani_n appellantur_fw-la the_o devil_n say_v saint_n austin_n do_v stir_v up_o heretic_n who_o under_o the_o christian_a name_n do_v resist_v the_o christian_a doctrine_n the_o roman_n have_v ever_o a_o circumspect_a eye_n and_o carry_v a_o severe_a hand_n on_o those_o qui_fw-la nova_fw-la sacra_fw-la &_o peregrinos_fw-la ritus_fw-la introducebant_fw-la and_o they_o ordain_v max._n valer._n max._n ne_fw-la qui_fw-la dii_fw-la nisi_fw-la romani_fw-la dii_fw-la neque_fw-la ullo_fw-la modo_fw-la quà m_fw-la patrio_fw-la colerentur_fw-la 16._o colerentur_fw-la by_o the_o divine_a law_n he_o that_o sacrifi_n ce_v to_o any_o god_n save_v to_o the_o lord_n only_o shall_v be_v destroy_v exod._n 22._o the_o prophet_n or_o dreamer_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n who_o do_v entice_v to_o the_o service_n of_o other_o god_n deut._n 13_o 5._o and_o the_o ichabitant_n and_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v destroy_v that_o serve_v other_o god_n deut._n 13.15_o 16._o for_o as_o livy_n say_v the_o wise_a and_o most_o skilful_a in_o all_o divine_a and_o humane_a law_n hold_v nothing_o so_o forcible_a to_o overthrow_v religion_n as_o when_o the_o divine_a service_n be_v celebrate_v after_o some_o strange_a and_o foreign_a course_n and_o not_o