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sin_v in_o his_o command_n 194._o baxter_n cure_n of_o church-division_n direct_v 34._o p._n
the_o church_n and_o for_o the_o prevention_n of_o schism_n and_o scandal_n then_o may_v the_o king_n and_o governor_n now_o impose_v thing_n indifferent_a and_o unnecessary_a when_o they_o see_v it_o be_v necessary_a for_o prevention_n of_o scandal_n and_o offence_n unto_o the_o episcopal-protestants_a who_o be_v the_o only_a supporter_n of_o the_o establish_v government_n in_o church_n and_o state_n and_o thousand_o of_o these_o canonical_a pious_a conformist_n do_v think_v in_o their_o conscience_n the_o present_a ceremony_n in_o the_o church_n ought_v to_o be_v continue_v for_o the_o fame_n peace_n and_o uniformity_n of_o the_o glorious_a church_n of_o england_n which_o ever_o use_v they_o and_o for_o their_o own_o great_a antiquity_n decency_n and_o utility_n 1.5_o hook_n eccles_n pol._n 1.5_o as_o judicious_a hooker_n argue_v far_o as_o the_o first_o christian_n council_n at_o jerusalem_n so_o the_o four_o first_o general_n council_n do_v impose_v thing_n indifferent_a upon_o both_o clergy_n and_o laity_n as_o condition_n of_o church_n communion_n as_o any_o one_o may_v know_v who_o will_v but_o consult_v their_o act_n and_o deed_n the_o observation_n of_o easter-day_n whether_o on_o the_o jew_n passover_n day_n or_o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n be_v a_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o some_o observe_v it_o at_o one_o time_n as_o do_v the_o jew_n other_o observe_v it_o at_o another_o time_n as_o do_v the_o romanist_n but_o for_o uniformity_n sake_n the_o first_o general_n council_n at_o nice_a the_o emperor_n constantine_n be_v present_a determine_v 18._o euseb_n in_fw-it vit_fw-mi const_n 1._o 3._o â—_o 18._o that_o all_o christian_n throughout_o the_o world_n shall_v celebrate_v easter_n on_o one_o and_o the_o same_o lord_n day_n in_o the_o year_n to_o pray_v unto_o almighty_a god_n on_o sunday_n whether_o kneel_v or_o stand_v be_v in_o itself_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a but_o yet_o the_o general_n council_n at_o nice_a 20._o canon_n 20._o for_o 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in_o the_o holy_a trinity_n hence_o that_o of_o tertullian_n 49._o tertul._n ibid._n apostolical_a can._n 49._o dehinc_fw-la ter_z mergitamur_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o the_o same_o order_n be_v command_v upon_o the_o pain_n of_o deposition_n and_o zonaras_n on_o that_o canon_n say_v as_o our_o reconciler_n himself_o well_o note_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o be_v a_o ungodly_a thing_n to_o dip_v in_o holy_a baptism_n but_o once_o tertullian_n mention_n many_o thing_n impose_v upon_o the_o people_n as_o term_n of_o church-communion_n and_o he_o say_v the_o ground_n and_o warrant_n for_o those_o imposition_n be_v not_o the_o scripture_n 4._o tertull._n coro_n mil._n c._n 4._o but_o ancient_a custom_n and_o tradition_n harum_fw-la &_o aliarum_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la disciplinarum_fw-la si_fw-la legem_fw-la expostules_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la nullam_fw-la inuenies_fw-la traditio_fw-la tibi_fw-la proetendetur_fw-la auctrix_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la confirmatrix_fw-la &_o fides_n observatrix_fw-la three_o as_o reason_n speak_v a_o necessity_n of_o make_v civil_a law_n for_o prevention_n of_o disorder_n and_o confusion_n in_o the_o state_n so_o reason_n speak_v it_o as_o necessary_a to_o make_v law_n ecclesiastical_a for_o prevent_v the_o same_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n in_o the_o church_n and_o when_o such_o law_n be_v make_v and_o nothing_o can_v be_v find_v in_o they_o which_o be_v absolute_o sinful_a than_o reason_n as_o well_o as_o religion_n command_v obedience_n to_o they_o as_o moral_a wisdom_n preserve_v common_a life_n by_o order_v what_o be_v convenient_a so_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastic_a wisdom_n preserve_v life_n in_o the_o state_n and_o church_n by_o order_v what_o be_v necessary_a and_o expedient_a and_o as_o the_o learned_a hooker_n note_v whatever_o the_o church_n 138._o hook_n eccles_n pol._n l._n 5._o p._n 136_o 138._o by_o her_o ecclesiastic_a authority_n shall_v in_o matter_n of_o order_n and_o comeliness_n probable_o think_v and_o define_v to_o be_v true_a or_o good_a must_v in_o congruity_n of_o reason_n overrule_a all_o other_o inferior_a judgement_n whatsoever_o and_o must_v be_v think_v convenient_a and_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o church_n which_o be_v void_a of_o superstition_n and_o be_v of_o long_a continuance_n in_o the_o church_n be_v thing_n which_o edify_v and_o be_v not_o light_o to_o be_v alter_v nothing_o be_v unfit_a or_o inconvenient_a which_o the_o king_n and_o governor_n shall_v think_v fit_a and_o convenient_a unless_o the_o say_a thing_n impose_v be_v against_o 1._o the_o sacred_a scripture_n 2._o right_o reason_n 3._o the_o practice_n of_o piety_n whatever_o be_v otherwise_o think_v to_o be_v inconvenient_a by_o the_o subject_a it_o be_v the_o result_n either_o 1._o of_o pride_n or_o 2._o of_o a_o unsettle_a mind_n a_o melancholic_a phanoy_n and_o imagination_n or_o 3._o of_o capriciousness_n and_o now_o let_v the_o reconciler_n choose_v and_o tell_v we_o which_o of_o they_o be_v in_o the_o dissenter_n and_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o noncompliance_n with_o the_o king_n be_v lawful_a command_n as_o to_o thing_n indifferent_a thus_o far_o scripture_n council_n and_o reason_n conclude_v the_o reconciler_n proposition_n as_o consider_v absolute_o and_o simple_o in_o itself_o to_o be_v false_a for_o by_o these_o testimony_n it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a truth_n scil_n that_o thing_n indifferent_a may_v and_o sometime_o necessary_o aught_o to_o be_v impose_v as_o condition_n of_o church-communion_n contrary_a to_o what_o the_o reconciler_n have_v suggest_v to_o the_o vulgar_a second_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o reconciler_n proposition_n relative_o as_o it_o refer_v to_o the_o circumstance_n our_o church_n and_o state_n be_v in_o than_o it_o will_v appear_v also_o to_o be_v very_o false_a and_o unseasonable_o propound_v the_o present_a circumstance_n of_o our_o church_n and_o state_n be_v either_o good_a or_o bad._n consider_v we_o they_o as_o good_a and_o then_o they_o be_v 1._o the_o enjoyment_n of_o present_a peace_n and_o quietness_n in_o stead_n of_o the_o late_a intestine_a war_n and_o rebellion_n 2._o the_o enjoyment_n of_o good_a order_n and_o settlement_n in_o stead_n of_o the_o late_a confusion_n and_o anarchy_n god_n be_v praise_v now_o our_o king_n sit_v on_o his_o throne_n of_o inheritance_n our_o bishop_n and_o clergv_o be_v repossess_v of_o their_o due_n quoad_fw-la officium_fw-la &_o beneficium_fw-la both_o as_o to_o office_n and_o benefice_n and_o the_o people_n nobles_z gentry_z and_z commons_z be_v now_o restore_v to_o their_o right_n and_o privilege_n 3._o we_o enjoy_v justice_n and_o equity_n in_o stead_n of_o the_o late_a oppression_n extortion_n and_o tyranny_n our_o king_n demand_n and_o take_v no_o more_o than_o what_o by_o law_n be_v his_o due_a and_o the_o people_n receive_v and_o enjoy_v all_o that_o by_o law_n and_o inheritance_n be_v their_o right_n and_o property_n 4._o as_o to_o our_o imposition_n in_o reference_n to_o religious_a worship_n they_o be_v all_o the_o very_a same_o which_o the_o primitive_a christian_n observe_v who_o die_v confessor_n and_o martyr_n for_o the_o truth_n and_o they_o be_v not_o more_o than_o be_v at_o the_o first_o reformation_n in_o king_n edward_n the_o sixth_n and_o queen_n elizabeth_n reign_n when_o there_o be_v less_o talk_v but_o great_a exercise_n of_o conscience_n and_o of_o godliness_n than_o be_v now_o a-days_o nay_o in_o this_o our_o day_n there_o be_v a_o enjoyment_n of_o great_a liberty_n of_o conscience_n than_o ever_o be_v grant_v by_o any_o prince_n or_o by_o any_o law_n or_o act_n of_o parliament_n whatever_o since_o the_o reformation_n in_o england_n for_o now_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n man_n of_o all_o persuasion_n may_v in_o their_o own_o family_n use_v what_o liberty_n they_o please_v as_o to_o their_o private_a modes_n of_o worship_n which_o freedom_n none_o can_v enjoy_v under_o popery_n whereas_o now_o there_o be_v by_o law_n a_o toleration_n for_o all_o sect_n and_o religious_a person_n to_o meet_v not_o exceed_v the_o number_n of_o five_o and_o
beaufrons_n or_o a_o new-discovery_n of_o treason_n under_o the_o fair-face_n and_o mask_n of_o religion_n and_o of_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n in_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o protestant_a reconciler_n in_o which_o be_v prove_v that_o the_o protestant-reconciler_n encourage_v the_o new_a discover_v plot_n by_o his_o give_v out_o unto_o the_o people_n that_o the_o king_n and_o governor_n be_v and_o be_v the_o betrayer_n of_o their_o liberty_n and_o therefore_o deserve_v death_n by_o one_o of_o his_o majesty_n be_v chaplain_n london_n print_v for_o charles_n morden_n bookseller_n in_o cambridge_n mdclxxxiii_o reverendo_fw-la admodum_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la patri_fw-la doctissimóque_fw-la antistiti_fw-la ac_fw-la domino_fw-la d._n setho_n episcopo_fw-la sarisburiensi_fw-la necnon_a nobilissimi_fw-la ordinis_fw-la à _fw-la periscelide_v dicti_fw-la cancellario_fw-la tractatum_fw-la hunc_fw-la in_o summae_fw-la observantiae_fw-la symbolum_n humillimè_fw-la dicat_fw-la dedicátque_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la verè_fw-la anglicanae_n filius_fw-la observantissimus_fw-la to_o the_o reader_n courteous_a sir_n it_o be_v humble_o conceive_v that_o this_o treatise_n small_a in_o its_o bulk_n but_o great_a in_o its_o weight_n will_v be_v acceptable_a unto_o all_o who_o love_n their_o king_n and_o church_n because_o it_o so_o seasonable_o discover_v the_o plot_n and_o design_n of_o the_o enemy_n to_o both_o and_o although_o the_o author_n be_v full_o satisfy_v that_o the_o dissenter_n principle_n be_v treasonable_a and_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o safety_n of_o our_o english_a monarchy_n and_o of_o our_o church_n welfare_n yet_o he_o little_a thought_n they_o will_v so_o soon_o have_v give_v the_o world_n a_o proof_n thereof_o as_o they_o have_v do_v in_o their_o new_a plot_n against_o the_o king_n most_o sacred_a person_n and_o against_o his_o royal_a highness_n the_o duke_n of_o york_n which_o by_o divine_a providence_n be_v so_o happy_o discover_v and_o we_o hope_v total_o prevent_v stephen_n colledge_n and_o their_o treason_n detect_v full_o answer_v the_o reconciler_n and_o prove_v sufficient_o that_o no_o condescension_n can_v safe_o be_v grant_v unto_o the_o dissent_v brethren_n until_o they_o have_v open_o renounce_v their_o traitorous_a principle_n and_o have_v give_v some_o better_a sign_n of_o their_o loyalty_n for_o as_o this_o treatise_n foretell_v so_o now_o their_o new_a treason_n discover_v have_v prove_v it_o to_o be_v a_o truth_n that_o they_o be_v and_o will_v be_v as_o dangerous_a if_o not_o more_o than_o the_o papist_n and_o this_o plot_n together_o with_o the_o popish_a plot_n do_v clear_o evidence_n far_o this_o truth_n also_o that_o our_o king_n and_o governor_n have_v no_o true_a friend_n to_o trust_v unto_o but_o only_o the_o true_a episcopal-church-man_n of_o england_n for_o the_o principle_n of_o all_o other_o party_n lead_v they_o into_o faction_n and_o rebellion_n from_o which_o good_a lord_n deliver_v we_o july_n 2d_o 1683._o the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o protestant_n p._n 1._o chap._n ii_o the_o presbyterian_o no_n protestant_n p._n 8._o chap._n iii_o the_o independent_o no_o protestant_n p._n 17._o chap._n iu._n the_o à nabaptist_n no_o protestant_n p._n 29._o chap._n v._n the_o quaker_n no_o protestant_n p._n 36._o chap._n vi_o the_o reconciler_n design_n as_o pretend_v prove_v to_o be_v impossible_a p._n 40._o chap._n vii_o the_o reconciler_n design_n prove_v to_o be_v as_o manage_v malicious_a and_o treasonable_a towards_o the_o king_n and_o governor_n both_o of_o church_n and_o state_n p._n 60._o sect_n i._o the_o reconciler_n give_v out_o to_o the_o people_n that_o our_o king_n and_o governor_n be_v the_o author_n of_o our_o present_a schism_n and_o faction_n p._n 61._o sect_n ii_o according_a to_o the_o reconciler_n our_o king_n and_o governor_n be_v proud_a man_n and_z the_o plague_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o impose_v thing_n indifferent_a p._n 67._o sect_n iii_o according_a to_o the_o reconciler_n our_o king_n and_o governor_n deserve_v death_n for_o impose_v on_o the_o people_n thing_n indifferent_a p._n 68_o sect_n iv_o the_o king_n and_o governor_n according_a to_o the_o reconciler_n be_v traitor_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o betrayer_n of_o the_o people_n liberty_n for_o impose_v upon_o they_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o that_o therefore_o the_o people_n ought_v not_o to_o yield_v to_o their_o imposition_n but_o aught_o to_o rebel_n and_o vindicate_v their_o christian_a liberty_n p._n 70._o sect_n v._o the_o reconciler_n scandalous_o affirm_v that_o the_o king_n and_o governor_n want_v piety_n and_o prudence_n and_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v they_o impose_v upon_o the_o people_n thing_n indifferent_a p._n 74._o sect_n vi_o according_a to_o the_o reconciler_n the_o king_n and_o governor_n be_v the_o destroyer_n of_o the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o be_v the_o murderer_n of_o myriad_o of_o soul_n for_o impose_v thing_n indifferent_a p._n 77._o sect_n vii_o according_a to_o the_o reconciler_n the_o king_n command_v man_n to_o sin_n when_o he_o command_v their_o obedience_n as_o to_o thing_n indifferent_a p._n 79._o sect_n viii_o the_o reconciler_n rule_n for_o the_o king_n and_o governor_n to_o observe_v in_o case_n any_o evil_a consequent_n shall_v happen_v through_o the_o dissenter_n disobedience_n after_o a_o condescension_n grant_v to_o they_o to_o wit_n to_o leave_v the_o event_n to_o god_n p._n 81._o chap._n viii_o the_o reconciler_n proposition_n to_o wit_n that_o consider_v the_o circumstance_n our_o church_n and_o state_n at_o present_a be_v in_o thing_n indifferent_a ought_v not_o to_o be_v impose_v by_o the_o legislator_n as_o condition_n of_o church-communion_n this_o proposition_n if_o take_v absolute_o and_o simple_o in_o itself_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v false_a p._n 84._o second_o it_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v false_a and_o unreasonable_o propound_v if_o take_v relative_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o circumstance_n our_o church_n and_o state_n be_v in_o at_o present_a p._n 96._o chap._n i._n the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o protestant_n never_o be_v the_o christian_a world_n more_o abuse_v with_o any_o word_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o religion_n than_o with_o this_o of_o protestant_n and_o especial_o in_o this_o our_o factious_a and_o disloyal_a age_n and_o country_n in_o which_o this_o word_n have_v be_v and_o still_o be_v make_v odious_a and_o a_o very_a covert_n for_o all_o religious-male-content_n in_o church_n and_o state_n for_o all_o party_n and_o sect_n that_o will_v not_o be_v deem_v papist_n have_v christen_v and_o style_v themselves_o protestant_n although_o they_o have_v be_v and_o still_o be_v the_o most_o erroneous_a vicious_a and_o dissolute_a person_n in_o the_o world_n both_o as_o to_o principle_n and_o practice_n and_o for_o as_o much_o as_o a_o late_a author_n entitle_v himself_o and_o his_o book_n the_o protestant_a reconciler_n but_o have_v not_o tell_v his_o 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