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great_a a_o plagve_n postscript_n to_o true_a cath._n p._n 335._o chap._n ii_o nec_fw-la dum_fw-la finitus_fw-la orestes_n if_o great_a theodosius_n as_o mr._n baxter_n say_v treatise_n of_o bishop_n part_v 1._o p._n 147._o do_v cast_v himself_o down_o on_o the_o earth_n before_o ambrose_n to_o beg_v pardon_n and_o readmission_n with_o tear_n and_o be_v not_o receive_v till_o some_o month_n continue_v penance_n if_o great_a mr._n baxter_n be_v so_o heinous_a a_o criminal_a as_o he_o have_v under_o his_o own_o hand_n acknowledge_v shall_v after_o such_o a_o miraculous_a return_n of_o the_o king_n humble_a himself_o before_o the_o king_n and_o his_o noble_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o he_o promise_v once_o he_o will_v do_v it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o be_v his_o duty_n and_o perhaps_o not_o enough_o to_o expiate_v his_o crime_n thus_o then_o mr._n baxter_n expostulate_v p._n 14._o of_o his_o answer_n to_o bagshaw_n be_v it_o possible_a for_o any_o sober_a christian_n in_o the_o world_n 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may_v hinder_v the_o incorrigible_a who_o preach_v will_v do_v more_o hurt_n than_o good_a from_o exercise_v the_o ministry_n in_o their_o dominion_n p._n 32._o they_o shall_v see_v that_o their_o kingdom_n be_v well_o provide_v of_o public_a preacher_n and_o catechist_n and_o may_v be_v due_a mean_n compel_v the_o ignorant_a to_o hear_v and_o learn_v what_o christianity_n be_v sect._n 36._o they_o may_v when_o a_o people_n ignorance_n faction_n or_o wilfulness_n make_v they_o refuse_v all_o that_o be_v true_o fit_a for_o they_o urge_v they_o to_o accept_v the_o best_a and_o may_v possess_v such_o of_o the_o public_a temple_n and_o maintenance_n and_o make_v it_o the_o people_n duty_n to_o consent_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a no_o great_a need_n then_o of_o the_o people_n consent_n which_o mr._n baxter_n so_o much_o contend_v for_o sect._n 37._o they_o ought_v to_o hinder_v preacher_n from_o uncharitable_a and_o unrighteous_a rail_n at_o each_o other_o and_o unpeaceable_a controversy_n 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265._o of_o his_o way_n of_o concord_n yet_o p._n 244._o of_o his_o plea_n he_o say_v that_o though_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n have_v cost_v some_o excellent_a man_n their_o life_n already_o we_o may_v know_v that_o no_o execution_n short_a of_o death_n or_o utter_a disablement_n will_v make_v the_o most_o conscionable_a forsake_v their_o duty_n and_o p._n 249._o why_o we_o shall_v not_o speak_v open_o rather_o than_o in_o secret_a and_o what_o but_o a_o spirit_n of_o envy_n or_o carnal_a interest_n cross_n to_o the_o interest_n of_o christ_n shall_v grudge_v at_o such_o preach_n we_o can_v tell_v nor_o can_v any_o one_o reconcile_v these_o contradiction_n one_o thing_n i_o shall_v observe_v from_o his_o church-historian_n mention_v in_o the_o preface_n that_o when_o philip_n nerius_n set_v up_o his_o oratorian_a exercise_n at_o rome_n it_o be_v find_v necessary_a to_o win_v the_o people_n to_o use_v large_a affectionate_a extemporate_a prayer_n exposition_n and_o sermon_n 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