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the_o church_n have_v no_o cause_n to_o thank_v our_o author_n who_o will_v first_o betray_v her_o faith_n and_o then_o diminish_v her_o authority_n even_o in_o thing_n pure_o spiritual_a first_o he_o give_v up_o the_o convocation_n for_o what_o reason_n be_v manifest_a and_o for_o which_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n be_v bind_v to_o thank_v he_o and_o then_o he_o do_v the_o same_o in_o effect_n for_o the_o bishop_n when_o he_o allow_v so_o much_o to_o the_o parliament_n for_o they_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o negative_a voice_n there_o and_o article_n of_o faith_n may_v be_v coin_v even_o against_o the_o express_a will_n of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o 11._o and_o though_o he_o can_v believe_v the_o body_n of_o the_o bishop_n disallow_v or_o do_v not_o with_o good_a like_n consent_n to_o the_o act_n of_o toleration_n if_o
he_o do_v not_o particular_o know_v this_o which_o it_o be_v certain_a may_v have_v pass_v without_o any_o of_o their_o consent_n and_o how_o many_o dissent_v i_o never_o inquire_v his_o opinion_n belief_n or_o disbelief_n must_v be_v owe_v only_o to_o his_o inclination_n and_o if_o we_o can_v suppose_v what_o god_n be_v thank_v there_o be_v no_o danger_n of_o the_o majority_n of_o the_o lord_n anâ—_n commons_o to_o have_v as_o little_a understanding_n of_o and_o zeal_n for_o the_o catholic_n faith_n as_o our_o author_n have_v we_o may_v have_v a_o socinian_n creed_n make_v without_o the_o assent_n of_o one_o english_a bishop_n or_o at_o least_o such_o article_n of_o communion_n frame_v as_o will_v admit_v all_o manner_n of_o heretic_n into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n and_o allow_v all_o to_o be_v orthodox_n christian_n that_o believe_v but_o as_o well_o of_o christ_n as_o the_o mahometans_n do_v and_o this_o our_o author_n at_o least_o as_o far_o as_o concern_v those_o 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must_v needs_o say_v there_o be_v no_o reason_n for_o the_o dean_n to_o think_v otherwise_o before_o for_o by_o the_o account_n which_o he_o give_v of_o this_o act_n no_o man_n that_o think_v that_o he_o have_v either_o sense_n or_o sincerity_n or_o modesty_n can_v imagine_v that_o he_o have_v ever_o see_v it_o but_o be_v impose_v upon_o by_o hear-say_n or_o by_o a_o hasty_a conclusion_n that_o because_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o indulgence_n to_o dissenter_n it_o must_v certain_o indulge_v the_o innocent_a and_o true_a protestant_a socinian_n among_o the_o rest_n this_o will_v have_v be_v his_o best_a excuse_n and_o much_o more_o allowable_a than_o still_o to_o stand_v to_o it_o that_o other_o dissenter_n have_v benefit_n by_o that_o act_n who_o do_v not_o renounce_v socinianism_n contrary_a to_o the_o express_a word_n of_o the_o act._n but_o let_v we_o see_v how_o he_o make_v it_o good_a what_o then_o 55._o do_v you_o think_v of_o a_o tacit_n connivance_n at_o their_o stay_n at_o home_n i_o think_v there_o be_v no_o such_o connivance_n allow_v by_o the_o act_n nor_o can_v i_o believe_v it_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o â—ct_n or_o the_o design_n of_o those_o who_o make_v it_o and_o i_o be_o sure_a this_o melancholy_a dream_n of_o a_o tacit_n connivance_n be_v a_o very_a scandalous_a representation_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a parliament_n for_o this_o be_v to_o tolerate_v atheism_n deism_n and_o profaneness_n and_o to_o give_v man_n free_a liberty_n not_o only_o to_o be_v of_o what_o religion_n they_o will_v but_o of_o none_o at_o all_o if_o they_o like_o that_o better_a but_o then_o what_o do_v you_o think_v of_o a_o tacit_n connivance_n quiet_o to_o come_v to_o our_o congregation_n this_o i_o think_v be_v no_o new_a favour_n but_o what_o be_v always_o open_o allow_v to_o all_o who_o be_v not_o excommunicate_a and_o be_v very_o far_o from_o a_o tacit_fw-la approbation_n or_o toleration_n of_o their_o erroneous_a opinion_n 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it_o be_v their_o connivance_n and_o not_o the_o law_n that_o afford_v impunity_n but_o i_o wonder_v what_o make_v he_o dream_n of_o a_o tacit_n connivance_n for_o socinian_o because_o they_o be_v express_o except_v '_o â—is_n just_a as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v the_o article_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n give_v a_o tacit_n connivance_n to_o they_o because_o they_o require_v every_o man_n to_o renounce_v their_o error_n and_o to_o confess_v his_o faith_n in_o the_o holy_a trinity_n this_o be_v a_o excellent_a argument_n to_o prove_v all_o heretic_n true_a church_n of_o england_n man_n even_o though_o they_o shall_v write_v earnest_a suit_n and_o enter_v their_o protest_v against_o she_o but_o if_o this_o will_v not_o do_v he_o now_o have_v and_o then_o have_v in_o his_o head_n though_o he_o have_v not_o occasion_n to_o out_o with_o it_o another_o favour_n show_v by_o the_o parliament_n to_o dissenter_n not_o by_o this_o act_n indeed_o but_o by_o a_o former_a statute_n which_o 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heretic_n have_v be_v so_o very_o customary_a that_o he_o can_v still_o only_a hope_n that_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n can_v put_v a_o stop_n to_o it_o his_o conclusion_n be_v so_o ramble_a and_o so_o very_o furious_a that_o i_o begin_v to_o fear_v his_o melancholy_n have_v some_o spice_n of_o frenzy_n in_o it_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v time_n to_o leave_v off_o dispute_v without_o return_v the_o compliment_n or_o advice_n which_o he_o have_v give_v the_o dean_n at_o parting_n finis_fw-la earn_v suâ—_n p._n 7._o antap._n p._n 1._o ant._n p._n 11._o p._n 2._o ant._n p._n 3._o sect._n 2._o p._n 4._o ant._n p._n 5._o ant._n sect._n 3_o ant._n p._n 5._o ant._n p._n 5._o p._n 8._o p._n 11._o p._n 12._o sect._n 7._o p._n 18._o sect._n 8._o p._n 20._o p._n 2d_o sect._n 9_o p._n 21._o p._n 23._o p._n 23._o p._n 25._o p._n 27._o sect._n 11._o p._n 27._o p._n 28._o p._n 28_o 29._o sect._n 12._o p._n 30._o apol._n p._n 8._o antap._n p._n 30._o p._n 3â—_n p._n 31._o p._n 31._o p._n 31._o p._n 31._o p._n 31._o sect._n 14_o p._n 33_o sect._n 15_o p._n 34._o p._n 3â—_n p._n 39_o p._n 39_o p._n â—â—_o p._n 41._o pâ—_n 42._o p._n 43._o pâ—_n 43._o p._n 44._o eâ—rn_v suit_n p_o 7._o antap_n p._n 44._o sect._n 19_o p._n 45._o p._n 31._o ant._n p._n 51._o ant._n p._n 51._o ant._n p_o 51._o earn_v sâ—â—â—_n p._n 10._o ant._n p._n 51._o ant._n p._n 52._o p._n 52._o apol._n p._n 26._o ant._n p._n 52._o p._n 53._o p._n 53._o apol._n p._n 26._o ant._n p._n 53._o p._n 54._o ant._n p._n 55._o sect._n 25._o ear._n suit_n p._n 11._o ant._n p._n 55._o p._n 54._o sect._n 125._o p_o 55._o