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revenue_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o promote_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o he_o take_v care_n to_o dispose_v of_o it_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o he_o conceive_v he_o may_v best_o satisfy_v his_o conscience_n in_o the_o do_n of_o it_o now_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v not_o think_v fit_a that_o man_n gross_o corrupt_v and_o bold_o assert_v the_o whole_a systeme_n of_o mr._n g._n his_o rot_a opinion_n shall_v have_v any_o portion_n of_o it_o and_o this_o be_v the_o only_a ground_n of_o all_o these_o causeless_a calumny_n and_o imputation_n by_o he_o cast_v both_o upon_o the_o magistrate_n and_o the_o commissioner_n who_o be_v but_o deputy_n under_o the_o magistrate_n in_o the_o business_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o he_o cry_v out_o upon_o lording_n it_o over_o man_n judgement_n oppress_v the_o conscience_n constrain_a it_o in_o matter_n of_o faith_n sell_v man_n to_o poverty_n and_o disgrace_n because_o they_o can_v believe_v as_o the_o commissioner_n believe_v and_o i_o know_v 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malignancie_n they_o be_v incline_v to_o treat_v the_o state_n contumelious_o that_o be_v a_o small_a matter_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o mr_n g._n because_o therein_o himself_o may_v shake_v hand_n with_o they_o as_o a_o brother_n have_v in_o this_o book_n make_v as_o bold_a that_o way_n as_o any_o of_o they_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v contumelious_o do_v of_o the_o state_n to_o animadvert_v upon_o their_o malignancy_n and_o a_o crime_n in_o the_o commissioner_n because_o they_o will_v not_o break_v their_o trust_n by_o give_v a_o approbation_n to_o enable_v they_o to_o treat_v the_o state_n with_o contumely_n in_o public_a before_o all_o the_o people_n this_o be_v the_o inference_n and_o the_o sum_n of_o his_o discourse_n about_o the_o matter_n amount_v to_o this_o when_o preacher_n be_v incline_v to_o the_o high_a mischief_n that_o may_v be_v in_o a_o nation_n if_o the_o state_n or_o their_o officer_n do_v take_v a_o reasonable_a course_n to_o prevent_v the_o mischief_n they_o 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suggest_v in_o the_o argument_n in_o countenance_n of_o the_o trier_n and_o their_o constitution_n be_v clear_o anti-politick_a and_o frown_n rather_o than_o smile_v upon_o their_o consistory_n and_o so_o say_v he_o if_o policy_n have_v weigh_v they_o in_o her_o balance_n find_v they_o want_v and_o religion_n have_v weigh_v they_o in_o the_o balance_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n have_v find_v they_o yet_o wanâ—ing_v more_o let_v their_o kingdom_n be_v divide_v and_o give_v to_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o the_o parish_n for_o these_o be_v the_o congregation_n he_o intend_v in_o this_o place_n by_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o as_o many_o of_o the_o former_a passage_n of_o his_o book_n be_v contradictory_n to_o each_o other_o so_o what_o pretence_n soever_o he_o make_v before_o on_o the_o behalf_n of_o patron_n the_o gather_v church_n presbytery_n and_o other_o he_o contradict_v all_o now_o it_o be_v not_o out_o of_o any_o respect_n to_o they_o 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himself_o no_o less_o scandalous_a than_o vain_a in_o reference_n to_o religion_n and_o carry_v the_o matter_n as_o illogical_o in_o this_o as_o in_o most_o of_o his_o other_o script_n which_o whosoever_o read_v with_o a_o judicious_a eye_n will_v hardly_o believe_v the_o man_n be_v ever_o acquaint_v with_o the_o school_n of_o reason_n and_o will_v i_o dare_v say_v ready_o subscribe_v to_o this_o censure_n that_o they_o be_v thus_o piper_n &_o scombros_fw-la metuentia_fw-la scripta_fw-la such_o a_o sort_n of_o write_n which_o may_v be_v most_o politic_o prefer_v if_o they_o be_v due_o divide_v betwixt_o the_o grocer_n and_o the_o tipling-school_n of_o the_o land_n a_o postscript_n to_o the_o learned_a reader_n concern_v mr_n j._n goodwin_n temper_n mart._n l._n 5._o ep._n 59_o in_o mamercum_n ut_fw-la bene_fw-la loquatur_fw-la sentiatque_fw-la mamercus_n efficere_fw-la nullis_fw-la awl_fw-mi moribus_fw-la possis_fw-la pielate_fw-la fratres_fw-la curios_fw-la licèt_fw-la vincas_fw-la quiet_a nervas_fw-la comitate_fw-la rufones_fw-la probitate_fw-la marcos_n aequitate_fw-la mauricos_fw-la oratione_fw-la regulos_fw-la jocis_fw-la paulos_n rubiginosis_n cuncta_fw-la dentibus_fw-la rodit_fw-la hominem_fw-la malignum_fw-la forsan_fw-la esse_fw-la tu_fw-la credas_fw-la ego_fw-la esse_fw-la miserum_fw-la credo_fw-la cui_fw-la placet_fw-la nemo_fw-la finis_fw-la finis_fw-la 2_o pet._n 2._o 18._o dan._n 5_o 9_o mr._n g._n his_o first_o argument_n mr._n goodwin_n first_o argument_n reduce_v into_o form_n the_o answer_n mr_n goodwin_n his_o first_o false_a supposition_n his_o second_o false_a supposition_n a_o thesis_n in_o opposition_n to_o his_o first_o false_a hypothesis_n hypothesis_n asturam_fw-la vapich_a seruat_fw-la sub_fw-la pector_fw-la ulpem_fw-la mr_n goodwin_n his_o second_o supposition_n refuse_v mr._n g._n his_o second_o argument_n answer_n answ_n 2_o tim._n 2._o 2._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 10._o 10._o these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o ordinance_n for_o eject_v eject_v projicit_fw-la ampullas_fw-la &_o sesquipedalia_fw-la verba_fw-la mr._n g._n his_o three_o argument_n mr._n g._n his_o four_o argument_n mr._n g._n his_o five_o argument_n argument_n entitle_v a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n against_o the_o trier_n mr._n g._n his_o eight_o argument_n mr._n g._n his_o own_o expression_n mr._n g._n his_o nine_o argument_n a_o true_a state_n of_o the_o design_n and_o purport_n of_o the_o ordinance_n for_o approbation_n mr._n g._n his_o ten_o argument_n mr._n g._n his_o arminian_n tenet_n gospel_n truth_n in_o opposition_n to_o mr_n g_z his_o arminian_n teâ—ers_n chap._n 1._o sect_n 11._o miserable_a absurdity_n which_o mr._n g._n have_v be_v necessitate_v to_o broach_v to_o bottle_n up_o his_o arminian_n tenet_n chap._n 2._o sect_n 1._o ibid_fw-la sect_n 2_o chap_n 2_o sect_n 12._o ibid._n chap._n 3_o sect_n 1._o chap._n 3._o sect_n 3_o ibid._n sect_n 7._o chap_n 4._o sect_n 23._o ibid._n sect_n 21._o sect_n 18._o sect._n 17._o chap_n 16._o s_o 14._o chap._n 4._o sect_n 8._o chap._n 18._o sec_fw-la 37._o chap._n 4._o sect_n 30._o chap._n 16._o sec_fw-la 15._o chap._n 16._o sect_n ult_n ibid._n chap_n 9_o sect_n 16._o chap._n 13._o sec_fw-la 33_o mr._n g._n his_o eleven_o argument_n mr._n g._n his_o 12_o argument_n mr_n g._n hâ—s_v 13_o argument_n mr._n g._n his_o 14_o argument_n argument_n mat._n 9_o 38._o luc._n 10._o 2._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 27._o mr._n g._n his_o fifteen_o argument_n argument_n touch_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o i_o refer_v you_o to_o a_o book_n write_v by_o myself_o entitle_v the_o state_n of_o the_o case_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n anno_fw-la 1650._o wherein_o this_o 〈◊〉_d be_v make_v evident_a by_o all_o the_o great_a instance_n out_o 〈…〉_z mr_n g._n his_o 16_o argument_n the_o testimony_n of_o his_o highness_n touch_v the_o commissioner_n for_o approbation_n and_o ejection_n mr_n g._n his_o 17_o argument_n mr_n g._n his_o 18_o argument_n argument_n offa_n cerbero_fw-la a_o objection_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o commissioner_n starâ—ed_v by_o mr._n g._n a_o survey_n of_o the_o answer_n bring_v by_o mr._n g._n against_o the_o objection_n raise_v by_o himself_o a_o reply_n to_o mr_n g._n his_o second_o answer_n a_o reply_n to_o mr_n g._n his_o three_o answer_n a_o reply_n to_o mr._n g._n his_o four_o answer_n mr_n g._n his_o plead_n for_o malignant_a pâ—â—achers_n