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towards_o us._n that_o protestant_a religion_n be_v not_o safe_a even_o in_o your_o judgement_n §._o 6._o 19_o you_o say_v in_o your_o preface_n n._n 39_o that_o you_o have_v not_o undertake_v the_o peculiar_a defence_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n nor_o of_o any_o other_o particular_a protestant_a church_n but_o the_o common_a cause_n of_o all_o protestant_n to_o maintain_v the_o doctrine_n of_o they_o all_o not_o that_o it_o be_v absolute_o true_a for_o that_o be_v impossible_a see_v they_o hold_v contradiction_n but_o that_o it_o be_v free_a from_o all_o impiety_n and_o damnable_a error_n this_o drift_n pretend_v and_o profess_v so_o glorious_o in_o the_o title_n and_o preface_n of_o your_o book_n you_o cross_a and_o contradict_v in_o the_o bosom_n and_o heart_n thereof_o condemn_v protestant_n of_o error_n even_o in_o themselves_o damnable_a as_o i_o shall_v make_v good_a and_o clear_a by_o the_o four_o ensue_a testimony_n first_o pag._n 218._o lin_v 34._o i_o will_v not_o be_v mistake_v as_o though_o i_o think_v the_o error_n of_o some_o protestant_n inconsiderable_a thing_n and_o matter_n of_o no_o moment_n for_o the._n truth_n be_v i_o be_o very_o fearful_a that_o some_o of_o their_o opinion_n either_o as_o they_o be_v or_o as_o they_o be_v apt_a to_o be_v mistake_v though_o not_o of_o themselves_o so_o damnable_a but_o that_o just_a and_o holy_a man_n may_v be_v save_v with_o they_o yet_o be_v frequent_a occasion_n of_o remissness_n and_o not_o seldom_o of_o security_n in_o sin_v etc._n etc._n behold_v you_o who_o in_o your_o preface_n make_v all_o protestant_n secure_v of_o their_o salvation_n because_o free_a from_o error_n in_o themselves_o damnable_a now_o be_v very_o fearful_a of_o they_o and_o dare_v not_o acquit_v they_o of_o error_n considerable_a of_o moment_n in_o themselves_o damnable_a though_o not_o so_o damnable_a but_o just_a and_o holy_a man_n may_v be_v save_v with_o they_o which_o qualification_n of_o your_o error_n do_v not_o so_o temper_n or_o allay_v their_o malignity_n as_o to_o make_v they_o less_o damnable_a than_o those_o you_o impute_v to_o the_o roman_a church_n see_v you_o often_o acknowledge_v that_o with_o they_o and_o in_o they_o good_a holy_a soul_n may_v be_v save_v 20._o second_o pag._n 21._o lin_v 39_o you_o write_v more_o clear_o to_o make_v protestant_n even_o million_o of_o they_o fine_a guilty_a of_o damnable_a error_n if_o any_o protestant_n or_o papist_n be_v betray_v into_o or_o keep_v in_o error_n by_o any_o sin_n of_o his_o will_n as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v many_o million_o be_v such_o error_n be_v as_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o sinful_a and_o damnable_a yet_o not_o exclusive_a of_o all_o hope_n of_o salvation_n but_o pardonable_a if_o discover_v upon_o a_o particular_a and_o explicit_a repentance_n if_o not_o discover_v upon_o a_o general_a and_o implicit_a repentance_n etc._n etc._n thus_o you_o direct_o accuse_v protestant_n of_o sinful_a and_o damnable_a error_n of_o error_n pardonable_a and_o consequent_o damnable_a in_o themselves_o for_o you_o say_v pag._n 16._o n._n 21._o lin_v 15._o the_o very_a say_n they_o be_v pardonable_a imply_v they_o need_v pardon_v and_o therefore_o be_v in_o themselves_o damnable_a this_o be_v so_o how_o have_v you_o clear_v the_o doctrine_n of_o all_o protestant_a sect_n though_o not_o from_o all_o falsehood_n yet_o from_o all_o error_n in_o itself_o damnable_a how_o do_v they_o all_o of_o they_o go_v a_o safe_a way_n to_o salvation_n if_o million_o of_o they_o walk_v in_o damnable_a error_n which_o you_o say_v will_v bring_v damnation_n upon_o all_o they_o that_o continue_v in_o they_o by_o their_o voluntary_a fault_n what_o reason_n can_v you_o bring_v why_o your_o book_n may_v not_o be_v inscribe_v the_o religion_n of_o papist_n a_o safe_a way_n to_o salvation_n aswell_o as_o the_o religion_n of_o protestant_n for_o you_o say_v protestant_n err_v damnable_o aswell_o as_o we_o million_o of_o they_o aswell_o as_o million_o of_o we_o their_o error_n be_v damnable_a in_o themselves_o aswell_o as_o we_o we_o pardonable_a by_o god_n great_a mercy_n aswell_o as_o they_o they_o can_v be_v save_v without_o repentance_n no_o more_o than_o we_o and_o we_o may_v be_v save_v in_o our_o error_n by_o a_o general_a repentance_n aswell_o as_o they_o how_o then_o be_v not_o our_o religion_n a_o safe_a way_n to_o salvation_n aswell_o as_o they_o even_o by_o your_o book_n of_o purpose_n write_v to_o save_v they_o and_o damn_v us._n 21._o three_o pag._n 280._o n._n 95._o lin_v 19_o 19_o though_o protestant_n have_v some_o error_n yet_o see_v they_o be_v neither_o so_o great_a as_o you_o nor_o impose_v with_o such_o tyranny_n nor_o maintain_v with_o such_o obstinacy_n he_o that_o conceive_v etc._n etc._n in_o these_o word_n you_o suppose_v that_o protestant_n have_v error_n and_o great_a error_n impose_v with_o tyranny_n maintain_v with_o obstinacy_n how_o then_o be_v their_o religion_n a_o safe_a 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so_o many_o glorious_a mark_n of_o the_o true_a christian_a church_n to_o reject_v the_o definition_n of_o general_n counsel_n without_o any_o necessary_a and_o infor_a reason_n without_o any_o sure_a ground_n or_o evident_a certainty_n that_o they_o be_v error_n no_o doubt_v such_o a_o one_o the_o more_o ignorant_a that_o he_o be_v the_o more_o damnable_a wretch_n he_o be_v and_o by_o so_o much_o be_v his_o pride_n more_o detestable_a wherefore_o protestant_n if_o in_o their_o undertake_n and_o venture_v to_o reject_v the_o definition_n of_o counsel_n and_o the_o receive_v tradition_n of_o so_o many_o former_a christian_a age_n they_o chance_v to_o err_v though_o but_o out_o of_o simplicity_n and_o ignorance_n this_o simplicity_n and_o ignorance_n will_v not_o excuse_v and_o mitigate_v but_o rather_o accuse_v and_o aggravate_v the_o crime_n of_o their_o err_a presumption_n and_o pride_n 7._o this_o truth_n that_o protestant_n can_v be_v save_v by_o ignorance_n as_o roman_a catholic_n 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