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where_o the_o doubt_n have_v but_o
authority_n to_o a_o proud_a and_o a_o insolent_a humour_n this_o be_v the_o plain_a and_o real_a account_n of_o my_o state_n of_o the_o controversy_n and_o if_o any_o man_n can_v determine_v it_o upon_o more_o reasonable_a more_o moderate_a and_o more_o discernible_a principle_n i_o be_o not_o so_o fond_a of_o my_o own_o conception_n as_o to_o be_v unwilling_a to_o subscribe_v to_o wise_a proposal_n but_o these_o thing_n i_o have_v account_v for_o more_o at_o large_a in_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o my_o former_a treatise_n where_o i_o have_v in_o many_o particular_n show_v the_o horrible_a vanity_n of_o pretend_v dissatisfaction_n of_o conscience_n against_o the_o command_n of_o lawful_a authority_n and_o have_v not_o our_o author_n rather_o design_v to_o prolong_v than_o to_o determine_v this_o dispute_n in_o stead_n of_o his_o wild_a ramble_v up_o and_o down_o without_o drift_n or_o method_n he_o will_v with_o a_o more_o particular_a regard_n have_v fall_v upon_o that_o part_n of_o 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improve_v and_o it_o be_v hard_a fortune_n if_o he_o shall_v prove_v bankrupt_a upon_o so_o fair_a a_o stock_n before_o he_o do_v but_o overlook_v my_o plain_a meaning_n but_o now_o he_o proceed_v to_o pervert_v and_o slander_v it_o and_o his_o peevishness_n become_v malice_n he_o be_v not_o content_a to_o abuse_v the_o people_n with_o dull_a mistake_n and_o to_o defeat_v the_o efficacy_n of_o my_o discourse_n upon_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n by_o disturb_v its_o method_n and_o represent_v its_o whole_a design_n in_o such_o a_o awkard_n and_o disorderly_a manner_n as_o may_v utter_o confound_v and_o perplex_v their_o thought_n as_o to_o my_o drift_n and_o meaning_n this_o alas_o be_v mean_a revenge_n and_o be_v not_o full_a enough_o of_o mischief_n to_o appease_v his_o wrath_n it_o only_o call_v my_o understanding_n into_o question_n and_o expose_v my_o wit_n to_o the_o cavil_n and_o impertinency_n of_o talk_a people_n and_o therefore_o he_o roundly_o charge_v i_o with_o the_o black_a and_o most_o horrid_a tenet_n he_o aggravate_v and_o set_v off_o their_o horror_n with_o infinite_a repetition_n for_o that_o be_v the_o most_o lofty_a strain_n of_o their_o eloquence_n and_o the_o figure_n that_o move_v the_o passion_n of_o their_o multitude_n and_o employ_v all_o the_o force_n of_o slander_n and_o peevishness_n to_o raise_v popular_a rage_n and_o indignation_n the_o result_n of_o his_o indictment_n be_v that_o i_o assert_v such_o opinion_n 97._o from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o whatever_o the_o magistrate_n command_v in_o religion_n his_o authority_n do_v so_o immediate_o affect_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n that_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o observe_v it_o on_o pain_n of_o the_o great_a sin_n and_o punishment_n or_o as_o he_o express_v the_o same_o thing_n elsewhere_o 105._o that_o no_o man_n must_v do_v or_o practice_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n but_o what_o be_v prescribe_v appoint_a and_o command_v by_o the_o magistrate_n upon_o pain_n of_o sin_n schism_n rebellion_n and_o all_o that_o follow_v thereon_o these_o be_v big_a word_n indeed_o but_o if_o it_o shall_v appear_v that_o this_o charge_n be_v not_o so_o loud_a and_o black_a as_o it_o be_v false_a and_o disingenuous_a i_o will_v give_v he_o the_o liberty_n of_o a_o appeal_n to_o all_o mankind_n for_o the_o clear_n of_o his_o integrity_n and_o when_o i_o have_v represent_v upon_o what_o slight_a ground_n he_o raise_v this_o great_a and_o heinous_a accusation_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o his_o disingenuity_n will_v appear_v so_o palpable_a and_o notorious_a that_o it_o will_v expose_v he_o at_o least_o to_o the_o pity_n of_o the_o most_o zealous_a she_o of_o his_o own_o congregation_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o see_v by_o what_o mighty_a topic_n and_o testimony_n he_o make_v good_a so_o high_a a_o charge_n in_o the_o first_o place_n my_o title_n page_n rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o i_o and_o never_o be_v poor_a man_n so_o all-be-confuted_n with_o a_o title_n page_n as_o i_o have_v be_v viz._n 95._o that_o the_o magistrate_n have_v power_n over_o the_o conscience_n of_o his_o subject_n in_o religion_n and_o to_o strengthen_v this_o testimony_n two_o other_o proposition_n be_v join_v with_o it_o viz._n that_o the_o magistrate_n have_v power_n to_o govern_v and_o conduct_v their_o conscience_n in_o religious_a affair_n and_o that_o religion_n be_v subject_a to_o his_o dominion_n as_o well_o as_o all_o other_o affair_n of_o state_n and_o now_o though_o these_o be_v none_o of_o my_o primary_n and_o fundamental_a assertion_n which_o a_o ingenuous_a adversary_n will_v chief_o have_v pursue_v but_o honest_a and_o well-meaning_a say_n that_o the_o context_n will_v abundant_o warrant_v and_o justify_v yet_o will_v i_o for_o ever_o yield_v myself_o a_o baffle_a fellow_n if_o from_o thence_o any_o female_a or_o independent_a logic_n can_v infer_v either_o that_o the_o magistrate_n have_v a_o unlimited_a power_n over_o or_o pass_v a_o immediate_a 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reasonableness_n of_o false_a and_o unreasonable_a inference_n but_o from_o this_o great_a head_n of_o impertinency_n he_o proceed_v to_o his_o more_o serviceable_a topick_n of_o forgery_n and_o if_o he_o can_v bring_v the_o mountain_n to_o mahomet_n it_o be_v no_o great_a difficulty_n to_o carry_v mahomet_n to_o the_o mountain_n and_o if_o his_o conclusion_n will_v not_o suit_v with_o my_o assertion_n he_o know_v how_o to_o make_v my_o assertion_n suit_n with_o his_o conclusion_n and_o when_o he_o have_v charge_v i_o with_o a_o false_a inference_n it_o be_v a_o admirable_a way_n to_o justify_v the_o logic_n of_o his_o calumny_n by_o forge_a premise_n and_o thus_o to_o make_v good_a his_o former_a inference_n of_o my_o ascribe_v to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n a_o immediate_a and_o universal_a power_n over_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n he_o tell_v his_o believe_a reader_n i_o have_v affirm_v ibid._n pag._n 27._o that_o it_o be_v a_o sovereignty_n over_o man_n conscience_n in_o 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universal_a obligation_n upon_o the_o
conscience_n of_o man_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o inference_n like_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o author_n from_o thence_o to_o conclude_v that_o they_o therefore_o affect_v they_o by_o their_o own_o direct_a and_o immediate_a sanction_n but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o it_o be_v as_o false_a as_o foolish_a i_o have_v indeed_o assert_v the_o absolute_a power_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n over_o affair_n of_o religion_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o pretence_n of_o a_o distinct_a ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n for_o have_v first_o assert_v the_o necessity_n of_o a_o sovereign_a power_n over_o these_o matter_n from_o their_o concernment_n in_o the_o peace_n and_o government_n of_o the_o world_n i_o thence_o proceed_v to_o inquire_v where_o and_o in_o who_o it_o ought_v to_o reside_v and_o have_v show_v the_o inconsistency_n of_o erect_v two_o supreme_a power_n one_o over_o civil_a the_o other_o over_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n i_o conclude_v that_o the_o supreme_a government_n of_o every_o 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